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Celibate Priest Shortage
In the United States 27% of U.S. parishes do not have a resident priest and there are more priests over 90 than under 30 according to a comprehensive study released by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.(From NCCB Website 6/6/00 and CARA)

 
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Term Definition
Paternity

Legal determination of fatherhood. Paternity must be established before child or medical support can be ordered.

 
Province

A territory comprising one archdiocese called the metropolitan see and one or more dioceses called suffragan sees. The head of an archdiocese, an archbishop, has metropolitan rights and responsibilities over the province.  OR  A division of a religious order under the jurisdiction of a provincial superior.

 

 
Public assistance
Money given to a person or family for living expenses from the State/Federal Aid to Families with Dependent Children program(welfare and foster care, AFDC) or Medicaid benefits paid for aperson or family receiving Medicaid.
 


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