"More than a year ago, Pope Francis announced the Synod on Synodality, an initiative to take the pulse of the Catholic Church. U.S. Catholics have been mostly silent about this effort, but in several countries, including Australia, France, England and Wales, and Germany, things are moving full steam ahead."Read More
"At a press conference introducing the Continental Stage of the Synodal Process, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, SJ, says the first stage of the Synod produced a great hope that must be transformed into missionary dynamism."Read More
Aug. 25, 2022 Baltimore, MD – In 2018, an individual accused Michael Kuhn of child sexual abuse in Virginia during the 1970s. Kuhn was ordained by the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, in 1997 and was a member of the Virginia-based Youth Apostles Institute. . In 2018, when the accusation was made, Kuhn was publicly suspended...Read More
Joining with citizens across the city, I wanted to pay tribute to: Lieutenant Paul Butrim, Firefighter-Paramedic Kelsey Sadler, and EMT-Firefighter Kenny Lacayo of the Baltimore City Fire Department who died in the line of duty on Monday. These heroic individuals made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of our city for which we will always...Read More
The Archdiocese of Baltimore has determined that Father Demek remains suitable for ministry and the Archdiocese’s Office of Child and Youth Protection has recommended that, in light of the investigation, Father Demek be returned to active ministry.Read More
Watch a livestream of Archbishop William E. Lori celebrating the 11 a.m. Easter Sunday Mass April 17 from the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland. Read More
The Archdiocese of Baltimore has determined that Father Demek remains suitable for ministry and the Archdiocese’s Office of Child and Youth Protection has recommended that, in light of the investigation, Father Demek be returned to active ministry.Read More
March 18, 2022 Dear friends in Christ, Every day we witness the unfolding tragedy in Ukraine as innocent and vulnerable civilians, even those in shelters and hospitals, are targeted by Russian military forces. This unjust war has produced a humanitarian crisis of enormous proportions and has threatened the peace and stability of the whole...Read More