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Two pastors of city parishes and a parishioner of Baltimore’s Cathedral of Mary Our Queen purchased the winning tickets in the Archdiocese’s first “tuition raffle.” All three have chosen to donate their “winnings” to students attending at St. Thomas Aquinas School in Hampden and Archbishop Borders Elementary School in Highlandtown. The students will receive tuition […]

Pope calls for major international reforms to deal with world hunger

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI said persistent world hunger calls for international reforms that focus on long-term solutions as well as short-term emergency food aid.

Federal officials investigate cybercrime that hits Wisconsin parish

MILWAUKEE – Federal law enforcement officials were continuing to investigate how criminals were able to steal $121,000 electronically from a parish in the Milwaukee Archdiocese.

Rabbi tells synod that Christians in Israel enjoy freedom, equality

VATICAN CITY – At a synod where the Israel-Palestinian conflict repeatedly was singled out as a source of problems for Christians throughout the Middle East, a rabbi from Israel told Catholic bishops that Israel is not solely responsible and that the attitude of some Catholics violates the church’s own teaching about Jews and Judaism.

Praying at the Western Wall

The Western Wall is the only fragment of the Great Temple to survive destruction by the Romans, and is the most sacred structure to the Jewish people. According to a brochure distributed at the Western Wall Plaza by the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, the wall “is a focus of Jewish longing and prayer for redemption […]

Why Do I Have to Go to Mass?

Archdiocese Staff

October 14, 2010

OBrien Articles

The Catholic Review In a culture when freedom is supreme, the notion of obligation is repugnant to many, especially when it comes to “freedom of religion.” Nevertheless, obligations surround us: paying bills, faithfulness to spouse, keeping promises are all obligations which we readily recognize. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states (#1389): The Catholic Church […]

Pilgrimage visits the Latin Patriarchate

October 13, 2010

Pop Band “Big Time Rush” to Perform Today at 1PM at Bel Air Catholic School

Sean Caine

October 12, 2010

Press Release

“Big Time Rush,” the pop/rock music group created by Nickelodeon and stars of the television series of the same name, will perform a concert for students of St. Margaret School in Bel Air today at 1 p.m. as part of a promotion sponsored by Walgreens and CBS Radio. Students at the Bel Air Catholic school […]

We will visit the sites where these words were spoken

October 12, 2010

Bishop Denis J. Madden of Baltimore and 23 priests began their pilgrimage in the Holy Land Oct. 12 with Mass at the Notre Dame Center in Jerusalem, just outside the walls of the Old City. Listening to a reading from Luke’s Gospel of Jesus speaking to the “good thief” who he promised would join him that day in Paradise, the bishop said, “We will visit the sites … tomorrow where these words were spoken.”

Notre Dame Center – Additional Info

October 12, 2010

The Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center, where the Baltimore pilgrimage group celebrate Mass on the first day in Israel, is a retreat and residential center. It also has had, since 2006, a permanent exhibition about the Holy Shroud to help pilgrims gain a deeper understanding of Christ’s sufferings and Resurrection as they visit […]

Catholic High student leads breast cancer cause

October 8, 2010