A funeral Mass was offered Sept. 25 for Sister of St. Francis Lynn Patrice Lavin. The Baltimore native, who served as congregational minister for the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, died Sept. 16. She was 76 and had been a member of her order for 55 years.

A book that espouses the theology of the Seventh-Day Adventist religion and contains anti-Catholic messaging is causing a bit of stir in some circles in the Baltimore area.

Archdiocese of Baltimore schools will participate in a newly reinstated Maryland Blue Ribbon Schools Program, and the principal of the first local Catholic school to be recognized by the initiative couldn’t be more thrilled.

On the most recent NAEP, Catholic school fourth graders scored about 10 points higher than their public-­school peers in math and roughly 15 points higher in reading.

What would you do if you found a statue of our Blessed Mother in a dumpster behind a florist shop? Former radio DJ Kevin Matthews had to face that question. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Matthews about his fateful find, and how he had the statue repaired just enough to show that Mary is the mother of all those who are broken.

See new clergy appointments including pastors, associate pastors, deacons, and more.

Good coaching, even at the highest level, isn’t about winning championships, John Harbaugh said. “It’s about becoming a champion for the people you coach.”

Loyola University Maryland has been awarded a $2 million, six-year grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to establish the Empowering STEM Scholars for Success (Empowered Scholars) program. 

As part of October’s Respect Life Month, the American Life League’s Culture of Life Studies Program, based in Fredericksburg, Va., plans to hold its 2025 Pro-Life Essay Contest.

What was once a neglected corner of St. Joseph parish in Cockeysville now radiates new life. Over the summer, the parish unveiled a restored outdoor garden of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a project made possible through the generosity and talents of parishioners who transformed the space into a renewed sanctuary of prayer and devotion.