“He had a very deep faith, but it wasn’t a showy kind of faith,” said Capuchin Franciscan Father Gregory Chervenak, pastor of Our Lady of the Mountains. “He was very unassuming and never, ever drew attention to himself.
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Brother Kevin Strong, ‘one of the giants’ of the Christian Brothers, dies at 85
Brother Kevin Strong, a groundbreaking leader at Calvert Hall College High School in Towson and Cardinal Gibbons School in Baltimore who served as the first president of both all-boys institutions, died Jan. 3 in New Jersey after years of declining health.
Snow event closes all but handful of schools in Baltimore Archdiocese
The severe cold has caused broken water lines and other challenges at several parishes and schools across the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Catholic Charities warm hundreds in Baltimore with meals, shelter
As 2018 began with temperatures in the single digits, hundreds are finding food and shelter through Catholic Charities of Baltimore.
More prayers for peace as Baltimore marks deadly milestone
Archbishop William E. Lori and Mayor Catherine Pugh were among those pausing to pray for peace and consoling the families of victims as the deadliest year in the history of Baltimore City neared an end.
Reflecting on 55 years as a priest, Father Rafferty says God ‘works in crazy ways’
The end of 2017 will bring his retirement from Our Lady of the Chesapeake Parish, where he has served as pastor since July 1992
Fire only serves to forge spirit, OLPH outreach of Ellicott City family
After being displaced from a house fire, the Hendersons continue to serve the homeless population of Baltimore.
Baltimore schools’ interfaith partnership spreads ‘kindness to all’
Students from Cardinal Shehan School in Baltimore teamed up with students from Al-Rahmah School, an Islamic school in western Baltimore County, to prepare lunches for those in need Dec. 19. (
Small Miracle: However long they have him, family cherishes its youngest
The D’Orazio family, parishioners of St. Ignatius in Baltimore, see their infant son, Leo, as a gift from God. Leo suffers from a rare condition that is likely to make his earthly life brief.
Archbishop Lori provides invocation for Helping Up Mission improvements
According to Mike Rallo, director of spiritual life for the Helping Up Mission, a faith-based institution with an approach that seeks to help the whole person, it houses more than 400 men.
Christmas Mass schedule announced for Baltimore bishops
Archbishop William E. Lori and the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s auxiliary bishops will celebrate Christmas with various Catholic communities.
St. Andrew by the Bay welcomes ‘Homeless Jesus’ statue for Christmas
A lightweight, resin replica of the statue, which was created by Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz, has traveled around the Archdiocese of Baltimore since February.