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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 […]

Archbishop Borders School will host an open house on Tuesday, November 16 at 9:30 a.m. Retired Archbishop William D. Borders will be on hand to greet visitors to the school, located at 201 S. Conkling Street in southeast Baltimore. The event is open to the public. The goal of the event is to broaden the […]

The Church of the Nativity in Timonium will dedicate its newly-completed expansion and renovation following the 5:00 p.m. Mass on November 20, 2004. The project, completed in two-phases over a two-year period at a cost of $2.5 million, included the construction of a new nursery, a 1,500-foot addition to the Great Hall, updated restrooms, handicapped […]

Today the Lord called home Cardinal James A. Hickey, whose pastoral leadership has been an enormous blessing wherever he has served. He has been a dear friend since 1962, when we went to Rome together to be of assistance at the Second Vatican Council. As bishop and as archbishop, he showed repeatedly his love for […]

The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced today that the recent floods and mudslides left in Hurricane Ivan’s wake destroyed all the schools in the city of Gonaives, Haiti. To help the children in the Archdiocese’s sister-diocese get back to school as soon as possible, the Archdiocese’s Baltimore Haiti Outreach Project will collect school supplies on the […]

With the Diocese of Harrisburg I rejoice in the naming of a new spiritual shepherd, Bishop-elect Kevin C. Rhoades, by Pope John Paul II.      Bishop Rhoades brings to his new position many wonderful gifts: he is a dedicated priest who knows and loves the diocese personally; a pastor who has dealt effectively with the challenges […]

Sunday, October 3 marks Respect Life Sunday, the Catholic Church’s annual education effort focusing on the sanctity of human life. Cardinal William H. Keeler, Chairman of the Committee for Pro-Life Activities, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, will commemorate the day by celebrating Mass at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland at 9:15 […]