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The combined choirs from Krieger Schechter Day School and Cardinal Shehan School perform for hundreds of guests attending the 2019 Catholic Schools Gala Sept. 28 at the Baltimore Waterfront Marriott. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Schools gala keeps creating Catholic scholarships in Baltimore Archdiocese

Catholic Review Staff
September 30, 2019
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The 11th annual gala for Archdiocese of Baltimore schools Sept. 28 saw more than $720,000 raised in scholarships funds, raising to approximately $8 million the effort has brought in since its inaugural in 2009, one that had already created more than 1,300 scholarships for students in need.

A young woman studies the Bible at St. Mary of Celle Parish in Berwyn, Ill., in this March 18, 2009, file photo. To help the church grow in love and faithful witness to God, Pope Francis has declared the third Sunday in Ordinary Time to be dedicated to the word of God. (CNS photo/Karen Callaway, Catolico)

Pope declares special Sunday each year dedicated to word of God

Carol Glatz
September 30, 2019
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To help the church grow in love and faithful witness to God, Pope Francis has declared the third Sunday in Ordinary Time to be dedicated to the word of God.

Sculptor Timothy P. Schmalz poses with his statue after Pope Francis celebrated a Mass for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 29, 2019. (CNS photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)

Christians have ‘moral duty’ to help migrants, refugees, pope says

Junno Arocho Esteves
September 30, 2019
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Christians have a moral obligation to show God’s care for all those who are marginalized, especially migrants and refugees, Pope Francis said.

Aberdeen resident Ivy Walker moves to the music of Grammy Award-winning artist Francesca Battistelli. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Parishioners make Harford Region’s Faithfest go

Paul McMullen
September 27, 2019
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“The generosity of the people who put this on is remarkable,” Father Foppiano said. “They all have lives to live. They’re doing this on the side, and for some, with the effort they put in, it could be a full-time job. So often we focus on our own territory, and it’s nice to come together.”

Bishop Paul Tighe, adjunct secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture, speaks at the conference, "The Common Good in the Digital Age," at the Vatican Sept. 26, 2019. The Vatican-sponsored conference brought together Silicon Valley CEOs and technology specialists to discuss ethical issues faced in the digital age. (CNS photo/Robert Duncan)

Digital barbarism? Vatican summit highlights dangers in tech revolution

Robert Duncan
September 27, 2019
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Robots making human workers obsolete and artificially intelligent computers wreaking havoc on democratic debates are just some of the threats humanity faces in the increasingly digital future, Pope Francis said.

A new Innovation Wing, which will open in January, was funded by a $10 milllion capital campaign at Notre Dame Preparatory School. (Courtesy David Pugh/Notre Dame Preparatory School)

NDP well on its way in $10 million campaign for Innovation Wing, endowment

Paul McMullen
September 27, 2019
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Notre Dame Preparatory School broke ground on a new Innovation Wing in June 2018, when it had barely scratched the surface on a $10 million capital campaign that would pay for the latest transformation of the school.

Panelist Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore since 2012, answers a question during the 2019-20 Notre Dame Forum titled “‘Rebuild My Church’: Crisis and Response,” with a discussion on “The Church Crisis: Where Are We Now?” held at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center Sept. 25. (Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame)

Archbishop Lori participates in Notre Dame expert panel on clergy sex abuse crisis

Ann Carey
September 26, 2019
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Archbishop Lori said the numbers of abuse cases are significantly down, “but one case is still too many.” He emphasized that it is necessary always to see the charter and norms not just as policies to be complied with. Rather, he said bishops and their coworkers need to have “a conversion of mind and heart.”

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