Archbishop William E. Lori’s weekly televised Mass from the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland is attracting just as many viewers as the number of people who tune in to catch an NFL football game that does not involve the hometown Ravens.
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Archbishop Lori: Encountering Christ together through the synodal process
The word “synodality” refers to a way of going about the Church’s mission, not as partisans or isolated individuals, but rather as the People of God, joined together in Christ and listening to the Holy Spirit.
Each person coming to the borders bears God’s image, Archbishop Lori says
Archbishop Lori noted that each person coming to American borders “bears God’s image and is beloved in his sight.”
During schools convocation, Tom Alban and Robert Redfield awarded archdiocese’s highest education honor
Two leaders who helped the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Catholic schools navigate the pandemic were honored with the Doris Musil Award, the highest honor the Catholic school system bestows each year.
Archbishop Lori’s initiative for mental wellness gets enthusiastic response
When Archbishop William E. Lori called for volunteers to help equip parishes to deal with mental health needs following the COVID-19 pandemic, lots of people stepped up.
Archdiocese blesses new Catholic school in Baltimore City
The 65,000-square-foot facility will welcome more than 400 students when classes begin Aug. 30.
Archbishop Lori ordains and installs new bishop for Diocese of Wilmington
Braving extreme heat and crushing humidity, more than 900 people crowded into St. Elizabeth Church on July 13 to witness the ordination and installation of the new shepherd of the Diocese of Wilmington, Bishop William E. Koenig.
Archbishop Lori says bishops’ pastoral document on Eucharist will serve as foundation of eucharistic revival
With their recent decision to draft a pastoral document on the Eucharist, the U.S. bishops “did not vote on a national policy to deny holy Communion to politicians who reject church teaching, especially regarding abortion,” Archbishop William E. Lori said in a June 22 letter to Catholics of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Archbishop Lori establishes coordinating council to lead efforts against racism
Archbishop William E. Lori has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., to lead a coordinating council established to implement recommendations to fight hatred and racism and prioritize equity and inclusion.
Region’s bishops reinstate obligation to attend Sunday Mass
The bishops of the Province of Baltimore and the Archdiocese of Washington announced June 2 that they would be lifting the dispensation of the Sunday and holy day Mass obligation that was granted at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020. A joint statement from Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington; Baltimore Archbishop […]
RADIO INTERVIEW: Archbishop Lori on Easter, Evangelization and the Eucharist
Christopher Gunty talks with Baltimore Archbishop William Lori about Easter, relaxing restrictions related to the pandemic, evangelization and the upcoming Year of the Eucharist in a conversation for Easter Sunday.
Archbishop Lori establishes Institute for Evangelization
Archbishop William E. Lori has created a new Institute for Evangelization for the Archdiocese of Baltimore and has named Edward Herrera as its first executive director.