Archbishop Edwin O’Brien announced plans to revitalize Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore at a press conference held earlier today at the Catholic Center. The plan, detailed in a new report entitled, “Preserving the Tradition, Transforming the Future: The Rebirth of Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore,” is a culmination of more than 12 months...Read More
The Archdiocese of Baltimore informed principals and student-families today that the following 13 schools will be consolidated at the end of the current school year. Ascension School St. Bernardine Catholic School St. Clare School Catholic Elementary & Middle School Holy Family School St. Katharine School Mother Mary Lange Catholic School Our Lady of Fatima School...Read More
Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, joined Maryland-serving bishops, Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of Washington and Bishop W. Francis Malooly of Wilmington in releasing the following statement. We take strong exception to Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler’s opinion that the state may recognize same-sex “marriages” performed in other jurisdictions. We trust our legislature and...Read More
Nearly 840 people will enter the Catholic Church this Easter in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. A total of 839 catechumens (the unbaptized) and candidates (already Baptized in another Christian Church) will participate in the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion Sunday, February 21 at the following three locations throughout the Archdiocese: Cathedral of...Read More
Archbishop O’Brien is reminding Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore that Church law excuses them from fulfilling the Sunday obligation to attend Mass due to a grave cause, such as unsafe travel due to severe weather conditions. Those who cannot safely attend Mass are encouraged to listen to the Sunday radio Mass on WBAL-AM 1090...Read More
Archbishop Edwin O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, will visit with students at Mother Seton Academy, located at 2215 Greenmount Ave. in Baltimore on Friday, February 5 at 9:30 a.m. in honor of Catholic Schools Week. Mother Seton Academy is an all-scholarship, independent Catholic middle school serving at-risk boys and girls from urban, low-income families of all...Read More
Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, announced today that the initiative to promote the sacrament of Reconciliation or Penance called, “The Light is on for You,” will return for a second year in 2010. The campaign, first initiated in the Archdiocese of Washington several years ago, uses billboards, bus, internet and TV ads to...Read More
BALTIMORE’S FAITH LEADERS GATHER FOR 1ST VIGIL AGAINST VIOLENCE INTERFAITH GATHERING WILL BE THE FIRST SINCE HAITI EARTHQUAKE Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, will be joined by other faith leaders and their members from Baltimore area churches, mosques and synagogues at a Vigil against Violence on Monday, January 25 at 7...Read More
La Arquidiócesis de Baltimore ha recibido nota de tres denuncias de conducta sexual indebida en contra del Padre John Wielebski, de 62 años de edad, párroco de la iglesia Resurrection of Our Lord, en Laurel. Todas las denuncias se relacionan con acciones que se alega ocurrieron entre la mitad y el final de la década...Read More
The Archdiocese of Baltimore has learned of three allegations of sexual misconduct against Father John Wielebski, 62, pastor at Resurrection of Our Lord Church in Laurel. All of the allegations are related to acts which allegedly occurred in the mid-late 1980s while he was serving at St. Dominic Church, Baltimore, and the Monsignor Clare J....Read More
The news of Mayor Dixon’s plea in court today and her decision to resign as Mayor of Baltimore is sad news for the mayor, her family and for our entire city. I would ask the Catholic community in Baltimore City and throughout this historic Archdiocese to pray for the mayor and her family at this...Read More