New Baltimore auxiliary bishop wanted to be a ‘frontier priest’ June 10, 2020By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Archbishop's Ministry, Bishop Lewandowski, Bishops, Eastern Vicariate, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Uncategorized Redemptorist Father Bruce Lewandowski was surprised June 1 by a call from Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio – the pope’s representative in the United States – relating that Pope Francis had selected the pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus/Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Parish in Highlandtown as the archdiocese’s new auxiliary bishop. The appointment was announced June 10. “I’m very humbled and I never saw this coming,” he said in an interview.
El nuevo obispo auxiliar quería ser un ‘sacerdote de la frontera’ June 10, 2020By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Archbishop's Ministry, Eastern Vicariate, En Español, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate El padre redentorista Bruce Lewandowski se dirigía al cementerio el 1 de junio para un servicio junto a la tumba cuando recibió una llamada de un número que no reconoció.
Pope names Highlandtown Redemptorist as new auxiliary bishop for Baltimore June 10, 2020By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Archbishop's Ministry, Bishop Lewandowski, Bishops, Eastern Vicariate, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Vatican, Video Pope Francis named Redemptorist Father Bruce A. Lewandowski as a new auxiliary bishop of Baltimore. The announcement was publicized June 10 by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
Mother Mary Lange’s cause for sainthood moves forward, Archbishop Lori says December 5, 2019By Tim Swift Filed Under: Ad Limina 2019, Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Saints, Vatican, Video, World News Vatican officials are moving ahead with the cause for sainthood for Mother Mary Lange, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori said Thursday in Rome.
From abuse to ‘nones,’ U.S. bishops share concerns with pope December 3, 2019By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ad Limina 2019, Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Vatican, World News To have the U.S. bishops making their “ad limina” visits now is “very providential, a sign of God’s love for us,” Archbishop William Lori said.
Catholic bishops conference disinvites Bransfield from fall assembly November 4, 2019By Dennis Sadowski Filed Under: Local News, News, Uncategorized Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, in consultation with the members of the USCCB Administrative Committee, has taken the highly unusual step of disinviting a fellow bishop from the conference’s fall general assembly.
Fortnight for Freedom: Archbishop Lori urges faithful to work for ‘holiness of freedom and freedom for holiness’ June 22, 2017By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Feature, Fortnight for Freedom, Local News, News, Religious Freedom Archbishop Lori urged Catholics to develop in their hearts “the holiness of freedom and freedom for holiness – an irrepressible spirit of freedom, courage and mission that no earthly power can take away from us.”
In Baltimore, five quick years for Archbishop Lori May 9, 2017By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary Five years in as the 16th shepherd of the first diocese in the United States, it seems like Archbishop Lori is just getting started.