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The aging population of the priesthood in the U.S. is creating a strain on the church’s pension funds. Shown here, retired Cardinal Roger Mahony and retired Bishop Tod D. Brown. RNS photo by Paul Haring/Catholic News Service.

(RNS2-jan8) Bishop Tod D. Brown, 75, of Orange, Calif., is pictured concelebrating Mass with Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, retired archbishop of Los Angeles, left, during their “ad limina” visit to the Vatican in late March, 2012. For use with RNS-FOUR-PRIESTS, transmitted on January 8, 2013, RNS photo by Paul Haring/Catholic News Service.