The news of Mayor Dixon’s plea in court today and her decision to resign as Mayor of Baltimore is sad news for the mayor, her family and for our entire city. I would ask the Catholic community in Baltimore City and throughout this historic Archdiocese to pray for the mayor and her family at this...Read More

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, announced today that Pope Benedict XVI has conferred the honorary title of Monsignor on the following nine priests of the Archdiocese of Baltimore: Rev. Richard J. Bozzelli, Pastor, Corpus Christi Church, Baltimore Rev. William A. Collins, Jr., Associate Pastor Emeritus, Holy Family, Randallstown Rev. Carl F. Cummings, Pastor,...Read More

The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s annual Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe will take place Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at the Baltimore Basilica, Cathedral and Mulberry Streets. Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, will con-celebrate the Mass with Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore and Vicar for Hispanics, and the...Read More

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, announced today that he has appointed Rev. J. Bruce Jarboe Rector of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen on North Charles Street in Baltimore. Father Jarboe, Pastor of Holy Trinity Parish in Glen Burnie since 2002, succeeds Msgr. Robert A. Armstrong, who will retire at year’s end after...Read More

The funeral Mass for Spc. Christopher J. Coffland will be held on Saturday, November 21 at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 N. Charles Street, Baltimore. The family has consented to allowing media (including cameras) inside the Cathedral during the funeral. Interviews with those attending the funeral who are not members...Read More

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, will celebrate the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen’s 50th Anniversary Mass on Sunday, November 15 at 12:30 p.m., marking the exact day on which the Cathedral was dedicated a half-century ago.  The Mass is the last in a series of events and celebrations marking the anniversary of the...Read More

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien announced today that Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Ronald J. Valenti, will be retiring at the end of the current school year after nearly 20 years in the Division of Schools. Dr. Valenti, a native of Philadelphia, joined the Archdiocese in 1990, serving as Secretary of Education before being appointed Superintendent in...Read More

The contents of a time capsule discovered during the demolition of a former Catholic home for elderly women were displayed earlier today at St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore, home to the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s archives. Archbishop Edwin O’Brien accepted the capsule and its contents from Mr. Frank Harvey, whose construction company unearthed the copper container...Read More