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Bishop Mark E. Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston, W.Va., right, and an unidentified bishop pray in front of the tomb of St. Peter after U.S. bishops from the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia, and the Military Archdiocese concelebrated Mass in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 2, 2019. The bishops were making their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican to report on the status of their dioceses to the pope and Vatican officials. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

W.Va. bishop meets Vatican official to discuss predecessor’s amends

Carol Glatz
December 4, 2019
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Tasked with finding ways his predecessor should make amends for abuses, including gross financial misconduct, Bishop Mark E. Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, was able to meet with a top Vatican official to discuss those plans.

Deacon Justin Gough of the Archdiocese of Baltimore presents Pope Francis a Ravens jersey signed by Coach John Harbaugh and quarterback Lamar Jackson Dec. 3 in Vatican City. (Courtesy Archdiocese of Baltimore)

Baltimore delegation presents Ravens jersey, spiritual bouquet to Pope Francis

Catholic Review Staff
December 4, 2019
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A delegation from the Archdiocese of Baltimore presented Pope Francis with a custom-made Ravens jersey signed by Coach John Harbaugh, a Catholic, and quarterback Lamar Jackson during a Dec. 3 audience at the Vatican. They also gave the Holy Father a “spiritual bouquet,” a book produced by the Archdiocese of Baltimore that contains prayers and greetings from people across the archdiocese in celebration of the pope’s upcoming 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination.

Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore is pictured after praying at the tomb of St. Paul with U.S. bishops from the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia, and the Military Archdiocese at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome Dec. 3, 2019. The bishops were making their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican to report on the status of their dioceses to the pope and Vatican officials. (CNS photo/Carol Glatz)

Bishops on ‘ad limina’ say their unity with pope, each other is clear

Cindy Wooden
December 4, 2019
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As people on pilgrimage often report, what happens along the way can be just as important as what happens at the destination.

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, the famed media evangelist, is pictured in an undated photo.
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, the famed media evangelist, is pictured in an undated photo. The Diocese of Peoria, Ill., announced Dec. 3, 2019, it was informed Dec. 2 the Vatican has decided to postpone his Dec. 21 beatification. (CNS files)

Beatification for Archbishop Sheen postponed

Catholic News Service
December 3, 2019
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Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria said Vatican officials have told him that the upcoming beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen has been postponed.

Pope Francis poses in the papal library Dec. 3, 2019
Pope Francis poses in the papal library Dec. 3, 2019, with the bishops of U.S. Regions IV and V who were making their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican. The regions include the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia, the Archdiocese for the Military Services, Louisiana, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

From abuse to ‘nones,’ U.S. bishops share concerns with pope

Catholic News Service
December 3, 2019
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To have the U.S. bishops making their “ad limina” visits now is “very providential, a sign of God’s love for us,” Archbishop William Lori said.

Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore arrives to concelebrate a Mass with U.S. bishops from the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia, and the Military Archdiocese in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 2, 2019. The bishops were making their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican to report on the status of their dioceses to the pope and Vatican officials. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Archbishop Lori: Bishops must focus on poor, not seek personal gain

Junno Arocho Esteves
December 2, 2019
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The example of St. Peter and the teaching of his successor encourage bishops to serve their flocks “willingly and generously,” Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore said.

A reliquary containing what is believed to be a small fragment of Jesus' crib is seen Dec. 1, 2019, in the Franciscan Church of St. Catherine, adjacent to the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank. Pope Francis gave the relic fragment to the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, which oversees the main churches and shrines associated with the birth, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill)

Pope returns part of relic of Jesus’ crib to Holy Land

Cindy Wooden
December 2, 2019
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As Advent approached, Pope Francis gave a small fragment of Jesus’ crib back to Catholics in the Holy Land.

Pope Francis leaves after visiting the Nativity scene of Greccio, Italy, Dec. 1, 2019. The first Nativity scene was assembled in Greccio by St. Francis of Assisi in 1223. (CNS photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)

Pope asks Catholics to set up, be enchanted by a Nativity scene

Cindy Wooden
December 2, 2019
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A Nativity scene is a simple reminder of something astonishing: God became human to reveal the greatness of his love “by smiling and opening his arms to all,” Pope Francis said in a letter on the meaning and importance of setting up Christmas cribs.

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Mass at the Tomb of Saint Peter; 2019 Ad Limina Visit

Archbishop William E. Lori
December 2, 2019
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In these days when we feel buffeted by challenges on every side, in these days when many say that the bottom is dropping out of the Church, our heart should rejoice and our spine should be stiffened as in this place we hear anew the solemn promise of Jesus that the forces of sin and death will not prevail against his Church.

From left, Josephine Fangman and Ferdinand Wehberg were married Nov. 25, 1885 at Holy Cross Church in South Baltimore; their son, Joseph, married Alice Lee there June 9, 1943; their great-granddaughter, Katherine Storey, married Kevin Walker at the church Oct. 20. (Courtesy extended Storey family)

Walking up Holy Cross aisle to marry – 134 years after her great-grandparents

Mary K. Tilghman
December 1, 2019
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When Josephine Fangman and Ferdinand Wehberg married at Holy Cross in November 1885, they began a family legacy at the South Baltimore church which includes a fourth generation tying the knot.

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