Coming off the heels of its most successful Archbishop’s Annual Appeal collection ever, the Archdiocese of Baltimore is once again hoping people will respond generously to support a range of programs and services helping those in need.Read More
As Cardinal William H. Keeler underwent surgery to remove excess fluid from his brain June 18, well wishers and fellow Catholics prayed for the 76-year-old Archbishop of Baltimore during a 12:10 p.m. Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore. Bishop W. Francis Malooly, western vicar...Read More
The Handel Choir of Baltimore, with Melinda O’Neal conducting, will perform a concert Jan. 31 at 4 p.m. at St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Govans. The concert is a benefit for the Murphy Initiative for Justice and Peace, which honors the legacy of the late Bishop P. Francis Murphy.Read More
Sister Marilyn Schatz, O.L.V.M, celebrated 60 years as a member of Our Lady of Victory Missionary sisters on May 24 at her motherhouse in Huntington, Ind.Read More
“Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted…” (Mt 5:3-5) reverberates in my head as the world looks on in stunned horror and sadness at the aftermath of a devastating earthquake on the island of Haiti. Millions have been affected...Read More
At only 9 days old Monsignor Edward Lynch was baptized at his home parish of Immaculate Conception, Towson, never knowing that one day he would become an associate priest and later pastor of the parish. At a Mass June 10 Monsignor Lynch, the parishioners of Immaculate Conception and close friends, family, fellow priests and bishops...Read More
As many people celebrate Catholic Schools Week and its motto “Dividends for Life,” The Catholic Review is offering this full schedule of activities happening throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore.Read More
As William Bryant made his way to the Homeland campus of Loyola College in Maryland June 5, he had more to be proud of than the honor St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore was about to bestow on him. The formerly drug-addicted homeless man moved into his own apartment earlier in the day, marking the...Read More
VATICAN CITY – A 27-year-old German man was forced to undergo immediate psychiatric treatment June 6 after he jumped over a barrier in St. Peter’s Square and reached the back of the open jeep in which Pope Benedict XVI was riding. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, refused to release the man’s name but said...Read More
Not too shabby, going 75-0 in one season. That’s the cumulative record of the Calvert Hall College, Towson, baseball program that recently wrapped up their seasons.Read More