local news FeatureLocal NewsNewsRespect Life Maryland March for Life puts focus on debate over assisted suicide bills Tim SwiftFebruary 25, 20205 min read Hundreds of people rallied through the streets of Annapolis Feb. 24 for the annual Maryland March for Life, urging more state-level restrictions on abortion and opposing a bill that would make doctor-assisted suicide legal in the state. FeatureHispanic MinistryLocal NewsNews ‘V Encuentro’ looks at training Hispanic Catholic leaders Miguel VivancoFebruary 25, 20205 min read More than 100 Hispanic Catholic leaders – responsible for implementing the conclusions from the V Encuentro of Hispanic/Latino Ministry – accepted the challenge of working on the training of new missionary disciples who will be making up the Hispanic leadership over the next three decades. Local NewsNews Marianists to withdraw from St. Joseph, Sykesville Catholic Review StaffFebruary 24, 20203 min read Citing a declining and aging population of priests and brothers within its congregation, the Marianists announced Feb. 22-23 they will withdraw from St. Joseph in Sykesville June 30. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Francis Lori, father of Archbishop Lori, dies at 98 Catholic Review StaffFebruary 24, 20205 min read Francis Lori, father of Archbishop William E. Lori, died Feb. 24 in Indiana, surrounded by the archbishop and other members of his family. AppealCatholic CharitiesFeatureLocal NewsNews Appeal for Catholic Ministries in gear Mary K. TilghmanFebruary 19, 20203 min read The homeless and the hungry, children and the aged, seminarians, and chaplains at hospitals and prisons all benefit from the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s annual fundraising campaign, the Annual Appeal for Catholic Ministries. #IamCatholicFeatureLentLocal NewsNews Local Catholics are ready to ‘unfriend’ social media for Lent Tim SwiftFebruary 18, 20204 min read More Americans are embracing the concept of a “digital detox” as social media becomes more ubiquitous and at times more harmful; however, others are disconnecting with a distinctly Catholic twist. #IamCatholicBlack Catholic MinistryFeatureLocal NewsNewsUrban Vicariate Mom with her hands happily full among Mother Lange honorees Paul McMullenFebruary 18, 20204 min read The 23rd annual Mother Mary Lange, O.S.P., awards banquet was held at Martin’s West Feb. 14. Sponsored by the Office of Black Catholic Ministries in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the event is a local staple of Black History Month. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSchoolsSports St. Frances Academy primed to win third straight BCL tournament Catholic Review StaffFebruary 17, 20204 min read Bolstered by the last two Players of the Year in the Baltimore Catholic League, St. Frances Academy is primed to take its third straight BCL tournament, an affair that concludes March 1 at Loyola University Maryland’s Reitz Arena. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Dorothy Ann Haney dies at 88 Catholic Review StaffFebruary 17, 20201 min read In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Sister Dorothy taught at St. Bernardine School in West Baltimore from 1957 to 1959. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituariesWorld News Father George Coyne, Vatican astronomer from Baltimore, dies at 87 George P. Matysek Jr.February 13, 20207 min read Jesuit Father George V. Coyne, a Baltimore native who led the Vatican Observatory as its director for 28 years, got his start in the field of astronomy as a young student in formation for the priesthood by secretly studying under his blanket, flashlight in hand. Previous 1 … 265 266 267 … 412 Next
