Stimulus check donations would be welcomed by Maryland charities dealing with pandemic-related demands April 12, 2021By Patricia Zapor Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Coronavirus, Feature, Giving, Local News, News, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore As the latest federal stimulus checks hit bank accounts, charitable organizations are hoping recipients whose incomes were unscathed during the pandemic will donate funds to support those who have been hit by unemployment, reduced wages and medical crises
Two bills that would limit Maryland’s role in immigration enforcement get final push by advocates April 7, 2021By Patricia Zapor Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Uncategorized With just five days to go in the Maryland legislative session, advocates for immigrants are pushing hard for the state Senate to approve two bills: one would require warrants for federal immigration enforcement agents to obtain information from state databases and the other would prohibit state and local governments from being in the business of immigration detention.
La “Pastoral Migratoria” llevará capacitación en justicia social y servicio comunitario a cuatro parroquias January 13, 2021By Patricia Zapor Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español, Hispanic Ministry Una nueva iniciativa de evangelización como parte del proceso del V Encuentro traerá a la Arquidiócesis de Baltimore un modelo de gran éxito para difundir la enseñanza social católica en la comunidad inmigrante latinoamericana. Comienza en línea para cuatro parroquias el 16 de enero.
‘Pastoral Migratoria’ will bring social justice and community service training to four parishes January 11, 2021By Patricia Zapor Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Immigration and Migration, Local News, News, Social Justice A new initiative on evangelization as part of the V Encuentro process will bring to the Archdiocese of Baltimore a highly successful model for incorporating Catholic social teaching into the Latin-American immigrant community.
Bicentennial of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s death to be marked with special events Jan. 4 December 22, 2020By Patricia Zapor Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News It’s not what was intended a year ago, but the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the death of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Jan. 4 could well be bigger than might have been possible before the COVID-19 pandemic curtailed in-person events and made people comfortable with online gatherings.
Siguiendo el ejemplo de los países de origen de los inmigrantes, los mensajes sobre COVID-19 llevados a los vecindarios más afectados October 19, 2020By Patricia Zapor Filed Under: En Español, Hispanic Ministry Esos y otros lemas en inglés y español sobre la prevención de la propagación del COVID-19, y dónde obtener ayuda si está enfermo o cree que podría haber sido infectado, sonarán en la sección de Baltimore.
Taking a cue from immigrants’ home countries, messages about COVID-19 taken into hard-hit neighborhoods October 19, 2020By Patricia Zapor Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Bishop Lewandowski, Catholic Charities, Coronavirus, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Immigration and Migration, Local News, News With infection rates rising around Maryland, as elsewhere in the country, the timing couldn’t be better for the sound truck’s launch. As of Oct. 19, the 21224 ZIP code had 2,117 reported cases of COVID-19, second only in the state to the Silver Spring/Langley Park ZIP code, another area densely populated by immigrants.
