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Mother Seton shrine announces video series, other initiatives for 2022
In the first episode of a series of short videos launched by the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Sister Mary Catherine Conway, a Daughter of Charity, discusses her 40 years in Catholic education as a teacher and principal.
Ascension St. Agnes reaches 30,000 vaccinations milestone
The Ascension St. Agnes COVID-19 Vaccine Team and Health Institute in southwest Baltimore has administered 30,000 COVID-19 vaccinations in 13 months from Dec. 17, 2020, to January 2022.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Understanding Flannery O’Connor
Dr. Angela Alaimo O’Donnell, a writer, poet and professor at Fordham University in New York and one of the world’s foremost authorities on Flannery O’Connor, shares her insights on understanding O’Connor. O’Donnell is a former longtime professor at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore and a former parishioner of St. Francis of Assisi in Baltimore.
‘Dismantle Roe v. Wade’ is anthem at Maryland March for Life 2022
Anticipating the fall of Roe v. Wade, many of the more than 250 people who participated in the Feb. 3 Maryland March for Life said the pro-life movement across the country must be ready to help mothers in need.
Teachers working at alma maters make it their mission to give back
Hundreds of teachers in the Archdiocese of Baltimore feel the calling to return and pass on the values instilled in them through Catholic education.
St. Frances mourns death of football player Lamar Patterson
For the second time in 10 months, the St. Frances Academy community is mourning the death of a player from its nationally renowned football team.
Construction boom: Major school capital projects underway in archdiocese
Several schools throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore have completed or are working on major construction projects for the 2021-22 school year.
Mother Lange cause for canonization seeks prayers
Mother Mary Lange not only founded the Oblate Sisters in Baltimore, the first religious order in the U.S. for women of color, but also established the first Catholic school for children of color.
Legacy of a ring: Program helps get school rings to Mercy students who can’t afford them
The Mercy Legacy Ring program started in 2003 when a Class of 1964 ring was given to the school.
El Salvador martyrs inspire hope in Hispanic immigrants
More than 100 people from around the Archdiocese of Baltimore gave thanks for the recent beatification of four civil-war-era martyrs from El Salvador.