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Catholic, Southern Baptist Religious Liberty Leaders Lead Open Letter Effort For Conscience Protection Given HHS Mandate
WASHINGTON—Archbishop William E.Lori of Baltimore, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB)Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty, Russell D. Moore...
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Religious Coalition for Conscience Protection to Address HHS Mandate
WASHINGTON—Agroup of national religious leaders and scholars, including Archbishop WilliamE. Lori of Baltimore and Russell D. Moore of the Ethical and Religious...
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Catholic Home Missions Allocates Grants From Disaster Relief Collections; $10 Million To Aid Dioceses Hurt By Hurricane Sandy
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference ofCatholic Bishops' (USCCB) Subcommittee on Catholic Home Missions allocated $2.8million in grants to five dioceses impacted by two...
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Cardinal Dolan: Latest HHS Rule Being Studied, Time Extension Appreciated
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department ofHealth and Human Services' 110-page ruling on itshealth care mandate requires time foranalysis, said Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York...
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USCCB Chairman Commends Senate For Passage Of Comprehensive Immigration Reform Legislation
WASHINGTON—Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, chairman of the U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Migration, commended, June28, the U.S. Senate...
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Bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty, Ethics "& Religious Liberty Commission of Southern Baptists join with other religious leaders in call for religious liberty protection from HHS mandate
WHAT: At a media conference, national religious leaders will release anopen letter calling for religious freedom in light of the Health & HumanServices Mandate. WHO...
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Subcommittee On Aid To The Church In Central And Eastern Europe Awards $4.9 Million In Grants
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Subcommitteeon the Church in Central and Eastern Europe awarded $4.9 million in grants to195 projects, on June...
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Cardinal Dolan, Bishop Pates Commend President Obama For Leadership On Nuclear Weapons, Middle East Peace
WASHINGTON—Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and Bishop Richard E. Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, chairman of...
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Supreme Court Decisions on Marriage: 'Tragic Day for Marriage and our Nation,' State U.S. Bishops
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court decisions June 26 striking down part of the Defense of Marriage Act and refusing to rule on the merits of a challenge to California’s...
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Bishop Blaire in Congressional Testimony: Living Wage Essential to Society, Foundational Part of Catholic Teaching
WASHINGTON—Adiscussion of workers' wages is a good starting point for fixing the U.S.economy, said the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops'Committee on...