From Rome, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore hailed today’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit striking down the Baltimore City ordinance that sought to force pro-life pregnancy centers to post signs stating they do not provide or refer for abortions or contraceptive services. “At a time when religious freedom...Read More

In Rome to receive the pallium from Pope Benedict XVI on June 29, Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, will address the first-ever meeting of the newly-created Observatory on Religious Liberty in Rome on June 28 at the Foreign Press Association. The group was formed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the...Read More

Catholics throughout the United States are preparing to participate in a Fortnight for Freedom, a two-week period of prayer, reflection and education regarding the issue of religious liberty, culminating on July 4 when churches throughout the nation will ring their bells in a sign of solidarity for the protection of this First Amendment right. Bishops...Read More

On Saturday, June 9 at 10:00 a.m., Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, will ordain seven new Catholic priests, including four for the Archdiocese of Baltimore and three former Episcopal priests for the Catholic Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, created earlier this year by Pope Benedict XVI for Anglican groups and clergy...Read More

During a Mass held before approximately 2,000 people at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in North Baltimore earlier today, Archbishop William E. Lori, 61, was installed as the 16th Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the oldest Catholic diocese in the United States Following the reading of the Apostolic Mandate by Archbishop Carlo Maria...Read More

Students in area Catholic schools will watch today’s Mass of Installation for Archbishop William E. Lori and will participate in lessons about the new Archbishop and the history of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the oldest Catholic diocese in the United States. Media outlets are welcome to visit St. Clement Mary Hofbauer School at 1216 Chesaco...Read More

Archbishop-designate William E. Lori, former Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut, will be installed 16th Archbishop of Baltimore during a Mass at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in North Baltimore Wednesday, May 16 at 2 p.m. He succeeds Edwin Cardinal O’Brien, who served as Archbishop of the Nation’s oldest diocese from October 2007...Read More

Edwin Cardinal O’Brien will ordain two deacons during a Mass on May 12 at 10 a.m. at the Basilica of the Assumption in Baltimore. Both men will be ordained Transitional Deacons. Transitional deacons go on to become priests, while permanent deacons do not. As deacons, the men will be able to proclaim the Gospel during...Read More