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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
by Hill
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Archdiocese of Philadelphia, catholic charties, Catholic Social Services, foster care, gay rights, religious freedom, Religious Liberty, sexual orientation

USCCB Chairmen Applaud Supreme Court’s Respect for Religious Liberty in Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision

From the USCCB – June 4, 2018 – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The case involves a Christian baker named Jack Phillips who declined in 2012 to create a custom wedding cake for a same-sex ceremony.
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June 06, 2018
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Archbishop Charles Chaput, masterpiece cakeshop, Religious Liberty, USCCB

When adoption agencies can turn away gay prospective parents, what happens to the kids?

Religious News Service reporter Bobby Ross, Jr. recently asked this question, “When adoption agencies can turn away gay prospective parents, what happens to the kids?” With conflicts between religious based adoption and foster care agencies and government non-discrimination regulation
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June 05, 2018
by Hill
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adoption, Catholic Charities, Catholic Social Services, foster care, freedom of conscience, freedom of religion, gay rights, LGBT, Religious Liberty

U.S. Catholic Bishops’ Chairmen Deeply Disappointed by Congress’s Failure to Enact the Conscience Protection Act

From the USCCB – Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities, and Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, chair of the USCCB’s Committee for Religious Liberty, reacted with deep d
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March 23, 2018
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conscience protection, Religious Liberty, USCCB

Massachusetts Court Upholds Religious Exemption Ruling on HHS Contraceptive Mandate

As reported in LifeNews.com, religious liberty won an initial victory this week. Massachusetts and several other states challenged the Trump administration last year after it provided relief from the Obamacare birth control mandate by granting wider exceptions to religious groups. The
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March 16, 2018
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HHS Mandate, Religious Liberty

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Announces New Conscience and Religious Freedom Division

On January 18, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the formation of a new Conscience and Religious Freedom Division in the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Below are excerpts from a press release issued by the HHS. From the HHS – The Conscience and Religious F
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January 19, 2018
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HHS, Religious Liberty, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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

How to Talk about Religious Liberty

From the USCCB – Religious freedom has recently become one of the major focal points in the conversation on how Americans can promote the common good. Our Catholic tradition has much to offer this conversation. In this time of increasing polarization in our culture, we can contr
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July 26, 2017
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catholics, faith, Religious Liberty, respect, right, USCCB
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