Speaker and musician Nick De La Torre to lead pre-Lenten mission in Frederick County Deacon Lee Benson, who ministered in Harford County, dies at 73 Loyola University offers teens a mission-driven approach at business camp Radio Interview: Notre Dame of Maryland partners with senior living community Archbishop Lori joins local clergy decrying violence connected to immigration enforcement Local News Speaker and musician Nick De La Torre to lead pre-Lenten mission in Frederick County Katie V. Jones February 3, 2026 With the theme “Eucharistic Revival,” a two-day pre-Lenten mission at St. John the Evangelist in Frederick will focus on the meaning of the Eucharist and the role it plays in the spiritual life of Catholics as they prepare for Lent. Deacon Lee Benson, who ministered in Harford County, dies at 73 Kurt Jensen February 3, 2026 Deacon Lee Ashby Benson III, who served St. Ignatius Parish in Hickory as an influential, joyful figure for nearly two decades, died Jan. 23. 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Speaker and musician Nick De La Torre to lead pre-Lenten mission in Frederick County Katie V. Jones February 3, 2026 With the theme “Eucharistic Revival,” a two-day pre-Lenten mission at St. John the Evangelist in Frederick will focus on the meaning of the Eucharist and the role it plays in the spiritual life of Catholics as they prepare for Lent.
Deacon Lee Benson, who ministered in Harford County, dies at 73 Kurt Jensen February 3, 2026 Deacon Lee Ashby Benson III, who served St. Ignatius Parish in Hickory as an influential, joyful figure for nearly two decades, died Jan. 23.
Loyola University offers teens a mission-driven approach at business camp Kurt Jensen February 3, 2026 This summer, Loyola University Maryland plans its first Sellinger Mission Driven Business Academy, July 6-10, for an inaugural class of just 15 rising high school juniors and seniors.
Radio Interview: Notre Dame of Maryland partners with senior living community Catholic Review Staff February 2, 2026 Catholic Review Managing Editor George Matysek speaks with Dr. Mary Lou Yam, president of Notre Dame of Maryland University, and Austin Koo, development director at Brightview Senior Living, about a long-planned partnership that will bring a senior living community to the university’s campus. The project will create housing for independent living, assisted living and memory care while opening the door to intergenerational learning.
Threats to religious freedom present risks to global security, experts warn Kate Scanlon February 3, 2026 The cause of international religious freedom is tied to global stability and is increasingly threatened by authoritarian regimes, said speakers and participants in the sixth annual International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington Feb. 2 and 3.
Lapse of last U.S.-Russia nuclear treaty ‘simply unacceptable,’ says Archbishop Coakley Gina Christian February 3, 2026 As global tensions soar, the head of the nation’s Catholic bishops has denounced the lapse of a key nuclear arms agreement, while urging policymakers to hold to its terms.
McElroy: Catholic colleges, universities must help restore ‘order of grace’ to nation, world Mark Zimmermann February 3, 2026 The nation’s colleges and universities “have a critical and substantive role to play in arresting the eclipse of the order of grace in our society,” Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of Washington said in his homily at the opening Mass of the 2026 annual meeting of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities.
Meloni look-alike angel sparks investigation at historic Roman church Paulina Guzik February 3, 2026 If anything can electrify Italians on a Saturday, it’s certainly a combination of politics and scandal. This time, angels were involved as Romans rushed to the church of San Lorenzo in Lucina, in the proximity of the tourist-bustling Spanish Steps and Via del Corso, to see an angel in a freshly restored chapel with a face identical to that of Giorgia Meloni, Italian prime minister.
What does Christianity have to say about the Olympics? Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki February 1, 2026 When we apply the principles of sport — faithful practice, obedience to the rules, resilience after failure, self-control, discipline and trust in a greater goal — to our spiritual lives, then our discipleship is strengthened and our soul is made stronger and better prepared to meet God.
What is the feast of the Presentation? D.D. Emmons February 1, 2026 According to the Church’s liturgical calendar, the feast held on Feb. 2 each year is in honor of the Presentation of the Lord. Some Catholics recall this day as the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary because such was the feast day named until the 1969 changes in the Church’s calendar.
New Moms: Someone is praying for you Rita Buettner January 30, 2026 In the middle of the night, a mother caring for her child is not alone. A convent of nuns wakes up during the night just to pray for new mothers.
As Cardinal Pierre turns 80, what comes next? Michael R. Heinlein January 30, 2026 A change is coming in 2026 for the pope’s top man in America. Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, turns 80 Jan. 30, and he is widely expected to have his retirement accepted by Pope Leo XIV in the coming weeks.
Putting away Christmas Jaymie Stuart Wolfe January 29, 2026 Ordinary Time means a return to ordinary life: the sleeker, uncomplicated and functional way we most often pass through time. But while the house looks more spacious and less cluttered again, there’s always something sad about packing pretty things into attic-bound boxes to be stored away.
