St. Mary’s Seminary in Roland Park is giving an added boost to the human formation of future priests with the establishment of its first-ever director of human formation.

As the first native-born American saint, the 50th anniversary of Mother Seton’s canonization will be celebrated with a full year of spiritually immersive activities — beginning Jan. 4 with an EWTN-televised Mass celebrated by Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori — at the pilgrimage destination bearing her name.

The Wye Oak Tavern at Visitation Frederick, the new hotel in Frederick, has made quite a stir since its opening on Dec. 19 and not because it is run by Frederick’s famous chefs, brothers Bryan and Michael Voltaggio.

The renovation work at St. Joseph Parish in Cockeysville was recognized with several honors in 2024. 

The Feast of the Epiphany – “Epifanía” in Spanish – is one of the biggest days of the year for many Spanish-speaking Catholics of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

The high school students were participating in a Sleep Out, a fundraiser for Covenant House, a nonprofit that provides support for young people facing homelessness and survivors of trafficking.

Check out the most-read local stories and commentaries on CatholicReview.org for 2024.

As we come to the end of 2024, Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty sits down with Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori to look at the year that is ending, which included the World Synod of Bishops, lots of activity around the Seek the City to Come initiative that reshapes ministry in Baltimore City with an emphasis on evangelizing communities, the upsurge in vocations and more. Archbishop Lori also looks ahead to 2025 and the celebration of the Jubilee Year of Hope.

Just five days after Pope Francis opened the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome and inaugurated a yearlong Jubilee of Hope, Archbishop William E. Lori welcomed the Holy Year locally with a Mass at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland Dec. 29.

The School Sisters of Notre Dame recently announced that they are making progress on the sale of the buildings that housed the Institute of Notre Dame in Baltimore, while also emphasizing their mission to continue to minister to the neighborhood surrounding the Aisquith Street property.