local news 2023 Attorney General’s ReportChild & Youth ProtectionFeatureLocal NewsNews Survivors committee and archdiocese discuss next steps in bankruptcy case Christopher GuntyJuly 8, 20248 min read The survivors committee and the Archdiocese of Baltimore continue to work together in the archdiocese’s bankruptcy case toward the goals of compensating as many victims as possible equitably, allowing the archdiocese to continue its ministries and ensuring that policies and procedures are in place to prevent future incidences of child sexual abuse. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Sister Catherine Morrissey, who ministered in special education for 44 years in Baltimore, dies at 98 Catholic Review StaffJuly 8, 20241 min read Sister of St. Francis of Assisi Catherine Morrissey, who devoted most of her many years of ministry to special education in Baltimore, died June 14 at St. Francis Convent in Saint Francis, Wis. She was 98. FeatureLocal NewsNewsOlympicsSchoolsSports Mount de Sales celebrates as Whittaker sisters head to Olympics Adam ZielonkaJuly 8, 20245 min read Sisters, track stars and Mount de Sales alumnae Juliette and Bella Whittaker are headed to the Paris Olympics after qualifying for Team USA late last month. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Jesuit Father ‘John’ LaMartina, who served for three decades at St. Ignatius, dies at 89 Catholic Review StaffJuly 8, 20242 min read A funeral Mass for Jesuit Father Liborio J. “John” LaMartina was offered June 20 at Colombière Chapel in Roland Park. Father LaMartina, who served 30 years as parochial vicar at St. Ignatius in Baltimore, died June 15 at Union Memorial Hospital. He was 89. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSeek the City to Come Next steps: Seek the City implementation focuses on walking with parishioners Christopher GuntyJuly 8, 20247 min read As the Seek the City to Come parish planning moves from the decision phase to implementation, archdiocesan leaders say the focus is on walking with the parishioners and focusing on evangelism. Local NewsNewsObituaries Brother Eugene L. Behenna, oldest member of Xaverian Brothers, dies at 95 Catholic Review StaffJuly 5, 20241 min read A funeral Mass for Xaverian Brother Eugene L. Behenna (formerly Brother Edgar) was offered June 3 at the Chapel of St. John’s Preparatory School in Danvers, Mass. Brother Eugene died May 25. He was 95 and the oldest member of his religious community. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSchools St. Mary’s High School ties high mark for acceptance at service academies Laura Van PateJuly 4, 20244 min read Five St. Mary’s High School students will attend the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis this year, with three others heading to military academy prep schools and two more ready for Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). FeatureLocal NewsNewsSchools Profiles in Excellence: Four Catholic school graduates who excelled in academics, athletics and service Sarah TorbeckJuly 3, 20247 min read Many stellar students who excelled in academics, sports, community service and more were among the graduating seniors from Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The Catholic review highlights a few of them. CollegesFeatureLocal NewsNewsSchoolsSports Baltimore Catholic school graduates making headlines in pro, Olympic sports Gerry JacksonJuly 3, 20246 min read Graduates of Baltimore-area Catholic schools are at the top of their games when it comes to grabbing national attention in the professional ranks and on the pre-Olympic stage this summer. FeatureLocal NewsNewsRetirementVocationsWestern Vicariate Father Gills retires after a ministry that took him around the world and around the Archdiocese of Baltimore George P. Matysek Jr.July 2, 20247 min read Whether celebrating Mass on the hood of a Humvee in a war zone or inside a clear-glass church near Deep Creek Lake looking out to the mountains of Western Maryland, Father Thomas Gills sought to convey the same sense of the sacred. Previous 1 … 98 99 100 … 432 Next
