From the start, Alina Chesla has had a thumbs-up approach to life.

A funeral Mass for Marianist Father Christian Aloysius “Cris” Janson was offered Sept. 22 at Holy Rosary Church in San Antonio, Texas. Father Janson died Sept. 14. He was 83.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore will host another Cherished retreat, set for Oct. 12 at the Catholic Community of South Baltimore.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore has set up a fund to accept donations to benefit those in need in the wake of devastation caused Sept. 26-30 by Hurricane Helene.

Archbishop Lori announces appointments, including new pastor and associate pastors.

Father Trinidad-Fonseca sang his “St. Charles Borromeo Mass” Sept. 22 during a third and final concert in celebration of the parish’s 1848 founding. 

Beginning Oct. 1, Ascension Press offers a 28-day podcast designed to guide listeners through a reading of “Story of a Soul,” the much-loved spiritual autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. George Matysek talks about the project with one of the hosts of the new podcast, Carmelite Father Michael-Joseph Paris of St. Thérèse.

Unless a recent change in U.S. visa law is reversed, more than 15 priests from other countries who now serve in the Archdiocese of Baltimore may be forced to go home – uprooting their ministries and leaving parishes, schools and Catholic institutions scrambling.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore issued decrees Sept. 29 for some of the churches that will be affected by the Seek the City to Come planning process.

Carrying flags representing a variety of Spanish-speaking countries, Catholic school students celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with a colorful procession during a special Sept. 26 Mass at Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown.