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Archbishop Sambi, U.S. nuncio since early 2006, dies at age 73
Jul 28 2011
Italian Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the Vatican nuncio to the United States, died late July 27 at Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore after a hospitalization that began with lung surgery. He was 73.

Father Hemler, Fallston pastor, dies at 74
Jul 26 2011
Father Edward B. Hemler, longtime pastor of St. Mark in Fallston and a former leader in Catholic education, died July 24 after suffering years of declining health. A 10:30 a.m. funeral Mass was to be celebrated at St. Mark July 28.

iServe teens transform Frederick
Jul 25 2011
FREDERICK – Phillip O’Neill didn’t want to waste a second July 21. The parishioner of Holy Family in Middletown grabbed some gardening tools and announced, “Let’s get to work!”

Nuncio on ‘assisted ventilation’ following complications from surgery
Jul 25 2011
WASHINGTON – Archbishop Pietro Sambi, papal nuncio to the United States, has been placed on “assisted ventilation” since experiencing complications from “delicate lung surgery” performed two weeks earlier, according to the apostolic nunciature in Washington.

‘What you see is … what you get,’ Archbishop Chaput tells Philadelphia
Jul 20 2011
PHILADELPHIA - Archbishop Charles J. Chaput told a crowd of reporters and guests at a July 19 news conference that “what you see is pretty much what you get.”

Cathedral parishioner swims for U.S. in Rome, Paris and now Shanghai
Jul 20 2011
There are days when Elizabeth Pelton laments rising before 5 a.m. to train or the necessity of using Skype to have her father join family dinners in Ruxton, but those sacrifices all seem worth it this week.

Special report: Deep-rooted Polish faith faces secular challenge
Jul 19 2011
WADOWICE, Poland – As pealing bells signaled the start of Mass in this small Polish village, the Sunday morning congregation overflowed at the Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Women religious, hotel work together to raise awareness of trafficking
Jul 17 2011
ST. LOUIS – At 18 years old, Katie Rhoades found herself homeless. On top of that, she was dealing with alcohol addiction and the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder from rape and sexual trauma. A friend suggested exotic dancing as a way to make some “quick cash” with the hope it would get her on her feet.

What would Jesus do? Latin Americans look at extractive industries
Jul 17 2011
LIMA, Peru – When Archbishop Pedro Barreto Jimeno of Huancayo first considered the high lead levels in the blood of children living in the Peruvian highland city of La Oroya, he asked himself, “What would Jesus do?”

Summer reading: Page-turning diversions visit Fort McHenry, Johns Hopkins, Little Italy
Jul 14 2011
American history, bioethics and personal stories of grace are among recently published books set in Baltimore or produced by a local parishioner.

SPECIAL REPORT: Baltimore has special connection to popularizing devotion to the Infant of Prague
Jul 13 2011
PRAGUE – Kneeling silently before the 18-inch high statue of the Infant of Prague May 25, Maureen Stansell seemed awed and overjoyed.

Father Corapi says he won’t leave Montana to live with order in Texas
Jul 11 2011
WASHINGTON - Father John Corapi said he will not follow the order of his religious superior to leave his home in Montana to live in community with his fellow priests.

In ‘moving ceremony,’ Sudan hands over independence to the South
Jul 11 2011
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The flag of South Sudan was raised as the Sudanese flag was lowered at the July 9 ceremony in Juba to mark the new Republic of South Sudan’s independence.

West Point chaplains feel ‘sense of privilege’ in ministering to cadets
Jul 04 2011
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Augustinian Father Edson Wood has a campus ministry assignment like none other.

Growing up Millennial: Are young people too cool for religion?
Jun 30 2011
Lauren Janniello wants everything from her Catholic faith. The rising senior at Loyola University Maryland grew up in what she described as a “conservative” parish in Montgomery County, one which placed a strong emphasis on the sacraments.