local news Local NewsNews ‘Beautiful liturgy’ highlights St. Pius X renovations Catholic ReviewDecember 3, 20094 min read Jim Burke walked through a foot of snow down York Road to be at the first Mass celebrated at St. Pius X, Rodgers Forge, in 1958. Local NewsNewsObituaries Soldier killed in Afghanistan is remembered as Renaissance man George P. Matysek Jr.November 26, 20094 min read Christopher J. Coffland, a Baltimore native, was killed by a roadside bomb Nov. 13 in the Wardak province of Afghanistan. The Army reservist, who had joined the military a month before he reached the enlistment age limit of 42, had been in Afghanistan for two weeks working as an intelligence specialist. Local NewsNews Monsignor Armstrong, longtime rector of cathedral, set to retire George P. Matysek Jr.November 22, 20093 min read When Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien referred to the rector of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen as “the indomitable, irrepressible Monsignor Robert Armstrong,” hundreds of parishioners interrupted the archbishop’s Nov. 15 cathedral homily with applause. Local NewsNewsObituaries Clarksville pastor remembers VMI cadet George P. Matysek Jr.November 19, 20092 min read St. Louis in Clarksville is mourning the loss of John Alexander Evans, a 19-year-old parishioner who died Nov. 7 after completing a 10-mile road march at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. Local NewsNews City Council advances bill targeting pregnancy centers George P. Matysek Jr.November 19, 20094 min read A bill that would impose new requirements on pro-life pregnancy centers in the city took a step closer to becoming law when the Baltimore City Council passed the measure 12-3 in a preliminary vote Nov. 16. Bill 09-0406 now faces a final vote after Thanksgiving and, if approved, will head to Mayor Sheila Dixon. Local NewsNews Dr. Valenti to step down as superintendent George P. Matysek Jr.November 12, 20095 min read Dr. Ronald J. Valenti is stepping down as superintendent of Catholic schools after nearly 20 years of service in the Division of Schools. He plans to pursue other opportunities in the field of education and will mark his last day as superintendent June 30, 2010. Catholic CharitiesFeatureLocal NewsNews Legacy of charity: Hal Smith retires after 35 years George P. Matysek Jr.October 29, 20097 min read When Smith became executive director of Baltimore’s Catholic Charities two years after his arrival, the agency employed 350 people and had a budget of about $6 million. Today, the organization annually helps 200,000 people in 80 programs and employs 2,100. Its budget is about $120 million. Local NewsNewsRespect Life City Council holds hearing on pregnancy center bill George P. Matysek Jr.October 28, 20093 min read Speaking on behalf of Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Bishop Denis J. Madden urged the Baltimore City Council to defeat a bill that would fine pregnancy resource centers $500 a day if they fail to post signs saying they don’t offer abortion or contraceptives. Local NewsNews Baltimore City Council targets pro-life pregnancy centers George P. Matysek Jr.October 22, 20094 min read Baltimore City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and 10 members of the 14-member council are sponsoring a bill that Catholic leaders believe harasses pro-life pregnancy support centers. Local NewsNews Archbishop O’Brien hopeful that Nobel for Obama leads to “more serious dialogue” on nuclear arms Catholic ReviewOctober 15, 20094 min read VATICAN CITY – News that U.S. President Barack Obama had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was met with high hopes from the Vatican spokesman. Previous 1 … 412 413 414 … 430 Next
