Archbishop Lori ordains and installs new bishop for Diocese of Wilmington July 14, 2021By Mike Lang Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Video 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 June 22, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News 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 June 17, 2021By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice 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 June 2, 2021By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News 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 April 5, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Archbishop's Ministry, Coronavirus, Easter, Eucharist, Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview 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 February 18, 2021By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News 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.
Pro-life witness is rooted in the Eucharist, Archbishop Lori says January 29, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life “The Eucharist unites and strengthens us in our efforts to secure justice for the unborn, and to create a culture wherein every human life is cherished, nurtured and protected from the moment of conception until natural death,” said Archbishop Lori, chairman-elect of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities.
Archbishop Lori encourages vaccinations as ‘act of charity and love’ January 28, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Video As civic leaders hope to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks and months, Archbishop William E. Lori is renewing his call for everyone throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore to get vaccinated as “an act of charity and love.”
Baltimore Archdiocese’s Life is Beautiful Mass honors Alvaré, Clarksville couple January 25, 2021By Karen Sampson Hoffman Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, Video “We gather to celebrate and to give thanks for the gift of human life and to proclaim and give thanks for its beauty,” Archbishop Lori said, “and to honor those who are apostles and missionaries of the message that life is beautiful.”
Maryland bishops endorse use of Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines December 16, 2020By Tim Swift Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life The Maryland Catholic Conference – which represents bishops serving the archdioceses of Baltimore and Washington as well as the diocese of Wilmington, Del. – is recommending that the faithful receive COVID-19 vaccines developed by U.S. pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna when available.
Archbishop Lori celebrates Mass of thanksgiving for Father McGivney’s beatification November 24, 2020By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Archbishop's Ministry, Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News, Saints Archbishop William E. Lori celebrated Mass Nov. 24 in the chapel of St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore in thanksgiving for the beatification of Father Michael J. McGivney, an alumnus of the seminary, the oldest in the United States.
Archbishop Lori remembers COVID-19 dead on solemnity of Christ the King November 23, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Video Archbishop William E. Lori took the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, to remember those who have died from COVID-19, which includes nearly 260,000 in the United States, and several thousand in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
