The Archdiocese of Baltimore, as part of the Mental Wellness Initiative launched by Archbishop William E. Lori, has been providing mental health first aid training to parishioners throughout the archdiocese over the last few months.
Dos culturas en una sola fe
En su juventud, Sor Lucero Romero, Misionera de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro, se sentía atraída por la vida religiosa, pero se consideraba “indigna” de seguirla. Hija inmigrante de una madre soltera adolescente, la Hermana Lucero no podía creer que Dios la llamara a la vida consagrada.
Two cultures in one faith for Sister Lucero Romero
Sister Lucero Romero made her first vows in 2017 and is preparing to profess her perpetual vows this year or next year.
El Arzobispo acoge a los católicos hispanos como suyos propios
El miedo y el pánico se apoderaron de gran parte de la comunidad latina de Baltimore en 2019 cuando el Servicio de Inmigración y Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE) amenazó con realizar redadas y deportaciones de inmigrantes indocumentados en esa ciudad.
St. Rita reaches centennial anniversary
As St. Rita in Dundalk celebrates its 100th anniversary, there are plenty of examples of hardworking people who have helped keep the faith community strong over the decades.
Cameroon native and Catholic convert looks forward to ‘serve the people of God’ as a priest
Deacon Peter Kiamo-oh was attracted to the Catholic faith through the example of teachers and others at his school in Cameroon.
Marian House achieves 40 years of ‘breaking the cycle of homelessness’ for women in Baltimore
Marian House offers outreach and support services for unhoused and formerly incarcerated women and their children.
Hydes parish reaches historic milestone
St. John the Evangelist parish in Hydes traces its roots to its first Mass, celebrated May 19, 1822 by Sulpician Father Jean Marie Tessier, superior of St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore. The priest presided over the consecration of a little wooden church on the west side of Long Green Valley.
St. Mary’s Seminary charters its first Knights of Columbus council – named after alumnus who founded the Knights
St. Mary’s Seminary in Roland Park is establishing its first Knights of Columbus council, naming it after an alumnus who graduated from the seminary 145 years ago and founded the Knights of Columbus 140 years ago.
Schools deal with effects of pandemic
While the return to all in-person learning in the 2021-22 academic year was greeted with sighs of relief by many throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore, it was not without some level of anxiety among students.
Archbishop Lori helps move Catholic education forward
When the long-awaited Mother Mary Lange Catholic School opened its doors in West Baltimore in 2021 as the first new Catholic school built in the city in 60 years, Archbishop William E. Lori walked into every classroom from pre-k to eighth grade to greet students.
‘Archbishop Lori values life, period’
Whether visiting adults with developmental disabilities at Camp GLOW, advocating against physician-assisted suicide or supporting women in crisis pregnancies, respecting the sanctity of life has been one of Archbishop Lori’s top priorities in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.