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Transitional deacons, to be ordained May 27, include veteran and Puerto Rico native

May 24, 2017

Three men will be ordained to the transitional diaconate for the Archdiocese of Baltimore May 27, at 10 a.m., at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore.

Reading the signs of the times

Richard Doerflinger

May 24, 2017

Commentary

We need strong communities of faith. But they should refresh us and arm us to go out and remind others of our more excellent way.

Rita Buettner's son enjoys a fishing trip. (Rita Buettner/CR Staff)

Going fishing

Rita Buettner

May 24, 2017

Commentary, The Domestic Church

What do I do to inspire others to become fishers of men? Do I ever convey that joy, that excitement, in being a follower of Christ that someone would stop to ask me about Jesus?

Pope, President Trump speak of hopes for peace

Cindy Wooden

May 24, 2017

News, Vatican

Pope Francis and U.S. President Donald Trump spent 30 minutes speaking privately in the library of the Apostolic Palace May 24, and as the president left, he told the pope, “I won’t forget what you said.”

Concertgoers react after fleeing Manchester Arena in England where U.S. singer Ariana Grande had been performing May 22. At least 22 people, including children, were killed and dozens wounded after an explosion at the concert venue. Authorities said it was Britain's deadliest case of terrorism since 2005. (CNS photo/Jon Super, Reuters)

Pope, English church leaders offer prayers after Manchester Arena attack

Simon Caldwell

May 23, 2017

News, Vatican

Pope Francis decried the “barbaric attack” on concertgoers in Manchester, adding his voice to Catholic leaders dismayed at what British officials said was the deadliest case of terrorism since 2005.

Members of the Loyola Blakefield baseball team celebrate their May 22 upset victory over Calvert Hall College High School. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Loyola Blakefield upsets its way to first baseball title in 71 years

Catholic Review Staff

May 23, 2017

News, Schools, Sports

Loyola Blakefield scored seven runs in the sixth inning to cap a baseball comeback that was 71 years in the making.

Funeral arrangements for Bishop Newman announced

George P. Matysek Jr.

May 23, 2017

Local News, News

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered May 29 at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.

U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Saudi King Salman during the opening session of the Gulf Cooperation Council summit May 21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (CNS photo/Saudi Press Agency via EPA)

Arab Christians voice hope, concern over Trump’s speech to Muslim leaders

Dale Gavlak

May 22, 2017

News

Arab Christians voiced hope and concern over U.S. President Donald Trump’s first foreign visit and his speech in Saudi Arabia to the Muslim world, in which he urged a peace-focused Islam as a counter movement to extremism.

Pope announces new cardinals from Mali, Spain, Sweden, Laos, Salvador

Cindy Wooden

May 22, 2017

News, Vatican

Unusually, the group of prelates announced by the pope May 21 includes an auxiliary bishop whose archbishop is not a cardinal; he is Cardinal-designate Gregorio Rosa Chavez, 74, the current auxiliary bishop of San Salvador.

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: 40th Anniversary of Priesthood

Archbishop William E. Lori

May 21, 2017

Archbishop Lori Homily, From the Archbishop

I think I can also safely say that a happy priesthood is like a happy marriage. There are ups and downs but mostly there is happiness in living this vocation.

Bishop William C. Newman

Retired Auxiliary Bishop William C. Newman Dead at 88

Sean Caine

May 20, 2017

Press Release

May 20, 2017 Retired Auxiliary Bishop, William C. Newman, died this morning while in hospice care at Mercy Ridge Retirement Community in Timonium. He was 88 years old. In a statement, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori said, “I had the blessing of visiting with and anointing Bishop Newman shortly before his death and found him […]

Bishop Newman, remembered for doing ‘what I was asked to do’ for Baltimore Archdiocese, dies at 88

Paul McMullen

May 20, 2017

Local News, News, Obituaries

Bishop William C. Newman, a native son whose diverse service to the Archdiocese of Baltimore included being a parish priest, superintendent of schools and auxiliary bishop, died May 20 at Mercy Ridge Retirement Community in Timonium.

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