From the Archbishop

Cardinal's ring is symbolic
Feb 19 2012
The gold cardinal's ring that Pope Benedict XVI gave to Cardinal Edwin F. O'Brien features figures of Ss. Peter and Paul.

Video: Baltimore pilgrims talk about their visit to Rome
Feb 17 2012
The Catonsville-based All Saints Sisters of the Poor are enthusiastic as they talk about their first visit to the Eternal City.

Cardinal-elect O’Brien says Christians must embrace suffering
Feb 16 2012
ROME - Speaking inside an ancient church devoted to the Holy Cross in Rome, Cardinal Edwin F. O’Brien challenged a group of Baltimore archdiocesan pilgrims to embrace suffering as Christ did – reminding them during a Feb. 16 Mass that suffering has redemptive value.

Video: Excitement builds for consistory
Feb 16 2012
Catholic Review associate publisher Christopher Gunty reports from Rome.

Video: Chris Gunty talks with Cardinal-designate O'Brien
Feb 15 2012
Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O’Brien sat down with associate publisher Christopher Gunty in Rome Feb. 14 for an interview that will also be broadcast on WJZ 13 in Baltimore.

Audio and video with Cardinal-designate O’Brien
Feb 14 2012
Catholic Review CEO and associate publisher Christopher Gunty shares coverage and interviews from Rome as Cardinal-designate O'Brien prepares to be elevated to the College of Cardinals Feb. 18.

Thoughts on our Church: To Rome with sobering thoughts of home
Feb 07 2012
As I go to Rome for next week’s consistory, at which I will be elevated to the College of Cardinals, I do so with thoughts of the faith and ethical traditions that have long marked the Church in Baltimore, and the ethical standards that have been the hallmarks of the Maryland “experiment.”

Young adults play a role in parish planning
Jan 30 2012
Dozens of young adults came to the Catholic Center, the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s headquarters, Jan. 29 for a parish planning listening session.

Cardinal-designate O'Brien says archdiocese won't comply with "unjust" HHS law
Jan 26 2012
Responding to the U.S. Heath and Human Services mandate that all health care plans cover contraceptive and sterilization procedures at no cost, Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O'Brien has sent a letter to be read at all Archdiocese of Baltimore parish Masses during the weekend of Jan. 28-29.

Cardinal-designate O’Brien has emotional press conference
Jan 25 2012
Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O’Brien left Baltimore three weeks ago as an archbishop. He returned from Rome Jan. 24 as a future prince of the church.

Thoughts on Our Church| Pope’s words should inspire us all
Jan 24 2012
Canon law requires each Catholic bishop to make a pilgrimage (or ad limina visit) to Rome every five years to report on the state of his diocese and, while there, to “venerate the tombs of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul and to present himself to the Roman Pontiff.”