The violence that erupted at the Brown University’s campus Dec. 13 was more than a national headline; it was a deeply personal tragedy that struck at the heart of the Providence community.

An avid horseback-riding Pope Leo XIV has appointed a bishop who shares his passion as the new leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. Bishop Richard Moth of Arundel and Brighton was named Dec. 19 as the 12th archbishop of Westminster.

The Baltimore Catholic League will play its 55th tournament at Reitz Arena on the campus of Loyola University Maryland on March 1- 2 and March 4, BCL Commissioner Mark Rohde Sr. announced Dec. 18.

Deacon David Anthony Page Sr. worked in every role possible for a deacon during his 16 years of service at St. Joseph Parish in Odenton.  

Sister Delia Dowling, a Baltimore native, has been elected to serve a four-year term as a provincial councilor for the School Sisters of Notre Dame, Atlantic-Midwest Province.