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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 […]

St. Mary Catholic School in Hagerstown announced it has received a grant from the Marion I. and Henry J. Knott Foundation in the amount of $60,000. The grant will be used to expand, update and renovate the elementary and middle school science laboratory, according to the school.

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Madrid and nears the Archdiocese of Baltimore contingent. (Photo by Matt Palmer/The Catholic Review) MADRID – Surely you watched Pope Benedict XVI’s arrival in Madrid today for World Youth Day and his address to the more than one million attendees. If you’re from the Archdiocese of Baltimore, you’ll want to […]

Yesterday, I strayed from the Archdiocese of Baltimore group in the afternoon and evening and turned up these images via video. It includes the Cathedral, crowds, protests and even dancing. More later today. Pope Benedict XVI arrives today and I can only hope to capture some images.

Regarding “Historic St. Michael Church holds final Masses July 31” (CR, Aug. 4): my mother, Catherine Doemling, attended St. Michael’s School at Lombard and Wolfe Streets in the late 1890s and early 1900s. German was taught there, in addition to English.

There’s really good news coming out of Wilmington. The Dialog, the award-winning diocesan newspaper that had been slated for closure this year, will continue publishing as a bi-weekly newspaper. The news outlet also plans to expand its presence in the electronic media – regularly posting online stories and video reports. Joseph Kirk Ryan, former managing […]

Archbishop Timothy Dolan addresses English-speaking young people at World Youth Day in Madrid (photo by Matt Palmer/The Catholic Review) MADRID- Earlier on Aug. 17, Archbishop Dolan led a catechesis session with English-speaking attendees of World Youth Day at St. Ricardo parish. Afterward, he answered a series of questions, including about the recent legalization of gay […]

MADRID- It wouldn’t be a major Catholic event without some protests and there was a big one between the Sol and Opera metro stations. People with many different agendas voiced their disapproval with the church, its leaders and teachings. But, it was the young people who stood up, without getting violent, to the protestors. They […]