Scouts of all ages packed St. Mark, Fallston, March 2, for the annual Archdiocesan Scout Mass. A rabbi also presented Cardinal William H. Keeler, an Eagle Scout, with The National Jewish Committee on Scouting Shofar Award.Read More
The Iraq War, building peace in Baltimore City, and being faithful citizens were among the topics navigated during the 29th annual Social Ministry Convocation March 1 at The Seton Keough High School in Baltimore.Read More
In the wake of a recent burglary that resulted in damaged doors and stolen computer equipment, St. Joseph in Eldersburg is taking added security measures to protect parish property.Read More
NEW ORLEANS – First, the good news. Uriel Little, 76, is alive and kicking. What has Little scratching his head these days – two and a half years after he was evacuated from St. Bernard Manor before Hurricane Katrina hit – is a stately stone monument erected Aug. 29, 2007, by St. Bernard Parish, a...Read More
WASHINGTON – About 100 students at The Catholic University of America in Washington began their spring break by praying the rosary with Pope Benedict XVI via satellite from Vatican City March 1.Read More
A funeral Mass will be offered March 5 for Monsignor James J. Cronin, a beloved pastor whose Irish wit and concern for his parishioners made him immensely popular.Read More
HAGERSTOWN – In his first visit to Hagerstown since his Oct. 1 installation, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien celebrated Mass with the parishioners of St. Ann and encouraged them to support this year’s Archbishop’s Lenten Appeal.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace and security in Iraq after kidnappers abducted Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho of Mosul, Iraq, and killed the three people who were traveling with him.Read More
LIMA, Peru – The idea of a “great continental mission,” which proved elusive when the bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean met in Aparecida, Brazil, last year, is slowly taking shape, said the prelate responsible for its implementation.Read More
MIAMI – Pardon the yawn, but that is how Cubans in Florida reacted to the news of Fidel Castro’s resignation as president of Cuba. “It’s a different dog with the same fleas,” said Monsignor Pedro Luis Perez, pastor of San Lazaro Parish in Hialeah, using a colloquial Spanish saying, “Es el mismo perro con otro...Read More
It was an up and down season for the Mount St. Joseph, Irvington, ice hockey team this year. According to longtime head coach Erv Terwilliger, who is in his 17th season with the program, “We played well through the first half of the season. We beat DeMatha early on, which was great but I think...Read More