local news Baltimore BasilicaLocal NewsNews Archbishop Lori embraces tradition at vespers service George P. Matysek Jr.May 15, 20124 min read Hundreds filled the Baltimore basilica for a vespers service that welcomed Baltimore’s 16th archbishop. Local NewsNewsObituaries Father Edwin Foley, pioneering Redemptorist, dies at 91 George P. Matysek Jr.May 3, 20123 min read Redemptorist Father Edwin G. Foley, whose pastoral ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore included work at Our Lady of Fatima in Baltimore, St. Mary in Annapolis and Sacred Heart of Jesus in Highlandtown, was remembered as a gentle scholar who had an ability to relate to people. Local NewsNewsSchoolsVocations Cardinal O’Brien reflects on joys and challenges of his Baltimore years George P. Matysek Jr.February 23, 201211 min read Cardinal O’Brien leaves an indelible mark on his adopted home – reconfiguring the school system, starting a parish-planning process, speaking out strongly in defense of life and new immigrants, supporting traditional marriage and naming key leaders to archdiocesan posts. Local NewsNews Monsignor Adam Parker, Cardinal O’Brien’s priest-secretary, learns from his mentor George P. Matysek Jr.February 23, 20123 min read Few people know Cardinal Edwin F. O’Brien as well as Monsignor Adam J. Parker. Local NewsNews Former Episcopalian Mount Calvary parishioners received into Catholic Church George P. Matysek Jr.January 26, 20124 min read The parishioners were the first group of Americans to be received into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church through the newly established Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, an ecclesiastical structure created by Pope Benedict XVI to make it easier to welcome former Episcopalians into the Catholic Church. 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 Baltimore City pastors draw attention to immigration reform Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20122 min read Saying the U.S. immigration system is broken, Baltimore City pastors called for its reform during a news conference Jan. 12 at St. Vincent de Paul parish in Baltimore. 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 Basilica Place residents contribute to the less fortunate Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20123 min read As a resident on a limited income at Catholic Charities’ Basilica Place Apartments Senior Housing facility in Baltimore, 73-year-old Herb Johnson doesn’t have a lot of change to spare. Previous 1 … 383 384 385 … 419 Next
