Archbishop William E. Lori sat down with Catholic Review Media for a wide-ranging interview in advance of his 10th anniversary as 16th archbishop of Baltimore and 45th anniversary as a priest.

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.

Father Louis Bianco, now rector of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland, said he observed firsthand how Archbishop William E. Lori made his priests a priority no matter what was on his agenda.

In his 10 years leading the Archdiocese in Baltimore, Archbishop William E. Lori has made the fight against racism one of his central themes.

Archbishop William E. Lori is a well-known figure in Maryland’s political circles. Known for his gentle manner and for being a steady advocate for issues of concern to Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, he meets and speaks regularly with a variety of leaders from both sides of the political aisle.

Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory wore a white hard hat instead of a bishop’s miter as he processed to the altar April 26 for the second annual Building Trades’ Workers Memorial Day Mass at St. Camillus Church in Silver Spring.

The Catholic High School of Baltimore announced April 27 that the school earned first place in the team and individual competition in the national mathletes tournament held by the Catholic Math League.

Robert D. Kelly, vice president and special assistant to the president at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, has been named president of the University of Portland, a Catholic university in Oregon.

Sisters of Bon Secours were among the hundreds of people who braved a steady rain as they gathered under a tent the afternoon of April 26 to dedicate the $6.8 million Bon Secours Community Resource Center in West Baltimore.

Bernie Antkowiak, a musician, song writer, husband and father of 7, shares stories of faith and how the message of Divine Mercy entered his life. He became a promoter of Divine Mercy, including promoting the chaplet through music. He is a parishioner of St. Isaac Jogues in Carney.