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Baltimore priest responds to fatal accident near church, Catholic community reaches out


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Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Our Faith in Action

“My ministry in that case was prayer and trying to provide some calm and confidence in a profoundly chaotic moment. We call this a ministry of presence – a phrase we use often,” Father Ponton said. He started with asking himself how he could help with any physical needs, and went from there.

Baltimore’s Black and Hispanic Catholic choirs inspire unity and joy


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Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Our Faith in Action

The archdiocese introduced two distinctive ensembles, each representing significant communities and emphasizing unity among Catholics while celebrating the church’s rich diversity – the Black Catholic Mass Choir and the Hispanic/Latino Archdiocesan Choir.

Baltimore City’s inclusive housing a triumph for Catholic activism


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Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Our Faith in Action, Social Justice

Given the meandering pace at which building plans make their way through Baltimore city offices to final approval before construction begins, it should take at least two years before the new inclusionary – meaning, affordable – housing law, which finally passed in full on Dec. 7, will show an impact.

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