Jonathan M. Pitts

While growing up in Upton in the 1950s, the Rev. Dr. Alvin Hathaway recalls that barely a day went by when he didn’t interact with figures whose success made the West Baltimore neighborhood the envy of the city’s Black population.

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Thurgood Marshall center to mark Baltimore history, serve as launchpad for future

June 28, 2024 at 11:04 a.m.

While growing up in Upton in the 1950s, the Rev. Dr. Alvin Hathaway recalls that barely a day went by when he didn’t interact with figures whose success made the...

'He reinforces what I believe, which is that God has a lot of dreams and then asks people to make them happen. Bill is one of God’s dreamers.'

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Baltimore Sun Hall of Fame 2024: The Rev. William Joseph Watters

June 7, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

'He reinforces what I believe, which is that God has a lot of dreams and then asks people to make them happen. Bill is one of God’s dreamers.'

As Steve Melnikoff waited in a boat in choppy waters off the coast of France one fateful morning nearly 80 years ago, the last thing on his mind was becoming a witness to history for future generations.

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Baltimore D-Day veteran, 104, returns to Normandy, perhaps for the last time

May 24, 2024 at 4:35 p.m.

As Steve Melnikoff waited in a boat in choppy waters off the coast of France one fateful morning nearly 80 years ago, the last thing on his mind was becoming...

The Archdiocese of Baltimore has made the final decisions on which Baltimore Catholic parishes will close.

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Catholic archdiocese’s final plan will cut Baltimore parishes from 61 to 23

May 22, 2024 at 8:31 p.m.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore has made the final decisions on which Baltimore Catholic parishes will close.

Six people who survived sexual abuse as children committed by Catholic clergy in Maryland testified Monday in the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s bankruptcy case.

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Clergy abuse survivors testify in Catholic church bankruptcy case: ‘Do you see me now?’

May 21, 2024 at 6:46 a.m.

Six people who survived sexual abuse as children committed by Catholic clergy in Maryland testified Monday in the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s bankruptcy case.

It was clear at the fourth and final public meeting on the Archdiocese of Baltimore's realignment plan that that the passions of Baltimore's Catholic faithful toward it have not cooled.

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Passions strong as Baltimore Catholics debate city realignment plan at final town hall

May 2, 2024 at 10:14 p.m.

It was clear at the fourth and final public meeting on the Archdiocese of Baltimore's realignment plan that that the passions of Baltimore's Catholic faithful toward it have not cooled.

Emotions ran high Thursday at a town hall-style meeting on a reform plan introduced this month by the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

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Emotions run high at town hall on plan to realign Baltimore’s Catholic churches: ‘This is a watershed moment’

April 26, 2024 at 6:13 p.m.

Emotions ran high Thursday at a town hall-style meeting on a reform plan introduced this month by the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

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