local news Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Clara Pedo, longtime teacher, dies at 75 Catholic Review StaffApril 19, 20181 min read During her 55 years in religious life, Sister Clara served in the Archdiocese of Baltimore at St. Dominic School in Baltimore (1969-81); Mother Seton School in Emmitsburg (1981-5, 1989-90); and in prayer ministry at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg since February. Archbishop’s MinistryFeatureLocal NewsNews Archbishop Lori says papal call to holiness is ‘within reach’ Christopher GuntyApril 19, 20182 min read “In a very practical way, (the pope) engages us. He engages our lives and he shows us how living in this world with all of our ups and downs, all of our concerns and worries, with all of our strengths and weaknesses, we can in fact attain holiness,” the archbishop said. FeatureLocal NewsNewsParishesWestern Vicariate South Carroll County parish celebrates 150 years Emily Rosenthal AlsterApril 18, 20187 min read St. Joseph in Sykesville is celebrating 150 years. The parish has seen many changes since its cornerstone was laid in 1868. FeatureLocal NewsNames and NumbersNewsSchools Names & Numbers: Catholics help build church, serve pregnant women and more Catholic Review StaffApril 17, 20188 min read Among the highlights of this month’s edition of Names & Numbers is a fundraising drive by Ellicott City parishioners who are helping to build a church in Vietnam. FeatureLocal NewsNews MCC tracks wins, losses in Annapolis session Christopher GuntyApril 17, 20185 min read The Maryland Catholic Conference saw some successes on issues it tracked during the 438th Session of the Maryland General Assembly that concluded April 9. Archbishop’s MinistryBlack Catholic MinistryFeatureLocal NewsMLK Pastoral LetterNewsVideo Successor to Martin Luther King Jr. urges unity in cathedral sermon Christopher GuntyApril 13, 20187 min read The Rev. Dr. Raphael G. Warnock, senior pastor of Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, gave a rousing sermon at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland at an April 12 interfaith/ecumenical prayer service to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Black Catholic MinistryFeatureLocal NewsNews Watch an archived livestream of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. prayer service Archdiocese of BaltimoreApril 12, 20181 min read The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Facebook page will livestream an ecumenical and interfaith prayer service at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore April 12 beginning at 7 p.m. FeatureLocal NewsNews Catholic institutions shine at Light City festival Emily Rosenthal AlsterApril 12, 20183 min read The annual Light City festival began April 6 with the lighting of Neighborhood Lights, including at St. Leo the Great in Little Italy, and a “luminous” celebration at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore. Black Catholic MinistryLocal NewsMLK Pastoral LetterNews Interfaith prayer service for MLK features Atlanta pastor Christopher GuntyApril 11, 20183 min read The son of two Pentecostal pastors, Rev. Warnock responded to the call of ministry at a very early age, and at age 35, became the fifth and the youngest person ever called to the senior pastorate of Ebenezer Baptist Church, founded in 1886. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSchools 60 scholars honored at archdiocesan convocation Emily Rosenthal AlsterApril 11, 20184 min read Top-performing seniors from each Catholic high school within the Archdiocese of Baltimore were honored for academic achievement at the 26th annual Distinctive Scholars Convocation April 10. Previous 1 … 326 327 328 … 410 Next
