Fleeing El Salvador and a threat to her life, a young woman found refuge and new life in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. She is among the many immigrants welcomed by the Catholic Church.

Christine Joy “CJ” Escobar, a native of the Philippines, and Catherine Zuzarte, a first-generation Pakistani-American, often feel torn between the lands of their parents and their American community. At Baltimore’s Mercy High School, however, they always felt at home.

Archbishop Lori urged Catholics to develop in their hearts “the holiness of freedom and freedom for holiness – an irrepressible spirit of freedom, courage and mission that no earthly power can take away from us.”

From her volleyball teammates to her bandmates in productions of “Beauty and the Beast” and “Oliver!,” Zoe Kreisel found her community at Mount de Sales Academy.

A funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Mary Alvita Maguire was offered June 7 at Villa Assumpta in Baltimore. Sister Alvita died May 27; she was 94.

Nick Hinke built an impressive resume  at The John Carroll School in Bel Air: atop a class of 162 students, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and central defender on the soccer team.

The latest installment of Names and Numbers includes a commencement speech from a Paralympic swimmer who attended Notre Dame Preparatory School, a fundraiser initiated by Loyola Blakefield grad, and recognition for two longtime volunteers in a youth baseball league.

When St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary School in Hampden and John Paul Regional Catholic School in Woodlawn closed their doors for the final time at the conclusion of the 2016-17 school year, students weren’t the only ones to experience grief.

To the dismay of corporate recruiters, Emily Craig’s  cyber security career will have to wait.

Deacon Kevin Ewing’s June 24 ordination to the priesthood promises to be bittersweet.