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Bishop Lori Testifies in Defense of Religious Freedom(1)

February 17, 2012

“The question before the United States government — right now — is whether the story of our own church institutions that serve the public, and that are threatened by the HHS mandate, will end happily too. Will our nation continue to be one committed to religious liberty and diversity? We urge, in the strongest possible terms, that the answer must be: Yes.

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Bishop Malone’s Letter to the Faithful

I write to you today out of a profound sense of concern and dismay regarding the recent decision made by the President of the United States to impose a mandate on religious institutions that is a blatant disregard of our constitutionally protected right of religious freedom. I speak of the Department of Health and Human Services’ ruling [...]

Bishops Will Sue Feds Over Contraception Rule

“There really is no change,” said Sister Mary Ann Walsh, director of media relations for the bishops. “What has been announced is that they are going to delay an enforcement. It’s as if they said ‘We’ll give you a year to figure out how to violate your conscience.’”

Call to Prayer Maine

On January 17th, 2012, join state and national elected leaders for an historic event at the State Capitol: Maine Call to Prayer Day. This historic, one-time event is being hosted by the bi-partisan Maine Legislative Prayer Caucus and will unite elected officials and citizens in prayer at the Capitol building in Augusta [...]


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