Contact: Joseph Cullen, 203-415-9314, joseph.cullen@kofc.org Andrew Walther, 203-824-5412, andrew.walther@kofc.org For immediate release: Oct. 27, 2016 Prayer being encouraged by Knights of Columbus as Americans prepare to vote NEW HAVEN, Conn. – As the election nears, the Knights of Columbus is urging its members and other Catholic Americans to pray a novena – nine consecutive days...Read More

The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced today the results of an 18-month study of 22 Catholic schools in and around Baltimore. Conducted by consulting firms Ayers Saint Gross, DataStory and Fielding Nair International, the study examined school facilities, enrollment, and projected demographic data and potential areas of growth. The study was conducted to help guide the...Read More

WASHINGTON—Archbishop William E. Lori, Chairman of the USCCB’s Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty, and Bishop Gregory J. Mansour of the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn, joined leaders from diverse faiths in writing to President Barack Obama, Senate President Pro Tempore Orrin Hatch, and House Speaker Paul Ryan concerning a report released last month...Read More

“The ruling by the United States District Court for the District of Maryland is a clear victory for Baltimore’s pro-life pregnancy centers, for pregnant women in crisis pregnancies who look to these centers for assistance so they can carry their babies to term, and for First Amendment principles we treasure as Americans,” Archbishop Lori said....Read More

A Statement from Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, chairman of the USCCB’s Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty For the current Chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, religious liberty is reduced to “nothing except hypocrisy,” and religion is being used as a “weapon… by those seeking to deny others equality.” He...Read More

Gift from the Cupid Foundation will Help 100 Students Attend Community Schools in Underserved Neighborhoods At its annual “Back to School Breakfast” today, the Archdiocese of Baltimore announced a contribution of a million dollars from the Cupid Foundation, the private foundation of Kevin Plank, founder, Chairman and CEO of Under Armour, Inc. The gift will...Read More

Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be canonized the newest Saint of the Catholic Church on Sunday, September 4, 2016 at a special Mass celebrated by Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Archbishop William E. Lori will celebrate a Mass for area Catholics on the day of Mother Teresa’s canonization, Sunday, September 4,...Read More

Archbishop William E. Lori, and Dr. Barbara Edmondson, Superintendent of Schools, will greet students and their families at St. Louis School in Clarksville, Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Ellicott City and St. Augustine School in Elkridge on Monday, August 29th to celebrate the start of the new school year. At 8:30 a.m. they will...Read More