Wednesday morning, December 12, at approximately 10:00 a.m., agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Father Thomas Rydzewski in the rectory of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, in Baltimore. Father Rydzewski was Associate Pastor at the Cathedral. Following his arrest, the Archdiocese placed him on administrative leave and removed his faculties to perform...Read More
Two Southeast Baltimore Catholic chapels, established by Highlandtown’s Sacred Heart of Jesus parish during World War II to serve a bulging Catholic population employed in nearby industries, will close on January 27, 2002. Holy Redeemer Chapel, at 800 South Oldham Street and Saint Gerard Chapel, at Charlotte & Cardiff Avenues responded to the needs of...Read More
The annual archdiocesan Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe will be celebrated Sunday, December 9, 2001 at 3:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen at 5200 North Charles Street in Baltimore. His Excellency Victor B. Galeone, Archbishop of St. Augustine, Florida, will be principal celebrant. Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, will...Read More
On Monday, November 19, 2001, at 1:45 p.m., media are invited to join Cardinal William H. Keeler, principal architect John G. Waite, and general contractor Henry Lewis as workers complete the installation of four skylights in the Great Dome of the Basilica of the Assumption in Baltimore. (Cardinal Keeler will be available only briefly at...Read More
Today, staff, pastors, faculties and parents of children at the Southeast Baltimore Catholic Academy (SEBCA) were informed that the management of the consortium of five, pre-K to 8th grade campuses and the Our Lady of the Rosary High School campus in southeast Baltimore has been realigned, effective immediately. Until today, governance for the academy had...Read More
Eighty-four priests of the Archdiocese of Baltimore will celebrate Bishop-elect Victor B. Galeone’s long history of service to the Church in the Archdiocese of Baltimore with a special Mass on Thursday, August 9, 2001 at 5:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore. Bishop-elect Galeone will serve as main celebrant, with Cardinal...Read More
The Reverend Monsignor Victor B. Galeone, currently Pastor of St. Agnes parish in Catonsville, Maryland, was named Bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine, Florida today by Pope John Paul II. Bishop-elect Galeone was born in Philadelphia, PA on September 13, 1935. He received his elementary education at St. Elizabeth School in Baltimore. His high...Read More
His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, will be the principal speaker at an ecumenical prayer service on Wednesday, May 30, 2001 at 6:00 p.m. in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The public is invited to attend the prayer service, organized by the...Read More
In a 30-minute ceremony scheduled for 12:15 p.m. Monday, March 5, 2001 in Laubacher Hall at Saint Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore, two Jewish-led groups will present a specially commissioned 4’ tall menorah to commemorate the Holocaust, highlighting continued Catholic/Jewish efforts at mutual understanding and education about the Holocaust and fostering continued improvement in...Read More
Bishop-elect W. Francis Malooly, Vicar General and Chancellor for the Archdiocese of Baltimore will be ordained an Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Baltimore tomorrow, March 1, 2001. Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore will appoint him at that time to the concurrent position of Western Vicar for the 38 parishes and six missions...Read More
A rally to encourage continued Maryland General Assembly support for a textbook loan program for non-public school students is scheduled for the Saint Ursula School auditorium in Parkville, Maryland at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 31, 2001. The program enables the state to purchase non-religious textbooks for loan to children attending non-public schools. Last year,...Read More
With God’s people in the Diocese of Rockville Centre I mourn the passing of Bishop James T. McHugh. On behalf of those who work to defend and promote the cause of human life everywhere I express deepest appreciation for his prophetic, wise and most generous efforts on behalf of the most vulnerable in our society....Read More