“A residence hall is supposed to be the students’ home,” Father Linnane said. “If some of the students who live in that building find it to be unwelcoming and unsettling (to have it named for Flannery O’Connor), that has to be taken seriously.”

While he acknowledges that he will miss his priest-mentors, Deacon Gough said, “It’s good to have that hope that on the other side now there’s an intercessor – and that is even more helpful, in a sense, than having their friendship and companionship in this life.”

“He dedicated his life and career to caring for the sickest patients,” said a statement from the hospital’s leadership. “And when the global pandemic came down upon us, Joe selflessly continued his work on the front lines – deeply committed to serving our patients and our city during this time of great need.”

The Department of Catholic Schools released guidance for the 2020-21 school year July 24 to help Catholic schools in the archdiocese provide safe instruction in a variety of formats.

When a priest is named a bishop, one of the things he has to do is create a personal coat of arms. Most turn to a handful of artists in the country who specialize in episcopal heraldry. Bishop-designate Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., looked no further than his sister. Felician Sister Mary Francis Lewandowski, 14 months […]

“We are proud that we break news about our Catholic community well before it is reported in the major daily newspaper or by other media outlets,” Matysek said.

Archbishop William E. Lori sent the following message to the people of the Archdiocese of Baltimore July 23, 2020.

A plunge in enrollment linked to the coronavirus pandemic means that St. Jane Frances School in Pasadena will transition from a pre-K3 through grade 8 school to a preschool serving 2-, 3- and 4-year-olds for the 2020-21 school year. Parents of students and parish families were informed in a letter dated July 9 from Monsignor […]

As a retired judge for the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, Alexander Wright Jr. has tried cases and reviewed and written court opinions involving cases of abuse of children

After hearing how the coronavirus pandemic has affected communities across Haiti, young parishioners from the Archdiocese of Baltimore rallied their former mission group for a fundraiser.