Several K-8, high schools in Baltimore Archdiocese experience enrollment increase September 24, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Several Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are experiencing an enrollment boom during the coronavirus pandemic.
Despite challenges with pandemic, Archdiocese of Baltimore welcomes 12 new seminarians September 21, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations Despite the coronavirus pandemic that curtailed programs supporting those considering the call to religious life, 12 men have begun their first year of formation to become priests for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Global biotech company ends use of aborted fetal cell lines for vaccines September 21, 2020By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, News, Respect Life, World News Catholic pro-life leaders say they are seeing some progress in the development of vaccines with the use of ethical animal cell lines instead of cell lines derived from abortions.
Archbishop Lori ‘greatly dismayed’ by court ruling impacting certain immigrants September 18, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Coronavirus, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Immigration and Migration, Local News, News Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori said he was “greatly dismayed” by the Sept. 14 decision of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals siding with President Donald Trump’s plan to end a particular immigration protection status that would have allowed people from six countries that have suffered disasters to remain in the United States.
Archbishop Spalding to go virtual after two students test positive for COVID19 September 17, 2020By Tim Swift Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn has temporarily switched to remote instruction for all students after two of them tested positive for COVID19, school administrators wrote in a letter to parents this week.
Severna Park school sustains Catholic identity through pandemic September 16, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Eastern Vicariate, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Father Arnold and Casey Buckstaff, principal of St. John the Evangelist School, foster an environment that earned the school honors for its Catholic identity from the National Catholic Educational Association last spring.
Bruce Springsteen gives pep talk of sorts to Boston College freshmen September 16, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News As this unusual school year gets underway, Boston College freshmen were reminded that they’ve already been through a lot and were urged — as college graduating seniors usually are — that they have to go out and change the world.
San Francisco Catholics urged to speak up about ‘punitive’ limits on Mass September 15, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, News, Religious Freedom, World News San Francisco’s archbishop is calling on all parishes in the archdiocese to each gather parishioners to participate in eucharistic processions to U.N. Plaza next to City Hall Sept. 20 “to witness to the city that faith matters.”
Oils blessed, promises renewed at delayed chrism Mass September 15, 2020By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Coronavirus, Divine Worship, Feature, Local News, News Clergy and some lay faithful gathered Sept. 14 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland to participate in the chrism Mass at which Archbishop William E. Lori blesses sacramental oils used in parishes and where priests of the diocese traditionally renew their promises.
Half a year ago September 13, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Coronavirus, Open Window It’s been six months since our children were last in a school, six months since I went to my office for the workday, and six months since I’ve interacted in a normal way with people outside my immediate household.
The long haul September 11, 2020By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, Coronavirus, Feature We are rooting for the medical professionals to come up with a vaccine and effective treatment, but we should also be begging the Lord to remove this scourge from us.
In difficult times, hope sustains us September 10, 2020By Father Richard Malloy, S.J. Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus, Guest Commentary Hope is the courageous work of waiting for the solution, for things to get better.
