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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Wins Significant Ruling Against HHS Mandate

by Sara Noble Source: Barbara Samuells [correction made to original introduction] The Obama administration’s HHS Mandate met a significant defeat December 5, 2012, in a case brought by the NY Archdiocese. The Obama administration’s HHS mandate requires all employers with … Continue reading

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Is anti-Catholicism on the rise?

by Steven Kokx As  of the writing of this column, 43 Catholic organizations, including Franciscan  University and Ave Maria University — two schools that stopped  offering health coverage because of the reforms included in the president’s  health care plan — … Continue reading

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Preserve Religious Liberty: Empowering Congregations

As the first of our Freedoms comes under direct attack by the HHS mandate Americans everywhere face losing the religious liberty our founders sought to protect.  Patriots across this nation have yet another challenge…to preserve that most basic Freedom of … Continue reading

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Rep. Ryan: ‘We Have Pursued Solidarity but Abused Subsidiarity’

by Charlotte Hays Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., chairman of the House Budget Committee, has said that  his cost-cutting federal budget was inspired by Catholic social teaching. But this didn’t sit well with some Catholics. Sixty Catholic theologians and activists issued … Continue reading

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The Catholic Bishops Will Not Abandon Freedom of Religion for Tax Exemptions

by Sara Noble United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty Our First, Most Cherished Liberty A Statement on Religious Liberty We are Catholics. We are Americans. We are proud to be both, grateful for the … Continue reading

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Cardinal Dolan: Obama Admin Lectured Bishops to Listen to ‘Enlightened’ Voices in Private Mtg.

Cardinal Dolan Pens Letter Alleging Obama Admin Lectured on Church Teaching

by Billy Hallowell Over the past week, the media firestorm surrounding Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke and Rush Limbaugh has eclipsed the larger issue of religious liberty that stands at the forefront of the contraception mandate. With the distracting debate … Continue reading

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