Pope Francis today named Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, 56, as the ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts. He will succeed Bishop Timothy A. McDonnell, who has served as Springfield’s 8th bishop since 2004. Bishop McDonnell offered his resignation to the Holy Father upon reaching the age of 75, in...Read More

OKLAHOMA CITY – Late on June 4, the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma ruled that all employer members of the Catholic Benefits Association are exempt from the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive/abortifacient mandate (“Mandate”). It also “enjoined and restrained” the relevant federal departments, “their agents, officers, and employees, and all other...Read More

In honor of Blessed John Paul II’s canonization this Sunday, April 27, 2014, the Archdiocese and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary have created a special exhibit commemorating the former Pope’s visit to Baltimore in 1995. The exhibit, which opens April 24, will be housed in the...Read More

On Sunday, April 27, 2014, Pope Francis will declare two former Popes, Blessed John XXIII (1958-1963) and John Paul II (1978-2005), the Catholic Church’s newest saints at a Mass in St. Peter’s Square. Archbishop William E. Lori and approximately 40 Baltimore-area Catholics will be among the estimated 4 million pilgrims expected to witness the canonization...Read More

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

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