local news FeatureLocal NewsNewsSchools Catholic Review survey shows tuition at Catholic high schools more affordable than alternatives George P. Matysek Jr.February 9, 20223 min read According to an annual tuition survey by the Catholic Review, Catholic high schools in the archdiocese that charge traditional tuition currently have an average tuition of $16,950. That represents only a 1.4 percent increase from the previous academic year’s average tuition. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Mary Ellen Schwartz, D.C., dies at 88 Catholic Review StaffFebruary 9, 20221 min read A funeral Mass for Daugher of Charity Sister Mary Ellen Schwartz was offered Jan. 29 in the Villa St. Michael Chapel in Emmitsburg. Sister Mary Ellen died Jan. 25. She was 88. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSaints Mother Seton shrine announces video series, other initiatives for 2022 Catholic News ServiceFebruary 8, 20224 min read 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. CoronavirusFeatureLocal NewsNews Ascension St. Agnes reaches 30,000 vaccinations milestone Priscila González de DoranFebruary 8, 20225 min read 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. BooksFeatureLocal NewsNewsRadio Interview RADIO INTERVIEW: Understanding Flannery O’Connor Catholic Review StaffFebruary 7, 20221 min read 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. FeatureLocal NewsMaryland General AssemblyNewsRespect Life ‘Dismantle Roe v. Wade’ is anthem at Maryland March for Life 2022 Priscila González de DoranFebruary 4, 20226 min read 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. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSchools Teachers working at alma maters make it their mission to give back Gerry JacksonFebruary 4, 20226 min read Hundreds of teachers in the Archdiocese of Baltimore feel the calling to return and pass on the values instilled in them through Catholic education. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSchoolsSports St. Frances mourns death of football player Lamar Patterson Gerry JacksonFebruary 3, 20223 min read 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. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSchools Construction boom: Major school capital projects underway in archdiocese Priscila González de DoranFebruary 3, 20226 min read Several schools throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore have completed or are working on major construction projects for the 2021-22 school year. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSaints Mother Lange cause for canonization seeks prayers Christopher GuntyFebruary 2, 20225 min read 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. Previous 1 … 204 205 206 … 430 Next