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October 27, 2017

Sister Mary Elko dies at 92

Sister Mary Elko, who gave 49 of the 73 years she spent as a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul to missions in Bolivia and nine years to a hospital in Baltimore, died Sept. 22 at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg. She was 92.
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October 13, 2017

Viral video of Cardinal Shehan School choir surpasses 20 million views

Students from this Catholic School in Baltimore became an international sensation with their performance of "Rise Up."
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October 9, 2017

Rosary Congress opens with Mass at Baltimore Basilica

The Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Congress, a week-long devotion of prayer with the rosary, concludes Oct. 13. Seven parishes participate.
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September 27, 2017

Archbishop Lori announces statewide Maryland task force on racism

Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, the chairman of the Maryland Catholic Conference, announced Sept. 27 the creation of a statewide task force on racism.
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September 25, 2017

St. Alphonsus Shrine entrusted to Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter

“It’s a real pleasure and a real joy to be able to offer Mass in such a historic, beautiful church,” said Father Kiefer, a former Army captain who was deployed to Mogadishu in Somalia and Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
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September 25, 2017

Bishop Madden to lead Baltimore prayer walk for peace Sept. 27

Bishop Denis J. Madden, urban vicar and auxiliary bishop emeritus of Baltimore, will lead a prayer walk for peace Sept. 27 at St. Francis Xavier, 1501 E. Oliver Street, in East Baltimore.
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September 18, 2017

Filipino community lives out Pope Francis’ call to missionary discipleship

A standing-room-only gathering packed the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland Sept. 17 for the seventh annual Archdiocesan Filipino Saints Fiesta Celebration.
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September 18, 2017

Father Nawrocki, priest who served Holy Rosary Parish and Polish communities, dies

A farewell bilingual Mass in Polish and English for Society of Christ Father Zdzisław Nawrocki will be held Sept. 18, at 6:30 p.m., at Holy Rosary in Fells Point.
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September 18, 2017

Ellerslie Avenue building has been a center of ministry for 100 years

Exactly 100 years to the day when Cardinal James Gibbons dedicated St. Elizabeth Home as an orphanage for African-American children in Baltimore, former orphans were among those returning to the building Sept. 17 for a special Mass celebrating a century of diverse ministry at the site.
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September 14, 2017

Sister Madeleine Chaffers, longtime educator, dies at 94

A funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Madeleine Chaffers was offered Aug. 28 at Villa Assumpta in Baltimore. Sister Madeleine died Aug. 19. She was 94 and a vowed member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame for 68 years.
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September 14, 2017

Archbishop Lori shows support for young immigrants facing possible deportation

In a show of support for young undocumented immigrants who could face deportation if the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is eliminated, Archbishop William E. Lori celebrated a Mass in Spanish at St. Patrick in Fells Point Sept. 13, assuring the immigrant community he stands with them.
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September 8, 2017

Study finds that black students benefit from black teachers

“I do think that African-American students need teachers and instructors with a deep understanding and respect of their culture,” said Dr. La Uanah King-Cassell, principal of Ss. James and John Catholic School in East Baltimore.
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