Video/slideshow: Catholics observe Ash Wednesday

Catholics across the Archdiocese of Baltimore attended Ash Wednesday Mass to begin the observation of Lent, the 40 days that lead to Easter.

A Calvert Hall College High School student receives ashes during a Feb. 22 Mass at the Towson School. (Evan Zimmer│Special to the Review)

Virginian first American to join Russian ballet

Keenan Kampa will make history this summer as the first American to join the prestigious Mariinsky Ballet Company based in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Ballerina Keenan Kampa of Herdon, Va., is pictured in a Jan. 20 photo. The 23-year-old Catholic dancer will make history this summer as the first American to join the prestigious Mariinsky Ballet Company based in St. Petersburg, Russia. (CNS photo│courtesy Gene Schiavone)

Video: From Rome, Cardinal-designate skypes with Maryland students

Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O’Brien took time to Skype with elementary and high school students from Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Essex, students from kindergarten through the 12th grade Skype with Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O’Brien Feb. 17. The students dressed in red to honor the prelate, who will be created a cardinal Feb. 18 in Rome.
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News

Video/slideshow: Catholics observe Ash Wednesday
Feb 22 2012
Catholics across the Archdiocese of Baltimore attended Ash Wednesday Mass to begin the observation of Lent, the 40 days that lead to Easter.

Virginian first American to join Russian ballet
Feb 21 2012
Keenan Kampa will make history this summer as the first American to join the prestigious Mariinsky Ballet Company based in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Video: From Rome, Cardinal-designate skypes with Maryland students
Feb 17 2012
Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O’Brien took time to Skype with elementary and high school students from Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

Commentary

Deacon Brent L. Heathcott
Jan 26, 2012
A Family Cleansing
In early December, I was standing in line with my 7-year-old daughter, Maddie, as she was preparing to make her first reconciliation. The line was long; hundreds of children were taking a big step that weekend toward full initiation with the Catholic Church at Our Lady Fields in Millersville.As the

Christopher Gunty
Jan 25, 2012
Life: 365 days a year
This week, tens of thousands of pro-life activists, young and old, gathered in the nation’s capital to tell Congress, the president and the Supreme Court that they will not give up on vital issues of abortion and health care.The marchers certainly have much to say about the recent notice from

Media

Archbishop Curley's Father Matthew Foley talks about his vocation

Speaking to students of St. Margaret School in Bel Air, Father Foley, a Conventual Franciscan, shares his journey.

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