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
Number of newly Baptized Catholics up 10 Percent Over 700 new Catholics will enter the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Baltimore at Saturday’s Easter Vigil. Seven hundred and two people will enter into full communion with the Catholic Church at the solemn Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday, April 7. A total of 252 elect...Read More
Cathedral of Mary Our Queen 5200 N. Charles Street, Baltimore April 1: Palm Sunday, 8 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11 a.m.*, 1 p.m. April 5: Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7:30 p.m.* April 6: Good Friday, the Passion of the Lord, 3 p.m.* April 7: Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil, 8 p.m.* April 8: Easter...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
“I was disappointed to learn of the decision to sell St. Joseph Medical Center to a non-Catholic ownership group given the high priority we place on maintaining the Catholic identity of our many institutions in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. “The hospital and its staff of outstanding doctors, nurses, physicians and other healthcare workers, have a...Read More
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit will hear oral arguments in Richmond on Friday, March 23, in the appeal of a lower court’s ruling in the case of Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien and the Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns, Inc. (GBCPC) v. Baltimore City. The lawsuit stems...Read More
With gratitude to our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, I welcome Archbishop William Lori as the new shepherd of this historic Archdiocese of Baltimore. I have known Bishop Lori for many years and have been impressed by his deep love of the Church and her people, and by his extraordinary work both as Bishop of...Read More
Pope Benedict XVI today named Bishop William E. Lori of the Diocese of Bridgeport, 60, as the 16th Archbishop of Baltimore. He will succeed Edwin Cardinal O’Brien, who served as Baltimore’s archbishop from October 2007 to August 2011. Cardinal O’Brien has served as Apostolic Administrator of the nation’s oldest Archdiocese since his appointment August 29...Read More
Pope Benedict XVI today named Bishop William E. Lori of the Diocese of Bridgeport, 60, as the 16th Archbishop of Baltimore. He will succeed Edwin Cardinal O’Brien, who served as Baltimore’s 15th archbishop from October 2007 to August 2011. Cardinal O’Brien has served as Apostolic Administrator of the nation’s oldest Archdiocese since his appointment August...Read More
On Tuesday, March 13, parents and teachers of St. Ambrose Catholic School in Baltimore’s Park Heights community were informed that the school will not reopen after the current school year and will merge with Holy Angels Catholic School in Southwest Baltimore in the fall. Father Paul Zaborowski, OFM Cap., Pastor of St. Ambrose Church, which...Read More
In view of the “Symposium on Catholicism and Homosexuality” to take place this month in Baltimore, Cardinal Edwin O’Brien has reaffirmed the 2010 statement of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops regarding the symposium’s sponsor, New Ways Ministry. The Cardinal assures Catholics that in no manner is the position proposed by New Ways Ministry...Read More