News and Events

For 41 years, Catholics have observed October as Respect Life Month. This year, church leaders and people in the thick of the pro-life movement in South Carolina say it is one of the most crucial […]

CHAPIN—Thirty-nine men studying to be deacons in the Diocese of Charleston took an important step toward their new ministry at a Mass celebrated by Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone Sept. 15 at Our Lady of the […]

MYRTLE BEACH—When the National Council of Catholic Women chose “Be the Voice of Catholic Women” as the theme of their 2012 convention, its members probably didn’t foresee how relevant those six words were in today’s […]

CHARLESTON—Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone wants South Carolina Catholics at the polls in full force on Nov. 6. The bishop urged people to pray, prepare and pledge to cast their vote in a Sept. 12 letter […]

A newly released discovery in the form of a tiny piece of papyrus has people talking — again — about whether Jesus had a wife. Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM, chuckles over the renewed debate, saying […]

ANDERSON—The day after he retired in 1991, McLester McDowell went looking for volunteer work. He found it at a nearby homeless shelter, and shortly after started serving meals at the Anderson Emergency Soup Kitchen. Since […]

ORANGEBURG—When Father Marcian Thet Kyaw arrived in South Carolina from Burma in 2002, he never dreamed that he would end up staying for a decade. He has been recalled by his bishop to work in […]

CHARLESTON/MOUNT PLEASANT—Two schools in the Charleston area started iPad programs for their students and teachers this year. Christ Our King-Stella Maris purchased the devices for each child in grades fifth through eighth, and Charleston Catholic […]

CHARLESTON—Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach recently announced that Jill Jackson Ledford has been selected as the new executive director of the organization. She will start Oct. 1. Ledford will replace Sister Mary Joseph Ritter […]