local news #IamCatholicFeatureLocal NewsNewsSchoolsSports Calvert Hall, Curley claim MIAA lacrosse titles with dominant performances Todd KarpovichMay 18, 20196 min read Calvert Hall became the first lacrosse program to win three straight A Conference championships since the early 1950s with its 17-5 defeat of St. Mary’s. #IamCatholicFaces of FaithFeatureLocal NewsNewsWestern Vicariate Garrett County parishioners maintain strong faith, serve others Emily Rosenthal AlsterMay 16, 20193 min read Jean and Bill Schrider are active parishioners at Western Maryland’s St. Peter the Apostle in Oakland who volunteer in hospice ministry. Child & Youth ProtectionFeatureLocal NewsNews Archdiocese, Review Board release 2018 reports on child and youth protection Christopher GuntyMay 15, 20198 min read More than 30,000 adults and 39,000 children received safe environment training in the 2018 fiscal year, according to the annual child protection report from the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Jane Marie Otterson, D.C., served parishes, outreaches in Baltimore Archdiocese Catholic Review StaffMay 15, 20192 min read A funeral Mass was offered May 4 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg for Sister Jane Marie Otterson, D.C., who gave 71 years to her vocation as a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. Sister Jane Marie died April 29, at age 93. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Sheila O’Friel, D.C., served in Emmitsburg Catholic Review StaffMay 15, 20191 min read A funeral Mass was offered May 4 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg for Sister Sheila O’Friel, a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul for 65 years. #IamCatholicdeaconsFeatureLocal NewsNewsVocations Meet the 14 men who will be ordained permanent deacons Catholic Review StaffMay 15, 20195 min read Meet the 14 men who will be ordained permanent deacons during a 10 a.m. liturgy at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland May 25. FeatureLocal NewsNews SSNDs celebrate their religious community’s 185th jubilee Catholic Review StaffMay 14, 20193 min read The School Sisters of Notre Dame in the Archdiocese of Baltimore marked the 185th anniversary of the founding of their religious community with a celebration at Columbus Gardens in Perry Hall May 7. #IamCatholicFeatureLocal NewsNewsSchoolsSports Mount de Sales finishes strong to take another track and field title; Gilmore shines on boys’ side Paul McMullenMay 13, 20195 min read Mount de Sales Academy surged to another IAAM track and field championship, while Loyola Blakefield’s Camden Gilmore finished his prep career with an MIAA distance sweep. #IamCatholicArchbishop’s MinistryFeatureLocal NewsNewsVocations Archbishop Lori calls four new transitional deacons to be ‘gentle in ministry’ Paul McMullenMay 13, 20195 min read Archbishop William E. Lori ordained four men to the transitional diaconate May 11 at the Baltimore Basilica. Child & Youth ProtectionFeatureLocal NewsNews Archdiocesan leaders respond to pope’s reforms on accountability Christopher GuntyMay 9, 20197 min read Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori welcomed Pope Francis’ May 9 document clarifying and revising norms and procedures for holding bishops and religious superiors accountable in protecting minors as well as in protecting members of religious orders and seminarians from abuse. “I welcome his motu proprio, ‘Vos Estis Lux Mundi’(‘You Are the Light of the World’), which creates new church law establishing uniform and universal requirements for allegations of child sexual abuse, as well as for those who abuse their authority, including bishops,” Archbishop Lori said. Previous 1 … 284 285 286 … 408 Next