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House introduces conscience-protection bill for HHS mandate

Friday, 08 March 2013 00:00

Three Republican members of the House of Representatives March 5 introduced a bill to protect conscience rights for both workers in the health care industry and for employers in light of the federal mandate requiring employers to cover contraceptives, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs.

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Religious leaders urge Congress to end budget brinksmanship

Friday, 01 March 2013 00:00

Christian leaders, including representatives of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, called on President Barack Obama and congressional leaders of both parties to end the fiscal brinksmanship and find a budget solution that protects the poorest Americans.

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Cardinal welcomes opportunity to discuss mutual concerns with Obama

Friday, 01 March 2013 00:00

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, in a letter to President Barack Obama, accepted a White House offer to continue discussing the Catholic Church's concerns about abortion, traditional marriage and federal rules governing implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

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U.S., Holy See cooperation often guided by pope's world vision

Friday, 01 March 2013 00:00

During Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the White House in 2008, his thoughts turned to the First Amendment and its enshrinement of the free practice of religion.

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House asked to extend conscience provision to HHS mandate

Friday, 22 February 2013 11:11

The chairman of the U.S. bishops' Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty has urged the House of Representatives to extend long-standing federal conscience protections to the Affordable Care Act's new coverage mandates for private health plans.

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Papal intentions for May: That administrators of justice may act always with integrity and right conscience; That seminaries, especially those of mission churches, may form pastors after the Heart of Christ, fully dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel.