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Meet Luce, the 2025 Jubilee mascot
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Meet Luce, the 2025 Jubilee mascot

Katie V. JonesDecember 23, 20242 min read
She has blue hair, muddy boots and wears a yellow raincoat. Meet Luce, the official Vatican mascot for the upcoming Jubilee Year.
Baltimore bishops’ Christmas schedule
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Baltimore bishops’ Christmas schedule

Catholic Review StaffDecember 23, 20241 min read
A list of where and when the bishops of the Archdiocese of Baltimore will celebrate Christmas Masses.
Columbia parish’s Pastoral Migratoria Ministry receives national recognition
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Columbia parish’s Pastoral Migratoria Ministry receives national recognition

Marietha Góngora V.December 20, 20244 min read
An outreach ministry based at St. John the Evangelist in Columbia does more than provide much-needed support to new arrivals to the United States. It also helps Anglo parishioners accompany their Spanish-speaking immigrants and their families.
More than 1,500 venerate skull of St. Thomas Aquinas during Baltimore visit
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More than 1,500 venerate skull of St. Thomas Aquinas during Baltimore visit

George P. Matysek Jr.December 19, 202410 min read
More than 1,500 people venerated the skull of St. Thomas Aquinas at Ss. Philip and James in Homewood Dec. 17-18. The Dominican-led parish was the final stop of a tour sponsored by the Dominican Province of St. Joseph that included visits to 11 sites in seven states and the District of Columbia.
Emmy-winning Catholic sound engineer inducted into honor society
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Emmy-winning Catholic sound engineer inducted into honor society

Samantha SmithDecember 19, 20244 min read
David Wainwright, a sound engineer and parishioner of St. Bernardine, was inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter’s (NATAS-NCCB) prestigious Silver Circle this fall in Baltimore.
Catholic Review Radio welcomes Mark Viviano
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Catholic Review Radio welcomes Mark Viviano

Catholic Review StaffDecember 19, 20242 min read
Mark Viviano, retired sports director for WJZ-TV and a columnist for the Catholic Review, is joining Catholic Review Radio as one of the award-winning program’s regular hosts.
Father Canterna earns Dismas Award for tireless prison ministry
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Father Canterna earns Dismas Award for tireless prison ministry

Catholic Review StaffDecember 18, 20243 min read
Father Charles “Chuck” Canterna, who has worked tirelessly in prison ministry for nearly five decades, has been named the 2025 St. Dismas Award recipient by the Dismas Ministry, a national prison outreach organization.
Father John C. Devin, C.Ss.R. dies at 92
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Father John C. Devin, C.Ss.R. dies at 92

Catholic Review StaffDecember 16, 20242 min read
Father Devin was an associate pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus in Highlandtown and assist at the former nearby chapels of St. Gerard and Holy Redeemer from 1987 to 1988.
Radio Interview: Seminarians delve into charismatic prayer
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Radio Interview: Seminarians delve into charismatic prayer

Catholic Review StaffDecember 16, 20242 min read
Benjamin Oursler and Jack Morris, two seminarians studying to become priests for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, are involved in the Charismatic movement and have received training charismatic prayer through a two-year program called the Encounter School of Ministry. They share their experiences with charismatic prayer with Catholic Review Managing Editor George Matysek.
‘I’m a priest of Jesus Christ’: Father Rondall C. Howard III ordained a priest in joyful liturgy
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‘I’m a priest of Jesus Christ’: Father Rondall C. Howard III ordained a priest in joyful liturgy

Katie V. JonesDecember 15, 20244 min read
About 525 people – including 32 priests, 60 seminarians, 10 deacons, family members and friends, filled the pews of the Frederick County parish to celebrate Father Howard’s ordination.
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