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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
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conscience protection, conscience rights, contraception mandate, HHS Mandate, Little Sisters of the Poor, obamacare, religious freedom, Religious Liberty, supreme court

The Importunate Advocate

I read the Catechism of the Catholic Church with a dictionary close at hand. The section about prayer (CCC 2613) uses the word “importunate” to describe two parable characters: The first, “the importunate friend,” invites us to urgent prayer: “Knock and it will be op
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May 10, 2012
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abortion, catholic advocacy network, contraception mandate, health care reform, HHS, HHS Mandate, house bill 1977, PA Senate Bill 3, pro-life, Religious Liberty, school choice, ultrasound, vouchers

Pennsylvania Catholics Give it Up for Religious Liberty

Catholics across Pennsylvania are taking their usual Lenten Friday practices one step further today. Earlier this month, the Catholic Bishops of Pennsylvania issued a letter requesting that all Catholics dedicate the regular Lenten Friday practice of prayer and abstinence from meat as
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March 30, 2012
by Hill
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conscience protection, contraception mandate, day of prayer, fasting, first amendment, HHS, HHS Ruling, Religious Liberty

TAKE ACTION: HHS Mandate

SEND A MESSAGE TO CONGRESS IN SUPPORT OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY HERE. On February 10, the Obama Administration announced some adjustments to the HHS mandate in an attempt to assuage the valid concerns raised by hundreds of thousands of Americans over the past two weeks. However, the origin
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March 02, 2012
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contraception mandate, HHS, Pennsylvania, Religious Liberty, USCCB

Senate Vote to Set Aside Conscience Act Marks Chance to Build Bipartisan Support, Seek Judicial Remedies for Religious Freedom

The U.S.  Senate’s 51-48 vote March 1 to table the bipartisan Respect for Rights of Conscience Act (S. 1467), sponsored by Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) and 37 other senators, impels the Church to strengthen its resolve to support religious freedom. Both of Pennsylvania’s Senators Pa
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March 01, 2012
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abortion-causing drugs, conscience protection, contraception, contraception mandate, Department of Health and Human Services, HHS, HHS Ruling, mandated contraception, Religious Liberty, Rights of Conscience, sterilization

Myths abound about HHS contraceptive mandate; here are the facts

Exaggerations and outright misrepresentations about the Department of Health and Human Services’ contraceptive mandate have been appearing in White House “fact sheets” and mainstream media. The Catholic News Service addresses some of the more frequently cited claims
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February 23, 2012
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contraception mandate, health and human services, HHS, HHS Ruling, religious freedom, Religious Liberty

Comment Period Ends on HHS Mandate, What Now?

September 30 marked the end of the public comment period on the “preventive services” mandate from the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) which fails to provide conscience protection and requires private health plans to cover female surgical sterilization and contra
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October 05, 2011
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contraception mandate, HHS, HR 117, Pennsylvania Catholic Health Association, PPACA, religious freedom, S 1467, USCCB

USCCB Criticizes ‘Inexplicably Narrow’ Definition Of Religious Freedom

We’ve been posting about the Department of Health and Human Services insurance mandate, which threatens rights of conscience and religious freedom, over the past few weeks. Here is the latest, from the USCCB:
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September 02, 2011
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contraception mandate, Health Care, HHS, pro-life, religious freedom, Religious Liberty, USCCB

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