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    Will Greater Grace investigation prompt change? Senior pastors hint at leadership ‘transition.’
    Nearly two months after an explosive report called for the resignation of senior officials at Greater Grace World Outreach, the evangelical church’s elders issued a response that offered no concrete plans for a leadership change.
    Photograph of long low building with unconventional church spire and cross, with empty parking lot in front. Outside of building is labeled "Greater Grace Church."
    This Christian school wants to catch neurodivergent students falling through the cracks
    SOLL Academy aims to educate all kids in one place, regardless of their learning differences. It’ll be a financial headache.
    Allison Schweigman, founder of Seeds of Love and Learning Academy, stands in front of the building that will house her school when it opens this year.
    Archdiocese of Baltimore, survivors’ group signal progress in bankruptcy case
    The Archdiocese of Baltimore recently agreed not to use a blanket legal defense to avoid paying survivors of sexual abuse whose claims aren’t covered by insurance.
    Archbishop William Lori and Paul Jan Zdunek, chair of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, provide updates on the Archdiocese of Baltimore bankruptcy case at a press conference held at Brown, Goldstein & Levy in Baltimore on July 8, 2024.
    Ex-Greater Grace members express anger and heartbreak over investigative report
    Former Greater Grace church members are reeling from a massive investigative report into the megachurch's response to sexual abuse allegations.
    Former members of Greater Grace World Outreach, which is headquartered in East Baltimore, were reeling Friday after reading descriptions of church leaders ignoring, dismissing and downplaying allegations of child sexual abuse.
    Robert ‘Woody’ Popik, Orioles and Ravens DJ, with ‘a heart as big as Baltimore,’ dies at 59
    You might have never heard Robert Popik's name, but you've likely heard his music. Popik, who died last week at 59, was the DJ for the Orioles, Ravens and other local teams for more than two decades.
    Robert Popik.
    Independent investigators call on Greater Grace church leaders to step down
    Greater Grace World Outreach should fire four top pastors and distance itself from controversial founder Carl Stevens, according to a report by an independent faith-based organization.
    Photograph of long low building with unconventional church spire and cross, with empty parking lot in front. Outside of building is labeled "Greater Grace Church."
    ‘We’re not going to hide’: Baltimore leaders urge resilience after Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting
    City officials marked the first night of Hanukkah in an Inner Harbor lighting ceremony a day after an antisemitic terrorist attack on a popular Australian beach.
    Members of the Chabad of South Baltimore dance in front of the Esther Ann Menorah after the lighting on the first night of Hanukkah at McKeldin Square in Baltimore.
    Archdiocese of Baltimore won’t use blanket legal defense in bankruptcy case for sex abuse claims
    The Archdiocese of Baltimore on Friday agreed not to use a blanket defense in its bankruptcy case to avoid paying survivors of sexual abuse whose claims aren’t covered by insurance.
    Paul Jan Zdunek, chair of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, left, and Baltimore Archbishop William Lori, are pictured at a news conference in 2024 at Brown, Goldstein & Levy in Baltimore.
    ‘Quirky,’ ‘picturesque’ Thanksgiving on display at annual Blessing of the Hounds
    In the scenic Western Run Valley of Baltimore County, the old English tradition of the Blessing of the Hounds withstands the test of time.
    One of the Green Spring Valley Hounds was eager to be blessed, jumping up on Rev. Thomas Clement during his prayer before the annual Blessing of the Hounds at St. John’s Church.
    What would you ask the pope? This Maryland student has her question ready.
    It's the first time the American pope is addressing U.S. teens.
    Mia Smothers, a freshman at the all-girls Catholic school in Northeast Baltimore, is part of a small group of teens who will ask the Pope questions during a virtual discussion at the National Catholic Youth Conference.
    In Baltimore, US Catholic bishops elect conservative archbishop to lead church
    U.S. Catholic bishops elected Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley as their new president on Tuesday, choosing a conservative culture warrior to lead during President Donald Trump’s second term.
    FILE - Archbishop Paul Coakley speaks to the media before the Beatification Ceremony for Stanley Rother in Oklahoma City, Sept. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
    How a big red school bus could blur the line between church and state
    LifeWise Academy is seeking to introduce Christian education programs in three Maryland school districts, with support in Harford County and efforts underway in Anne Arundel and Montgomery counties.
    Some say this nun created a ‘climate of fear.’ The archdiocese elevated her.
    The Archdiocese of Baltimore's newest superintendent has faced years of controversy and complaints over her leadership.
    Sister Patricia McCarron at Notre Dame Preparatory, the school she led for 20 years, on July 22, 2025.
    Maryland Supreme Court considers report on sex abuse within Archdiocese of Baltimore
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown in 2023 released the 456-page report that details decades of allegations of sexual abuse and cover-ups.
    The exterior of the Archdiocese of Baltimore building as seen on Monday, March 13.
    Former Greater Grace pastor arrested in Florida on child sexual abuse charges
    Eric Anderson had been living in Virginia. Massachusetts State Police detectives used license plate reader technology to find Anderson near Florida’s Gulf Coast. He was arrested on Monday.
    A protest outside of the Baltimore campus of Greater Grace World Outreach in 2024.
    New criminal case targets old allegations against priest, dividing Catholic community
    William Mannion was previously investigated by the Maryland Attorney General’s Office, but officials left him off the list of allegedly abusive priests.
    Another cyber breach threatens Baltimore Catholic Church abuse survivors
    Another cyber attack is jeopardizing the personal information of victims of child sex abuse at the hands of the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore.
    Archdiocese of Baltimore
    New owner expected for Mount Vernon landmark church
    The Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church has been searching for a financial lifeline to maintain its historic building.
    Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
    Fire damaged a historic Catholic church in Dundalk during Tuesday’s storms
    St. Rita's Church, a historic Catholic church in Eastern Baltimore County, was damaged in a fire Tuesday, according to fire department officials.
    A bolt of lightning is seen as an afternoon thunderstorm rolls over eastern Baltimore County, Sunday, June 29, 2025.
    Two historic Catholic churches in Baltimore are merging. Parishioners are holding their breath.
    Two of Baltimore’s oldest Catholic churches, St. Vincent de Paul and St. Leo, are set to merge Tuesday. A lot of questions remain for parishioners.
    Monsignor Nicholas Amato, temporary pastoral administrator for St. Leo the Great Roman Catholic Church, closes the church doors before delivering Mass this month.
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