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Six men ordained as transitional deacons
May 20 2013
People in support of six men ordained transitional deacons packed the basilica May 18.

Sights from Preakness 2013
May 20 2013
Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore hosted the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes May 18.

UMBC campus ministry program under new leadership, vision
May 19 2013
Father John Rapisarda, part-time UMBC chaplain, is working to strengthen the campus ministry program at the Baltimore County school.

Legal lecture highlights growing conflicts between church, state
May 18 2013
Members of the legal profession gathered May 14 at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park for “The Intersection of Law and Conscience."

Baltimore Archbishop Lori leads invocation for Alibi breakfast
May 17 2013
The annual Alibi Breakfast at Pimlico features a gathering of owners, trainers, jockeys and horsemen to celebrate Preakness.

Local Redemptorists mark jubilee years
May 17 2013
Five Redemptorist priests who have given decades of service to the Archdiocese of Baltimore are celebrating pertinent anniversaries.

New law a win for fourth-grader working to stop shark finning
May 17 2013
On May 2, Gov. Martin J. O’Malley signed into law a bill prohibiting the possession of shark fins in the state.

St. Leo celebrates Mother's Day, first communicants
May 16 2013
May is known as the Month of Mary, and parishioners of St. Leo Church in Little Italy celebrated on Mother’s Day, May 12.

St. Mary’s High alumna named new horse-racing analyst at Pimlico, Laurel Park
May 16 2013
With parents, an older sister, aunts and uncles in the horse-racing industry, it’s no surprise Gabby Gaudet followed in their footsteps.

St. Joseph leadership looking to hospital’s future, not past
May 15 2013
Nearly six months have passed since the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) assumed ownership of St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson from the Denver-based Catholic Health Initiatives.