A blue ribbon might not be on its way to St. Louis School in Clarksville, but that won’t deter Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic educators from putting a bow on what the school accomplished.

The parishioners of St. Katharine Drexel in Frederick found themselves at a turning point in the summer of 2024 after the retirement of their founding pastor, Father Keith Boisvert.

Sister Nancy Gilchriest was elected to a four-year term as provincial leader along with a new five-sister council by the School Sisters of Notre Dame of the Atlantic-Midwest Province. 

Catholic schools across the Archdiocese of Baltimore are increasingly limiting cell phone use in an effort to strengthen learning and relationships between students and teachers.

Sept. 14 marks the 50th anniversary since the canonization of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821), the first American-born saint.

The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg overflowed Sept. 14 with hundreds of visitors who filled the basilica and surrounding grounds to honor the first native-born American canonized by the Catholic Church.

With the blast of a horn, the dragon boat races paddled off Sept. 13 in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. A fundraiser for Catholic Charities, the biennial race featured local businesses, nonprofits and college teams competing for the coveted dragon trophy while raising money for the nonprofit and its many programs.

Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with writer and director Sean McNamara about these topics, and about his new movie, due in theaters Sept. 26, “Bau: Artist at War.”

The following educators have begun new leadership positions in the 2025-26 academic year in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Sister Florencia Silva Cabrera, known as “Sister Flo,” has arrived from her native Peru to serve as director of the Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat Center in Sparks.