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Freedom to Bear Witness

During this year’s Corpus Christi procession, Pope Francis asked us to remember “our many brothers and sisters who do not have the freedom to express their faith in the Lord Jesus.” About 100 million Christians are persecuted each year around the world. “Let us be un
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June 18, 2015
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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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Religious Freedom: How Does US Compare to Other Countries?

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June 17, 2014
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Fortnight for Freedom in Pennsylvania

The U.S. bishops have called for a Fortnight for Freedom, a two-week period of prayer and action, to address many current challenges to religious liberty, including the August 1, 2013, deadline for religious organizations to comply with the HHS contraceptive mandate, Supreme Court rul
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June 11, 2013
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Religious Freedom Campaign – It’s Only Just Begun

  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
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July 09, 2012
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Fortnight for Freedom Wrap Up

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
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July 05, 2012
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Launching the Fortnight for Freedom

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
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June 21, 2012
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Fortnight for Freedom Events Around PA

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
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June 06, 2012
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