Press Release

SS. Peter and Paul to Host Sendoff for World Youth Day Delegation

SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Cumberland will host a sendoff ceremony on August 7 at 7 p.m. for a group of parishioners traveling to Cologne, Germany for the 2005 World Youth Day, which takes place August 12-23. The sendoff ceremony provides an opportunity for the group to come together under the support of...
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Cardinal Urges Senate to Support Cord Blood Stem Cell Research, Reject Bill Requiring Embryo Destruction

WASHINGTON (July 12, 2005)— Cardinal William H. Keeler has urged the U.S. Senate to support legislation fostering umbilical cord blood stem cell research and treatments. At the same time, the Cardinal urged the Senate to reject a bill which would use federal funds to encourage researchers to destroy new human embryos from fertility clinics for...
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Statement of Cardinal William H. Keeler on Appointment of New Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore

With great joy, I acknowledge the goodness of our new Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, in naming as Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore one of our own priests, now Bishop-elect Denis Madden. The announcement was made by the Holy See earlier today making him the first priest to be appointed an American bishop by our new...
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The MBNA Foundation & Retired Executive Announce $350,000 Challenge Grant to City Catholic School

Board Chair, John Grega, and principal of Father Charles Hall Catholic School, Kathleen Filippelli announced the school’s first ever challenge grant. The MBNA Foundation is offering a dollar-for-dollar match on funds raised by the Friends Network of Father Charles Hall up to $250,000. Donations raised for tuition assistance, endowment and program support qualify for the...
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Cardinal Keeler to Address Media Upon Return from Rome

Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday, May 1 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, located at 5200 N. Charles Street in Baltimore. Parking Microwave/satellite truck parking is permitted on the sidewalk leading up to the Cathedral or on the pavement adjacent...
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Cardinal Keeler to Celebrate Mass at Cathedral of Mary Our Queen at 5:30 Today

Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, will celebrate Mass today at 5:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5400 N. Charles Street. The Cardinal will issue a brief statement to the press on the steps of the Cathedral prior to the start of Mass. Media guidelines for covering events at the Cathedral...
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Cardinal Keeler Mourns Tragic Death of Terri Schiavo

WASHINGTON (March 31, 2005)— Cardinal William H. Keeler, chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee for Pro-Life Activities, made the following statement today on the death of Terri Schiavo. We mourn the tragic death of Terri Schindler Schiavo, who died today from dehydration and starvation. Terri Schiavo’s plight brought to light a critical question: To be...
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Schedules for Holy Week – Easter Sunday

Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore March 20: Palm Sunday, Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 11:00 a.m. March 24: Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Cathedral, 7:30 p.m. March 25: Good Friday, The Passion of the Lord, Cathedral, 3:00 p.m. March 26: Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil, Cathedral, 7:30 p.m. March 27: Easter Sunday,...
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Cardinal Keeler Leads Hundreds of Youths in the 12th Annual Youth and Young Adult Pilgrimage

Over 800 Catholic young people will join Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, and Bishop W. Francis Malooly, Auxiliary Bishop, in an annual pilgrimage through Baltimore on Saturday, March 19, to mark the start of Holy Week. The journey will begin at 11 a.m. with a rally at St. Mary of the Assumption Parish,...
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Baltimore Catholics Raise $2.5 Million for Tsunami Relief

Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, announced today that Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore have given $2.5 million to Catholic Relief Services for tsunami aid. At a press conference at CRS headquarters in downtown Baltimore, Cardinal Keeler presented a check to CRS President Ken Hackett and Board Chairman Bishop Robert N. Lynch, bishop...
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More Than 800 Prepare Throughout the Archdiocese of Enter the Catholic Church at Special Masses Sunday

The Archdiocese of Baltimore will welcome a total of 825 catechumens and candidates expected to enter the Catholic Church this Easter at a Rite of Election on Sunday, February 13 at 3 p.m. at: Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Baltimore Shrine of the Basilica of Elizabeth Seton, Emmitsburg St. John Neumann, Annapolis Cardinal William H....
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Ash Wednesday Mass Schedules Announced 2005

Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, and his auxiliary bishops, Bishop W. Francis Malooly and Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, will celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass as follows: Cardinal Keeler St. Alphonsus, Saratoga Street and Park Avenue, Baltimore, 12:10 p.m. Bishop Malooly The Catholic High School of Baltimore, 2800 Edison Highway, Baltimore, 10:10 a.m. Bishop Rozanski...
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