The funds will help to provide additional safety measures, capital improvements and scholarship assistance for students from low-income households or who have special needs.
Maryland Catholic Conference announces new leadership
The Maryland Catholic Conference announced March 28 that Jennifer Briemann will succeed Mary Ellen Russell as the conference’s new executive director in June.
Poll shows increased support for BOOST funding
A poll released March 13 showed a support for an increase in funding for the State of Maryland’s Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today (BOOST) Scholarship Program.
Appealing faces
The Catholic Review shares the stories of three people who have benefited from the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal.
Holy Week schedules announced for Archbishop Lori, parishes
Find the Holy Week schedule for your parish and see where Archbishop Lori will lead archdiocesan celebrations.
Day of Reconciliation is March 19
Catholics throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore will have a special opportunity to go to confession on a Day of Reconcilation, scheduled for March 19.
Baltimore’s Sister Mary Madonna Gies, R.S.M., dies at 89
A funeral Mass was offered March 10 for Sister of Mercy Mary Madonna Gies at the Villa in Timonium. A Baltimore native who spent most of her ministry teaching in area schools, she died March 7 at age 89 after 72 years as a Sister of Mercy.
Catholics, Lutherans unite in prayer at St. Mary’s Seminary and University
Catholic and Lutheran leaders came together for a service at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore marking the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.
Sister Jean Clare Rohe, 100 years young, looks back on service in Baltimore
Franciscan Sister Jean Clare Rohe, who spent decades ministering in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, turns 100 March 12.
Catholic schoolteachers’ job fair set for March 10
The teachers’ job fair will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at Immaculate Conception School in Towson. Principals and representatives from archdiocesan elementary and high schools will be on site to meet with those in attendance.
Mount St. Mary’s University, St. Maria Goretti High School enter guaranteed admissions partnership
St. Maria Goretti students who meet defined requirements are guaranteed admission to Mount St. Mary’s. Students who meet the criteria will receive, at minimum, a $22,000 four-year award, with a total value of $88,000.
Bon Secours Health System merges with Ohio-based Catholic network
The Bon Secours Health System, a Marriottsville-based health ministry with roots in Baltimore that date to the 19th century, announced Feb. 21 its intention to merge with Mercy Health, which ministers in Ohio and Kentucky.