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Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer of Savannah, Ga., is pictured in a 2013 file photo. Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Hartmayer to be the archbishop of Atlanta. The appointment was announced in Washington March 5, 2020. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec)

New Atlanta archbishop has deep roots in Baltimore

Tim Swift
March 5, 2020
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Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer, a Conventual Franciscan priest tapped by Pope Francis March 5 to lead the Archdiocese of Atlanta, spent the early years of his ministry in the Baltimore area, serving as a religion teacher, guidance counselor and later principal of Archbishop Curley High School in the late 1970s and 1980s.

Pro-life demonstrators are seen near the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington March 4, 2020. The court heard oral arguments that same day in June Medical Services v. Russo, a challenge to a Louisiana law, passed in 2014, that requires abortion providers to have "active admitting privileges" at a hospital within 30 miles of the abortion facility. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

A divided court examines Louisiana abortion restrictions

Carol Zimmermann
March 4, 2020
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In oral arguments March 4, the Supreme Court justices expressed mixed views about a Louisiana law that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a local hospital and if the abortion providers have the legal standing to challenge the state law on behalf of their patients.

A tourist wearing a protective mask visits Milan's famed cathedral, commonly referred to as the "Duomo," as it reopened to the public for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak March 2, 2020. (CNS photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters)

As COVID-19 spreads, Catholic entities worldwide take precautions

Bronwen Dachs
March 4, 2020
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Catholic aid agencies are protecting their staff’s safety as they increase their worldwide efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19.

Pope Francis uses a handkerchief during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome Feb. 26, 2020. Pope Francis has a common cold and has no symptoms that could be attributed to another illness, the Vatican said March 3. (CNS photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)

Pope has been diagnosed with cold; symptoms unrelated to other illness

Carol Glatz
March 4, 2020
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Pope Francis has a common cold and has no symptoms that could be attributed to another illness, the Vatican said.

Archbishop Lori’s Talk: Order of Malta; “The Joy of Forgiveness”

Archbishop William E. Lori
March 4, 2020
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My prayer for you and I hope your prayer for me is this: that during the forty days of Lent we will truly experience the joy of being forgiven, a joy that comes from knowing that the Lord’s love is stronger than our sins, that his mercy has the power to dissolve our feelings of guilt, and that his forgiveness frees us to forgive and serve others.

Auxiliary Bishop Adam Parker celebrates Mass in 2019. Archbishop William Lori announced several changes at area parishes to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Kevin Parks/CR Staff)

Archdiocese to suspend sign of peace, consecrated wine at Masses as coronavirus precautions

Tim Swift
March 3, 2020
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The Archdiocese of Baltimore is taking several steps this week to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus as more cases are reported in the United States.

Those receiving special recognition pose for a photo after the Archdiocesan Scout Mass March 1 at St. Katharine Drexel in Frederick. (Karen Sampson Hoffman/Special to the Review)

Honors for Monsignor Phillips, now Scout chaplain emeritus 

Karen Sampson Hoffman
March 3, 2020
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Scouting and faith were celebrated at the annual Archdiocesan Scout Mass and Presentation of Awards March 1. Boy Scouts from troops across the archdiocese were invited to St. Katharine Drexel Church to receive religious awards earned in the past year.

A woman enters a polling station located inside the headquarters of the Nesconset, N.Y., Fire Department on Election Day Nov. 6, 2018. In some parts of the U.S., regular Massgoers have been tracked through cellphone location data by at least one organization looking to turn out voters to support specific political candidates. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Practice of tracking Massgoers for political purposes gains scrutiny

Dennis Sadowski
March 2, 2020
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Brian Burch, president of CatholicVote, a political action group with no ties to the Catholic Church, has written repeatedly about how his organization has used “the latest technology to find Catholics, connect with them, register them to vote and then get them to the polls.”

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