Blessed Michael J. McGivney was “an outstanding witness of Christian solidarity and fraternal assistance” because of his “zeal” for proclaiming the Gospel and his “generous concern for his brothers and sisters,” Pope Francis said in his apostolic letter of beatification of the founder of the Knights of Columbus.

Mount St. Joseph High School scored a 3-1 victory against Archbishop Curley High in its opener in a newly formed Catholic soccer league.

Watch a livestream of the Oct. 31 beatification of Father Michael McGivney beginning at 11 a.m.

This edition of Names and Numbers highlights special honors Catholic schools.

Sister Corinne Marie Manzi, who spent 37 of her 72 years as a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur ministering in education in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Oct. 28 at Maria Health Care Center in Baltimore. She was 89.

Archbishop William E. Lori and Auxiliary Bishop Denis J. Madden will celebrate a virtual prayer-and-praise event Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. to mark November as National Black Catholic History Month.

To celebrate the beatification of Venerable Father Michael McGivney, St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park is hosting a series of online lectures about the founder of the Knights of Columbus who became a model for the humble, hardworking parish priest.

Archbishop William E. Lori spoke forcefully in favor of police reform, addressing head-on why the Archdiocese of Baltimore has taken such an active role in supporting recent demonstrations on policing and racial justice.

Participants at the Maryland Catholic Women’s Conference included many who were grateful for the retreat from quarantine life.

With Venerable Father Michael McGivney, the parish priest who founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882, to be beatified Oct. 31 at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Hartford, Conn., Archbishop William E. Lori was looking forward to witnessing history and honoring the man he referred to as “the parish priest of my soul.”