Year: 2008

NORTH CHARLESTON — The Palm Sunday procession at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in North Charleston was extra special this year as newly ordained Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone joined the celebration. It was one of […]

GEORGETOWN — Members of St. Cyprian Church’s Hispanic community undertook a major re-enactment of the Via Crucis, the Passion of Christ, on Good Friday. Approximately 60 to 70 people worked arduously to build scenes and […]

CHARLESTON — Freedom of conscience in the health care field has become a hot-button issue in recent months. Many people have raised concerns that the administration under President Barack Obama will repeal a “conscience rule” […]

WALTERBORO — Maria Benavides Leal gave the simplest of answers when asked why she has devoted so much of her life to serving the church, both on her own and through membership in the women’s […]

DANIEL ISLAND — The following information about Bishop England High School was provided by David Held, principal. History: Bishop England was founded in downtown Charleston in 1915. It was named for the Roman Catholic Diocese […]

GREENVILLE — Father Bartholomew Leon is a priest with the rare distinction of being able to celebrate Mass under two completely different Catholic rites.  He serves as pastor of St. Rafka Maronite Mission in the […]

Editor’s Note: This is part two of a three-part series on black Catholics in the Diocese of Charleston. CHARLESTON – At the end of the Civil War, Archbishop Martin Spalding of Baltimore, Md., called a […]

GREENVILLE — Nearly 600 high school students and their parents came to Greenville County’s Carolina First Center on April 1 for 90-minutes of “Parents, Teens and Alcohol.” They were immediately rendered mute by a dramatic […]

CHARLESTON — Viviana Ortiz has some tips for people who want to improve their handwriting. “Always slant your book and practice a lot. And always follow the guidelines,” she said.The third-grader from Blessed Sacrament School […]

CHARLESTON — The Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy elected Sister Bridget Sullivan as General Superior for a second term. The sisters held their General Chapter April 4-6 at their motherhouse on James […]