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April 15, 2011

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI has decided the collection taken up at his Holy Thursday evening Mass will be used to help those affected by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan.

Challenges are Opportunities for Future of our Church

Archdiocese Staff

OBrien Articles

The Catholic Review Dear People of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, The issue of a shortage of priests has always been with our Church. Whether in the early days of the newly reated Diocese of Baltimore or when European immigration was at its zenith, bishops have always contended with the issue of having enough priests to […]

Challenges are Opportunities for Future of our Church

Archdiocese Staff

OBrien Articles

More Than 1,100 Catholic Youths to Walk in the 18th Annual Youth and Young Adult Pilgrimage

Sean Caine

Press Release

More than 1,100 Catholic young people will join Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, Auxiliary Bishops Mitchell T. Rozanski and Denis J. Madden in an annual pilgrimage through Baltimore on Saturday, April 16th, marking the start of Holy Week. The idea for a youth pilgrimage originated from World Youth Day in Denver in 1993, […]

A drawing in Harper’s Magazine depicts the Pratt Street Riot in Baltimore. (From the Collection of Dr. Michael Echols)|

First blood of the Civil War spilled in Baltimore 150 years ago

Days after Confederate forces in South Carolina captured Fort Sumter without any casualties, the first bloodshed in the Civil War happened in Baltimore on April 19, 1861.

Father Joe Breighner could have written a book about Molly

On April 15, 2010, I completed an eight-night stay in St. Marc, Haiti, with Rodrigue Mortel, deacon, obstetrician and local hero to the children of The Good Samaritans School and their families. On my first morning there, ebullient to be in the presence of a man who embodies the living faith and the hundreds he inspires, I dashed […]

Maryvale launches iPad program

In the next few days you’ll see a story on CatholicReview.org, site of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s newspaper, about Maryvale Preparatory School implementing a new Apple iPad program in which students will be getting an iPad 2 in the fall. For now, check out this video of the presentation that took place April 13. Pretty […]

R.I.P., Father Dietzen

April 12, 2011

I was saddened to hear of the passing of Father Dietzen, Question and Answer columnist (CR, March 31). I sometimes passed over articles by archbishops and even the pope himself, but I would never think of discarding the latest issue of The Catholic Review without first reading Father Dietzen’s column. He was that good! On several occasions, I sent a question to Father Dietzen; it never made his column, but that did not stop him from answering me via e-mail. He was a truly nice man.

Young People and Distracted Living

April 12, 2011

Father Brian Nolan As some of you know, I’m working on a series of articles for The Catholic Review (The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s newspaper) on the Millennial Generation. The first story served as an introduction to the Millennials, an often misunderstood group once called Generation Y. The next part in the series is slated to […]

Archdiocese Announces Events Marking Beatification of Pope John Paul II

Sean Caine

April 11, 2011

Press Release

The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced today the following events marking the beatification of Pope John Paul II. Sunday, May 1 10:45 a.m. Mass, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore 11:45 a.m. Eucharistic Procession from the Basilica to the Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden (Charles and Franklin […]

Transgendered teacher takes on Catholic school district

April 10, 2011