The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor/HHS “took a first, urgently needed step toward upholding rights of conscience and religious freedom in our health care system,” by including two key provisions in its appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2013, according to the

  From Sr. Mary Ann Walsh of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) – “The bishops’ Fortnight for Freedom (www.fortnight4freedom.org), June 21-July 4, is over, but the concern for religious liberty has only begun to be heard. The two-week launch got

The Fortnight for Freedom ended yesterday with Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Philadelphia Archbishop (and PCC Chairman) Charles Chaput preached the homily at the Mass. You can watch the homily here or read the full text here. In part, he sai

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is renewing its plea to Congress to repair the Affordable Care Act after the United States Supreme Court issued a decision upholding the law. In a statement released on June 28, 2012, the Bishops maintained their advocacy for “com

Archbishop Charles Chaput of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia spoke yesterday on the eve of the Fortnight for Freedom: “The right to worship is a necessary but not sufficient part of religious liberty. Christian faith requires community. It begins in worship, but it also demands

Catholic schools and childcare have been part of the educational landscape of our Commonwealth for hundreds of years. We have successfully operated in all parts of Pennsylvania, graduating millions of successful, conscientious citizens who continue to contribute to our society through

The Bishops of the United States have declared a “Fortnight for Freedom” from June 21 to July 4, a time for prayer, education and personal witness to the importance of religious liberty in American life. The Fortnight begins on the vigil of the feast of St. Thomas More and St. John Fi

The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference and Pennsylvania Catholic Health Association submitted comments today voicing their objections to the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on preventative services. The U.S. Health and Human Services Department rule mandates health insurance plans

On Monday, May 21, the Diocese of Erie and the Diocese of Pittsburgh filed separate federal lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the HHS mandate that would require nearly all religious organizations to cover abortion causing drugs, sterilization and contraception in health ca

CLICK HERE TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THE PRESIDENT, HHS & CONGRESS IN DEFENSE OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY Since January there has been much attention given to the very troubling Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) coercive mandate requiring almost all private health plans to cover c