Press Release

Four to Be Ordained to the Priesthood June 13

On Saturday, June 13 at 10:00 a.m., four men will be ordained priests for the Archdiocese of Baltimore by Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore. The Mass of Ordination will take place at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore. The following men are to be ordained: Ernest Cibelli, 27, Columbia, MD—Ernest attended...
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Archbishop O’Brien, Area Faith Leaders Announce Summer Peace Initiative

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, will be joined by area faith leaders on May 27 at 2:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore to announce a collaborative faith-based initiative to promote peace in Baltimore this summer. Dr. Arthur Abramson of the Baltimore Jewish Council, Imam Earl El-Amin of the Muslim...
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Archbishop to Read to Kindergarten Students at Catholic School in Towson

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will read to approximately 60 kindergarten students at Immaculate Conception School in Towson on Wednesday, May 20 at 9:30 a.m. The Archbishop will read from a book about Mary, Mother of Jesus. His visit to the school named in honor of the Blessed Mother, coincides with the Church’s celebration of Mary...
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Opening Session in Cause for Sainthood of Blessed Francis Seelos to Take Place in Baltimore

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, will preside over the opening session in the Diocesan Inquiry into an alleged healing through the intercession of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, C.Ss. R. during the 12:10 Mass at the Baltimore Basilica on Tuesday, May 19. If the healing is deemed miraculous by the Vatican’s Congregation of the...
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Thirteen to Be Ordained Deacons May 23

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will ordain 12 permanent deacons and one transitional deacon during a Mass on May 23 at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. The number marks the second largest class of new deacons to be ordained in the past 10 years. Transitional deacons go on to become priests, while...
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Archbishop Encourages Catholic Parishes to Implement Safeguards vs. Swine Flu

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien issued a letter today to Catholic clergy, religious and laity in the Archdiocese of Baltimore encouraging the implementation of a number of safeguards to protect against the spread of Swine Flu in Catholic parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. “We think it prudent to suggest some specific temporary steps that our...
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New Associate Publisher and Editor of Catholic Review Named

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore and President of The Cathedral Foundation, announced today that Mr. Christopher Gunty has been hired as Associate Publisher and Editor of The Catholic Review and Chief Executive Officer of the paper’s parent company, The Cathedral Foundation, replacing Mr. Daniel Medinger who resigned in February after leading the paper...
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1,300 Catholic Youths Expected to Walk in the 16th Annual Youth and Young Adult Pilgrimage

Approximately 1,300 Catholic young people will join Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, and Auxiliary Bishop Denis J. Madden, in a pilgrimage through the streets of Baltimore on Saturday, April 4, carrying a 10-foot wooden cross. This would be the largest turnout for the annual youth pilgrimage—in its 16th year—which marks the start of...
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Holy Week Mass Schedule.

Cathedral of Mary Our Queen 5200 N. Charles Street, Baltimore April 5 Palm Sunday, 8 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11a.m.*, 12:30 p.m. April 6 Chrism Mass, 7:30 p.m.* April 9 Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7:30 p.m.* April 10 Good Friday, the Passion of the Lord, 3 p.m.* April 11 Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil,...
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Archbishop O’Brien to Lay Wreath at Statue of Pope John Paul II on Thursday, April 2, the 4th Anniversary of Pope’s Death

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, will place a wreath at the statue of Pope John Paul II in the prayer garden named in his honor on Thursday April 2 at 10 a.m., in recognition of the fourth anniversary of the late pontiff’s death. Elected to the papacy in 1978, Pope John Paul II...
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Cardinal Gibbons, Seton Keough Partner to Strengthen Catholic Education in SW Baltimore

The administrations of The Cardinal Gibbons School and The Seton Keough High School, located on adjacent campuses in Southwest Baltimore, have announced an innovative partnership between the two schools that leverages their proximity to each other, as well as strategic alliances with area corporations, enabling the schools to both reduce operating costs and offer dynamic...
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Catholics Celebrate Feast of St. Patrick in the Archdiocese of Baltimore

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien has been named Honorary Grand Marshall for Baltimore’s annual St. Patrick’s Parade and will march with a group of Catholic school children in honor of 200 years of Catholic education. The Archbishop recently announced an initiative to strengthen Catholic schools in the Archdiocese. The parade takes place Sunday, March 15, with...
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