local news Local NewsNewsSchools More than 2,200 graduate from 20 Catholic high schools in Archdiocese of Baltimore Erik ZygmontJune 15, 20175 min read Twenty Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore graduated a combined 2,210 seniors this spring. Local NewsNewsOur Back Pages Our Back Pages: Terrible loss in the ‘Great War’ Paul McMullenJune 15, 20173 min read “One minute before the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 – the moment when an armistice took effect to end World War I – Henry Gunther was shot and killed near the French village of Chaumont-devant-Damvillers.” Eastern VicariateLocal NewsNewsPastoral PlanningWestern Vicariate Archbishop Lori announces mergers for three sets of parishes Christopher GuntyJune 12, 20174 min read The Catholic parishes in the Glen Burnie area are considering building a new church as their communities unite into a single parish. Local NewsNewsSocial JusticeUrban Vicariate The Least of These: Helping victims of modern slavery become survivors Paul McMullenJune 9, 20178 min read 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. Local NewsNews After nearly 66 years in ministry, Monsignor Bastress retires Erik ZygmontJune 8, 20176 min read Pastor of the National Shrine of St. Alphonsus Liguori in Baltimore since 1998, Monsignor Bastress has ministered throughout the archdiocese since his May 19, 1951, ordination at the Baltimore Basilica. 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. Previous 1 … 294 295 296 … 347 Next