local news Baltimore BasilicaLocal NewsNews Ground broken for Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden George P. Matysek Jr.January 19, 20124 min read For someone who relished the great outdoors, the late Pope John Paul II would certainly be pleased with the outdoor prayer garden that is being carved out of the corner of Charles and Franklin streets in downtown Baltimore. Local NewsNews Priest-doctor with Baltimore background travels from bedside of dying mother to 18 funerals in Haiti Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20122 min read WASHINGTON – Passionist Father Rick Frechette, the Haiti-based director of medical services for Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos International who served at St. Joseph Passionist Monastery Parish in Irvington in the 1970s, was at home in New Jersey with his dying mother when the magnitude 7 earthquake hit Port-au-Prince Jan. 12. Baltimore BasilicaLocal NewsNews Pope John Paul II prayer garden will be center of prayer George P. Matysek Jr.January 19, 20124 min read A bustling section of downtown Baltimore is about to get a quiet spot for reflection and meditation when Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien breaks ground April 11 for the long-awaited Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden. Local NewsNews Priest recalls peaceful midnight Mass in a war zone Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20122 min read For the past 51 years as a priest, Father John Bauer, C.Ss.R., has looked forward to celebrating Midnight Mass on Christmas, and the most peaceful one for this Highlandtown native was in the middle of a war zone. Local NewsNews Inaugural meal at new Our Daily Bread served with little fuss Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20122 min read The location was new, but the crowd was familiar as Catholic Charities served its first meal to the poor and homeless at its new Our Daily Bread Employment Center June 4. Before the dining room opened at 10:30 a.m., 18 people who normally eat at Baltimore’s largest soup kitchen registered for employment training. 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. 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 A Global Affair: Baltimore finds spirit in World Youth Day Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20124 min read Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien challenged Baltimore pilgrims at World Youth Day to be a light of information when they return from Sydney, Australia. Previous 1 … 387 388 389 … 419 Next
