Effective September 1, Fr. Canisius Tah has been appointed Associate Pastor in Residence at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Pikesville, and the future Fr. Brendan Fitzgerald has been appointed Associate Pastor for Sacred Heart Parish. Seminarian Cornelius Ugwu has begun his pastoral year at Sacred Heart.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced that it has removed the priestly faculties of Father Carlos Osorio, who is on a leave of absence effective immediately.  Please click for the full statement. In Spanish: Declaración sobre la eliminación de las facultades sacerdotales del padre Carlos Osorio.

Archbishop Lori shared a letter and a video message to the faithful in the Archdiocese of Baltimore about reopening of some parishes for Mass and the preparation involved.

Some parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore will offer public Masses May 30-31, the feast of Pentecost, as the state of Maryland slowly reopens in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Click to read the full Catholic Review article...

Watch a video with the description of how Mass attendance will be in Phase II of the plan from the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore released comprehensive guidelines for Phase I of reopening parishes.

“Above all, we want to be sure that the churches we are reopening are safe for our people. For this reason, we will take our time and allow each pastor to make that determination once we’ve given permission for public Masses to resume,” the statement said.

Archbishop Lori gives an update and plans for developing post-quarantine guidelines and protocols regarding liturgy, the sacraments, and related concerns.