“What is it that you hope to accomplish as a deacon for the Archdiocese of Baltimore?” Deacon Miguel Sainz’s thoughtful answer to that question would have bombed in a job interview, but it helped secure a spot in one of the archdiocese’s early classes for the permanent diaconate.

St. Francis Xavier Church in East Baltimore bade farewell July 28 to the scholar who made its rich history come alive.

William L. Gaudreau, a leading post-Vatican II architect who designed many churches, school buildings and other structures in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died July 6 of heart failure at the Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care in Baltimore. He was 84.

Now Forrester is entrusted with getting hundreds from the Archdiocese of Baltimore to Philadelphia Sept. 27, for the only public Mass Pope Francis will celebrate on his first visit to the U.S.

After 20 years as pastor of St. Joseph and 56 years in active ministry as a priest, Monsignor Feild retired July 1 and took up residence at Mercy Ridge Retirement Community in Timonium.

Archbishop Lori joined other local leaders in welcoming Pope Francis’ document on ecology, says pope has begun a “new conversation.”

Redemptorist Father Thomas Brendan Loftus, who served at Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown and Our Lady of Fatima in Baltimore, was remembered for the personal commitment behind his strident preaching.

In an ancient gesture, the archbishop laid his hands on their bowed heads – silently conferring the gift of the Holy Spirit. He offered a prayer of ordination, asking God to dedicate each man to the service of the church.

People with developmental disabilities gather once a month at St. Katharine to enjoy meeting people in the wider community.

“The Burmese people bring a great vitality to the parish,” Father Klunk said. “My goal is to integrate the community into the parish.”