Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore and Chancellor of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland, has appointed Monsignor Andrew R. Baker, a priest of the Diocese of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Rector of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary. Monsignor Baker succeeds Monsignor Steven Rohlfs, who served as Rector of the Seminary since February 2005. Monsignor Baker’s...Read More
Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore and Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty, issued the following statement today regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on marriage: “Today’s ruling does not just affect one law but in fact hundreds, if not thousands, of federal, state, and local...Read More
In response to the official release earlier today by the Vatican of Pope Francis’ encyclical on ecology, Laudato Si, or “Praised Be,” Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, applauded the Holy Father for calling attention to the need for responsible environmental stewardship. “On this issue, the Pope has done what he has done since...Read More
Earlier this week, Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, wrote to pastors of the Archdiocese’s 154 parishes asking them to hold special collections at all Masses the weekend of June 20-21 to support Baltimore City’s summer jobs program. The Archbishop committed $100,000 to the program, which needs $1.5 million to reach its goal of providing...Read More
Today, Archbishop William E. Lori, along with Catholic school administrators, principals, and students, announced an initiative that will place 3-D printers in every Archdiocesan Catholic elementary and high school. The announcement was made at St. Philip Neri Catholic School, which has been using the cutting edge technology which allows students to create three dimensional objects...Read More
Archbishop William E. Lori will be joined by Catholic school administrators, principals, students, and representatives from an industry leading technology manufacturing firm and an innovative curriculum provider for an announcement of a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) initiative for students of the Archdiocese’s Catholic schools. WHAT: Announcement of major technology initiative for Catholic...Read More
“Baltimore is the heart of the Archdiocese and our heart is broken.” –Most Rev. William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, will celebrate a Mass for peace in Baltimore on Sunday, May 3rd at 10:45 a.m. at the historic St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, located at 1546 N. Fremont...Read More
Collected items will be loaded into cruiser of State Trooper & OLG parent at the school on Thursday at 10 a.m. On Thursday, April 30th at 10:00 a.m., students of Our Lady of Grace Catholic School in Parkton will load the cruiser of State trooper Michael Brady (who is also a parent of an OLGS...Read More
St. Bernardine Catholic Church in West Baltimore, in conjunction with St. Frances Academy, the oldest Catholic school for African-American children in the United States, will host its scheduled revival this evening from 7-8:30 p.m. The revival will feature music, scripture readings, and preaching by Bishop Designate Gina Dorsey of A Kingdom Place for Me, an...Read More
Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, today issued the following statement in response to this weekend’s protests and the tragic death of Freddie Gray: Today, many in our City are trying to come to grips with the aftermath of an emotional and sometimes-violent weekend that threatens to overshadow two realities that cannot and should...Read More
The Archdiocese of Baltimore is preparing to welcome 640 new Catholics at Masses this Easter weekend bringing the total number of catechumens (the un-baptized) and candidates (already Baptized in another Christian Church) receiving the sacrament of initiation since last Easter to nearly 700. During Saturday’s Easter Vigil Masses, the catechumens will receive the sacraments of...Read More
Cathedral of Mary Our Queen 5200 N. Charles Street, Baltimore April 2 Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7:30 p.m.* April 3 Good Friday, the Passion of the Lord, 3 p.m.* April 4 Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil, 8 p.m.* (Blessing of Easter foods at 12:30pm) April 5 Easter Sunday, Mass, 8 a.m., 9:15 a.m.,...Read More