With gratitude to our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, I welcome Archbishop William Lori as the new shepherd of this historic Archdiocese of Baltimore. I have known Bishop Lori for many years and have been impressed by his deep love of the Church and her people, and by his extraordinary work both as Bishop of...Read More

Pope Benedict XVI today named Bishop William E. Lori of the Diocese of Bridgeport, 60, as the 16th Archbishop of Baltimore. He will succeed Edwin Cardinal O’Brien, who served as Baltimore’s 15th archbishop from October 2007 to August 2011. Cardinal O’Brien has served as Apostolic Administrator of the nation’s oldest Archdiocese since his appointment August...Read More

On Tuesday, March 13, parents and teachers of St. Ambrose Catholic School in Baltimore’s Park Heights community were informed that the school will not reopen after the current school year and will merge with Holy Angels Catholic School in Southwest Baltimore in the fall. Father Paul Zaborowski, OFM Cap., Pastor of St. Ambrose Church, which...Read More

In view of the “Symposium on Catholicism and Homosexuality” to take place this month in Baltimore, Cardinal Edwin O’Brien has reaffirmed the 2010 statement of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops regarding the symposium’s sponsor, New Ways Ministry. The Cardinal assures Catholics that in no manner is the position proposed by New Ways Ministry...Read More

St. Margaret School in Bel Air evacuated its lower school (grades 1-3) earlier today after a suspicious odor caused three faculty members to be transported to the hospital. Two of those taken to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center fainted at the school. No children complained of any symptoms resulting from the odor, believed to be the...Read More

Cardinal Edwin O’Brien, Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, issued the following statement at a press conference earlier today at St. Agnes Hospital announcing the sale to St. Agnes of the property where the former Cardinal Gibbons High School is located. “St. Agnes has been an invaluable partner in the Archdiocese of Baltimore since...Read More

Upon returning from Rome this evening, Cardinal Edwin F. O’Brien, Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, issued the following statement on the Maryland Senate’s vote to redefine marriage in Maryland. “Though not a surprise, today’s vote to redefine marriage in the State of Maryland by some members of the State Senate, is no less...Read More

Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O’Brien will “visit” with Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School students live from Rome on Friday, February 17th at 10:30 a.m. using Skype video conferencing technology. The Cardinal-designate is one of 22 new Cardinals to be elevated by Pope Benedict XVI at a ceremony on Saturday, February 18, at St. Peter’s...Read More