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Historic St. Francis Xavier celebrates sesquicentennial
Jan 21 2013
About 400 people attended a Jan. 20 Mass to begin St. Francis Xavier’s yearlong anniversary celebration.

Early flu seasons prompts caution
Jan 21 2013
When the flu season struck the Baltimore area immediately after the holidays, the pastor of Our Lady of Grace in Parkton suspended the distribution of the Precious Blood during Mass.

South Korean students study at Resurrection-St. Paul School
Jan 21 2013
Students at Resurrection-St. Paul School share a few weeks of learning with 10 students from South Korea.

John Carroll welcomes students from across the globe
Jan 20 2013
International students comprise 5 percent of The John Carroll School population.

Baynesville school celebrates Year of Faith
Jan 19 2013
IHM students are learning “how to create a closer relationship with God by just taking time out of your day to think about him."

Pro-lifer says activism has shown her ‘despair’ in abortion ‘mindset’
Jan 17 2013
Pro-life activist Lila Rose was a just child when she first became aware of the tragedy of abortion.

Transplant recipient helps others embrace life
Jan 17 2013
Rose Stelmack received a liver transplant in her early 50s.

Bishop Madden echoes Vatican spokesman’s comments on Catholic-Jewish relations
Jan 16 2013
The chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs agreed with the Vatican spokesman that derogatory comments about Jews by the head of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X were “unacceptable."

IND senior is committed to service
Jan 16 2013
Hahn is a student ambassador, campus minister and president of peer ministry at IND.

Governor, NAACP push death penalty repeal in Maryland
Jan 15 2013
Statistics show the death penalty doesn't deter violent crime, involves racial bias and is a poor investment of criminal justice funding.