Two days after torrential rain caused flooding in the Georges Creek Valley in Western Maryland, Father Scott Kady, pastor of Divine Mercy Parish felt blessed.
New interim Hispanic, Urban delegates ready to serve Archdiocese of Baltimore
With the appointment of Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R. to the Diocese of Providence, R.I., Archbishop William E. Lori announced May 8 two interim appointments to continue the work Bishop Lewandowski had done while in Baltimore.
Catholic school academic honorees return to lead alma maters at Bishop Walsh, Archbishop Curley
For two Archdiocese of Baltimore Distinctive Scholars, their alma maters were more than just a chapter in their past – they became the foundation of their future.
At St. Mary’s School in Hagerstown, vision takes shape to save a school
St. Mary, a 2017 National Blue Ribbon School, has also set high academic goals alongside its faith-centered mission.
Catholic school students ‘elect’ pope in their own ‘conclave’
Before the College of Cardinals elected U.S.-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the next supreme pontiff May 8, students across Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore were holding their own mock conclaves – complete with rituals, research and reverence.
Archbishop Lori ordains five transitional deacons
During the ordination, each new deacon promised to respect and obey the archbishop as well as his successors. Archbishop Lori laid his hands on each of them to give them the gift of the Holy Spirit and the five were vested.
Bishop Adam Parker celebrates 25 years of priesthood
Here in Western Maryland near the Appalachian Mountains, Bishop Parker began his priesthood as an associate pastor at St. Peter 25 years ago. Bishop Parker returned to what he called “his number one assignment” to celebrate his silver jubilee with an April 27 Mass.
Baltimore bunting for late pope has personal touch
Catholic churches around the world have draped black bunting around their doors as a symbol of mourning the April 21 death of Pope Francis.
Hundreds gather at Cathedral of Mary Our Queen to remember late pope
Black bunting draped the front of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland April 21 as hundreds gathered for an evening Mass of Remembrance in honor of Pope Francis, who died earlier that morning.
Passion Project: Icons and holy relic inspire devotion at Western Maryland parish
The amateur artists labored on a Thursday evening in March inside the parish hall at St. Peter the Apostle in Oakland, in Garrett County.
Hundreds gather in Emmitsburg for first-ever Deaf Eucharistic Congress
Deaf Catholics from across the country stood side by side, hands raised in prayer, signing in unison – worshiping in their own language at the first-ever Deaf Eucharistic Congress.
International members tour St. Vincent de Paul programs in Baltimore
For the first time in its history, the International Council General Society of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (CGI), met in the United States the week of March 31.