A former part-time coach for Mercy High School in Baltimore has been charged with the sexual abuse of a student.
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Thanks to Coach Clatchey, Mount St. Joseph alums dot the basketball map
The University of Maryland men’s basketball team which plays in Baltimore Dec. 8 includes two starters from Mount St. Joseph High, where coach Pat Clatchey has built a distinctive record of success.
Deacon Dean Lopata, Severna Park minister, dies at 74
Deacon Dean Lopata, who served as a deacon in the Archdiocese of Baltimore for nearly 21 years, died Nov. 7 at age 74.
Sister Jamesann McCue, I.H.M., dies at 90
Sister Jamesann served as a teacher in schools in Pennsylvania, New York, North Carolina, Florida, Maryland, Peru and in the Archdiocese of Baltimore at St. Rita Elementary School in Dundalk from 1983 to 86.
Advent, a time of preparation, begins Dec. 2
Catholics throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore and around the world will mark the beginning of Advent Dec. 2 when the four-week period of preparation for the coming of Christ begins. It also marks the start of a new liturgical year in the Catholic Church.
Names & Numbers: By the Book
This installment of Names & Numbers is dedicated to recently released books that have a link to the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Faith guides family of Taneytown boy diagnosed with rare condition
As their 5-year-old son battles a rare condition with polio-like symptoms, a Taneytown family finds strength in faith and support from family and friends.
Ijamsville composer strikes a chord with faithful amid sexual abuse crisis
“How Can We Pray?” was written by Zachary Stachowski, director of music ministry at St. Ignatius of Loyola in Ijamsville, moved by the anger he felt immediately after the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report on clergy sexual abuse was released in mid-August.
Air Force pilot, Baltimore Catholic school alum killed in crash
John Graziano died Nov. 13 in a T-38 Talon crash at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas. He was 28, and a beloved member of the Catholic community in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Little Sisters of the Poor believe they were robbed after Christmas shopping
Apparent Good Samaritans turned out to be nothing of the sort after allegedly stealing Christmas presents from two Little Sisters of the Poor outside the Costco in Columbia Nov. 26.
Adoration chapel in Towson celebrates 20 years of perpetual prayer
The perpetual adoration chapel at Immaculate Conception in Towson is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
All in a day’s ministry
By the time Father James D. Proffitt finally put his feet up Nov. 10, he’d presided at a funeral and a wedding, baptized three babies, heard confessions for an hour, presided at the Saturday vigil Mass and administered the anointing of the sick.