Powerful masterpiece: Beloved rendition of Handel’s Messiah coming to Baltimore Basilica December 1, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Baltimore Basilica, Christmas, Feature, Local News, News “My approach is one of electric white heat that can be so dramatic and inspirational,” said Polochick, a former longtime music professor at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore who has led the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra in Nebraska since 1998.
Excellence in women’s devotional art on display at Baltimore Museum of Art November 18, 2023By Nora Hamerman Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News “The Education of the Virgin,” is now on view in the exhibit “Making Her Mark” at the Baltimore Museum of Art and is one of many works that are worth a visit to this grand show of what female artists achieved in the pre-modern era before 1800.
U.S. bishops’ meeting in Baltimore shows united front on mission but no clear synod action plan November 17, 2023By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Synodality, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2023, World News For two days, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops met in plenary assembly in Baltimore advancing key issues related to liturgy, living out the faith, including in the public square, and retooling the conference to better serve the church’s mission.
First day of U.S. bishops’ meeting in Baltimore focuses on synodality, technology November 15, 2023By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News The first public day of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ fall plenary assembly in Baltimore saw elections to important posts, while public presentations chiefly centered on synodality, the use of technology in the liturgy and advancing the cause for canonization of a champion of evangelizing through media.
Baltimore group advocates for “saintly six” in Rome November 14, 2023By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice, Saints The potential saints in question include one with ties to Baltimore, Mother Mary Lange, who has the title “venerable,” the founder of the Baltimore-based Oblate Sisters of Providence, the world’s first sustained religious community for Black women.
U.S. bishops open fall assembly in Baltimore with prayer, reflection and a Mass for peace November 14, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, who is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, led his brother bishops in prayer for wisdom as they began their fall plenary assembly in Baltimore Nov. 13 with a Mass for peace.
Archbishop Rozanski, Baltimore native, honored for ‘great preaching’ November 11, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The Aquinas Institute of Theology has named St. Louis Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, a Baltimore native and former auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, as one of two recipients of its 29th Annual Great Preacher Award. Dominican Father Paul Whittington of St. Katharine Drexel in Chicago was the other honoree.
Archdiocese of Baltimore priests celebrate 565 years of milestones November 2, 2023By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations The Archdiocese of Baltimore will honor archdiocesan priests celebrating milestone anniversaries with a Nov. 6 Mass at Sacred Heart in Glyndon. Together, the priests have served the local faith community 565 years. Among the honorees are Monsignor Joseph Lizor and Father Paul Thomas, two of the longest- serving priests of the archdiocese. Monsignor Lizor, ordained […]
In midst of Israel-Hamas war, prayers for peace go up in Archdiocese of Baltimore October 12, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Crisis in Israel, Feature, Local News, News Standing beside a white “peace pole” inscribed with “May peace prevail on earth” in multiple languages, the teaching assistant professor of economics was among more than 50 administrators, faculty members and students who prayed for peace four days after Hamas invaded Israel.
Bishops to elect conference secretary, chairmen for 6 committees at fall plenary in Baltimore October 12, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News When the U.S. bishops gather for their fall plenary assembly Nov. 13-16 in Baltimore, they will elect a new secretary and chairmen for six standing committees for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Radio Interview: Archdiocese of Baltimore and Chapter 11 October 9, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: 2023 Attorney General's Report, Feature, From the Archbishop, Local News, News, Radio Interview Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked one-on-one with Archbishop William E. Lori about the impact of the archdiocese’s Chapter 11 reorganization and his goal to equitably compensate all victim-survivors, while continuing the mission of the church, parishes and ministries.
“El camino más justo para todas las víctimas sobrevivientes” – La Arquidiócesis de Baltimore presenta la solicitud de reorganización bajo el Capítulo 11 October 3, 2023By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español La Arquidiócesis de Baltimore presentó una solicitud de reorganización bajo el Capítulo 11 el 29 de septiembre en respuesta a la nueva ley que entrará en vigencia el 1 de octubre. La nueva ley permite demandas civiles por abuso sexual infantil contra entidades públicas, instituciones privadas e individuos, sin importar cuándo ocurrió el abuso.