The Gospel of Matthew never details how many Magi came from “the East,” but it makes it clear they traveled to pay homage to “the newborn king of the Jews” and “offered him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.”

As Washington’s new cardinal and with a Catholic soon to be living in the White House, Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory said he hopes to collaborate where possible while respectfully pointing out where President-elect Joe Biden’s policies diverge from Catholic teaching.

Watch a livestream of the Nov. 24 Mass of Thanksgiving for the beatification of Father Michael McGivney.

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.

Blessed Michael J. McGivney was a priest of the Eight Beatitudes because he lived them “so consistently and thoroughly” as a parish priest and as the founder of the Knights of Columbus, said Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, the Knights’ supreme chaplain.

During National Vocation Awareness Week Nov. 1-7, the Archdiocese of Baltimore will offer daily video reflections.

Archbishop William E. Lori, Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for the beatification of Father Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, Nov. 1 at noon from Saint Mary’s Church in New Haven, Conn.

Watch a livestream of the Oct. 31 beatification of Father Michael McGivney beginning at 11 a.m.

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.

The student council at Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke School in Dundalk presented Baltimore County police with a wagon full of snacks the morning of Oct. 9 to thank them for their service in the local community.