Year: 2005

ROCK HILL – As part of their Lenten observance, six members of St. Anne Church’s youth group held a 30-hour fast April 7-8. The fast began at 1 p.m. Friday and concluded with the 5:30 […]

SUMTER – More than 170 priests, deacons and laity representing parishes, missions and schools around the state came to St. Jude Church on March 25 for the Office of Black Catholics Annual Day of Reflection. […]

FURMAN – Catholic laypeople share in Christ’s office of priest, prophet and king and can help spread the word of Christ through the way they live their lives, said a bishops’ conference official. Capuchin Franciscan […]

ROCK HILL – Joseph “Ziggy” Zsiga has spent his life in quiet and dedicated service to his family, church, community and, for the last 50 years, the Knights of Columbus. On March 1, 1956, the […]

GREENVILLE – The contemplative Order of Poor Clares is giving thanks for a $250,000 grant it received from the National Religious Retirement Office. The grant will assist in the order’s efforts to relocate and build […]

HOLLY HILL – “It’s like coming home again.” That’s how a parishioner described the April 23 Mass that celebrated the reopening of St. Ann Chapel. It was closed in 2002 because of extensive water damage […]

BLUFFTON – St. Gregory the Great Church took the first step on the way to a new elementary school with a groundbreaking on April 29. Father Gregory West, the pastor, said the school will offer […]

Now in California, Father Gorski continues to work for Zorritos Though he has retired from his parish work in Peru, Msgr. Donald Gorski, a priest of the Diocese of Charleston, continues his ministry. Following is […]

The web sites have names like MySpace, Friendster and Facebook. They fall under a loose heading of “social networking” sites that instantly enable friends and perfect strangers from around the country and around the world […]

BEAUFORT – St. Peter Church took a historic step forward with the consecration of a new building April 29. The new worship space is especially welcome because the parish, like others in the Beaufort area, […]