St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore received a $1.2 million grant, allowing it to double the size of its Home Connections program that provides permanent housing to the chronically homeless in Baltimore City.Read More

As Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien toured three Catholic Charities’ programs that care for children with severe emotional disturbances and developmentally disabled adults Jan. 16, he was thunderstruck by the motto “Cherish the Divine Within” written in one of the Timonium buildings.Read More

VATICAN CITY – It was a first, at least in modern times: In Rome, the center of the Catholic world and the capital of Catholic Italy, a pope felt unwelcome to give a speech at the public university.Read More

DETROIT – To the cheers of hundreds of kids involved in Little League baseball, Detroit Tigers outfielder Magglio Ordonez announced Jan. 13 a new scholarship to help young people from southwest Detroit go to college.Read More

The newly formed Mid-Atlantic Catholic Schools Consortium has made significant strides strengthening Catholic education in the year since the Annapolis-based organization was launched, according to Dr. Mary Ellen Hrutka, executive director.Read More

When their daughter was 4 years old, Carol Ruggiero’s husband, Jim Ruggiero, situated the family train around the base of the Christmas tree.Read More

Catholic schools in our country have their roots in the rich soil of the Baltimore church. Here in Baltimore, nearly 200 years ago, the seeds of the apostolate of Catholic education were sown, cultivated and nurtured by such visionary women as St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and Mother Mary Lange. The legacy of these two women...Read More

Gently sponging bright shades of green and blue onto a timeline display folder for an art project at Mercy High School in Baltimore, 15-year-old Lindsay Scheve admitted art wasn’t exactly her forte. But taking the required introduction to art class at Mercy has opened up a whole new world for the sophomore student.Read More