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Vicar of Rome defends his handling of abuse accusation

April 9, 2010

VATICAN CITY – Cardinal Agostino Vallini, the papal vicar of Rome since 2008, has defended his handling of an accusation of sexual abuse by a priest several years ago.

Holy Thursday homily given at Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Baltimore

Archdiocese Staff

April 8, 2010

OBrien Articles

Holy Thursday homily given at Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Baltimore With this Mass we enter into the Sacred Triduum: Eucharist, Death, Resurrection. With this Mass we begin the Lord’s Passion, constituting the tragic and concluding moment – long prepared and awaited – of the earthly existence of the Word of God. With this Mass […]

Vatican newspaper praises new U.S.-Russian disarmament treaty

Catholic Review

April 8, 2010

News

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican newspaper has hailed the new U.S.-Russia disarmament treaty as a “significant and courageous step toward international security.”

Archbishop O’Brien calls papal preacher’s comments ‘reprehensible’

Catholic Review

April 5, 2010

Local News, News

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien reacted strongly against comments made by Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa that seemed to link criticism of the Catholic Church’s handling of the clergy sexual abuse scandal with anti-Semitism.

Statement from Archbishop O’Brien

Sean Caine

April 3, 2010

Press Release

Holy Saturday, April 3, 2010 Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, issued the following statement in response to Father Raniero Cantalamessa’s Good Friday comments at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome: Father Cantalamessa’s words on Good Friday, somehow linking the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse scandal with anti-Semitism, were unfortunate and reprehensible. They pose harm to […]

Taking the Leap of Faith

Archdiocese Staff

April 1, 2010

OBrien Articles

“It’s a leap of faith.” It’s an oft-used expression in our vernacular used to describe those actions of ours that defy logic, come with no guarantee or proof and which promise the greatest reward for our risk. It requires us to “put ourselves out there” head-first—totally and completely. Perhaps the greatest leap we Catholics will […]

Nun who survived building collapse in Haiti quake finds respite in US

Catholic Review

April 1, 2010

News

NEW ORLEANS – First came the noise, like a rush of wind. The next thing Sister Analise Jean Simon knew she was flat on the floor, with a collapsed ceiling and light bulbs pressed against her face.

Holy Week Mass Schedule

Sean Caine

March 30, 2010

Press Release

Cathedral of Mary Our Queen 5200 N. Charles Street, Baltimore April 1: Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7:30 p.m.* April 2: Good Friday, the Passion of the Lord, 3 p.m.* April 3: Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil, 8 p.m.* April 4: Easter Sunday, Mass, 8 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. Basilica of […]

Archbishop O’Brien to lead Way of the Cross on Good Friday

Catholic Review

March 30, 2010

News

The following are the Triduum and Easter schedules for Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien and auxiliary bishops.

Archdiocese, Pregnancy Center File Suit in Federal Court Over New City Ordinance

Sean Caine

March 29, 2010

Press Release

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, and representatives of the Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns, Inc. (GBCP), announced today the filing of a lawsuit today in U.S. District Court which states a new Baltimore City ordinance violates the pro-life pregnancy centers’ first amendment rights by requiring the posting of a sign that says […]

Court rules pubs in Irish city can open Good Friday for rugby match

Catholic Review

March 26, 2010

News

DUBLIN, Ireland – Pubs in the Irish city of Limerick will open their doors and serve beer for the first time on Good Friday after a landmark court case.

Weathering the Economic Storm

Archdiocese Staff

March 25, 2010

OBrien Articles

The Catholic Review In October of 2008, I wrote a column in this space entitled, “Taking Stock.” In it, I wrote of our concern over the faltering economy and its impact on our local Church. I detailed the steps we were taking to improve efficiency, accountability and effectiveness here at Archdiocesan headquarters in Baltimore, including […]

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