Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will celebrate a Mass to honor the 175th birthday of Baltimore’s ninth archbishop, Cardinal James Gibbons, on July 23 at 12:10 p.m. at the Baltimore Basilica.  Cardinal Gibbons was the longest serving Archbishop of the nation’s first diocese, serving for 44 years from 1877-1921. According to Thomas W. Spalding, author of...Read More

I am deeply saddened by the closure of Towson Catholic and troubled by the circumstances that seemed to have left the parish and school board with no other choice. The closing of this beloved institution is a source of pain for students, teachers, alumni and the parish. Every effort is being made to ensure the...Read More

Father Robert Wojtek, C.S.s.R., Pastor of the Catholic Community of St. Michael/St. Patrick and Fr. Joseph Muth, Pastor of St. Matthew Catholic Church, will hold a noon rally in support of comprehensive immigration reform before leading two buses to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, June 17, for an interfaith prayer vigil with members of congress and...Read More

On Saturday, June 13 at 10:00 a.m., four men will be ordained priests for the Archdiocese of Baltimore by Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore. The Mass of Ordination will take place at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore. The following men are to be ordained: Ernest Cibelli, 27, Columbia, MD—Ernest attended...Read More

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will read to approximately 60 kindergarten students at Immaculate Conception School in Towson on Wednesday, May 20 at 9:30 a.m. The Archbishop will read from a book about Mary, Mother of Jesus. His visit to the school named in honor of the Blessed Mother, coincides with the Church’s celebration of Mary...Read More

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will ordain 12 permanent deacons and one transitional deacon during a Mass on May 23 at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. The number marks the second largest class of new deacons to be ordained in the past 10 years. Transitional deacons go on to become priests, while...Read More

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien issued a letter today to Catholic clergy, religious and laity in the Archdiocese of Baltimore encouraging the implementation of a number of safeguards to protect against the spread of Swine Flu in Catholic parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. “We think it prudent to suggest some specific temporary steps that our...Read More

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore and President of The Cathedral Foundation, announced today that Mr. Christopher Gunty has been hired as Associate Publisher and Editor of The Catholic Review and Chief Executive Officer of the paper’s parent company, The Cathedral Foundation, replacing Mr. Daniel Medinger who resigned in February after leading the paper...Read More