local news FeatureKnights of ColumbusLocal NewsNews Knights mobilize to aid Iraqi Christian refugees Brendan ReynoldsSeptember 28, 20173 min read The Knights of Columbus in the Archdiocese of Baltimore have joined a national effort to prioritize funding for the reconstruction and resettlement of Karamdes, a devastated Christian town in northern Iraq which was liberated from ISIS late last year. Black Catholic MinistryFeatureLocal NewsNewsUrban Vicariate Archbishop Lori announces statewide Maryland task force on racism Paul McMullenSeptember 27, 20174 min read Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, the chairman of the Maryland Catholic Conference, announced Sept. 27 the creation of a statewide task force on racism. FeatureLocal NewsNewsParishesUrban VicariateWorship & Sacraments St. Alphonsus Shrine entrusted to Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter George P. Matysek Jr.September 25, 20176 min read “It’s a real pleasure and a real joy to be able to offer Mass in such a historic, beautiful church,” said Father Kiefer, a former Army captain who was deployed to Mogadishu in Somalia and Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. Black Catholic MinistryFeatureLocal NewsNewsUncategorizedUrban Vicariate Bishop Madden to lead Baltimore prayer walk for peace Sept. 27 Archdiocese of BaltimoreSeptember 25, 20171 min read Bishop Denis J. Madden, urban vicar and auxiliary bishop emeritus of Baltimore, will lead a prayer walk for peace Sept. 27 at St. Francis Xavier, 1501 E. Oliver Street, in East Baltimore. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Valeria served Rodgers Forge school for more than four decades Catholic Review StaffSeptember 25, 20172 min read School Sister of Notre Dame Mary Valeria Wagner is fondly remembered at St. Pius X School in Rodgers Forge, where, from 1973 to 2014, she taught kindergarten, first grade and later ministered as a volunteer. Local NewsNewsSchoolsVideoWestern Vicariate Classroom passion runs deep in Westminster Paul McMullenSeptember 21, 20172 min read A combined 65 years in the classroom. An endless supply of esteem for, and expertise in, Catholic schools. That’s what Antoinette “Toni” LaFlame and Barbara Ott bring to the 255 students at St. John School in Westminster. Eastern VicariateLocal NewsNewsSchools High schools ‘go and make disciples’ Erik ZygmontSeptember 21, 20174 min read Well-known for their solid academics and structured discipline, Catholic high schools across the Archdiocese of Baltimore are also engaged in a third mission, in effect for 2,000 years: evangelization. FeatureLocal NewsNewsUrban Vicariate Filipino community lives out Pope Francis’ call to missionary discipleship Kit CrossSeptember 18, 20174 min read A standing-room-only gathering packed the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland Sept. 17 for the seventh annual Archdiocesan Filipino Saints Fiesta Celebration. Local NewsNewsObituariesUrban Vicariate Father Nawrocki, priest who served Holy Rosary Parish and Polish communities, dies Catholic Review StaffSeptember 18, 20172 min read A farewell bilingual Mass in Polish and English for Society of Christ Father Zdzisław Nawrocki will be held Sept. 18, at 6:30 p.m., at Holy Rosary in Fells Point. FeatureLocal NewsNewsUrban Vicariate Ellerslie Avenue building has been a center of ministry for 100 years Emily Rosenthal AlsterSeptember 18, 20176 min read Exactly 100 years to the day when Cardinal James Gibbons dedicated St. Elizabeth Home as an orphanage for African-American children in Baltimore, former orphans were among those returning to the building Sept. 17 for a special Mass celebrating a century of diverse ministry at the site. Previous 1 … 365 366 367 … 427 Next
