One-third of the way into the campaign, Archdiocese already two-thirds to goal in first such campaign in 15 years. At 10 a.m. today, Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, announced the kickoff of the Embracing our Mission ~ Shaping our Future capital campaign. He made the announcement from the new location of Archbishop Borders...Read More

Minimum Goal of $100 million to help support parishes, schools, charitable outreach On Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at 10 a.m. at the new location of Archbishop Borders School in Baltimore’s Highlandtown neighborhood, Archbishop William E. Lori will announce the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s first capital campaign in 15 years, Embracing our Mission ~ Shaping our Future....Read More

Father John “Jack” Lombardi, Pastor of St. Peter Catholic Church in Hancock, Maryland, and a group of Catholics from the parish and surrounding areas will walk from the Western Maryland parish to the Baltimore Basilica, July 29-August 5, to promote religious freedom. “This is a pilgrimage of religious freedom to witness to others along the...Read More

From Rome, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore hailed today’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit striking down the Baltimore City ordinance that sought to force pro-life pregnancy centers to post signs stating they do not provide or refer for abortions or contraceptive services. “At a time when religious freedom...Read More

In Rome to receive the pallium from Pope Benedict XVI on June 29, Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, will address the first-ever meeting of the newly-created Observatory on Religious Liberty in Rome on June 28 at the Foreign Press Association. The group was formed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the...Read More

Catholics throughout the United States are preparing to participate in a Fortnight for Freedom, a two-week period of prayer, reflection and education regarding the issue of religious liberty, culminating on July 4 when churches throughout the nation will ring their bells in a sign of solidarity for the protection of this First Amendment right. Bishops...Read More

On Wednesday, May 23 at 8 a.m., Archbishop William E. Lori will greet students and educators of Holy Angels Catholic School and Seton Keough High School at the schools’ combined Southwest Baltimore campus. It will mark his first visit to a Catholic school since his installation as Archbishop of Baltimore on May 16. Holy Angels...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