Historic church called gift of faith from ‘incredibly brave’ Maryland colonists October 26, 2020By Mark Zimmerman Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The church is near the cradle of U.S. Catholicism, a few miles from St. Clement’s Island, where Jesuit Father Andrew White celebrated the first Mass in the English-speaking colonies March 25, 1634, after colonists from England made landfall there.
Prelate celebrates his first Mass as cardinal-designate at historic Maryland church October 26, 2020By Mark Zimmerman Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News On a day of history for the U.S. Catholic Church, Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory — who four hours earlier had learned Pope Francis had named him a cardinal — celebrated his first Mass as a cardinal-designate Oct. 25 at Holy Angels Church in Avenue in Southern Maryland.
Cardinal-designate Gregory thanks pope ‘with grateful, humble heart’ October 25, 2020By Mark Zimmerman Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory, installed as Washington’ s archbishop in May 2019, thanked Pope Francis “with a very grateful and humble heart” for naming him as one of 13 new cardinals Oct. 25.
Josephites mourn loss of priests to virus, express sorrow over Floyd death June 3, 2020By Mark Zimmerman Filed Under: Coronavirus, Local News, News, Racial Justice Josephite Father Frank Martin Hull and Father Joseph John McKinley, who both had lived at the Josephite Senior Residence in Washington.
Supreme Court declines review of case involving Washington Archdiocese ad April 9, 2020By Mark Zimmerman Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News The Archdiocese of Washington expressed disappointment that the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a federal appeals court ruling that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s prohibition of religious advertising did not violate the First Amendment.
Faith always in first place for Catholic high school’s Hall of Fame coach January 23, 2020By Mark Zimmerman Filed Under: News, Obituaries, Sports, World News Wootten led his teams to national prominence while teaching his players to prioritize God, family, school and basketball in that order.
17th century iron cross returns to St. Clement’s Island March 29, 2019By Mark Zimmerman Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News On Maryland Day, a treasured artifact of early U.S. Catholic history – a 17th century iron cross believed to have been hammered together by a blacksmith on board either the Ark or the Dove – returned to St. Clement’s Island in Southern Maryland.
