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A campus intruder scare caused the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, to activate its new text alert system, e2Campus, for the first time Sept. 1. Although local newspapers reported the system failed to communicate to everyone signed up for the service, Theresa Wiseman, director of media relations, said the communication was “successful.” “More than 300 community members were able to get information in a timely manner,” she said. “Our campus security director has heard that four people who thought they signed up for the alerts did not receive them. In each instance, the person hadn’t completed the sign up.”

ROME – The sanctuary at Mariazell may lack the dazzle of more famous Marian shrines, but its simplicity has helped make it Austria’s most popular pilgrimage site.

Thanks to a positive response from parishioners and new and returning participants, the Church of the Resurrection, Ellicott City, ninth annual Health Information Fair has grown.

A funeral Mass was offered Sept. 1 at The Villa, the Religious Sisters of Mercy’s retirement home in Towson, for Sister Marian Millard, R.S.M., 86, who died of heart failure Aug. 29.

A funeral Mass was offered Aug. 30 at Villa Notre Dame in Wilton, Conn., for Sister Mary Louis Whalen, S.S.N.D., who was the oldest living alumna of the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore.

AGRA, India – The Agra Archdiocese temporarily closed all its schools and colleges after violence erupted in the city that is home to the Taj Mahal.