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Urban Vicariate

Former St. Elizabeth of Hungary pastor was humble adventurer

July 6, 2017
By Erik Zygmont
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Urban Vicariate

Third Order Regular Franciscan Father Robert T. Sisk, who died June 23 at the St. Francis Friary at Mount Assisi in Loretto, Pa., was remembered as a kind-hearted parish priest whose humble personality contrasted with an adventurous past serving in foreign missions.

Sister Mary Alice Chineworth, trailblazing religious sister, dies

June 29, 2017
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Local News, News, Obituaries, Urban Vicariate

Sister Mary Alice Chineworth, a former superior general of the Baltimore-based Oblate Sisters of Providence who overcame racial discrimination in her pursuit of a religious vocation, died June 21. She was three weeks shy of her 100th birthday.

Bishop Madden celebrates 50 years as a priest

June 29, 2017
By Christopher Gunty
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate

The archbishop called Bishop Madden “the whole package,” noting that his simplicity of dedication was inspiring.

Nationally recognized youth minister from Baltimore dies at 52

June 28, 2017
By Erik Zygmont
Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Urban Vicariate, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry

“He was a preacher, but he was also a strategic thinker. He was always asking, ‘What does it take to do youth ministry well?’ and ‘What’s the vision here?’ ”

The Least of These: Welcoming the stranger

June 26, 2017
By Erik Zygmont
Filed Under: Eastern Vicariate, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, Ministry, News, Urban Vicariate, Western Vicariate

Fleeing El Salvador and a threat to her life, a young woman found refuge and new life in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. She is among the many immigrants welcomed by the Catholic Church.

Mercy High School offers international scope

June 24, 2017
By Mary K. Tilghman
Filed Under: Local News, News, Schools, Urban Vicariate

Christine Joy “CJ” Escobar, a native of the Philippines, and Catherine Zuzarte, a first-generation Pakistani-American, often feel torn between the lands of their parents and their American community. At Baltimore’s Mercy High School, however, they always felt at home.

K-8 schools that closed left a mark on students

June 19, 2017
By Erik Zygmont
Filed Under: Eastern Vicariate, Local News, News, Schools, Urban Vicariate

When St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary School in Hampden and John Paul Regional Catholic School in Woodlawn closed their doors for the final time at the conclusion of the 2016-17 school year, students weren’t the only ones to experience grief.

The Least of These: Helping victims of modern slavery become survivors

June 9, 2017
By Paul McMullen
Filed Under: Local News, News, Social Justice, Urban Vicariate

The control and movement of people for the purposes of sexual exploitation, forced labor, servitude or the removal of organs is considered one of the three most profitable criminal activities on the planet, alongside illicit drugs and weapons.

Amen: On a humble man, and famous last words

June 8, 2017
By Erik Zygmont
Filed Under: Amen, Commentary, Urban Vicariate, Vocations

As a priest, Monsignor Bastress was in fact enlisted to act “in persona Christi” – in the person of Christ – throughout various aspects of his ministry.

Hampden parish, born in storm, celebrates 150 years of harmony

May 19, 2017
By Erik Zygmont
Filed Under: Local News, News, Parishes, Urban Vicariate

“It’s a great jewel in Hampden, it really is,” said parishioner Christine Barrasso of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish.

From the bell tower of St. Benedict: Catholic radio evangelizes morning commuters

May 16, 2017
By Erik Zygmont
Filed Under: Evangelization, Local News, News, Parishes, Urban Vicariate

St. Benedict Parish in Baltimore is taking the Gospel to the airwaves.

St. Anthony of Padua speeds greening of Northeast Baltimore

April 25, 2017
By Paul McMullen
Filed Under: Local News, News, Parishes, Urban Vicariate

On the Second Sunday of Easter at St. Anthony of Padua in Gardenville, Father Ty Hullinger and his congregation underscored the name of their neighborhood.

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