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Bishop Statements

Periodically, our Maryland bishops, speaking as one through the Maryland Catholic Conference, issue letters or statements regarding the dignity of the human person, justice, and other issues of importance.

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Physician Assisted Suicide

A Better Way Forward | Un mejor camino a seguir
2024

English and Spanish (one document; one side for each)

Dignity of Women

A letter marking 100 years of women’s right to vote

2021

English

Dignity of Work

The Dignity of Work

January 2014

English and Spanish (one document; one side for each)

End of Life Planning

Comfort and Consolation: Care for the sick and dying

2014/2020 review

Pastoral letter to assist Catholics in Maryland with reflecting upon and preparing for illness and the end of life in the context of Catholic teaching. The letter was developed in consultation with moral theologians, health care and legal experts, and includes a health care directive form.

English

Spanish

 

Human Trafficking

Proclaiming Liberty to Captives

Statement on human trafficking from the Bishops of Maryland
April 3, 2017

English and Spanish (one document; one side for each)

Immigration

A Call to Compassion, Prudence, and Cooperation
2017

English and Spanish (one document; one side for each)

Poverty

When Did We See You Hungry?
January 2012

English

Spanish

Racial Justice

Building Bridges of Understanding and Hope
2020

English

Spanish

French

Korean

Vietnamese

 

 

Religious Freedom

The Most Sacred of All Property: Religious Freedom and the People of Maryland
2011

English

Spanish

Additional topics

COVID Vaccines
2020 | EnglishSpanish