Throughout Christmas week, Catholic parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore will be providing food, clothing, gifts and other necessities to people in need in the surrounding community. Among the 153 parishes in the Archdiocese, the following Baltimore City parishes are engaged in special Christmas outreach ministries: St. Benedict, 2612 Wilkens Ave. (Southwest Baltimore) St. Benedict’s Parish...Read More

Monsignor Edward Miller, longtime pastor of St. Bernardine Catholic Church in West Baltimore, died unexpectedly yesterday at age 68. Monsignor Miller, who led the parish for nearly 40 years, was found unconscious in the parish rectory yesterday morning having suffered an apparent heart attack. He was later pronounced dead at St. Agnes Hospital. Archbishop William...Read More

Archbishop William E. Lori is inviting Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, active and inactive, to participate in a questionnaire the Vatican has prepared in advance of next year’s Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on “Pastoral Challenges to the Family.” The Archdiocese has provided the questionnaire (in English and Spanish) to all pastors and is also...Read More

Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, has asked all Catholic parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore to hold a special collection at Masses this coming weekend to support typhoon relief efforts in the Philippines. All money raised will be directed to Catholic Relief Services in support of their efforts to provide humanitarian aid. Parishioners...Read More

Archbishop William E. Lori will tour farmland owned by the Archdiocese of Baltimore in Sparks, Maryland on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. The Archdiocese is partnering with First Fruits Farm, Inc. to grow and harvest 300,000 pounds of vegetables for the hungry of Maryland this year. The food is donated to Catholic Charities’ Our Daily Bread,...Read More

Archbishop William E. Lori will be joined by over 700 supporters of Catholic education at the 5th annual Archdiocese of Baltimore Gala Saturday, October 19, at 6 p.m. at the Baltimore Waterfront Marriott. The event is expected to raise $800,000 in tuition assistance for students attending Catholic schools. Among those to speak at the event...Read More

Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, will spend part of his day on October 4, 2013, blessing the dogs and cats awaiting adoption at the Maryland SPCA, located in Baltimore’s Hampden neighborhood. October 4 is the day Catholics throughout the world celebrate the Feast of Saint Francis, the 13th century Italian friar who is...Read More

Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Education announced that three Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are among a select group of schools nationwide to receive the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award. Saint Joseph School, Cockeysville, St. Margaret School, Bel Air and St. Mary’s School, Annapolis bring the total number of Catholic...Read More