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Contents of 1926 Time Capsule Discovered at Baltimore Construction Site Revealed

The contents of a time capsule discovered during the demolition of a former Catholic home for elderly women were displayed earlier today at St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore, home to the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s archives. Archbishop Edwin O’Brien accepted the capsule and its contents from Mr. Frank Harvey, whose construction company unearthed the copper container...
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Statement of Archbishop Edwin O’Brien on the Bankruptcy Filing of the Diocese of Wilmington

Troubled and saddened by the news of the Diocese of Wilmington’s filing for Chapter 11 reorganization under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, I extend the sympathy and support of the people of the Archdiocese of Baltimore to Bishop Malooly, to our Catholic sisters and brothers in the Diocese of Wilmington, and to all who are impacted by this painful...
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Archbishop Celebrates Mass Tonight for Judges, Lawyers, Others in Legal Profession

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, will celebrate the St. Thomas More Society of Maryland’s 51st annual Red Mass (or Lawyer’s Mass) tonight, October 20, 2007 at 6 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church in Annapolis. The custom for a special Mass for lawyers and judges has been celebrated since the mid-13th century to mark...
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Archbishop Celebrates Mass for Catholic Physicians

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will celebrate a Mass for Catholic medical professionals, including physicians, nurses, medical students, dentists, and scientists, as well as their families, on Sunday, October 18, at 2 p.m. at the Baltimore Basilica. In the Archbishop’s homily, he will address a number of issues of concern to the Church and to Catholic...
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Statement of Archbishop Edwin O’Brien on the Death of Bishop Michael Saltarelli

On behalf of the faithful of the entire Metropolitan See of Baltimore, I express my great sadness to God’s people in the Diocese of Wilmington at the loss of their beloved Bishop, Michael Saltarelli, who, having reached the mandatory retirement age, resigned last year. With a love for his priestly ministry always in his heart,...
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Media Guidelines for Funeral of Sgt. 1st Class Bohle

The funeral Mass for Sgt. 1st Class Bradley Bohle, an Army Green Beret medic serving in the 3rd Division, 7th Special Forces Group in Afghanistan, will be held on Monday, October 5 at 10 a.m. at St. Bernadette Catholic Church, located at 801 Stevenson Road in Severn. At the request of the Bohle family, no...
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Catholic Medical Association Holds Conference In Baltimore October 9-11

The United States Catholic Medical Association will hold its 77th Annual Education Conference in Baltimore, the first Catholic diocese in the United States, October 9-11, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel at the Inner Harbor. The Conference, “Theology of the Body—Modern Challenges to Health, Conscience and Human Dignity,” will address issues of conscience formation and its...
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Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Blue Ribbon Committee

In February 2009, Archbishop Edwin O’Brien appointed a Blue Ribbon Committee on Catholic Schools and asked that it develop a strategic plan for Catholic schools by June 2010. As part of this effort, the committee and its staff are holding listening sessions at 10 locations throughout the Archdiocese. Catholic school parents, teachers, and others are...
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Two Archdiocesan Schools Named National Blue Ribbon Schools

Two Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, St. John Regional School in Frederick and Resurrection-St. Paul School in Ellicott City, were named National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education earlier today, becoming the 12th and 13th Catholic schools in the Archdiocese to receive the honor. The designation is the highest academic...
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Archdiocese Releases Test Scores for Elementary Schools 

The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced today that students in Catholic schools in the Archdiocese exceeded the national average on standardized test scores in every age group tested and in many cases students scored in the top third of students nationally. Scores for thestandardized achievement tests, administered earlier this year to students in grades three through...
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Ten Episcopal Nuns, One Priest Received into Full Communion with the Roman Catholic Church

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, announced today that 10 nuns, formerly members of an Episcopal religious community known as the Society of the All Saints’ Sisters of the Poor, and the group’s chaplain, Fr. Warren Tanghe, were received into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church at a Mass earlier today.  The sisters,...
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Statement on President Obama’s Speech to Nation’s School Children

On Wednesday, September 2, the White House announced that President Obama will deliver a national address to the students of America on Tuesday, September 8 at 12 p.m.  According to the White House, the President is scheduled to speak for 15-20 minutes and will “challenge students to work hard, set educational goals, and take responsibility...
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