Archbishop Lori becomes 16th Archbishop of Baltimore

More than 2,000 packed the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland for Archbishop William E. Lori's installation May 16.
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Archbishop Lori embraces tradition at vespers service

Hundreds filled the Baltimore basilica for a vespers service that welcomed Baltimore's 16th archbishop.
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Father Edwin Foley, pioneering Redemptorist, dies at 91

A Redemptorist priest who completed pioneering work helping elderly priests transition from active ministry died April 20.
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Clarity in Rome confessional

ROME – I wasn’t planning on ascending 28 marble steps on my knees, but as I watched white-haired ladies, young couples and people of all nationalities struggle to pull themselves up the ancient walkway where Jesus is believed to have tread, I felt compelled to do the same.
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Westminster parish marks 40 years of basketball, thanks to veteran volunteers

WESTMINSTER – Sitting in the bleachers as the repeated booming echoes of bouncing basketballs filled St. John’s gymnasium, Larry Baker and Donald “Bo” Yingling seemed like proud fathers.
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Former Episcopalian Mount Calvary parishioners received into Catholic Church

When Father Jeffrey Steenson laid his hands on Veronica Moore and gently crossed her forehead with holy oil during a special Jan. 22 Mass at Mount Calvary Church in Baltimore, tears flowed freely down Moore’s cheeks.
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Bishop Malooly installed as 9th bishop of Wilmington

WILMINGTON – In his 38 years of priestly ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Bishop W. Francis Malooly earned a reputation as a man of good humor, deep commitment to his faith, genuine humility and a pastoral sensitivity to others.
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St. Mary celebrates 250 years of faith in Hagerstown

When Catholics first gathered for Mass in Hagerstown 250 years ago, they did it in secret. Since English penal laws prohibited them from worshipping publically, Hagerstown Catholics met in family homes and relied on Jesuit circuit riders from Conewago, Pa.
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Archbishop dedicates Pope John Paul II prayer garden

Seeing himself cast in bronze alongside Pope John Paul II in a new downtown statue brought back a flood of memories for Justin Farinelli.
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‘His whole being was dedicated to the church’

When Bishop Denis J. Madden served as associate secretary general of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association in the Holy Land, he met with Pope John Paul II at least twice a year. Working on behalf of the Holy See, the association built religious and social service institutions and fostered interfaith communication.
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Lithuanian nun with ties to Baltimore on path to sainthood

A nun who walked the halls of St. Alphonsus School in Baltimore is on her way to becoming a saint.
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Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh finds winning combination

Not long ago, John Harbaugh walked into a barbershop near his home off Falls Road. As the wholesome-looking 46-year-old sat in the barber’s chair with a smock draped around his torso, a young hairdresser carefully snipped his closely-cropped brown hair.
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