To celebrate the beatification of Venerable Father Michael McGivney, St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park is hosting a series of online lectures about the founder of the Knights of Columbus who became a model for the humble, hardworking parish priest.
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At police reform forum, Archbishop Lori explains why Catholics must embrace racial justice
Archbishop William E. Lori spoke forcefully in favor of police reform, addressing head-on why the Archdiocese of Baltimore has taken such an active role in supporting recent demonstrations on policing and racial justice.
Pope announces new cardinals, including U.S. Archbishop Gregory
Pope Francis announced he will create 13 new cardinals Nov. 28, including Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Washington.
Pro-life center opens next to Planned Parenthood in downtown Baltimore
After years of preparation, the Center for Pregnancy Concerns is opening its newest Baltimore City location with a “virtual ribbon cutting.”
Battle against pandemic should inspire fight for life in all forms, Archbishop Lori says
Archbishop William E. Lori said this week that the country’s protracted battle against COVID-19 should strengthen the faithful’s commitment to the sanctity of life from protecting the unborn to opposing the death penalty.
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Let your faith inform your vote, Archbishop Lori tells Maryland parishioners
As early voting begins in some states for the coming presidential election, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori is urging his parishioners to be guided by the principles of Catholic social teaching as they complete their ballots.
Archbishop Lori leads day of prayer for racial justice
Archbishop William E. Lori celebrated Mass at St. Peter Claver/St. Pius V Church in West Baltimore Sept. 13 to mark the feast of St. Peter Claver as a day of prayer for racial justice.
Archbishop Lori ‘greatly dismayed’ by court ruling impacting certain immigrants
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori said he was “greatly dismayed” by the Sept. 14 decision of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals siding with President Donald Trump’s plan to end a particular immigration protection status that would have allowed people from six countries that have suffered disasters to remain in the United States.
Oils blessed, promises renewed at delayed chrism Mass
Clergy and some lay faithful gathered Sept. 14 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland to participate in the chrism Mass at which Archbishop William E. Lori blesses sacramental oils used in parishes and where priests of the diocese traditionally renew their promises.
Archbishop William E. Lori celebrates special Mass in honor of St. Peter Claver
In honor of St. Peter Claver, the patron saint of racial justice whose feast is in September, Archbishop William E. Lori will celebrate the 10 a.m. Sept. 13 Mass at St. Peter Claver Church in West Baltimore.
New Baltimore auxiliary bishop wanted to be a ‘frontier priest’
Redemptorist Father Bruce Lewandowski was surprised June 1 by a call from Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio – the pope’s representative in the United States – relating that Pope Francis had selected the pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus/Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Parish in Highlandtown as the archdiocese’s new auxiliary bishop. The appointment was announced June 10.
“I’m very humbled and I never saw this coming,” he said in an interview.