VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI will welcome U.S. President Barack Obama to the Vatican July 10 for an audience scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI will welcome U.S. President Barack Obama to the Vatican July 10 for an audience scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
WASHINGTON – The board of directors of Public Broadcasting Service voted June 16 to stop its member stations from airing new religious programming, though existing programs on PBS affiliate stations will continue to be broadcast.
Father Robert Wojtek, C.S.s.R., Pastor of the Catholic Community of St. Michael/St. Patrick and Fr. Joseph Muth, Pastor of St. Matthew Catholic Church, will hold a noon rally in support of comprehensive immigration reform before leading two buses to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, June 17, for an interfaith prayer vigil with members of congress and […]

JERUSALEM – Although most Arabs did not accept Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s terms for accepting Palestinian statehood, in reality he could not have said anything different, said an official of the Jerusalem Interchurch Center.
The people of the Grotto of Lourdes and the town of Emmitsburg will surely miss Father John Lombardi, who has been our chaplain. He is a young and vibrant servant of the Lord, kind and gentle to all whom he encountered, especially the young. To the towns of Hancock and Little Orleans, where he will be the administrator of St. Peter and St. Patrick, respectively, please welcome Father Jack with open arms.
The Catholic Review In the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for a seat on the Supreme Court, much has been made of the fact that if approved, her presence on the Court will bring the number of Catholic justices to six– two thirds of the total. In a New York Times article, religion reporter Laurie […]
My dear sons, Ernest, Marc, Hector and Gonzalo. Mis queridos hijos, Ernest, Marc, Héctor y Gonzalo, Could there be a more joyful, significant moment than an ordination day? From the farthest reaches of our Archdiocese and well beyond the People of God gather in great numbers to witness and participate in a ceremony which in […]

In this special section, The Catholic Review salutes the 2,597 graduating seniors of 21 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Congratulations to the Class of 2009!
Jesuit Father John W. Swope, president of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Baltimore, was elected by his peers to serve on the Presidents’ Council of the Cristo Rey Network.

Holy Family in Randallstown held its first Celebration of Communal Diversity May 31. A number of cultures and other churches were represented, as Dominican Father Emmanuel Ogu was the celebrant and Missionaries of St. Paul of Nigeria Father Augustine Etemma Inwang gave the homily.
On Saturday, June 13 at 10:00 a.m., four men will be ordained priests for the Archdiocese of Baltimore by Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore. The Mass of Ordination will take place at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore. The following men are to be ordained: Ernest Cibelli, 27, Columbia, MD—Ernest attended […]
