For Immediate Release Tuesday, January 5, 2016 Contact Sean Caine 410.547.5378 (office) 443.857.4372 (cell) STATEMENT REGARDING ALLEGATION AGAINST HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER-COACH The Archdiocese of Baltimore has received an allegation involving Ms. Catherine Czapski, 24, who has served as soccer and track/cross-country coach and substitute teacher at Bishop Walsh School, a K-12 Catholic school in Cumberland,...Read More
BASILICA OF THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (Cathedral & Mulberry Streets) Thursday, December 24, Christmas Eve4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. (Christmas carols begin at 5:30 p.m.), Midnight (Christmas carols begin at 11:30 p.m.)Friday, December 25, Christmas Day10:00 a.m. (Archbishop Lori, Celebrant) CATHEDRAL OF MARY OUR QUEEN (5200 N. Charles Street)...Read More
Solar project is expected to generate approximately 20% of the Archdiocese’s electricity needs Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, joined with Constellation, a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation and a leading competitive retail energy supplier, in announcing today the construction of a 5.4-megawatt (DC) aggregate solar generation project. The solar power system, located at Perryman...Read More
December 8, 2015 marks the beginning of the Year of Mercy in the Catholic Church. The Jubilee begins with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome by Pope Francis. This door is one which is only opened during the Holy Year and which remains closed during all other years. Each...Read More
On March 13, 2015, the second anniversary of his election, Pope Francis announced the celebration of an “extraordinary Holy Year,” a “Jubilee of Mercy,” which begins with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome on December 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and ends on November 20, 2016, the...Read More
The Archdiocese of Baltimore has made it an institutional priority to protect children in its care and restore the trust of the faithful by enacting and enforcing policies and practices that prevent future incidents of abuse, hold abusers accountable, create a culture of transparency, and promote healing for victims. While the Archdiocese had child protection...Read More
Several Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are planning to mark the visit of Pope Francis in creative and faith-inspiring ways. ARCHBISHOP CURLEY HIGH SCHOOL (BALTIMORE) Students will participate in the Feet for Francis initiative by collecting 1,000 pairs of shoes.The school is also sending a bus with students and faculty members to attend...Read More
A priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the managing editor of the official newspaper of the Archdiocese, The Catholic Review, will lead a 20-person Pilgrimage of Love and Mercy, a 108-mile walk from Baltimore to Philadelphia. They will honor Pope Francis’ first visit to the United States and raise funds for both the archdiocese...Read More
Letter from Cardinal O’Brien Expressing His Condolences Funeral arrangements for Rev. Msgr. Arthur F. Valenzano, P.A., 24th Rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary are as follows: Wednesday, September 9 Viewing from 2 to 9 p.m. with a vigil Mass at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, September 10...Read More
Archbishop William E. Lori, Jim Sellinger, Chancellor of Education, and Dr. Barbara Edmondson, Superintendent of Schools, will greet students and their families at St. Clement Mary Hofbauer School, Rosedale, on Monday, August 24 at 7:30 a.m. to celebrate the start of the new school year. At 9:30 a.m., they will visit St. Francis of Assisi Catholic...Read More
Archbishop William E. Lori will celebrate Mass and offer a blessing to 1,600 Catholic school principals, teachers, and staff members who will gather at the Lyric Opera House in Baltimore on Thursday, August 20 at 9:00 a.m. prior to the August 24th start of the 2015-16 school year. Following Mass and an awards ceremony for...Read More
Monsignor Joseph Davies died in 1992. On August 31, 1993, a man in his 50s contacted the Archdiocese to report that he had been sexually abused as a child by Davies in the 1950s. The Archdiocese reported the allegation in writing to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office on September 8, 1993 and offered the victim...Read More