Archbishop Lori Welcomes Church Laws on Abuse, Episcopal AccountabilityRead More

"At this challenging time in the life of our City, we pray that God gives strength and wisdom to our acting mayor and to the leaders of our community in order that they might bring the residents of Baltimore together in confronting our challenges, while also asserting those aspects that represent our promise and true...Read More

I am a Redemptorist Priest from Zimbabwe, studying at Loyola University MD, living with the Redemptorist community, and assisting with ministry at St Mary’s Church in Annapolis, MD. Last year, on the 13th of May, I was taking a walk in the Carroll gardens behind the rectory where I live. I noticed a couple in...Read More

I was born in abject poverty to Oklahoma sharecroppers, one of the most viciously exploited groups of people in American history.  In brutal honesty, my family is horribly scarred and crippled as the landowners treated them less than their animals.  My father has not healed from the trauma and abuse.  Growing up we heard how...Read More

At age 14 in 1956 I stepped on the hard line of separation between the races. At age 15 I crossed it. At 14, I was selected to leave the fully segregated, supportive community which had nurtured me in Baltimore to continue to desegregate City College, one of Baltimore’s top two male public high schools....Read More

Archbishop William E. Lori announces clergy assignments.Read More

Archbishop William E. Lori made the following statement in the wake of the bombings in Sri Lanka:Read More

For Immediate Release Thursday, April 4, 2019 “On behalf of the clergy, religious, and lay faithful of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, I extend heartfelt best wishes and prayers to Archbishop Wilton Gregory on his appointment as the next Archbishop of Washington,” Archbishop William E. Lori said. “Our two local Churches enjoy a uniquely collegial history...Read More