Month: January 2009

CHARLESTON —  On Dec. 23, Msgr. Robert E. Guglielmone was walking his dog in the park and meditating on priestly service and St. John the Baptist when he received a call from Archbishop Pietro Sambi, […]

CHARLESTON — Carmelite Father James Orumpakatt, a retired priest of the Diocese of Charleston, died Jan. 19 in India. The funeral was held Jan. 20. Father Orumpakatt served in the diocese as administrator of Transfiguration […]

CHARLESTON — Despite the cold weather and gusting wind outside, the inside of the Church of the Nativity was filled with warmth as people of various backgrounds came together to celebrate the birthday of the […]

CHARLESTON — Catholic Schools Week will be celebrated in the Diocese of Charleston and across the nation Jan. 25-31. The theme for this year’s event is “Catholic Schools Celebrate Service,” which is part of an […]

CHARLESTON — Evangelization was the focus of a two-day convocation of priests from the Diocese of Charleston, held Jan. 13-15 at the Marriott Hotel. The speaker for the opening session of the gathering was Msgr. […]

BLYTHEWOOD — Members of Transfiguration Church are reaching out to help needy people in one of the fastest-growing areas in the Midlands. Blythewood, a town on the northern edge of Richland County, has experienced a […]

COLUMBIA —  Subfreezing temperatures didn’t keep Catholics from around the Diocese of Charleston away from the 35th annual Stand Up For Life march and rally on Jan. 17. Hundreds of people marched from the Russell […]

COLUMBIA — Most high school students probably wanted to stay home in their warm beds as a blast of Arctic air moved through South Carolina on Jan. 17. Not so, however, for an estimated 600 […]

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth profile in a series on religious orders serving in the Diocese of Charleston. The Sisters of Notre Dame are represented by only a handful of members in the Diocese […]