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Baltimore Archdiocese lowers confirmation age ‘to deepen formation, reduce disaffiliation’
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Mar 5, 2025 / 14:40 pm Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore has decided to lower the age of confirmation to 9 in a move designed to increase family involvement in the formation of youth. Amid growing disaffiliation from the Church, Catholic leaders across the country …
UPDATE: Washington, Baltimore archbishops offer prayers after deadly DC plane crash
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jan 30, 2025 / 13:30 pm The archbishops of Washington and Baltimore offered prayers on Thursday after a deadly plane crash near downtown Washington, D.C., claimed dozens of lives on Wednesday night. Up to 67 people were feared dead on Thursday after the overnight crash in …
Seton Shrine begins yearly celebrations for 50th anniversary of saint’s canonization
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jan 4, 2025 / 04:00 am St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, whose feast is celebrated on Jan. 4, led a bold and faith-filled life, which led to her becoming the first native-born American to be canonized in the Catholic Church on Sept. 14, 1975. Now, 50 …
Archdiocese of Baltimore ministers to victims’ families, stranded crew of bridge collapse
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 27, 2024 / 17:50 pm In the wake of the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s collapse on Tuesday, the Archdiocese of Baltimore has been at the forefront of efforts to help the victims. Archbishop William Lori called for prayer and held a special Mass for the victims Tuesday evening …
Baltimore archbishop calls for prayers after catastrophic bridge collapse
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Mar 26, 2024 / 13:40 pm Baltimore Archbishop William Lori on Tuesday called for prayers after a container strip struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in that city, leading to a catastrophic collapse early Tuesday morning. The 984-foot cargo ship struck one of the bridge’s support …
Baltimore archbishop issues guidelines for Catholic LGBT ministries
By Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Jul 24, 2023 / 11:00 am People who identify as LGBT or gender nonconforming should be served by Catholic ministry that shows charity, sensitivity, understanding, and genuine accompaniment in the light of revelation and Church teaching, Archbishop William F. Lori of Baltimore said in a new …
Baltimore’s Archbishop Lori elected VP of bishops’ conference
By Jonah McKeown Baltimore, Md., Nov 15, 2022 / 13:13 pm Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, one of the U.S. bishops’ strongest voices on the pro-life issue, was elected vice president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in a 143-96 vote on Tuesday after being a candidate …
100 days after Dobbs: Biden calls for abortion, while Catholic bishops celebrate life
by Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Oct 5, 2022 / 16:09 pm President Joe Biden and the U.S. bishops’ pro-life chair each have marked 100 days since the overturning of Roe v. Wade: one by advocating for abortion, the other by celebrating the intrinsic worth of every human person. “The Catholic …
Archbishop Lori: Biden’s abortion executive order ‘disturbing and tragic’
by CNA Staff Denver Newsroom, Jul 9, 2022 / 20:15 pm The chair of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee on Saturday called President Joe Biden’s executive order aimed at protecting abortion access “deeply disturbing.” “It is deeply disturbing and tragic that President Biden is choosing instead to use his power …
Dozens of headstones overturned at Ukrainian Catholic cemetery near Baltimore
by Joe Bukuras Baltimore, Md., Mar 1, 2022 / 03:40 am Police are investigating vandalism at a Ukrainian Catholic cemetery near Baltimore on Feb. 23 that left 49 headstones overturned. The incident took place in the early morning hours, the day before Russia invaded Ukraine. “It’s very unfortunate,” the cemetery …
