At the request of the family, no media members will be permitted at Church of the Resurrection in Ellicott City on Monday, August 5, for the funeral of Bernard and Leanna Kelly, the father and daughter who were among five people killed in a helicopter crash Saturday, July 26 in Pennsylvania. As well, St. Paul...Read More

Archbishop William E. Lori, current Archbishop of Baltimore, who served as Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, from 2001 to 2012, issued the following statement today in response to the appointment of Bishop Frank J. Caggiano as the fifth Bishop of Bridgeport. “With great joy I welcome the news of Bishop Caggiano’s appointment as the next Bishop...Read More

Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, today issued the following statement responding to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions striking down Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act. “The Supreme Court’s decisions to overturn Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act are the latest in a troubling trend of decisions by lawmakers, judges,...Read More

Mass will kick-off national initiative of Catholic Church aimed at promoting faith in public life, educating people on threats to religious liberty Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore and Chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ Ad hoc Committee for Religious Liberty, will celebrate the opening Mass for the Catholic Church’s national religious liberty initiative, Fortnight...Read More

St. Philip Neri School in Linthicum will dedicate its new observatory on Monday, May 20, 2013 at 1:00 PM. The Philip Deines-Jones Memorial Observatory is a gift of Courtney Deines-Jones in memory of her husband, Philip, a NASA astrophysicist. The observatory was specifically designed for telescopic viewing in suburban light and includes a building which...Read More

Seton Keough High School’s a Cappella choir will perform at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall before and after performances by the legendary rock group Chicago on May 15, 2013 at 6:30 PM. The event benefits Junior Achievement of Central Maryland (JA) which helps students in grades K-12 grow in work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy. Seton...Read More

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The interior and exterior lights of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore will be lit beginning at dusk on May 2, 2013 and will remain illuminated overnight in honor of the Thursday signing of legislation repealing Maryland’s death penalty. Archbishop William E. Lori testified in...Read More