Roman Catholicism

Wedding: Stephanie Posey weds Ryan Dougherty

2012-05-21 06:49:00

Stephanie Posey and Ryan Dougherty were joined in marriage on Feb. 11, at Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church, in Baltimore. The Rev. Martin H. Demek celebrated the nuptial Mass. The bride is the daughter of J. Steven and Debra Posey, of La Plata. The...

Lisbon/Woodbine: Volunteer fire company to hold flea market on June 2

2012-05-19 00:00:00

It's flea market season. For those of you who are flea market shoppers, the Lisbon Volunteer Fire Company will be holding a flea market on June 2 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The flea market will be at the fire house on Route 94, south of Route 144. For more...

William E. Lori takes reins of Baltimore diocese

2012-05-16 16:42:00

William E. Lori became the 16th archbishop of Baltimore in a solemn ceremony Wednesday that included a nod to the nation's oldest Roman Catholic diocese and a look forward to the challenges of the 21st century. Lori, 60, set the tone for his tenure...

Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Thursday

2012-05-17 04:02:00

WEATHER Today's forecast calls for sunny and breezy conditions, with a high temperature near 75 degrees. Tonight is expected to be clear, with a low temperature around 54 degrees. TRAFFIC Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues as you...

No. 2 Seton Keough takes IAAM A Conference softball title from No. 10 Spalding

2012-05-17 19:10:00

Seton Keough escaped potential danger in the first inning and then used dominant pitching and clutch hitting on its way to a 10-1 win over Archbishop Spalding in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference championship game...

Softball: O'Neill three-hits Catholic to give Notre Dame Prep B Conference title

2012-05-17 17:00:00

Finally, there's joy at Notre Dame Prep. After striking out four times in the IAAM B Conference championship since 2006, the Blazers captured the title. NDP beat Catholic, 1-0, at Bachman Sports Complex Thursday in Glen Burnie behind the pitching of...

Don't leave hunger off the global agenda

2012-05-17 11:06:49

When the leaders of the globe's biggest economies — the G8 — meet at Camp David in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains this weekend, they will have a plate full of problems: banking and liquidity and bonds and loan guarantees and such. Somewhere on...

Baltimore welcomes a new archbishop

2012-05-16 11:44:00

Today's installation of William E. Lori as the 16th archbishop of Baltimore is a noteworthy event, not only for the half-million Catholics in an archdiocese that stretches from Middle River to the mountains of Western Maryland, but for non-Catholics, too....

Same-sex marriage seals Obama's fate as a one-term president

2012-05-16 13:28:58

Barack Obama made himself a one-term president last week by telling ABC, "I think that same-sex couples should be able to get married." Up till now, he was politically savvy, saying his position was "evolving." But in repealing the military's "don't ask,...

William Francis Bender Jr., computer expert

2012-05-17 12:06:00

William Francis Bender Jr., a computer and data processing executive, died Tuesday of heart failure at St. Agnes Hospital. He was 69. Born in Baltimore, Mr. Bender lived his entire life in Catonsville. After graduating in 1960 from Mount St. Joseph High...

Alvin T. Church, BGE surveyor

2012-05-16 15:01:00

Alvin Turner "Al" Church, a retired Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. surveyor, died Monday of complications from skin cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The longtime Cockeysville resident was 64. The son of Glenn L. Martin Co. workers, Mr. Church...

Lori becomes 16th archbishop of Baltimore Wednesday

2012-05-16 06:20:00

For local artisan Sebastian Martorana, more than 80 hours of intricate carving came to the final test Tuesday morning, as final preparations were being made for the installation of the new archbishop of Baltimore. Martorana, who had chiseled the coat...

Canon Bill Lewellis, a retired Episcopal priest, served on the bishop's staff of the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem for 24 years and on the bishop's staff of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown for 13 years before that.

2012-05-04 04:33:55

Manchester Mayor Leo Diana with, left to right, Dale Hoyt, superintendent of Catholic schools; East Catholic Principal Jason Hartling; East Catholic Vice Chairwoman Emma Ladd; and distinguished alumnus Rick Dyer, Class of '68.

2012-04-28 00:00:00

Parkland's #19 Michael Lewis and #10 Zachary Dolan react after the team scores a point against Bethlehem Catholic in their volleyball game held at Bethlehem Catholic on Thursday.

2012-04-26 19:02:00