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U.S. Catholic Bishops’ Chairmen Deeply Disappointed by Congress’s Failure to Enact the Conscience Protection Act

From the USCCB – Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities, and Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, chair of the USCCB’s Committee for Religious Liberty, reacted with deep d
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March 23, 2018
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conscience protection, Religious Liberty, USCCB

Prayer for the Protection of Religious Liberty

O God our Creator, from your provident hand we have received our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. You have called us as your people and given us the right and the duty to worship you, the only true God, and your Son, Jesus Christ. Through the power and working of
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May 05, 2017
by Hill
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conscience protection, freedom of conscience, freedom of religion, prayer, religious conscience, Religious Liberty

President Trump’s Religious Liberty Executive Order

Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), responded to President Donald J. Trump’s executive order concerning religious liberty that was issued on May 4, 2017. Cardinal DiNardo’s f
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May 04, 2017
by Hill
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conscience protection, Executive Order, freedom of speech, HHS Mandate, johnson amendment, little sister, political speech, president trump, Religious Liberty, trump executive order

Protect Religious Liberty of Adoption & Foster Care Providers

The U.S. Congress is considering important legislation that will protect religious liberty. The Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act (CWPIA) protects the religious liberties of child welfare service providers, including adoption and foster care agencies.  The Act would prohibit the fe
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April 11, 2017
by Hill
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child welfare provider inclusion act, child welfare providers, conscience protection, religious adoption, religious foster care, religious freedom, Religious Liberty

Time to Defend Life & Religious Liberty

Public outcry by forces hostile to our religious freedom has already begun. They are attempting to pressure President Donald Trump into not issuing an executive order that would protect our Constitutional rights. If we do not raise our voices today President Trump may only hear the de
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February 06, 2017
by Hill
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conscience protection, Executive Order, freedom of religion, president trump, religious freedom, Religious Liberty

USCCB Files Amicus Brief in U.S. Supreme Court Case Challenging HHS Mandate

The General Counsel of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) filed a brief amicus curiae, January 8, in the Zubik v. Burwell case now before the U.S. Supreme Court on the question of the contraceptive mandate of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The brief arg
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January 11, 2016
by Hill
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conscience protection, conscience rights, contraception mandate, HHS Mandate, Little Sisters of the Poor, obamacare, religious freedom, Religious Liberty, supreme court

Fight is not over for Abortion Non-Discrimination Act in Congress

Although the Abortion Non-Discrimination Act (ANDA) was not included in Congress’s end-of-year funding legislation, the National Committee for the Human Life Amendment (NCHLA) sent a message expressing “heartfelt appreciation and encouragement” to advocates who contacted lawmakers abo
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December 17, 2015
by Hill
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abortion, abortion non-d, ANDA, Congress, conscience protection, health care conscience, national campaign for human life amendment, NCHLA, pro-life

Freedom to Care

In his recent address in Philadelphia. . . , Pope Francis noted that “various forms of modern tyranny seek to suppress religious freedom, or […] try to reduce it to a subculture without right to a voice in the public square.”  Powerful political and cultural leaders often
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October 28, 2015
by Hill
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catholic doctors, Catholic health care, catholic nurses, conscience protection, PCHA, religious freedom, religious health care, Religious Liberty, USCCB

U.S. Supreme Court Makes Favorable Religious Liberty Decision

Pennsylvania Catholic Conference Encouraged by Favorable U.S. Supreme Court Religious Liberty Decision “[R]eason recognizes that religious freedom is a fundamental right of man, reflecting his highest dignity, that of seeking the truth and adhering to it, and recognizing it as an indi
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June 30, 2014
by Hill
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Conestoga Wood, conscience protection, HHS Mandate, hobby lobby, Religious Liberty, supreme court

Catholic, Interreligious Leaders Write Open Letter Effort For Conscience Protections

Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty, Russell D. Moore, Ph.D., president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, and a wide varie
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July 02, 2013
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Archbishop Lori, conscience protection, HHS Mandate, Pennsylvania religious liberty', USCCB
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