Posts Tagged ‘u s conference of catholic bishops’
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Bishops say Obama compromise is ‘unconstitutional’
(RNS) The nation’s Catholic bishops say the Obama administration’s proposed revisions to a mandate that requires insurers to provide birth control coverage are still unacceptable and even “radically flawed" -- signaling a long...
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White House insists contraception talks are on track
The Obama administration is rejecting charges by the nation’s top Catholic bishop that talks to modify a controversial birth control mandate are “going nowhere” because of alleged White House intransigence and...
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Obama’s contraception compromise falls flat with bishops, GOP
President Obama’s effort to accommodate the Catholic Church by altering his administration’s rule on birth control coverage has not appeased the church, congressional Republicans or GOP candidates trying to take his...
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Vatican to host global summit on sexual abuse
Ten years after the clergy sexual abuse scandal erupted in the United States, Catholic bishops from all over the world will meet next week at a Vatican summit aimed at preventing abuse and protecting children. The conference, &...
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Obama says faith mandates him to care for the poor
President Obama connected his faith with his policies toward the poor at the National Prayer Breakfast today, a subtle but sharp contrast to remarks made by presidential hopeful Mitt Romney the day before. “Living by the ...
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Catholics rally against Obama contraception mandate
From Maine to Arizona to southern Louisiana, Catholic churches across the country echoed with scorn for a new federal rule requiring faith-based employers to include birth control and other reproductive services in their health...
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Top Catholic bishop feels betrayed by Obama
In the wake of President Obama’s controversial decision to mandate that religious groups pay for contraceptives for their employees, much of the coverage focused on how the president had disappointed progressive allies by...
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Pope warns U.S. bishops on threat of ‘radical secularism’
“Radical secularism” is gaining ground in American society and poses a “grave threat” to the Catholic Church’s freedom of expression in the public square, Pope Benedict XVI told a group of U.S. bishops on Thursday (Jan. 19). Th...
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Evangelicals side with Catholics on insurance mandate
Catholics who have pushed back against a White House policy that would require many religious insurers to cover contraception are getting a high-profile assist from dozens of evangelical leaders. “We write in solidarity, but se...
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Religious groups spend nearly $400 million on D.C. advocacy
The number of religious advocacy groups in the nation’s capital has more than tripled since the 1970s, with conservative groups seeing the biggest growth, according to a new report. Together, faith-based lobbying and advo...
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