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April 19, 2011

Statement of Archbishop O’Brien on Death of Gov. Schaefer

“The prayers of the more than half-million Catholics of the Archdiocese of Baltimore are with the former Governor’s family and with their fellow citizens of Baltimore and Maryland at the loss of one of the greatest civic leaders we have known,” Archbishop Edwin O’Brien said. “As mayor and governor, William Donald Schaefer was a partner...
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April 15, 2011

Holy Week Mass Schedule 2011

Cathedral of Mary Our Queen 5200 N. Charles Street, Baltimore April 17: Palm Sunday, 8 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11 a.m.*, 1 p.m. April 21: Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7:30 p.m.* April 22: Good Friday, the Passion of the Lord, 3 p.m.* April 23: Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil, 8 p.m.* April 24: Easter...
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April 14, 2011

More Than 1,100 Catholic Youths to Walk in the 18th Annual Youth and Young Adult Pilgrimage

More than 1,100 Catholic young people will join Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, Auxiliary Bishops Mitchell T. Rozanski and Denis J. Madden in an annual pilgrimage through Baltimore on Saturday, April 16th, marking the start of Holy Week.  The idea for a youth pilgrimage originated from World Youth Day in Denver in 1993,...
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April 11, 2011

Archdiocese Announces Events Marking Beatification of Pope John Paul II

The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced today the following events marking the beatification of Pope John Paul II. Sunday, May 1 10:45 a.m. Mass, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore 11:45 a.m. Eucharistic Procession from the Basilica to the Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden (Charles and Franklin...
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March 28, 2011

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School Holds Prayer Service for Japan, Monday, March 28

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Lower School will host a prayer service on Monday, March 28 at 1:30 p.m. for its students, faculty and others in the Middle River community to pray for the people of Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The students of the school are responding to the crisis in...
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March 24, 2011

Archdiocese, Charter School Operator reach Agreement on Sale of Former City Catholic School, Convent

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, announced today that the Archdiocese of Baltimore and The Children’s Guild, a non-profit organization that serves children and adolescents with emotional, behavioral and mental disorders and which operates two public charter schools in Maryland, has signed a contract to purchase the former St. Rose of Lima Catholic School...
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March 22, 2011

Catholic Schools Superintendent Looks to the Future of Catholic Schools at Financial Summit

Dr. Barbara McGraw Edmondson, Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, recently met with leaders of 26 dioceses and archdioceses to explore innovative solutions to the financial challenges Catholic schools face. The meeting took place at the National Catholic Educational Association’s Financial Summit on Catholic Schools at Loyola University, Chicago. “The goal of the...
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March 17, 2011

Statement of Archbishop O’Brien on Use of Former Catholic School Facilities

Providing the best education to the students we serve is the goal of not only every Catholic school in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, but likely that of every charter, parochial, public and non-public school.  Education is a personal gift, a civic treasure, and one the Catholic Church places great value in offering the children of...
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March 15, 2011

Catholic Churches Asked To Hold Special Collection For Victims of Japan Quake, Tsunami

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, has asked all Catholic churches in the Archdiocese of Baltimore to hold a special collection for the victims of last week’s devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. In a March 14 letter to all parishes, the Archbishop also called on Catholics to pray for “the suffering people of...
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March 15, 2011

Religious Leaders To Unite In Prayer March 13 For End To Death Penalty

Leaders of Maryland’s diverse faith communities will unite on Sunday, March 13 to pray for the abolition of capital punishment in our state. The Interfaith Prayer Service to End the Death Penalty comes just days before a March 15 hearing in the House Judiciary Committee on HB 1175, which would repeal the death penalty in...
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March 15, 2011

Immaculate Conception Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day

On St. Patrick’s Day, students arriving at Immaculate Conception School in Towson will be greeted by the live playing of bag pipe and Irish step dancing. Parents dropping their children off at the pre-k to eight Catholic school will receive a prayer card in honor of Ireland’s “Patron Saint.” “We thought it was important to...
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March 11, 2011

Over 700 Prepare To Enter The Catholic Church in The Archdiocese of Baltimore at Easter

Nearly 730 people will enter the Catholic Church this Easter in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. A total of 727 catechumens (the unbaptized) and candidates (already baptized in another Christian Church) will participate in the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion Sunday, March 13 at the following three locations throughout the Archdiocese: Cathedral of...
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