A reliquary containing Blessed Mother Teresa’s blood will be among the relics on display at Baltimore area churches for three days this week beginning Wednesday, June 30. Highlighting the three-day spiritual event will be a Mass celebrated at the Basilica in downtown Baltimore on Friday, July 2 at 12:10 p.m. Bishop Denis Madden will celebrate...Read More

Archbishop Edwin O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, is alerting area Catholics and others of a fake check scam bearing the name of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The Archdiocese has received notice from the Better Business Bureau of Greater Maryland, as well as consumers around the country, informing it of the deception. The scam involves fraudulent sweepstakes...Read More

On Saturday, June 12 at 10:00 a.m., Deacon Greg Rapisarda, the father of Archdiocesan priest Father John Rapisarda, Associate Pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Middle River, will be ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Baltimore by Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore.Default Once ordained, the Fathers Rapisarda will become...Read More

The committee empanelled by Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, in March of 2009 to develop a strategic plan for the long-term sustainability of Catholic education in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, has completed its work and issued a report today with 56 recommendations to the Archbishop at a press conference at the Catholic Center...Read More

Bishop Denis J. Madden, Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, will be joined by Baltimore State’s Attorney Patricia Jessamy and representatives of several city churches that comprise the Baltimore Interfaith Coalition (BIC) on Thursday, May 27 at 10 a.m. at the New Huntington Baptist Church, located at 400 E. 31st Street, Baltimore, to announce two anti-violence initiatives....Read More

In Rome earlier today, Pope Benedict XVI named Father F. Richard Spencer, a priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore currently serving as an Army Chaplain and stationed in Germany, Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Archdiocese and Titular Bishop of Auzia. Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore and former Archbishop of the Archdiocese for the...Read More

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, announced today the hiring of William J. Baird III of Towson to serve as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of the Department of Management Services for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Mr. Baird will be responsible for directing and coordinating the Archdiocese’s stewardship of resources in carrying...Read More

At the request of the family, members of the media will not be permitted on the property of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen the day of the funeral for Yeardley Love, Saturday May 8, 2010. The family is grateful for the media’s compliance with this request. If you have any questions, please contact Sean...Read More