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Conventual Franciscan Father Michael Heine blesses three acres of land with holy water that will be farmed at the Shrine of St. Anthony by the Franciscan Center in Baltimore during a special prayer services at the Ellicott City campus April 12. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Holy Cows: Partnership in Howard County aids those in need in Baltimore City

Emily Rosenthal Alster
April 25, 2018
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Part of the shrine’s acreage was leased for farming that used pesticides. Upon re-evaluating, the friars determined that the current usage was not cohesive with the message of the Franciscans on being stewards of the land.

Alfie Evans, a seriously ill British toddler, is pictured in this photo posted by Daniel Evans to the Facebook group, Alfies Army Official, April 23. Tom Evans, father of Alfie, said the boy's ventilator was removed April 23 but that he is breathing on his own with the support of oxygen. The child has been granted Italian citizenship in an effort to bring him to the Vatican's Bambino Gesu hospital for treatment. (CNS photo/Daniel Evans, Alfies Army Office Facebook group)

Doctors criticize court refusal to allow Alfie Evans to go to Italy

Simon Caldwell
April 25, 2018
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A group of doctors has criticized the refusal of some of their colleagues and a court to allow Alfie Evans to travel to Italy for treatment as “medical tyranny.”

Archbishop and CEO of Bank of America Lead Business Leaders in Roundtable Discussion about Catholic Education in Baltimore City

Archdiocese of Baltimore
April 25, 2018

On Thursday, April 26th at 4p.m. at the Center Club in Baltimore, Archbishop William E. Lori, 16th Archbishop of Baltimore, and Brian Moynihan, Chairman and CEO of Bank of America, will lead a group of Baltimore business leaders and philanthropists in a discussion about the importance of supporting Catholic education in the Baltimore area. More […]

Michael Lynn, co-founder of the newly developed app, Pray.com, holds a phone with the app during an interview in Rome April 23. The app provides a way for faith groups to share prayer requests, announcements and service opportunities in an environment free from advertising. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pray.com offers social network for prayer, community-building

Catholic News Service
April 24, 2018
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With $2 million in seed money, Pray.com was beta tested with 100 churches in 2016. It is design to create community by involving people in prayer.

People pray at the tomb of St. John XXIII in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this April 28, 2014, file photo. The body of the late pope will be transferred from the Vatican to sites within his home Diocese of Bergamo for 18 days. The transfer is scheduled for May 24. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Body of St. John XXIII to make brief return to his home diocese

Catholic News Service
April 24, 2018
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People in the Diocese of Bergamo, Italy, the home diocese of St. John XXIII, will host the remains of the late pope for 18 days as they mark the 60th anniversary of his election and the 55th anniversary of his death.

Cayden Alston, a pre-k student in the Catholic Charities' Harlem Park Head Start smiles with his father, Clarence Alston Sr., during a recent trip to the B&O Railroad Museum. (Courtesy Catholic Charities of Baltimore)

Harlem Park Head Start preschool teacher receives funding

Catholic Review Staff
April 23, 2018
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Stephanie Hall, a preschool teacher at Catholic Charities of Baltimore City Head Start in Harlem Park, received funding to help renovate part of her classroom into an art studio, and to aid other projects.

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