VATICAN CITY — To mark the centennial of St. Maria Goretti's death, Pope John Paul II issued a letter dated July 6 that proposed the young saint as a model of chastity and forgiveness, two themes that ...

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, ...

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 ...

Monday marks the feast day of St. Maria Goretti, a young virgin and martyr whose life is an example of purity and mercy for all Christians. Maria Goretti is best known for her commitment to purity and ...

A Hagerstown-area Catholic high school will close its doors permanently at the end of this school year, according to a letter to families posted online. St. Maria Goretti Regional Catholic High School ...

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 ...

ELM GROVE -- Hundreds of people stand in line in Elm Grove to witness a very rare display. They came from all over the state to see the remains of Saint Maria Goretti at St. Mary's Visitation Parish ...

It was recently announced that Saint Maria Goretti in Washington County would close at the end of the 2023-24 school year. In 2019, a short four years ago, the school moved to its current location and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Maria Goretti was born on Oct. 16, 1890. She was also born into poverty. At that time her peasant parents were like so many others then living in remote parts of Italy. Hard work in even harsher ...

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 ...