Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Basilica of the Assumption published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 62
» View baltimoresun.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
Next >
-
O'Malley signs death penalty repeal
Surrounded by religious leaders, civil rights activists and others who have fought for years to stop executions in Maryland, Gov. Martin O'Malley signed legislation Thursday repealing the state's death penalty. Unless the law is overturned in a...
Tags: Punishment, Government, Archdiocese of Baltimore, Martin O'Malley, Death Penalty
-
O'Malley to sign death penalty repeal today
Gov. Martin O'Malley will sign legislation Thursday morning abolishing capital punishment in Maryland -- a goal of his since he took office in 2007. The governor's approval will make Maryland the 18th state to repeal the death penalty. A throng of...
Tags: Punishment, Executive Branch, NAACP, Government, Archdiocese of Baltimore
-
Wedded: Julie Zuramski and Matthew Shevlin
Wedding date: March 9, 2013 Her story: Julie Zuramski, 34, grew up in Lutherville. She works in sales at National Envelope. Her father, Joseph, is retired from sales, and her mother, Josephine, is a real estate agent for Long & Foster. His story:...
Tags: Real Estate, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, New York City, Marriage, Family
-
Wedded: Julie Zuramski and Matthew Shelvin
Wedding date: March 9, 2013 Her story: Julie Zuramski, 34, grew up in Lutherville. She works in sales at National Envelope. Her father, Joseph, is retired from sales, and her mother, Josephine, is a real estate agent for Long & Foster. His story:...Tags: Real Estate, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, New York City, Family, Marriage
-
Church bell tower repairs signify change in Oliver neighborhood
A few weeks ago, I spent a few quiet minutes in Green Mount Cemetery, where its higher ground offers unexpected views of Baltimore. As I looked to the southeast, something curious caught my eye. What was going on in the nearby Oliver neighborhood? What...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Roland Park, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Christianity, Archdiocese of Baltimore
-
On Easter, Baltimore basilica is born again
On Aug, 24, 2011, the earthquake that jolted the East Coast from Georgia to Quebec rattled through the bricks, plaster and paint of one of Baltimore's architectural jewels, the Basilica of the Assumption, sending nearly 1,000 linear feet of cracks through...
Tags: Event Planning, William E. Lori, Employees, Architecture, Easter
-
Charles H. Latrobe III, highly decorated Navy fighter pilot
Charles H. Latrobe III, a retired Koppers Co. executive who was a highly decorated World War II Navy night fighter pilot, died Feb. 16 of complications from pneumonia at Roland Park Place. He was 90.
"He was a very private person who had the highest...Tags: Roland Park, Pneumonia, Patterson Park, Technology, Japan
-
No apologies for Baltimore
The Baltimore SunThere was a flutter on Facebook yesterday over an article about Baltimore. A newspaper of some repute had engaged a writer with low esteem for the city to venture here and write about his discoveries. He followed a familiar pattern: Writer from the...Tags: Arts, Baltimore Museum of Art, The New York Times, Fort McHenry, New York City
-
Searching for Christmas joy after Newtown
Like preachers across the country preparing for Christmas services today, William Lori has grappled with the question of how to celebrate the joy of the day so soon after the devastation of Newtown. But for Baltimore's new archbishop, the challenge also...
Tags: The Happiest News!, Holidays, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Archdiocese of Baltimore, Religious Festivals
-
Havre de Grace churches tour attracts many visitors
A very blustery, cold day didn't stop dozens of people from stopping in Havre de Grace Sunday for the city's 14th annual Christmas Open House of Historic 19th and 20th century churches. People from beyond Harford County and even beyond Maryland stopped...
Tags: Glen Burnie, Roman Catholicism, Havre de Grace, Christianity, Harford County
-
Karen Lewand, preservationist
Karen Lewand, a preservationist and educator who launched a series of walking tours while establishing programs for children to learn about architecture, died of cancer Dec. 20 at her home in the Radnor-Winston section of North Baltimore. She was 67....Tags: Roman Catholicism, Christianity, University of Baltimore, Chelsea (Staten Island, New York), Colleges and Universities
-
Back Story: Restoration of Homewood nearly complete
North Charles Street motorists, bikers and walkers will notice that the scaffolding that has masked the elegant south portico of historic Homewood Museum since late last fall has been removed, revealing a dazzling and historically accurate restoration....Tags: Druid Hill, Architecture, Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland), Johns Hopkins University, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
May 2, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 2, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 26, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 27, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 5, 2013
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Mar 30, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 23, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 23, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 24, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 2, 2013
|Story| Patuxent Homestead
Dec 29, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Sep 13, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
