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Religious freedom, first among our liberties, is under threat

December 15 marks the 225th anniversary of the Bill of Rights. The Philadelphia Inquirer is running a 12-part series to mark the occasion, and invited Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput, who is also the chairman of the PCC, to write about the First Amendment: Religious freedom is
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December 08, 2016
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Fortnight for Freedom across the State

The Fortnight for Freedom: Freedom to Serve will take place from June 21 to July 4, a time when our liturgical calendar celebrates a series of great martyrs who remained faithful in the face of persecution by political power—St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher, St. John the Baptist, S
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June 18, 2014
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PCC & PCHA Submit Objections to HHS Contraceptive Ruling

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
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May 25, 2012
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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
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conscience protection, contraception mandate, day of prayer, fasting, first amendment, HHS, HHS Ruling, Religious Liberty

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