Introduction My thanks to the Cardinals who are with us today and, in a special way, to the Papal Nuncio, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, thank you for representing our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, and please convey to him the sentiments of loving communion of all here today. My greetings and thanks to the many...Read More
Cardinal Edwin F. O’Brien said it has been “tough to be in ‘purgatory’” for the last nine months since his appointment as pro-grand master of the Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem. He has done two jobs in that time, as head of the worldwide order dedicated to supportRead More
Archbishop William E. Lori will spend part of his first day as Archbishop of Baltimore serving meals to clients of Our Daily Bread and touring the Esperanza Center, which provides immigration and legal services to clients in the Fells Point area of Baltimore. Archbishop Lori will be installed as head of the nation’s oldest Catholic...Read More
Students in area Catholic schools will watch today’s Mass of Installation for Archbishop William E. Lori and will participate in lessons about the new Archbishop and the history of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the oldest Catholic diocese in the United States. Media outlets are welcome to visit St. Clement Mary Hofbauer School at 1216 Chesaco...Read More
During a Mass held before approximately 2,000 people at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in North Baltimore earlier today, Archbishop William E. Lori, 61, was installed as the 16th Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the oldest Catholic diocese in the United States Following the reading of the Apostolic Mandate by Archbishop Carlo Maria...Read More