local news Local NewsNewsVocations The big payback: Aspiring priest tackles student debt Erik ZygmontJune 7, 20175 min read With a degree in neuroscience and a job as a research assistant at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Oliver Avaritt had his life pretty well in order when he decided to hand it over to God and join the Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Joseph. Eastern VicariateLocal NewsNewsParishes Renovations, new altar dedicated at Church of the Ascension Christopher GuntyJune 6, 20174 min read “We’ve got a consecrated altar now,” Father John Williamson, exclaimed to a parishioner greeting him in the narthex of the Church of the Ascension after a Mass May 28 in which the altar was blessed and the new sanctuary was dedicated. Eastern VicariateFeatureLocal NewsNewsParishes ‘Richly Blessed’: St. Lawrence Martyr opens new parish complex Erik ZygmontJune 5, 20175 min read While a church being replaced with a beerhall is sadly not uncommon in this day and age, the reverse is newsworthy. BishopsFeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Bishop Newman remembered for modeling ‘justice, mercy, humility’ Paul McMullenMay 29, 20176 min read How admired was Bishop William C. Newman? Applause cascaded through the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland May 29, as the casket bearing his body was wheeled down its main aisle, toward his final resting place in its crypt. Local NewsNews Funeral arrangements for Bishop Newman announced George P. Matysek Jr.May 23, 20171 min read A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered May 29 at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland. Local NewsNewsObituaries Bishop Newman, remembered for doing ‘what I was asked to do’ for Baltimore Archdiocese, dies at 88 Paul McMullenMay 20, 201713 min read Bishop William C. Newman, a native son whose diverse service to the Archdiocese of Baltimore included being a parish priest, superintendent of schools and auxiliary bishop, died May 20 at Mercy Ridge Retirement Community in Timonium. Local NewsNewsParishesUrban Vicariate Hampden parish, born in storm, celebrates 150 years of harmony Erik ZygmontMay 19, 20175 min read “It’s a great jewel in Hampden, it really is,” said parishioner Christine Barrasso of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish. Child & Youth ProtectionLocal NewsNews Archdiocese reaffirms church fully cooperated with 1969 murder investigation Christopher GuntyMay 16, 20178 min read Officials of the Archdiocese of Baltimore reaffirmed that the church did not attempt to interfere in the investigation of the death of School Sister of Notre Dame Catherine Cesnik. EvangelizationLocal NewsNewsParishesUrban Vicariate From the bell tower of St. Benedict: Catholic radio evangelizes morning commuters Erik ZygmontMay 16, 20173 min read St. Benedict Parish in Baltimore is taking the Gospel to the airwaves. Eastern VicariateLocal NewsNewsParishes ‘Where does the time go?’: Hunt Valley parish celebrates 25 years Erik ZygmontMay 9, 20176 min read Archbishop Lori celebrated a special Mass marking the 25th anniversary of the Catholic Community of St. Francis Xavier. Previous 1 … 290 291 292 … 342 Next