Now Forrester is entrusted with getting hundreds from the Archdiocese of Baltimore to Philadelphia Sept. 27, for the only public Mass Pope Francis will celebrate on his first visit to the U.S.

After 20 years as pastor of St. Joseph and 56 years in active ministry as a priest, Monsignor Feild retired July 1 and took up residence at Mercy Ridge Retirement Community in Timonium.

Archbishop Lori joined other local leaders in welcoming Pope Francis’ document on ecology, says pope has begun a “new conversation.”

Redemptorist Father Thomas Brendan Loftus, who served at Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown and Our Lady of Fatima in Baltimore, was remembered for the personal commitment behind his strident preaching.

In an ancient gesture, the archbishop laid his hands on their bowed heads – silently conferring the gift of the Holy Spirit. He offered a prayer of ordination, asking God to dedicate each man to the service of the church.

People with developmental disabilities gather once a month at St. Katharine to enjoy meeting people in the wider community.

“The Burmese people bring a great vitality to the parish,” Father Klunk said. “My goal is to integrate the community into the parish.”

How much do you know about the pioneering foundress of the Oblate Sisters of Providence?

When the Great Baltimore Fire ripped through the city’s downtown business district, Thomas J. O’Neill sought divine intervention.

The ultrasound technician who gently swept a probe across my wife’s gel-covered belly spoke hardly a word.