local news Local NewsNews Gov. O’Malley calls for up or down vote on death penalty George P. Matysek Jr.January 19, 20125 min read Calling the death penalty “an expensive and utterly ineffective tool in deterring violent crime,” Gov. Martin J. O’Malley implored members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee to allow his proposed capital punishment ban to reach the floor for a vote by the full legislative body. Local NewsNews Baby Jesus returns George P. Matysek Jr.January 19, 20122 min read He once was lost but now is found. The plastic baby Jesus figure that vandals ripped from the outdoor manger of a Timonium Nativity scene last January has been recovered and returned to Gil and Loretta Hoffman. Local NewsNews Father Peyton cause for sainthood opens in Baltimore Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20122 min read Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien was to preside over the opening session of the cause for sainthood of Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton during the 12:10 p.m. Mass Nov. 20 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore. Local NewsNews Blazers badminton wins four consecutive championships Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20122 min read In her 14th season with the Notre Dame Preparatory School badminton program, Head Coach Therese Maguire knew her team of 25 was going to be strong – but strong enough to capture another championship? Local NewsNewsWestern Vicariate St. Peter picnic is a hit in Western Maryland George P. Matysek Jr.January 19, 20124 min read MCHENRY – Tightly holding a large waterlogged sponge in his fist, 9-year-old Isaac Fike wound up like Orioles pitcher Erik Bedard and launched the soggy missile towards its target. As other children squealed with delight, Isaac hit his mark on his first try – smack in the face of Father Donald Parson, pastor of St. Peter the Apostle in Oakland. “If you want to go to heaven you’ll stop it,” shouted a smiling Father Parson, his soaked face poking through a cutout hole in a plywood angel figure topped with a halo. Father Michael Triplett, a newly ordained priest recently assigned to the parishes of Western Maryland, quickly jumped to Isaac’s defense. Local NewsNews Basilica pastor celebrates Mass for Ravens Catholic ReviewJanuary 16, 20122 min read Before they stepped into noisy M&T Bank Stadium for the AFC Divisional playoff game Jan. 15, some members of the Baltimore Ravens quietly gathered for morning prayer at their downtown hotel. Local NewsNews Cardinal-designate O’Brien used to new and varied assignments Catholic News ServiceJanuary 6, 20125 min read WASHINGTON – The priestly ministry of Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, named a cardinal Jan. 6 by Pope Benedict XVI, has been marked by frequent assignments, so that he rarely stays in one place very long. And even when he is ensconced somewhere for a while, he gets to moving. Local NewsNews Local men profess vows as Dominicans Catholic ReviewJanuary 5, 20122 min read Two graduates of the University of Maryland College Park took a step closer to becoming Dominican priests after professing their solemn vows late in the summer of 2011 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. Local NewsNewsObituaries Former Catholic Review columnist dies at 81 George P. Matysek Jr.January 2, 20122 min read Paulist Father James McCabe, former director of the Family Life Center in Baltimore and a longtime columnist for The Catholic Review, died Dec. 25, 2011 in Toronto. He was 81 and had been battling cancer. Local NewsNews Hoop dreams coming true for St. Frances Academy junior Catholic ReviewDecember 22, 20113 min read Tyshell King has no idea what her life would be like without basketball, which she began playing in middle school. Previous 1 … 310 311 312 … 340 Next