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Judge to hear foster families targeted by City of Philadelphia City’s harmful new policy

According to the religious liberty advocacy group Becket, Philadelphia-based foster families will be in court Monday fighting to end a new City of Philadelphia policy that is currently leaving numerous foster homes empty. In Sharonell Fulton, et al. v. City of Philadelphia, the City i
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June 13, 2018
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Archdiocese of Philadelphia, catholic charties, Catholic Social Services, foster care, gay rights, religious freedom, Religious Liberty, sexual orientation

HHS Mandate Decision Represents Return To Common Sense

From the USCCB — Today’s decision to expand the HHS mandate exemption is a “return to common sense, long-standing federal practice, and peaceful coexistence between church and state,” according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Cardinal Dan
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October 06, 2017
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HHS Mandate, Little Sisters of the Poor, pro-life, religious freedom, Religious Liberty, USCCB

Religious Liberty Update

The issue of religious liberty continues to be a topic of concern for many across the country and in the state. It is also of particular interest to the Catholic bishops of Pennsylvania as it relates to public policy. The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference’s Communications Director, Amy
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October 05, 2017
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Bishop Bartchak, religious freedom, Religious Liberty

Why is HHS Contraception Order Still Standing? Trump Said it ‘Would Soon Be Over’

From USCCB president, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo – After meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office on May 4, I sat in the Rose Garden and listened as the president promised the Little Sisters of the Poor that their “long ordeal” with the government’s contraceptive mandate
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August 07, 2017
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catholics, contraception, faith, health and human services, HHS Mandate, religious freedom, Religious Liberty, respect, right, USCCB

Bishop Zubik Releases Statement on Senate’s Proposed Health Care Plan

Bishop David A. Zubik of the Diocese of Pittsburgh recently released a statement urging members of the U.S. Senate to remove a provision in the proposed healthcare reform bill that would severely limit health care access for those most in need. Calling access to health care a basic hu
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July 03, 2017
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ACA, access to health care, affordable care act, Bishop, Bishop David Zubik, crisis, diocese, Diocese of Pittsburgh, Health Care, letter, press conference, religious freedom, Religious Liberty, right, statement, United States Senate

Maybe the cure is the problem

The following is an article by Aaron Matthew Weldon that appeared as the May 25, 2017, entry on “God’s Servant First: A USCCB Religious Freedom Blog.” American culture today is highly individualistic.  Many of us make major life decisions on our own, we move from pla
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June 02, 2017
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conscience, religious freedom, Religious Liberty

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
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child welfare provider inclusion act, child welfare providers, conscience protection, religious adoption, religious foster care, religious freedom, Religious Liberty

PA House Condemns Global Persecution of Christians

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a unanimous resolution this week condemning the persecution of Christians around the world. HR 203 is a resolution “Condemning the global persecution of Christians and calling on world leaders to implement policies that protect th
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April 06, 2017
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Middle East, Persecuted Christians, religious freedom, Religious Liberty, religious persecution

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
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conscience protection, Executive Order, freedom of religion, president trump, religious freedom, Religious Liberty

Pittsburgh Diocese Comments on Justice Dept. Actions

We have always been willing to meet with representatives of the government to negotiate a mutually agreeable solution to our impasse over religious freedom. Our counsel and counsel for the other Supreme Court litigants had a meeting with representatives of the Department of Justice, a
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August 11, 2016
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Bishop Zubik, Diocese of Pittsburgh, HHS Mandate, religious freedom, Religious Liberty
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