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January 19, 2012

Nineteen parishes in Baltimore hold regular Spanish Masses

With a consistent congregation of more than 100 each week, a two-month pilot program offering a weekly Spanish Mass at St. Michael the Archangel, Overlea has become a permanent fixture on the parish’s schedule.
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January 19, 2012

Pope Benedict XVI to canonize six Oct. 17

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI will canonize six new saints at the Vatican Oct. 17. Biographical capsules of the six follow.
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January 19, 2012

Parishes in Minnesota, Nicaragua share long-distance bond

JINOTEGA, Nicaragua – Many people know her simply as “the tortilla lady.” Elena Pineda, a single mother of three grown sons and a 14-year-old daughter named Olga, makes a living selling corn tortillas she presses by hand in the mountain community of Jinotega.
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January 19, 2012

Campus religious leaders adapt to American culture

Loyola College in Maryland senior Matt Greer was relieved when he learned the school scheduled a special 4 p.m. Mass on Super Bowl Sunday because he would probably have had to skip his weekly spiritual ritual to watch the big game with his buddies. “I usually attend the 9 p.m. Mass,” said the 21-year-old student...
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January 19, 2012

WYD organizers preparing for Madrid 2011 with Facebook, YouTube

VATICAN CITY – World Youth Day organizers, who are expecting more than 2 million participants, are preparing for the 2011 event in Madrid with Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and fundraisers using text messages.
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January 19, 2012

Holy Trinity parishioner helps on roads, in church

For someone whose avocation involves the specific measurement of distance and time, road runner Neil Hinkle was rather casual in gauging his involvement at Holy Trinity in Glen Burnie.
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January 19, 2012

Pope urges young people to express love in unselfish ways

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI urged young people to express love in unselfish ways, looking past social goals of competition and productivity in order to become “witnesses of charity” in the world. He held out Blessed Teresa of Calcutta as an example of a Christian who translated love into concrete action to help the...
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January 19, 2012

Loyola teen works hard, on and off the volleyball court

Playing on the Loyola Blakefield volleyball team has become somewhat of a family affair for senior Andrew Stromberg. His older brother Lee Stromberg ’09 was an opposite hitter for the team, and an older cousin also played for the Dons.
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January 19, 2012

Pope offers best wishes to China, Olympic participants

BRESSANONE, Italy – Pope Benedict XVI offered his best wishes to China, the International Olympic Committee and all the athletes who will participate in the Aug. 8-24 games in Beijing.
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January 19, 2012

Vatican denies laicization to Paraguayan bishop

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican turned down a laicization request from a Paraguayan bishop who wants to run for president and suspended the bishop from exercising his priestly ministry. Bishop Fernando Lugo Mendez of San Pedro, Paraguay, 57, had announced Dec. 25 that he would ask the Vatican to return him to the status of...
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January 19, 2012

A sweet tradition at Visitation Academy

For the 110 students of Frederick’s Visitation Academy, Apple Dumpling Day is as American as, well, apple pie.
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January 19, 2012

Local Medical Mission Sister celebrates 60th jubilee

Sister Mary Louise Lynch’s 60 years as a Medical Mission Sister will be celebrated Aug. 15 with a Mass and reception at the sisters’ North American headquarters in Philadelphia. A Baltimore native, Sister Mary Louise entered the Medical Mission Sisters in 1944 after high school. She received a journalism degree from Marquette University and a...
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