The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced today that a fire destroyed the 133-year-old church located on the grounds of St. Peter the Apostle in Libertytown, Frederick County. No one was injured in the fire, which broke out shortly after 1 p.m. today. The cause is still under investigation. Cardinal William H. Keeler, who is out of...Read More

The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced today that the Board of Trustees of St. Maria Goretti High School has accepted a proposal by the Archdiocese of Baltimore that will change the school’s designation from an independent school to an archdiocesan school. “This is the best thing that could have happened for Catholic education in Washington County,”...Read More

Cardinal William H. Keeler announced today that Thomas Lorsung, parishioner of St. John the Evangelist in Columbia and former director and editor-in-chief of Catholic News Service, will be invested as a Knight Commander of St. Gregory the Great. The knighthood, given by Pope John Paul II at the request of Cardinal Keeler, dates back to...Read More

The Archdiocese of Baltimore has learned of an allegation of sexual abuse through the Baltimore County Police Department. Steven P. Girard has been accused of sexually abusing a minor in the early 1990s, while assigned as pastor of St. Clement in Lansdowne. This allegation was immediately reported to the State’s Attorney’s Office. In accordance with...Read More

On Monday, April 5, at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Cardinal William H. Keeler will celebrate the annual Chrism Mass. The Chrism Mass is held during Holy Week, bringing the archdiocesan community together as the Cardinal blesses the priests, deacons and ministers of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, who serve throughout the archdiocese and among...Read More

Cardinal William H. Keeler and hundreds of Catholic young people, celebrate the beginning of Holy Week with a pilgrimage through downtown on Saturday, April 3. In the spirit of this year’s focus for the pilgrimage – a reflection on heroes and sacrifices- the participants will examine those in the world around them whom they consider...Read More

Su Eminencia Reverendísima Señor Cardenal Antonio María Rouco Varela Arzobispo de Madrid Arzobispado Bailén 8, Madrid 28071 España Eminencia,      Todos los que escuchamos esta mañana las noticias provenientes de Madrid, nos sentimos consternados por la pérdida innecesaria de vidas inocentes debido a los ataques terroristas en las estaciones ferroviarias.      Deseo expresale nuestros sentimientos de solidaridad...Read More

As a member of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, I welcome the reports from Moscow about the conversations that have taken place over the past few days between Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow...Read More