Our Lady of Pompei was a Roman Catholic church ministering to the community of Highlandtown in Baltimore, Maryland since 1923.   That's over 100 years!

​Our Lady of Pompei is the only church in Baltimore founded and built by Italian immigrants.  In the 1920s, the Vincentian father, Fr. Luigi Scialdone, C.M, planted the seeds that sprouted into a church serving the Highlandtown community.   Rooted in its Italian heritage, grown through the years with American culture, and branched out to immigrants once again, this time, Latinos.  Our Lady of Pompei stood true to its missionary roots.

In the early 2000s, Our Lady of Pompei started to work with Fr. Ugo De Cenzi who led  Operazione Mato Grosso  (Operation Mato Grosso or OMG), an Italian led missionary group who has been helping poor areas in South America.  The work of OMG is to educate and involve the youth in charity for those in need. A priest joined the parish to help with Hispanic ministry, formed volunteer groups in the Baltimore area, and instilled a sense of service among the younger generation.

Compromised of Italians, Americans, and Latinos, our Our Lady of Pompei was a thriving multicultural and intergenerational faith community when it closed.

The feast day for Our Lady of Pompei is celebrated on the first weekend in October.

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Our Lady of Pompei is rich in history.  Read our full story!