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Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, will place a wreath at the statue of Pope John Paul II in the prayer garden named in his honor on Thursday April 2 at 10 a.m., in recognition of the fourth anniversary of the late pontiff’s death. Elected to the papacy in 1978, Pope John Paul II […]

Don’t blame doll for lax parenting

A hollow plastic toy (Barbie) was blamed for the improper apparel of today’s young ladies (CR, Feb. 12). Friend or Foe? How can an empty plastic toy be either? Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg has planned an academic discussion on a lifeless toy. What is to be the educational outcome?

Pope designates Holy Thursday collection for Catholics in Gaza Strip

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI has decided the collection taken up at his Holy Thursday evening Mass will be used to help support the Catholic community in the Gaza Strip.

Obama offers strange ‘thanks’

Whether you call it sarcasm or simply facing facts, President Barack Obama is offering a strange “thanks” to Catholics for the support they provided his election. Persons who represented themselves at exit polls as “Catholic” and as having voted for him, did so at a higher rate than any other notable segment of voters.

Many are Seeing the Light

Archdiocese Staff

March 26, 2009

OBrien Articles

The Catholic Review In the classic baseball movie, Field of Dreams, Kevin Costner’s character hears a voice that assures him, “If you build it, they will come.” These words affirmed the baseball-loving character’s leap of faith in digging up the Iowa corn fields that provided his living and replacing it with a baseball field on […]

South African cardinal expresses shock after Dalai Lama denied visa

March 24, 2009

DURBAN, South Africa – Durban Cardinal Wilfrid Napier expressed “shock and regret” that the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader and head of its self-proclaimed government-in-exile, was denied a visa to attend a meeting in South Africa.

In Angola, pope encourages postwar spiritual and material recovery

March 20, 2009

LUANDA, Angola – Arriving in Angola on the second stage of his African pilgrimage, Pope Benedict XVI encouraged the country to continue on the path of reconciliation after a devastating civil war.

The Irish Brigade

Archdiocese Staff

March 19, 2009

OBrien Articles

The Catholic Review The poet W.B. Yeats, spoke of a fellow Irishman: “Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy.” This week we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. I was grateful to receive the St. Patrick Award from the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Baltimore at […]

Cardinal Gibbons, Seton Keough Partner to Strengthen Catholic Education in SW Baltimore

Sean Caine

March 19, 2009

Press Release

The administrations of The Cardinal Gibbons School and The Seton Keough High School, located on adjacent campuses in Southwest Baltimore, have announced an innovative partnership between the two schools that leverages their proximity to each other, as well as strategic alliances with area corporations, enabling the schools to both reduce operating costs and offer dynamic […]

The Light Is On for You is a wonderful invitation

March 19, 2009

I am writing to thank Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien and The Light is on for You campaign, regarding the sacrament of confession.

Israeli Foreign Ministry says pope can wear cross at Western Wall

March 18, 2009

JERUSALEM – “In accordance with rules of hospitality and dignity,” Israel will not prevent Pope Benedict XVI from wearing his pectoral cross when he visits the Western Wall, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said.

Obama, president of U.S. bishops hold private meeting

March 17, 2009