Cardinal Keeler Leads Hundreds of Youths in the 12th Annual Youth and Young Adult Pilgrimage

Over 800 Catholic young people will join Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, and Bishop W. Francis Malooly, Auxiliary Bishop, in an annual pilgrimage through Baltimore on Saturday, March 19, to mark the start of Holy Week. The journey will begin at 11 a.m. with a rally at St. Mary of the Assumption Parish,...
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Baltimore Catholics Raise $2.5 Million for Tsunami Relief

Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, announced today that Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore have given $2.5 million to Catholic Relief Services for tsunami aid. At a press conference at CRS headquarters in downtown Baltimore, Cardinal Keeler presented a check to CRS President Ken Hackett and Board Chairman Bishop Robert N. Lynch, bishop...
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More Than 800 Prepare Throughout the Archdiocese of Enter the Catholic Church at Special Masses Sunday

The Archdiocese of Baltimore will welcome a total of 825 catechumens and candidates expected to enter the Catholic Church this Easter at a Rite of Election on Sunday, February 13 at 3 p.m. at: Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Baltimore Shrine of the Basilica of Elizabeth Seton, Emmitsburg St. John Neumann, Annapolis Cardinal William H....
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Ash Wednesday Mass Schedules Announced 2005

Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, and his auxiliary bishops, Bishop W. Francis Malooly and Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, will celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass as follows: Cardinal Keeler St. Alphonsus, Saratoga Street and Park Avenue, Baltimore, 12:10 p.m. Bishop Malooly The Catholic High School of Baltimore, 2800 Edison Highway, Baltimore, 10:10 a.m. Bishop Rozanski...
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26th Annual Social Ministry Convocation to Honor the 25th Annivesary of Bishops’ Letter on Racism

The Catholic Campaign for Human Development will host its 26th Social Ministry Convocation on Saturday, March 5, 2005 at Seton Keough High School, located at 1201 Caton Avenue in Baltimore, from 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. The theme of this year’s event is “Brothers and Sisters to Us: A Prophetic Call to End Racism,” in...
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Mother Mary Lange Anniversary Prayer Service

A prayer service marking the 123rd anniversary of the death of Mother Mary Lange, OSP, the Baltimore woman who founded the first order of black nuns, will take place on February 3, 2005 at 7 p.m. at the Mount Providence Chapel, located at 701 Gun Road in Catonsville. Born circa 1784 in what is today...
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Archdiocese Receives Allegation of Abuse Against Priest Removed from Ministry in 1993

The Archdiocese of Baltimore has recently learned of an allegation of sexual abuse against a priest who had been removed from ministry over 10 years ago after an earlier allegation of sexual misconduct. Jerome “Jeff” Toohey has been accused of sexually abusing a minor over a number of years in the late 1980s to early...
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Catholic Schools Week is January 30-February 5

Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, and Dr. Ronald J. Valenti, Superintendent of Schools, announced today that all Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore will celebrate Catholic Schools Week 2005 by hosting special events for students, families and guests. This year’s nationwide theme of Catholic Schools Week is, “Faith in Every Student: Catholic...
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National Prayer Vigil, March for Life Scheduled January 23-24, 2005

Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, will preside as Celebrant and Homilist at the National Prayer Vigil for Life on Sunday, January 23, 2005 at 8 p.m. at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, located at 400 Michigan Avenue, NE Washington, D.C. Cardinal Keeler, Chairman of the United States Conference...
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Cardinal Keeler Asks Area Catholics to Give to Victims of Tsunami

Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, has asked each parish in the Archdiocese to take up a collection to help with the immediate relief and long-term rehabilitation in the areas hardest hit by the tsunami in South Asia and eastern Africa. Funds generated by the collection will be turned over to Catholic Relief Services,...
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Maurice Blackwell Dismissed from the Clerical State

Pope John Paul II, at the request of Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, has dismissed Maurice Blackwell, former pastor of St. Edward’s Roman Catholic Church in West Baltimore, from the clerical state. Maurice Blackwell was removed from ministry and had his faculties to function as a priest removed in 1998. A priest who...
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Statement of Cardinal William H. Keeler on Appointment of New Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston

In the person of Bishop-elect Michael J. Bransfield, the Holy Father has given a wonderful Christmas present to the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. The new bishop will bring many gifts to his role as shepherd of God’s people. His service as Rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington has...
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