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Baltimore area Catholic high schools add special touch to acceptance letters
Catholic high school admissions directors and administrators throughout the area take extra care to make their acceptance letters a little bit more of a special moment for the anxious applicants.
Seven poems from seven days
It stands so tall and regal overhead,
As if it’s watching people walk below.
Some pass without a glance, some turn their head,
What seeds are sown we may not ever know.
Archbishop Lori to celebrate Mass for World Day of Prayer for Vocations
Archbishop William E. Lori will celebrate a special 5 p.m. Mass May 7 at St. Peter the Apostle in Libertytown for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, observed May 7-8.
Never too old: Seniors over 90 welcomed into Catholic faith at Easter
After a period of instruction in the faith and guided by Kathy Schmitt, pastoral administrator at Oak Crest, Kenneth Davis was received into the Catholic Church earlier this year, receiving his first Communion Feb. 26 at the senior facility’s chapel.
Nearly 1,000 Catholic women find peace in the midst of anxiety
“Walking with Purpose” now has 23 parish Bible studies throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore and 460 throughout the world, caring for 42,000 Catholic women of all ages in 2022.
5 Things to Know about Bruce Zimmermann; Loyola Blakefield grad to start Orioles home opener
Five things to know about Loyola Blakefield graduate Bruce Zimmermann, a left-handed pitcher who is scheduled to be the starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles when they play their first home game of the 2022 season at Oriole Park at Camden Yards Monday, April 11, 3:05 p.m., against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Meeting migrants, pope warns civilization risks being ‘shipwrecked’
Saying civilization itself risks foundering because of apathy and selfishness, Pope Francis insisted that migrants and refugees must be treated with care and kindness and recognized as brothers and sisters.
St. John the Evangelist in Hydes grieves stolen Eucharist
Heartbroken by the recent theft of a church tabernacle containing the Blessed Sacrament, parishioners of St. John the Evangelist in Hydes are struggling to understand why anyone would commit such a crime, according to Father Pete Literal, pastor.
Madeleine Albright is remembered as diplomat and teacher
Madeleine Albright, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the first female secretary of state and longtime professor at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, died March 23 in Washington. She was 84.
Synodal process continues in Archdiocese of Baltimore with regional meetings
As parishes wrap up their local listening sessions for Synod 2021-23, “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation and Mission,” two to three representatives from each parish have been attending a series of regional meetings March 7-31 to share what they are hearing with archdiocesan leaders.
Pope speaks with Russian Orthodox patriarch
Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill spoke via video conference about the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and the hopes for a peaceful solution, the Vatican said.