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Nearly 730 people will enter the Catholic Church this Easter in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. A total of 727 catechumens (the unbaptized) and candidates (already baptized in another Christian Church) will participate in the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion Sunday, March 13 at the following three locations throughout the Archdiocese: Cathedral of […]

Loyola Blakefield student loses battle with leukemia

Local News, News

Loyola Blakefield freshman Joseph T. Gorman died March 9 after two years of battling leukemia.

Damage keeps Japanese church officials from assessing needs

TOKYO – Damage from a magnitude 8.9 earthquake and ensuing tsunamis were preventing church officials in Japan from assessing needs as tsunami warnings were issued for 50 other countries.

Pope accepts resignation of Bishop Ricard of Pensacola-Tallahassee

WASHINGTON – Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop John H. Ricard of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Fla., and appointed Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski to be the diocese’s apostolic administrator until the installation of a new bishop.

Get tweeted updates on today’s big vote on same-sex marriage

Today, the Maryland House of Delegates has its final debate on a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. If the delegates vote in favor of the measure, the bill will become law since it has already cleared the Senate and Gov. Martin J. O’Malley has promised to sign it. Supporters of traditional marriage plan to have a […]

And that has made all the difference

People often paint a bleak picture of Baltimore City. And, quite frankly, there are plenty of sad and disturbing stories to go around. Take my friend, who worked as a social worker for Baltimore City children in foster care. She would conduct home visits with parents interested in getting their children back. She spoke of […]

Worthy of our Defense

Archdiocese Staff

March 10, 2011

OBrien Articles

The Catholic Review Over the past several weeks, the public debate over proposed legislation that would drastically alter the definition of marriage has been heated and, in the case of the Catholic Church’s position, often mischaracterized and dismissed as discriminatory. With the fate of the bill still in limbo as of this writing, I want […]

Calling St. Polycarp

George P. Matysek Jr.

March 10, 2011

Blog, The Narthex

When Marilyn Szewczyk was about to launch a network of pro-life pregnancy centers in Maryland, she turned to St. Polycarp for help. Reasoning that the obscure early Christian martyr didn’t have many people asking for his intercession, Szewczyk figured she’d have easy access to his ear. Lynn Anne Sukeena, one of Szewczyk’s daughters, told me […]

Archbishop Celebrates Ash Wednesday Masses, Declares Friday, March 18 a Day of Prayer and Fasting for Marriage

Sean Caine

March 9, 2011

Press Release

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, is calling on Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore to affirm traditional marriage by participating in a special day of prayer and fasting on Friday, March 18, 2011. The Maryland House of Delegates is preparing to vote on a bill that would make Maryland only the sixth state […]

Curley names new principal

March 9, 2011

Conventual Franciscan Father Joseph Benicewicz, president of Baltimore’s Archbishop Curley High School, announced the appointment of Philip Piercy as principal, effective July 1.

New Director of Prison Ministry Named

Sean Caine

March 8, 2011

Press Release

Father John Hurley, Executive Director of the Department of Evangelization for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, announced today the recent appointment of Deacon Seigfried Presberry as the new Director of Prison Ministry for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, a part-time position. Prior to beginning his new position last month, Deacon Presberry, a Permanent Deacon of the Archdiocese […]

Slideshow of Deacon Tanghe’s ordination

March 6, 2011