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Bishops to Congress: Defunding Planned Parenthood ‘not one of those hard choices’

In an April 13 letter to the U.S. House of Representatives, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston urged Congress to vote for a resolution to ban federal funding of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. In the midst of a budget debate involving shared sacrifice and hard
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April 14, 2011
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Abortion returns to the health care reform debate

Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in March, amidst an unresolved debate about the legislation’s impact on abortion and conscience protection. As president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Francis George explained then t
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July 26, 2010
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abortion, abortion funding, federal funding, Health Care, health care reform, health insurance, healthcare, high risk insurance, pro-life

Abortion and high-risk health care insurance

One of the most urgent concerns of the recently passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is providing health care coverage for adults who have a pre-existing condition, which may have made it difficult or impossible for them to obtain insurance. Pennsylvania joined New Mexico
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July 15, 2010
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abortion, federal funding, federal programs, Health Care, health care reform, health insurance, healthcare, pre-existing conditions, pro-life, uninsured

Health care reform ACTION ALERT

As long-time advocates of health care reform, the U.S. Catholic bishops continue to make the moral case that genuine health care reform must protect the life, dignity, consciences and health of all, especially the poor and vulnerable. Health care reform should provide access to afford
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March 13, 2010
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abortion, abortion funding, federal funding, Health Care, health care reform, healthcare, pro-life

Counting all Pennsylvanians: 2010 U.S. CENSUS

Every election year the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) encourages people to register to vote and cast their ballot. Every vote matters and PCC reminds Catholics particularly that “the Church’s obligation to participate in shaping the moral character of society is a requirement
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March 01, 2010
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census, faithful citizenship, federal funding, U.S. House of Representatives

Health care reform must not be vehicle for ‘abortion rights’ agenda

Philadelphia Cardinal Justin Rigali, Chairman of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) wrote on July 29 to the members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee urging th
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August 03, 2009
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abortion, federal funding, Health Care, health care reform, healthcare, pro-life

Strong Words

"Feed people dying of hunger, because if you do not feed them you are killing them." Strong words from our early Church fathers. They teach that we are bound to come to the aid of the poor and to do so not merely out of our superfluous goods.
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April 06, 2009
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