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.

The Acts XXIX team – Father Riccardo, Mary Guilfoyle, Albert Faraj and Rick Popp – traveled from Michigan to lead the day of renewal. The nonprofit offers retreats, programs, podcasts and videos aimed at evangelization and helping people encounter the Gospel.

Latinos account for 36 percent of practicing Catholics in the United States, yet represent only 4 percent of students enrolled in Catholic schools. That disparity has become a call to action for Catholic educators, including those at St. Michael-St. Clement School in Baltimore County.