local news Local NewsNewsSports Westminster parish marks 40 years of basketball, thanks to veteran volunteers George P. Matysek Jr.January 26, 20125 min read WESTMINSTER – Sitting in the bleachers as the repeated booming echoes of bouncing basketballs filled St. John’s gymnasium, Larry Baker and Donald “Bo” Yingling seemed like proud fathers. Local NewsNews Father Stewart Bullock arrested, removed from ministry Catholic Review StaffJanuary 25, 20123 min read “I realize that this information may be shocking and painful for you to hear, which I sincerely regret,” Father Barr wrote in his letter to parishioners. “However, in the interest of transparency and out of an abundance of care for this parish and our community, I wanted to share this news with you directly and ask for your prayers for Father Bullock and for our parish.” Local NewsNews A Global Affair: Baltimore finds spirit in World Youth Day Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20124 min read Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien challenged Baltimore pilgrims at World Youth Day to be a light of information when they return from Sydney, Australia. Local NewsNews BRAC families will ‘invade’ Maryland Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20123 min read Expect more people in the pews in 2011, thanks to the base realignment and closure (BRAC) initiative, which will bring an estimated 28,176 new households to Maryland. Business managers from Baltimore-area parishes and schools filled an Archdiocesan workshop Oct. 18 that featured speakers from Harford, Baltimore a Local NewsNews Baltimore pastor details evolution of multicultural ministry Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20124 min read BALTIMORE – With at least 42 different nations represented in the congregation of St. Matthew, Bishop Denis J. Madden, urban vicar, wants the pastor of the Baltimore parish to share how he cultivated his multicultural ministry. Local NewsNews Homeless to dismantle tents at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20123 min read As 2008 begins, the pastor of St. Vincent de Paul, Baltimore, will order all makeshift tents used by the homeless in the park adjacent to the church to come down. Local NewsNews St. Frances Academy dreams of big expansion George P. Matysek Jr.January 19, 20125 min read Walking along the Johnston Square streets that surround St. Frances Academy in a forgotten corner of East Baltimore, Tom Nealis passed vacant lots overrun with weeds and boarded-up row houses tagged with graffiti. EnvironmentLocal NewsNews Catholic Center takes measures to protect environment Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20123 min read Kermit the Frog once sang “It’s not easy being green.” The leaders at the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s downtown headquarters beg to differ, however. Local NewsNews Cumberland outreach helps clothe children Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20122 min read CUMBERLAND – Standing next to piles of neatly folded children’s shirts and dainty toddler’s dresses hanging overhead on hangers, Ellie Mantheiy was pleased with the quantity and quality of the apparel. “It’s mostly used clothing donated by parishioners,” said Ms. Mantheiy, coordinator of the children’s clothing outreach program at St. Mary, Cumberland. “Some of it is brand new. Our parishioners are very generous.” The outreach program started about three years ago to help struggling parents throughout the community clothe their children. The church accepts donations of pants, shirts, dresses, jackets and more which are then distributed free of charge to anyone who needs them. Local NewsNews Catholics remember Charles G. Tildon Jr. Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20125 min read Charles G. Tildon Jr., who served the church in a variety of capacities and received the papal honor of being named to the Knights of St. Gregory the Great, died Dec. 16 of cancer. He was 81. Previous 1 … 307 308 309 … 342 Next