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A prayer service marking the 123rd anniversary of the death of Mother Mary Lange, OSP, the Baltimore woman who founded the first order of black nuns, will take place on February 3, 2005 at 7 p.m. at the Mount Providence Chapel, located at 701 Gun Road in Catonsville. Born circa 1784 in what is today […]

The Archdiocese of Baltimore has recently learned of an allegation of sexual abuse against a priest who had been removed from ministry over 10 years ago after an earlier allegation of sexual misconduct. Jerome “Jeff” Toohey has been accused of sexually abusing a minor over a number of years in the late 1980s to early […]

Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, and Dr. Ronald J. Valenti, Superintendent of Schools, announced today that all Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore will celebrate Catholic Schools Week 2005 by hosting special events for students, families and guests. This year’s nationwide theme of Catholic Schools Week is, “Faith in Every Student: Catholic […]

Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, will preside as Celebrant and Homilist at the National Prayer Vigil for Life on Sunday, January 23, 2005 at 8 p.m. at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, located at 400 Michigan Avenue, NE Washington, D.C. Cardinal Keeler, Chairman of the United States Conference […]

Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, has asked each parish in the Archdiocese to take up a collection to help with the immediate relief and long-term rehabilitation in the areas hardest hit by the tsunami in South Asia and eastern Africa. Funds generated by the collection will be turned over to Catholic Relief Services, […]

Pope John Paul II, at the request of Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, has dismissed Maurice Blackwell, former pastor of St. Edward’s Roman Catholic Church in West Baltimore, from the clerical state. Maurice Blackwell was removed from ministry and had his faculties to function as a priest removed in 1998. A priest who […]

In the person of Bishop-elect Michael J. Bransfield, the Holy Father has given a wonderful Christmas present to the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. The new bishop will bring many gifts to his role as shepherd of God’s people. His service as Rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington has […]

On Saturday, November 27 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in North Baltimore at 6:15 p.m., Mrs. Catherine Gietka, President of Mary’s Fund Foundation, will present the representatives of 10 parishes, the School Sisters of Notre Dame and Cardinal William H. Keeler’s Lenten Appeal checks in the amount of $10,000 each. Miss. Bernadette Gietka, […]

The Black Farmers Market, a group of African American farmers, returns to Baltimore this Saturday, November 20, 2004 at 8:00 a.m. at historic St. Frances Academy located at 501 East Chase Street. Led by Savanah E. Williams from the South of the Ferry Farm in Virginia in cooperation with The Southern Extension Cooperative of South […]