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MADRID- Three weeks ago today, I got down on one knee on the campus of St. Mary’s parish in Annapolis, looked at my girlfriend of two years and asked her to marry me. Today, as I, and more than one million people in Madrid, was blessed by Pope Benedict XVI, I thought of Cassandra. I […]

MADRID- If Katie Bechtel’s reaction at the end doesn’t get your eyes wet at the end, I don’t know what will. She got to sit close to the stage during last night’s vigil here in Madrid for World Youth Day. Enjoy.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore's pilgrims (plus me in the bottom middle!) after the final Mass at World Youth Day (Photo by Matt Palmer/The Catholic Review) MADRID- We finished Mass with the Pope about two hours ago and the great upload begins. I have to work on a series of stories for The Catholic Review and […]

MADRID- Pretty, pretty frenzied. I’ve never seen anything like it. The kids love “Benedicto” and “Il Papa.” Get a taste of how Baltimore anticipated him.

MADRID- Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien’s going to speak to the pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Mount de Sales and St. Mary’s High School tomorrow afternoon at World Youth Day to hear about their experiences, but I wanted to share this small snippet of his interactions with them today after the U.S. Mass. We join […]

Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien gathers with young people from all across the Archdiocese of Baltimore after the U.S. Mass at World Youth Day in Madrid. MADRID- It’s hard to explain how draining the last few days have been for the Archdiocese of Baltimore kids, who have been spiritually, mentally and physically tested. But, today, after […]

Keisha Miles, a young adult from St. Veronica’s parish, was waiting for Pope Benedict XVI’s arrival in Madrid for World Youth Day and took some time to share how excited she was about being just 200 yards away from where the pope would speak to more than one million people.

Ray Herrmann waves at the end of an Aug. 14 concert in Baltimore. (CR Staff/George P. Matysek Jr.) In this week’s Catholic Review, you’ll meet Ray Herrmann – a talented member of the rock group, ‘Chicago,’ and a devoted Catholic who is involved in quite a remarkable religious music project. Over the last few years, […]

Baltimore City’s Betty Harris, a St. Veronica of Cherry Hill parishioner, loves young people and she shares her joy in the video below, with the backdrop of the same stage Pope Benedict XVI used yesterday in Madrid for World Youth Day. Share in Betty’s joy here:

MADRID – In last week’s Catholic Review, I did a preview of World Youth Day that started out with Marimar Trejo, a Mexican immigrant. She was the only immigrant able to come on the trip with the archdiocese and represented many people here in Madrid. In this video, with the backdrop of the same stage […]