During a Mass held before approximately 2,000 people at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in North Baltimore earlier today, Archbishop William E. Lori, 61, was installed as the 16th Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the oldest Catholic diocese in the United States Following the reading of the Apostolic Mandate by Archbishop Carlo Maria...Read More

Students in area Catholic schools will watch today’s Mass of Installation for Archbishop William E. Lori and will participate in lessons about the new Archbishop and the history of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the oldest Catholic diocese in the United States. Media outlets are welcome to visit St. Clement Mary Hofbauer School at 1216 Chesaco...Read More

Archbishop-designate William E. Lori, former Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut, will be installed 16th Archbishop of Baltimore during a Mass at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in North Baltimore Wednesday, May 16 at 2 p.m. He succeeds Edwin Cardinal O’Brien, who served as Archbishop of the Nation’s oldest diocese from October 2007...Read More

Edwin Cardinal O’Brien will ordain two deacons during a Mass on May 12 at 10 a.m. at the Basilica of the Assumption in Baltimore. Both men will be ordained Transitional Deacons. Transitional deacons go on to become priests, while permanent deacons do not. As deacons, the men will be able to proclaim the Gospel during...Read More

On Friday, April 6, nine Major League Baseball teams, including the Baltimore Orioles, will play season-opening baseball games. On the same day, countless Christians and Jews will mark solemn and holy religious observances, Good Friday and the start of Passover. The decision to schedule season-opening games on Good Friday is just the latest example of...Read More

Parishioners from Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazon de Jesus Parish in Highlandtown will pray the live Stations of the Cross as Jesus’ final hours are re-enact on the streets of Southeast Baltimore April 4 at 7 p.m. and April 6 (Good Friday) at 12 p.m. Parishioners and members of the Parish’s Ministry of Art and...Read More

Last week’s rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding habeas corpus relief for certain inmates have caused grave concerns and anxiety for the courageous survivors of John Merzbacher, as indicated by the many victims who have contacted us over the past several days. During my four-plus years as Archbishop of Baltimore, I had the privilege...Read More

Approximately 1,000 Catholic young people will join Cardinal Edwin O’Brien and Auxiliary Bishops Mitchell T. Rozanski and Denis J. Madden in an annual pilgrimage through Baltimore on Saturday, March 31st 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...Read More