On July 6 we commemorate the feast of St. Maria Goretti, one of the youngest canonized saints in the Catholic Church’s history. She was 11 years old at the time of her death. In March 2015, Pope ...

Editor's note: This story was updated at 2:15 p.m. to include a statement from the Archdiocese of Baltimore regarding its Chapter 11 filing and its ceasing of financial support for St. Maria Goretti ...

TOWSON, Md. — St. Maria Goretti will play for the Baltimore Catholic League tournament championship Sunday afternoon. The second-seeded Gaels built a 53-36 lead through three quarters and held off a ...

After nearly 70 years in the Hagerstown community, St. Maria Goretti Catholic High School completes its final academic year this week due to financial issues. Educating ninth through 12th graders ...

These saints teach us that love is stronger than death and that our hope lies not in this world but in God’s loving embrace. LEFT: “Martyrdom of St Dymphna and St Gerebernus” by Jacques de l'Ange ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thousands of Catholics gathered to witness a first in Chicago. The relic of St. Maria Goretti, the youngest canonized saint, is on display at St. Cantius Church in the city's Goose ...

Former longtime St. Maria Goretti boys basketball coach Cokey Robertson called the Gael Center "the Palestra of the (Baltimore) Catholic League." On Friday, the final Goretti home basketball game was ...

Editor's note: This story was updated at 3:16 p.m. Sept. 22, 2023, to correct the spelling of floodplain. The only Catholic high school in Washington County could shut down following the 2023-24 ...

HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND – St. Maria Goretti High School, whose basketball team has been a member of the Baltimore Catholic League (BCL) for the past 40 years, announced last week that it will be closing ...

DALLAS – North Texas Catholics will have the opportunity Tuesday to view the remains of St. Maria Goretti, who became a saint before she was even a teenager. The Italian was martyred for her faith in ...

St. Maria Goretti’s Najeh Allen makes contact with Mount Saint Joseph’s Amani Hansberry (35) as he gets ready to shoot. Mount Saint Joseph High School beat St. Maria Goretti Catholic High School, ...

Worshippers venerate the relics of St. Maria Goretti at St. John Cantius Church in Chicago Oct. 12. The major relics, which are virtually all of the skeletal remains of the saint, known as the ...