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Funeral Arrangements for Basilica Rector Rev. Msgr. Arthur F. Valenzano, P.A.

Letter from Cardinal O’Brien Expressing His Condolences Funeral arrangements for Rev. Msgr. Arthur F. Valenzano, P.A., 24th Rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary are as follows: Wednesday, September 9 Viewing from 2 to 9 p.m. with a vigil Mass at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, September 10...
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Archbishop Visits Catholic Schools on First Day

Archbishop William E. Lori, Jim Sellinger, Chancellor of Education, and Dr. Barbara Edmondson, Superintendent of Schools, will greet students and their families at St. Clement Mary Hofbauer School, Rosedale, on Monday, August 24 at 7:30 a.m. to celebrate the start of the new school year. At 9:30 a.m., they will visit St. Francis of Assisi Catholic...
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More Than 1,600 Catholic School Educators Come Together for Mass, Superintendent’s Address and the Unveiling of New Catholic Schools Brand

Archbishop William E. Lori will celebrate Mass and offer a blessing to 1,600 Catholic school principals, teachers, and staff members who will gather at the Lyric Opera House in Baltimore on Thursday, August 20 at 9:00 a.m. prior to the August 24th start of the 2015-16 school year. Following Mass and an awards ceremony for...
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Statement Regarding Msgr. Joseph Davies

Monsignor Joseph Davies died in 1992. On August 31, 1993, a man in his 50s contacted the Archdiocese to report that he had been sexually abused as a child by Davies in the 1950s. The Archdiocese reported the allegation in writing to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office on September 8, 1993 and offered the victim...
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Allentown Priest Appointed New Rector of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary

Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore and Chancellor of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland, has appointed Monsignor Andrew R. Baker, a priest of the Diocese of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Rector of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary. Monsignor Baker succeeds Monsignor Steven Rohlfs, who served as Rector of the Seminary since February 2005. Monsignor Baker’s...
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Archbishop Lori Responds to the Supreme Court’s Decision on Marriage

Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore and Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty, issued the following statement today regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on marriage: “Today’s ruling does not just affect one law but in fact hundreds, if not thousands, of federal, state, and local...
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Archbishop Applauds Pope’s Encyclical, Echoes Please for Better Environmental Stewardship

In response to the official release earlier today by the Vatican of Pope Francis’ encyclical on ecology, Laudato Si, or “Praised Be,” Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, applauded the Holy Father for calling attention to the need for responsible environmental stewardship. “On this issue, the Pope has done what he has done since...
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Archdiocese Commits $100,000 to Baltimore Summer Jobs Program, Asks Parishes to Hold Special Collections at All Masses This Weekend

Earlier this week, Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, wrote to pastors of the Archdiocese’s 154 parishes asking them to hold special collections at all Masses the weekend of June 20-21 to support Baltimore City’s summer jobs program. The Archbishop committed $100,000 to the program, which needs $1.5 million to reach its goal of providing...
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Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic Schools to Receive 3-D Printers

Today, Archbishop William E. Lori, along with Catholic school administrators, principals, and students, announced an initiative that will place 3-D printers in every Archdiocesan Catholic elementary and high school. The announcement was made at St. Philip Neri Catholic School, which has been using the cutting edge technology which allows students to create three dimensional objects...
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Archbishop to Announce Major Technology Initiative for Catholic Schools Tuesday

Archbishop William E. Lori will be joined by Catholic school administrators, principals, students, and representatives from an industry leading technology manufacturing firm and an innovative curriculum provider for an announcement of a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) initiative for students of the Archdiocese’s Catholic schools. WHAT: Announcement of major technology initiative for Catholic...
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Archbishop Invites Prayers, Donations of All Catholics in Support of Efforts of Inner City Parishes Providing Aid in Baltimore

“Baltimore is the heart of the Archdiocese and our heart is broken.” –Most Rev. William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, will celebrate a Mass for peace in Baltimore on Sunday, May 3rd at 10:45 a.m. at the historic St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, located at 1546 N. Fremont...
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Parkton Catholic School Delivers Hundreds of Pounds of Food to Baltimore City First Responders, National Guard Troops

Collected items will be loaded into cruiser of State Trooper & OLG parent at the school on Thursday at 10 a.m. On Thursday, April 30th at 10:00 a.m., students of Our Lady of Grace Catholic School in Parkton will load the cruiser of State trooper Michael Brady (who is also a parent of an OLGS...
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