Marriage

Same-sex marriage bill advances
Feb 21 2012
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate is expected to begin debate Feb. 23 on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state.

House of Delegates passes bill legalizing same-sex marriage
Feb 18 2012
By a slim margin, the Maryland House of Delegates passed a bill Feb. 17 that would legalize same-sex marriage.

Same-sex marriage bill heads to floor
Feb 15 2012
ANNAPOLIS – The House Judiciary Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee voted Feb. 14 to send Gov. Martin O’Malley’s same-sex marriage bill to the floor.

‘Fight like heck and kiss and make up’
Feb 15 2012
More than 70 couples are honored at World Marriage Day Mass in Baltimore. Other archdioceses also honored couples.

Washington State bill legalizing same-sex marriage passes
Feb 11 2012
SEATTLE (CNS) -- Members of the House of Representatives in Washington state voted Feb. 8 to legalize same-sex marriage.

Committees in House of Delegates hear testimony on same-sex marriage
Feb 10 2012
ANNAPOLIS – Catholic leaders continued their campaign in support of traditional marriage Feb. 10, testifying before members of the House of Delegates against a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland.

Federal judicial panel rules California Proposition 8 unconstitutional
Feb 07 2012
WASHINGTON - By a 2-1 vote, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the California ban on same-sex marriage, saying that it violates the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Maryland Senate judiciary committee hears testimony on same-sex marriage
Feb 01 2012
Gov. Martin J. O’Malley testified before the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Jan. 31 in favor of a bill that would legalize gay marriage.

Hundreds rally in Annapolis
Jan 31 2012
ANNAPOLIS – Hundreds of pro-marriage supporters converged on Annapolis Jan. 30, passionately calling on state lawmakers to oppose legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage.

Father DeAscanis calls it 'reckless' to try and change the definition of marriage
Jan 31 2012
Father Michael DeAscanis, pastor of St. Agnes in Catonsville and St. William of York in Baltimore, speaks out forcefully in support of traditional marriage during an Annapolis rally Jan. 30. Assistant Managing Editor George Matysek captured his speech on video. Hundreds attended the evening rally. A full story will be available soon.

Katie O’Malley calls same-sex marriage opponents “cowards,” draws criticism
Jan 26 2012
Maryland First Lady Katie O’Malley has apologized for calling members of the House of Delegates who opposed voting on changing the definition of marriage in 2011 “cowards.”

Marriage in Maryland placed at risk with introduction of same-sex marriage bill
Jan 24 2012
The release of legislation today to redefine marriage once again attempts to impose the influence of special interest groups on the people of Maryland, despite the vehement protest of faith groups and grassroots constituents that led to the defeat of similar legislation last year. At a time when Marylanders are struggling to find jobs, keep their homes and feed their families, our elected officials should focus their attention on the pressing needs of the state, not on dismantling Maryland’s long-standing law defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman.