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Oblate Sister Veronica de Los Santos, who helped promote cause of Mother Lange, dies at 89
A funeral Mass will be offered June 13 in Arbutus for Oblate Sister of Providence Veronica de Los Santos, who died May 17. She was 89 and had been a member of the Oblate Sisters of Providence for 64 years.
Radio Interview: National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with two of the permanent pilgrims on the Seton Route, Zoe Dongas and Amayrani Higueldo, to talk about their inspiration to make the 65-day pilgrimage and their experiences along the way.
‘He’s truly there:’ Hundreds of pilgrims process with Eucharist through Baltimore streets
“Even as beautiful as this place is, even as beautiful as any church or altar or tabernacle or sacred vessel, you were created to hold God and to be the vessel that carries him into the world,” Bishop Lewandowski said, “so that the world might know his loving presence, his grace, his goodness, his mercy and his salvation.”
Eucharistic pilgrims inspired by Bread of Life – and food truck fare
As a stop on the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, the cathedral hosted vespers and eucharistic preaching by Father Patalinghug, who switched from his robes to an apron to work in his Grace and Grub Food Truck as soon as the liturgy ended.
Our Lady of Pompei has 100-year history of serving immigrant communities
During a special June 2 Mass commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first Mass inside the completed church, Archbishop William E. Lori highlighted the faith community’s long history of welcoming others and its commitment to the Eucharist.
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage brings ‘joyous’ and ‘amazing’ experience to Emmitsburg
Archbishop William E. Lori described the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s June 6 stop at the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton as a “joyous” occasion.
National Eucharist Pilgrimage meets rain and prayers at first Maryland stop
The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage eastern route arrived in Maryland for three days of prayer, adoration and procession with a stop June 5 at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Carroll County.
Downtown Frederick is site of Corpus Christi procession
Three blocks of downtown Frederick were cleared of traffic June 2 for an afternoon procession led by St. John the Evangelist Church that drew more than 800 of the faithful into the streets to celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi.
Welcoming spirit marks Our Lady of Grace’s 50-year history
No one at Our Lady of Grace in Parkton, when asked about their parish’s special character, uses the phrase “radical hospitality.” But it’s what they aggressively practice through social activities. They’re designed as different ways to encourage visitors to join.
Families endure one year after Annapolis killings
One year after his son was gunned down in what some consider a hate crime, Christian Segovia said it’s the sense of emptiness that hurts the most – seeing the spaces where his son is no longer present.