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    Curtis Bay's Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church is closing its doors after over 100 years.
    One of Maryland’s first Ukrainian Catholic Churches closes its doors
    Curtis Bay’s Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church has served the community for over 100 years.
    The Maryland State House is encircled by construction scaffolding for an ongoing renovation project, as lawmakers returned to Annapolis for the first day of their 90-day General Assembly session on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.
    Medical aid-in-dying legislation won’t pass this year
    The proposal would have allowed Maryland residents who are likely to die within six months to request a prescription for drugs that they could take to initiate their death.
    Locust United Methodist Church located in Columbia, Maryland, with ties to Harriet Tubman, received a $233k state grant to preserve history.
    Historic church with ties to the Underground Railroad gets new life
    A 150-year-old church in Columbia founded by formerly enslaved people was awarded a state grant worth almost a quarter-million dollars to preserve African American history.
    Attorney General Anthony Brown speaks at a bill signing ceremony at the State House in Annapolis on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Lawmakers expanded the powers of his office to include enforcing civil rights laws and prosecuting cases when law enforcement officers kill people.
    Bill would remove Muslim group from hate crimes commission
    House Bill 763, which is sponsored by three Democrats, would remove the representative of a Muslim advocacy organization from the Attorney General’s Hate Crimes Commission
    State Sen. Shelly Hettleman is one of the inaugural co-chairs of the new Maryland Legislative Jewish Caucus in Annapolis.
    Maryland lawmakers create Jewish caucus in Annapolis
    Twenty state lawmakers have created the Maryland Legislative Jewish Caucus, joining their voices to speak out against antisemitism and hate crimes, while also promoting Jewish culture and heritage.
    Rev. Joshua Messick walks up the gangway of the Anglo Alexandria holding a white trash bag full of holiday care packages.
    Sneakers, drones and Berger cookies: Inside the Port of Baltimore, these locals help seafarers get what they need
    Seafarers coming through Baltimore typically have precious few days — sometimes just hours — to stock up on basic necessities and items to help pass the time during long voyages.
    Sister Magdala Gilbert prays holding her rosary during mass held at Our Lady of Mount Providence Convent.
    Through racism, hatred and war, Oblate Sisters of Providence have stood their ground in Baltimore
    The convent is the first religious order established for and by women of African descent and its sisters are pushing for sainthood for foundress Mother Mary Lange.
    Illustrations of six African Americans hopefuls for canonization are displayed at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Sunday, November 5, 2023.
    The six Black candidates currently considered for Catholic sainthood
    There has never been an African American saint.
    Sister Mary Pauline Tamakloe celebrates down the aisle after taking her final profession at Our Lady of Mount Providence Convent, in Arbutus, Monday, August 14, 2023.
    For over 190 years, Oblate Sisters of Providence listened to Baltimore
    The convent is the first religious order for women of color.
    Sister Magdala Gilbert, poses for a portrait at Our Lady of Mount Providence Convent, Tuesday, December 12, 2023.
    Baltimore’s long-shot push for America’s first Black saint
    Six Black candidates are currently in the canonization process
    Photo illustration of silhouette of older woman in profile, looking to the left, head bowed over clasped hands. The background on the left is red and inscribed with two months of a calendar; the background behind the woman on the right is black.
    Deadline of May 31 set for sex abuse claims against Archdiocese of Baltimore
    Survivors of clergy sex abuse have about five months and two weeks to submit paperwork about the abuse they suffered and apply for payment.
    Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, on Oct. 18, 2023.
    Pope Francis approves blessings for same-sex couples
    A new document explains the change in Vatican policy, stating that people seeking God’s love and mercy shouldn’t be subject to “an exhaustive moral analysis” to receive it.
    Archbishop William Lori of the Archdiocese of Baltimore reviews documents. The archdiocese announced it was filing for bankruptcy days ahead of a Maryland law taking effect that eliminated the statute of limitations for victims of sexual abuse to file a lawsuit against the church.
    Commentary: Archdiocese bankruptcy allows equitable compensation for abuse survivors
    The decision by the Archdiocese of Baltimore to file for bankruptcy will allow equitable compensation for abuse survivors and position the church to continue its mission, says Joe Foss, a member of the archdiocese’s Board of Financial Administration and former vice chairman and chief operating officer of the Baltimore Orioles.
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown previously said the commission “must serve as a model for the entire State on how to respond to incidents of hate and bias.”
    AG reinstates Maryland Commission on Hate Crime Response member after anti-Israeli posts
    Attorney General Anthony Brown has ended the suspension of Zainab Chaudry from her position on the Maryland Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention following outrage over her anti-Israeli social media posts.
    A Krampus wearing a furry moss suit extends his hands toward the camera as he walks by a stuffed bear at E.C. Pops.
    How to party with demons in Baltimore this holiday season
    At least 10 events celebrating Krampus, the Christmas demon, are planned for the Baltimore region this year.
    Charles Richardson wipes his eye while discussing his alleged abuse decades ago by a Catholic priest in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/AP Photo)
    Black survivors are nearly invisible in the Catholic clergy sexual abuse crisis
    Black survivors have been nearly invisible in the Catholic Church sexual abuse crisis — even in Baltimore, home to a historic Black Catholic community.
    Annapolis will light its tree Sunday, Nov. 26 in the Grand Illumination. It's a tradition stretching back more than a century.
    Here we go, Annapolis catches sugar plum fever for the holidays
    Travel & Leisure just put Annapolis 15th on its annual list of the top 25 towns to visit for Christmas for the second year in a row. The website, frankly, is late to the party. Annapolis has been a Christmas town for more than a century. Here, then, is an essential guide to the holidays in Annapolis.
    Photo illustration of silhouette of older woman in profile, looking to the left, head bowed over clasped hands. The background on the left is red and inscribed with two months of a calendar; the background behind the woman on the right is black.
    Archdiocese of Baltimore floats short window, comparatively, for sex abuse claims
    The Archdiocese of Baltimore proposes a deadline of Feb. 26 for survivors to file claims of clergy sex abuse.
    Community members pick up bags full of sides and pumpkin pies as part of Southern Baptist Church’s annual Thanksgiving giveaway at Good Shepherd Baptist Church in Northwest Baltimore on Saturday.
    How a friendship forged amid turmoil continues to benefit Baltimoreans for the holidays
    After a halfway-constructed senior center was burned down in East Baltimore, a partnership emerged between a pastor and a mortgage broker. Their collaboration has provided meals and holiday gifts to families across the city.
    The church steeple at St. Benedict Church in Baltimore.
    Grief, anger over closing of St. Benedict Church in troubled Southwest Baltimore
    Parishioners are reeling from the abrupt dismissal of their longtime pastor, who was dismissed after The Banner found he had paid a settlement over an allegation of fraud and sexual abuse.
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