About 300 students from all over Maryland rallied in cold, rainy weather March 5 outside the Statehouse to help lawmakers understand the importance of continued support for students in nonpublic schools.

An 11 a.m. funeral Mass for Daughter of Charity Sister Maria Gnerro will be offered March 27 at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg. Sister Maria died Feb. 19. She was 92.

Colette Zyambo credits a theological studies program offered at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park with helping open her mind to new ways of thinking.

Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, a historic parish that has served the Ukrainian community for more than a century, celebrated its last Divine Liturgy Feb. 25 with 13 people in attendance.

Father William Warman Jr., a priest remembered for his deep spirituality and his sensitivity in healthcare ministry, died Feb. 23 in Timonium. He was 85.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced March 4 that five of its Catholic schools – Immaculate Conception School (Towson), Our Lady of Perpetual Help School (Ellicott City), St. John the Evangelist School (Severna Park), St. Joseph School (Cockeysville) and St. Mary’s School (Annapolis) – have advanced to the next level of the Blue Ribbon application process.

Ramona Trevino shared her story during five recent prayer vigils in Maryland sponsored by 40 Days for Life.

Frances Marie Whitney, the mother of Auxiliary Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., died March 2 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was 79.

The students were among an estimated 500 representatives of area Catholic schools who participated in the annual Maryland State Police Cool Schools Polar Bear Plunge benefitting the Maryland Special Olympics.

In advance of the March 11 Maryland March for Life in Annapolis, the Catholic Review talks with Erin Younkins about the many ways Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are supporting a culture of life.