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January 22, 2016

Catholics Excused from the Obligation to Attend Mass Due to Unsafe Travel Conditions

Archbishop William E. Lori is reminding Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore that Church law excuses them from fulfilling the Sunday obligation to attend Mass due to a grave cause, such as unsafe travel due to severe weather conditions. Those who cannot safely attend Mass are encouraged to listen to the locally produced radio Mass,...
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Calling on Saint Medard: Prayer to the patron saint of bad storms

Once again, our family and friends along the east coast are in the calm before the storm... a huge snowstorm which meteorologists are calling Jonas. With blizzard warnings and school closings pinging alerts to my cell phone, my husband and I share the worry with our family back in
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Labor of Love: Mary Portera gave nine decades of service to St. Jude Shrine

Mary Portera, a fixture at the St. Jude Shrine in Baltimore who one priest described as the “example of what a Catholic layperson should be,” died Jan. 17. She was 101.
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Due to unsafe travel conditions in Baltimore archdiocese, Catholics excused from attending Mass

Catholics are excused from the obligation to attend Mass due to a grave cause, such as unsafe travel due to severe weather conditions.
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Archbishop Lori discusses religious liberty and the future at Heritage Foundation

Archbishop Lori said the fundamental problems include “the decoupling of our basic freedoms from the search for truth.”
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Life beats blizzard, say participants in 2016 March for Life

The march's theme resonated with those from the Archdiocese of Baltimore who participated despite predictions of an apocalyptic snowstorm.
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