Tiramisu’s creator focuses on customer happiness

Dressed in bakers’ whites, Carminantonio Iannaccone sat down at a cafe table as the lunch crowd filtered out of Piedigrotta.
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The canonizations of two popes: By the numbers

Take a look at some of the interesting numbers and facts as the Vatican prepares for the canonizations of two popes April 27.
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Catholic Throwback Thursday: The 1995 visit of Pope John Paul II to Baltimore

In honor of the papal canonizations of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II this upcoming Sunday, we are flashing back to 1995 when Blessed John Paul II visited Baltimore.October 8, 1995:In a day never to be forgotten by Baltimore Catholics, the Holy Father finished his October 4-8 visit to
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The touch of St. Francis

Was it a coincidence that our canonization pilgrimage arrived in Assisi April 22, Earth Day? That aspect of the spirit of St. Francis, the patron saint of the environment, is palpable in the town he made famous, from the pristine streets in Assisi to the songbirds that provide an early
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St. Clement I, Lansdowne, parishioner stabbed to death in his home

Willard Dimitri Rykowski, a longtime parishioner of St. Clement I in Lansdowne, was found stabbed to death in his Halethorpe home.
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Our Lady of the Mountains parishioner feels at home in Italy, with religious men and women

Kathy Mattingly, who taught for 36 years at Catholic schools in Allegany County, is enjoying her journey to Italy for the canonizations.
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The spiritual fatherhood of St. John Paul II

Archbishop William E. Lori continues to find guidance and inspiration in Blessed John Paul II, with whom he shared a greeting in Rome when Archbishop Lori was an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Washington.
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Who is St. George?

 St. George might be the world’s most popular saint. Really, you might ask, what about St. Francis or St. Joseph? You’re probably not alone in your skepticism, but have you ever heard of the story of a knight saving a princess from a dragon? Well, that’s the legend of St.
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Inside Sports: Our Lady of Mount Carmel School freshman brings joy to sports teams

Robbie Long, a freshman with autism at Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School in Essex, plays three sports.
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Father Gerald Hynes, C.P., dies

Baltimore native Passionist Father Gerald Hynes died April 16. He was 90.
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Sister Bernadette Marie Zaytoun, I.H.M., dies

A funeral Mass for Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Bernadette Marie Zaytoun was offered April 22.
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