More than 100 Catholics from across Appalachia, including many from Baltimore to Mountain Maryland, gathered in Pittsburgh Oct. 25 for “Conversations in the Spirit.”

George Weigel’s talk followed the annual White Mass, celebrated by Archbishop William E. Lori at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. More than 440 people, including doctors, nurses, medical students and other professionals, attended the liturgy, many wearing their white coats.

The University of Maryland Medical System announced Oct. 22 the promotion of one of its longtime leaders, Dr. Thomas Smyth, as the organization’s inaugural executive vice president for its Community Health Division. 

The Baltimore Catholic League announced Oct. 24 it will have a new commissioner for the first time in 25 years.

Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Father Jack Wall about the ways that Catholic Extension helps almost half of the dioceses in the U.S. find the resources they need to ensure the church is vibrant and transformative in those areas. 

The remains of some of the first people born in colonial Maryland were brought home during a solemn ceremony on Sept. 20 in Historic St. Mary’s City.

A funeral Mass for Daughter of Charity Sister Veronica Tinseth was offered Oct. 22 at the Seton Chapel in Evansville, Indiana. Sister Veronica died Oct. 15. She was 77.

Urging courage and conviction amid what he described as “days that call for the unconquerable faith of Abraham,” Archbishop William E. Lori told Baltimore’s Jesuit community Oct. 23 that their mission must be to remain “pilgrims of hope” in an age of indifference.

Inspired by Archbishop William E. Lori’s Seek the City to Come pastoral planning initiative and his pastoral letters, “A Light Brightly Visible,” which call for evangelization and missionary discipleship, the Dominican Friars of Baltimore are launching a new Catholic event for young adults: “Lumen Ecclesiae – Light of the Church.”

Archbishop William E. Lori urged legal professionals at the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s annual Red Mass to “rebuild a culture damaged by toxic politics.”