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Bishops face the growing retirement crisis of religious orders

There is a growing crisis in unfunded retirement and elderly care costs that religious orders of men and women face, a crisis the bishops need to examine.

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National collections hurt when dioceses drop or combine them

Dropping or combining national collections results in a loss of nearly $3 million annually, said Bishop Kevin Farell, chairman of the National Collections Comittee. 

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Prelate urges financial, grass-roots support for traditional marriage

Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori and other religious leaders Sept. 26 asked supporters of traditional marriage to join efforts to overturn Maryland's new law legalizing same-sex marriage.

More than 200 people attended an invitation-only event at St. Mary's Seminary. The group included representatives from Christian, Muslim and Mormon communities, as well as written support from the Orthodox Jewish community, who were observing Yom Kippur.

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Maryland Catholics celebrate passage of same-sex marriage referendum

Maryland became one of three states to pass a marriage equality referendum on Election Day, bringing joy to supporters of same-sex marriage.

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Baltimore pastor speaks his mind in homily on same-sex marriage

After reading a letter against Maryland's Civil Marriage Protection Act, the priest received a standing ovation for a homily voicing support of same-sex unions.

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Prelate urges financial, grass-roots support for traditional marriage

Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori and other religious leaders Sept. 26 asked supporters of traditional marriage to join efforts to overturn Maryland's new law legalizing same-sex marriage....

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