Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, will celebrate the Mass of Christian Burial for Monsignor Francis X. Zorbach, who died on Saturday, November 8, 2008.  The longtime pastor of St. Philip Neri Church in Linthicum, had been in residence at Our Lady Queen of Peace at the time of his death. Francis Xavier Zorbach...Read More

October 31, 2008 Fernando Cristancho was a priest of the Diocese of Istmina-Tado, Colombia.  Cristancho’s assignment in the Archdiocese was at St. Ignatius, Hickory, from 1999-2002.  In July 2002, Cristancho refused an assignment to another parish from Cardinal William H. Keeler, then Archbishop of Baltimore, which led to the revocation of his faculties to minister...Read More

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, of Baltimore, will dedicate the Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden in honor of the Pope’s 1995 visit to Baltimore, on Thursday, October 23 at 10 a.m. The garden, located at the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets in Baltimore, was constructed in six months and celebrates Baltimore and Maryland’s rich...Read More

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, of Baltimore, will celebrate the Archdiocese’s annual Respect Life Mass on Sunday, October 5, at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. While the Respect Life program is year-round, October is observed as Respect Life Month and the first Sunday in October is designated as Respect Life Sunday by...Read More

“Former City Councilman Kenneth Harris’s death is a tragedy and the love and prayers of the entire Catholic community in Baltimore are with his family and all of Baltimore today. Ironically, it was the very issue that Councilman Harris fought so hard against—crime in our beloved City—that will forever be linked to his legacy in...Read More

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, of Baltimore, announced today that the Archdiocese plans to adjust its current structure of three vicariates to reflect the likelihood that former Western Vicar Bishop W. Francis Malooly, now Bishop of Wilmington, will not be replaced. The new structure would go into effect October 1 and would be comprised of two...Read More

A Mass of Thanksgiving for the ministry of Bishop W. Francis Malooly, Bishop-Elect of Wilmington, will take place at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen on Sunday, August 17 at 3 p.m.  Bishop Malooly was named the ninth Bishop of Wilmington by Pope Benedict XVI on July 7.  His installation will take place September 8....Read More

Approximately 50 youth from the Archdiocese of Baltimore are in Sydney, Australia, for World Youth Day, July 15-20.  Pope Benedict XVI will preside over the five-day event, and Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, will also attend.  A crowd of more than 250,000 is expected. While in Sydney, the young pilgrims will experience opportunities...Read More