The annual Light City festival began April 6 with the lighting of Neighborhood Lights, including at St. Leo the Great in Little Italy, and a “luminous” celebration at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore.
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Interfaith prayer service for MLK features Atlanta pastor
The son of two Pentecostal pastors, Rev. Warnock responded to the call of ministry at a very early age, and at age 35, became the fifth and the youngest person ever called to the senior pastorate of Ebenezer Baptist Church, founded in 1886.
60 scholars honored at archdiocesan convocation
Top-performing seniors from each Catholic high school within the Archdiocese of Baltimore were honored for academic achievement at the 26th annual Distinctive Scholars Convocation April 10.
Sister Maria Voorneveld, I.H.M., dies at 95
Sister Maria Voorneveld, I.H.M., died March 27 at 95. She taught at St. Bernadine Elementary School in Baltimore (1948-55) and was a member of the support staff at Mother Seton Academy in Baltimore (1995-2006).
Sister Elizabeth Doyle, O.S.F., dies at 98
Sister Elizabeth Doyle, former principal and teacher at Immaculate Conception School in Towson and teacher at St. Anthony in Baltimore, died April 3. She was 98.
East Baltimore man dedicated to parish, food bank
Dwayne Coleman uses his free time to volunteer at St. Wenceslaus in Baltimore and the parish’s Lucielle Fitzgerald Outreach Center, which will be re-dedicated April 21 at 10 a.m.
Holy Rosary offers encounter with God’s love on Divine Mercy Sunday
“It’s just so amazing and so beautiful seeing so many people taking advantage of the graces of this day,” said Elissa Voss.
Forgiveness is theme of Divine Mercy Sunday in Archdiocese of Baltimore
Archbishop Lori will celebrate a 1:30 p.m. Divine Mercy Sunday Mass April 8 at Holy Rosary, home of the Archdiocese of Baltimore Divine Mercy Shrine.
Baltimore woman among Catholic peace activists facing charges after detention at submarine base
Elizabeth McAlister, a 78-year-old peace activist from Jonah House in Baltimore, was among seven Catholic peace activists detained at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia early April 5, hours after entering to protest nuclear weapons.
Father Muller, oldest priest in the archdiocese, dies after 70 years as a priest
Father Muller ministered as a chaplain in the Archdiocese of Baltimore at Johns Hopkins Hospital from 1970 to his retirement in 1989.
Footage of Cardinal Shehan’s open housing testimony uncovered
For the first time in more than a half century, digitized footage of the cardinal’s television appearance is now available for viewing on Youtube.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is Child Abuse Protection Month. See the following resources, news stories and commentaries for keeping our children safe.