Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s decision on Friday, January 23 to reverse the Mexico City Policy: “Last Thursday, an estimated 250,000 people peacefully marched in Washington on the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade with prayerful pleas to the new president and congress...Read More

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, will celebrate the Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland. Below is a listing of Masses celebrated by Archbishop O’Brien and the auxiliary bishops. Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien — Archbishop of Baltimore Dec. 24     Christmas Eve—Baltimore Basilica, 4pm Dec. 24     Christmas Eve—Cathedral of...Read More

Father James Hannon, pastor of St. Michael Catholic Church in Frostburg, informed faculty, parents, and staff of the parish school this week that St. Michael’s will close the K-5 school at the end of the current school year. The pre-school for three- and four-year-olds will continue to operate as an Early Childhood Development Program at...Read More

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, will preside over the opening session of the Cause for Sainthood of Father Patrick Peyton, CSC during the 12:10 Mass at the Baltimore Basilica on Thursday, November 20. Father Peyton is best known as the “Rosary Priest,” who encouraged families through his radio and television programs in the...Read More

This past year, we have been taking various steps to ensure the most efficient and effective operation of the Archdiocese’s administrative offices at the Catholic Center. These have included an operational review of our central offices.  More such studies are planned in order to better serve the people of the Archdiocese. The transfer of Bishop...Read More

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, of Baltimore, will dedicate the Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden in honor of the Pope’s 1995 visit to Baltimore, on Thursday, October 23 at 10 a.m. The garden, located at the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets in Baltimore, was constructed in six months and celebrates Baltimore and Maryland’s rich...Read More

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, of Baltimore, will celebrate the Archdiocese’s annual Respect Life Mass on Sunday, October 5, at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. While the Respect Life program is year-round, October is observed as Respect Life Month and the first Sunday in October is designated as Respect Life Sunday by...Read More

“Former City Councilman Kenneth Harris’s death is a tragedy and the love and prayers of the entire Catholic community in Baltimore are with his family and all of Baltimore today. Ironically, it was the very issue that Councilman Harris fought so hard against—crime in our beloved City—that will forever be linked to his legacy in...Read More