Seven hundred and fifty Catholic young people will join Archbishop William Lori in an annual Palm Sunday weekend pilgrimage through Baltimore on Saturday, April 12th to mark the start of Holy Week. The idea for a youth pilgrimage originated from World Youth Day in Denver in 1993, which also featured a pilgrimage with young Catholics carrying...Read More
The Archdiocese of Baltimore and Archbishop Curley High School have received an allegation involving Mrs. Lynette Trotta, 33. Ms. Trotta has been a science teacher at Archbishop Curley High School since January 2007. Ms. Trotta is alleged to have engaged in a sexual relationship with a current student during the current school year. A number...Read More
Cathedral of Mary Our Queen 5200 N. Charles Street, Baltimore April 13: Palm Sunday, 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. April 14: Chrism Mass, 7:30 p.m.* April 17: Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7:30 p.m.* April 18: Good Friday, the Passion of the Lord, 3 p.m.* April 19: Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil, 8 p.m.* April...Read More
A capacity crowd of nearly 3,000 people are expected to attend The Francis Factor, an event to mark the one-year anniversary of the election of Pope Francis as Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, on Tuesday, March 18 at 7 p.m. at Loyola University Maryland’s Reitz Arena. The Archdiocese of Baltimore is hosting the...Read More
Association comprised of nearly 200 Catholic employers, including dioceses, ministries and businesses seeking to protect their free exercise of religion (OKLAHOMA CITY) – The Catholic Benefits Association (CBA), representing nearly 200 Catholic employers and 19,000 employees nationwide, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma earlier today to...Read More
“We cannot forget that evangelization is first and foremost about preaching the Gospel to those who do not know Jesus Christ or who have always rejected Him. Many of them are quietly seeking God, led by a yearning to see His face.”—Pope Francis Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, will be joined by 300...Read More
Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, will celebrate the following mid-day and evening Masses in Baltimore on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2014: Baltimore Basilica, 409 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, 12:10 p.m. The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 N. Charles Street, 5:30 p.m. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period when the...Read More
Vatican Spokesman, Catholic Author, and Editor of America Magazine among panelists who will discuss The Francis Factor On Tuesday, March 18 at 7 p.m. at Loyola University Maryland’s Reitz Arena, the Archdiocese of Baltimore will host The Francis Factor, an event to mark the one-year anniversary of the election of Pope Francis as Supreme Pontiff...Read More
Therapists from the Catholic Charities Child and Family Services Critical Incident Stress Management Team will be present at St. John’s Catholic Church in Columbia on Sunday, January 26 from 9:00 a.m. until 12 noon and from 5:30 until 8:00 p.m. to offer counseling services in the wake of Saturday’s deadly shooting at Columbia Mall. The counseling...Read More
Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, issued the following statement following today’s shooting in Howard County. “On behalf of the entire family of faith in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, I extend our heartfelt prayers for the victims of today’s tragic shooting, and for their families and friends, asking the God of life and of...Read More
Archbishop William E. Lori and Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Dr. Barbara McGraw Edmondson will greet students at area schools to commemorate Catholic Schools Week, a national week-long observance that begins on Sunday, January 26th. The theme “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service,” highlights the hallmarks of Catholic education. The Archbishop and Superintendent will...Read More
With several months remaining in the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s first capital fundraising campaign in 15 years, Archbishop William E. Lori announced today that the campaign’s $100 million goal has already been surpassed and a new goal of $130 million has been set. The Embracing our Mission ~ Shaping our Future campaign, announced in September 2012,...Read More