After arriving in Baltimore and taking residence at St. Ambrose Friary in Park Heights, Father Graham was appointed interim judicial vicar for the Tribunal of the Province of Baltimore. His responsibilities included overseeing annulments and causes for sainthood, and he also served as the archbishop’s delegate for marriage dispensations and marriage delegation.

A nearly full audience filled St. Louis Church’s social hall in Clarksville July 9 to hear Matthew Spalding, dean of Hillsdale College’s Graduate School of Government, make a case for falling back in love with America through its founding document.

Father Joseph R. Wenderoth, who devoted most of his priesthood to ministering to incarcerated persons, died July 5. He was 90.

Father Poston spent two weeks in the hospital, receiving the anointing of the sick multiple times and welcoming visits from friends, family, parishioners, fellow priests and his Pomeranian, Otto. He described the experience as deeply spiritual.

Loyola University Maryland has received nearly $1 million in federal funding to establish a forensic science training center, an investment university and law enforcement leaders say will strengthen forensic science education, expand research opportunities and deepen partnerships that support criminal investigations across the region.

In this episode of Catholic Review Radio, Christopher Gunty explores with Taylor Black  the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, its cultural and ethical impacts, and the Catholic perspective on technology. Black is director of AI and Venture Ecosystems at Microsoft. Discover how AI is shaping society, the importance of human dignity, and what the future holds.

Father Mark Logue transformed two parishes during 43 years of priesthood – but friends say his real legacy was the people he welcomed.

A funeral Mass for Sister Joan Bastress, a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, will be offered at 11 a.m. on July 10 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Dunmore, Pa.. Sister Joan died July 3. She was 92.

A funeral Mass for Daughter of Charity Sister Patricia Anne Bossle, a former leader of The Seton Keough High School in Baltimore, was offered July 7 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Seton in Emmitsburg. Sister Pat died July 1 at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg. She was 86.

Archbishop William E. Lori launched a new podcast series June 15, “In Charity and Truth,” building on the themes he wrote about in his February 2026 pastoral letter, “In Charity and Truth: Toward a Renewed Political Culture.”