Page 1996 – Archdiocese of Baltimore

January 26, 2010

My reaction after reading Tony Magliano’s article on the environment (CR, Jan. 21) was regret for sending money to Catholic Relief Services for Haiti relief. If CRS uses their funds lobbying for theft based on climate change, they are harming the poor.

Lenten Campaign to Promote Sacrament of Reconciliation Returns for 2nd Year

January 25, 2010

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, announced today that the initiative to promote the sacrament of Reconciliation or Penance called, “The Light is on for You,” will return for a second year in 2010. The campaign, first initiated in the Archdiocese of Washington several years ago, uses billboards, bus, internet and TV ads to […]

Baltimore’s Faith Leaders Gather for 1st Vigil Against Violence

January 19, 2010

BALTIMORE’S FAITH LEADERS GATHER FOR 1ST VIGIL AGAINST VIOLENCE INTERFAITH GATHERING WILL BE THE FIRST SINCE HAITI EARTHQUAKE Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, will be joined by other faith leaders and their members from Baltimore area churches, mosques and synagogues at a Vigil against Violence on Monday, January 25 at 7 […]

2009 – a turning point for bishops?

January 14, 2010

Was 2009 a turning point for the American bishops, marking a tougher and more realistic approach on their part to the myriad problems, internal and external, besetting the Catholic Church in the United States? It’s too soon for final conclusions, but, on the evidence, history may judge the year just past in exactly those terms.

Archdiocese Removes Priest Over Allegations of Sexual Misconduct from 1980s

January 10, 2010

The Archdiocese of Baltimore has learned of three allegations of sexual misconduct against Father John Wielebski, 62, pastor at Resurrection of Our Lord Church in Laurel. All of the allegations are related to acts which allegedly occurred in the mid-late 1980s while he was serving at St. Dominic Church, Baltimore, and the Monsignor Clare J. […]

Comunicado de Prensa – La Arquidiócesis retira un sacerdote por acusaciones de conducta sexual indebida que datan de la década de los 1980.

January 10, 2010

La Arquidiócesis de Baltimore ha recibido nota de tres denuncias de conducta sexual indebida en contra del Padre John Wielebski, de 62 años de edad, párroco de la iglesia Resurrection of Our Lord, en Laurel. Todas las denuncias se relacionan con acciones que se alega ocurrieron entre la mitad y el final de la década […]

Iraqi archbishop: Christians, tired of waiting, will leave country

January 8, 2010

LONDON – An Iraqi archbishop has predicted a new wave of emigration from Iraq involving Christians who have tired of waiting for their situation to improve.

Statement of Archbishop Edwin O’Brien on Mayor Dixon’s Plea, Decision to Resign

January 6, 2010

The news of Mayor Dixon’s plea in court today and her decision to resign as Mayor of Baltimore is sad news for the mayor, her family and for our entire city. I would ask the Catholic community in Baltimore City and throughout this historic Archdiocese to pray for the mayor and her family at this […]

Thai Catholic agency denied access to Hmong before their deportation

December 31, 2009

BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s Catholic aid agency was refused access to more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong asylum seekers in northern Thailand, as thousands of Thai soldiers arrived to deport them to Laos.

Two Kenyans charged in murder of Irish priest

December 31, 2009

KERICHO, Kenya – Kenyan authorities have charged two men with the mid-December murder of an Irish priest.

Pope Benedict XVI Confers the Title of Monsignor on Nine Priests in the Archdiocese of Baltimore

December 30, 2009