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Monsignor FitzGerald, 29-year navy man, celebrates anniversary

Although his 40-year career spanned the globe and taught this priest four languages, Monsignor John L. FitzGerald is back in his native town of Baltimore doing what he knows best: ministering to seafarers. As a child, he attended St. Mark, Catonsville. Once ordained, he was assigned first to St. Matthew, Northwood, then St. Peter the...
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Father Kelmartin, area pastor, dies

Father John. J. Kelmartin, a former pastor of St. Bartholomew in Manchester and Our Lady of Victory in Arbutus who taught in several seminaries across the country, died March 7 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium. He was 83.
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Millersville parishioner elected national president of Holy Name Society

At its height, the Holy Name Society boasted more than 40,000 members in 135 parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. More than a half century later, there are now about 500 members in 18 parishes.
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Cumberland town meeting addresses need for parish restructuring

CUMBERLAND – In an April 28 town meeting marked by a combination of hopefulness, apprehension and anger, approximately 250 people gathered at St. Mary in Cumberland to ask questions about a proposal to create a new area parish out of five existing ones.
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Democrats retain control in Maryland

Mary Ellen Russell wasn’t surprised Marylanders bucked national trends in the Nov. 2 election. While voters in many other states entrusted their legislatures to the GOP, Marylanders returned a Democratic majority to the General Assembly.
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Lithuanian nun with ties to Baltimore on path to sainthood

A nun who walked the halls of St. Alphonsus School in Baltimore is on her way to becoming a saint.
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New Catholic Review editor brings three decades of experience

When 49-year-old Christopher Gunty takes the helm of The Catholic Review as associate publisher and editor, July 1, the Chicago-area native will bring with him nearly three decades of experience in Catholic journalism.
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Sykesville mom prays for son’s cure of rare disease

Aimee Murray can deal with carrying her 31-pound, 4-year-old son. She can handle putting a 1.5-inch feeding tube into a hole in his belly and inflating a small balloon inside his abdomen to keep it in place. She can even endure exhausting hours of constantly checking on her boy to monitor his breathing and comfort...
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Loyola changing name to reflect evolution

One educational observer said that Loyola College in Maryland’s decision to become Loyola University Maryland reflects its evolution, but the likely name change is a source of controversy for some alumni, who feel the current name more accurately describes the school’s intimate atmosphere.
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Paul McMullen appointed managing editor of The Catholic Review

Paul McMullen, a Baltimore native with four decades of experience in the newspaper business, has been appointed managing editor of The Catholic Review.
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Philanthropist supports Mercy Medical Center

Mary Catherine Bunting, the granddaughter of the founder of the Noxzema Chemical Co., never had to work.
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Bishop Madden blesses altar at Sacred Heart of Jesus

When Bishop Denis J. Madden consecrated the white marble altar in the main church of Sacred Heart of Jesus July 21, the urban vicar became the second bishop to bless the ornate marble slab within the past 51 years.
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