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January 19, 2012

Mount St. Mary’s graduates 200th class

EMMITSBURG – Holding her black graduation cap in one hand and gently dabbing a tissue to her eyes to stave off an allergy attack, Lola Jemibewon was filled with mixed emotions as she stood in line waiting for her May 11 graduation procession to begin at Mount St. Mary’s University.
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January 19, 2012

Pakistan’s security situation means high costs for Catholic schools

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Catholic education administrators in Pakistan’s Punjab province say their schools face huge additional security costs as the security situation in the country deteriorates.
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January 19, 2012

Vietnam POW bracelet worn 40 years after war

Most people don’t recognize the plain, nickel-plated bracelet that circles the right wrist of Sister Stacy Gunnip, S.S.N.D. They think it’s an ID bracelet.
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January 19, 2012

Monsignor Campion honored as seminaries mark alumni day

More than 120 priests and lay alumni of St. Charles Seminary in Charlestown, St. Mary Seminary on Paca Street and St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park gathered on the latter’s campus Oct. 22 for the annual Alumni Day.
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January 19, 2012

Loyola Dons reach rugby finals

The Loyola Blakefield, Towson, rugby team defeated defending champions The John Carroll, School, Bel Air, 14-7 at home May 5 in the MIAA rugby championship.
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January 19, 2012

Political unrest drags down Honduran economy

COPAN RUINAS, Honduras – Oscar Garcia used to sell 100 pounds of tomatoes every day in the municipal market of this colonial town near the Guatemalan border. Since the June 28 ouster of President Manuel Zeyala, Garcia sells just 40 pounds of tomatoes and has to moonlight as a hotel security guard to support his...
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January 19, 2012

Pain, desire for peace unite Palestinian, Israeli

Unimaginable suffering brought Mazen Faraj and Rami Elhanan together. A desire to end the decades of violence that inflicted such pain is what drew Mr. Elhanan, 58, and Mr. Faraj, 32, to downtown Baltimore in early May to participate in Catholic Relief Services’ Peace in the Holy Land speaker tour.
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January 19, 2012

Tech savvy nuns take their message online

The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia are among many religious orders who are embracing technology as one way to share their story and attract new members. A search of YouTube reveals videos featuring the ministry of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, Sisters of Bon Secours and the Daughters...
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January 19, 2012

Author Anne Rice talks of losing, regaining her Catholic faith

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Most people know author Anne Rice for her detailed characterization of vampires and vivid descriptions of their haunts in the streets and homes of New Orleans, where she was born and raised.
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January 19, 2012

Debate the war but stand by the military, admiral tells Smith dinner

NEW YORK – Vigorous public debate about the war in Afghanistan is preferable to ignoring the situation there and confirms that combat deaths are not in vain, according to U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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January 19, 2012

Saints march on despite injuries to lacrosse team

Plagued by injuries, the St. Mary’s High School, Annapolis, girls’ lacrosse program has suffered setbacks, but not enough to fold a longstanding, dynamic program.
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January 19, 2012

New Villa Maria school in Harford “a blessing”

Rick Frank’s eyes were noticeably red from tears minutes after he watched the chorus of the Villa Maria School of Harford County perform “I believe I can fly,” during a dedication Oct. 14.
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