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  In 1988, a group of about two dozen young Catholic journalists joined the first of what would become nearly annual “summer universities” sponsored by the International Network of Young Journalists, which was part of the International Catholic Union of the Press (known by its French initials UCIP). Bringing people from

I’ve been trying to decide what to do during Lent this year.I had wanted to give something up, but in my attempt to make 2013 a healthier year, I feel as if I’ve already sacrificed most of my food and drink vices—and not for spiritual reasons.So I had decided to

 Can you believe that it will be Ash Wednesday in four days? Time passes by so quickly. It seems like the boxes of Christmas decorations just went back to the attic. And we were finally getting used to the green chasubles at Mass. But in a few short days we

Catholic Health Initiatives, which sold St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson to the University of Maryland Medical System in December, agreed Feb. 7 to pay the state and federal governments $4.9 million to settle allegations that the hospital overbilled Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Whether young women are interested in the arts or in the medical field, The Catholic High School of Baltimore will prepare them more fully for the collegiate level by offering two new programs.

Notre Dame Preparatory School junior Caitlyn Rayman and Mercy High School freshman Julia Gusmano and sophomore Grace Gibbons are three of the 10 finalists in Notre Dame of Maryland University’s 2012 Sister Maura Eichner Award for Young Poets.

OK, this won’t be the first time in my life I’ve been accused of being late to the party, so to speak. It’s been a few days since the Ravens triumphantly rolled into town earlier this week after a thrilling Super Bowl victory over the 49ers. Meanwhile, my keyboard has been