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Catholic women rally against contraception mandate
Despite claims that only male clergy and politicians oppose the Obama administration's contraception mandate, Catholic women across the nation are... Read more
White House, State Dept. call for condemned Iranian pastor’s release
The White House and U.S. Department of State are condemning reports that the Iranian government has issued an execution order... Read more
Human rights advocates condemn arrest of Cuban dissident
The Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation has condemned the detention of dissident leader Jose Daniel Ferrer in... Read more
HHS mandate's purpose is sexual liberation, feminist supporter says
Advocates of President Obama's contraception mandate should admit that its main purpose is sexual liberation and not “women's health,” according... Read more
Catholic CEO calls mandate compromise 'divide and conquer' strategy
A group of women religious' approval of the contraception mandate compromise plays into President Obama's “transparent tactic” of dividing the... Read more
Seven states, Catholic plaintiffs file largest lawsuit against HHS mandate
President Obama's contraception mandate is facing its biggest legal challenge yet, in a lawsuit brought by seven state attorneys general,... Read more
GOP candidates slam contraception mandate as attack on family
The Republican presidential candidates denounced the Obama administration's contraception mandate as an attack on family and religious freedom, which they... Read more
Government assault may have just begun, Cardinal Dolan warns
President Obama's contraception mandate may only be the beginning of a historic attack on religious freedom, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan... Read more
Wichita cathedral statues offer new look at Holy Family
Wichita’s Catholic cathedral has commissioned two statues whose creator intends to provide a “powerful” depiction of the Crucifixion and to... Read more
Judge rules Wash. pharmacists cannot be forced to dispense contraception
The state of Washington cannot force pharmacists and stores to dispense the “morning-after pill” against their religious objections, a federal... Read more
US clergy declare 'state of emergency' over contraception mandate
A group of ministers from numerous religious backgrounds sent a message to the White House declaring a “state of emergency”... Read more
Mandate's morning-after pill provision has only 38 percent support
Mandatory insurance coverage of the “morning-after pill,” a key part of the Obama administration's contraception rule, has only 38 percent... Read more
Execution order may have been issued for Iranian pastor
Iranian authorities may have issued an execution order for a pastor jailed for refusing to renounce his Christian faith. Read more
EWTN explains lawsuit against HHS in New York Times essay
The president of the world's largest religious media network has explained his reasons for suing the U.S. government, in a... Read more
Gov. Christie praised for veto of New Jersey 'gay marriage' bill
The New Jersey Catholic Conference lauded Gov. Chris Christie's veto of a bill recognizing “gay marriage” in the state, but... Read more
Insurers do not believe contraception mandate will cut costs
A new survey reveals that pharmacy directors across the country do not believe that a mandate requiring insurance companies to... Read more
Some Philadelphia Catholic schools spared closure
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput has accepted the final recommendations for elementary school closures in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia but has... Read more
Not all Catholic colleges freely choose to cover birth control, group says
The Cardinal Newman Society evaluated a list of twenty prominent Catholic colleges offering contraceptive coverage and found that most do... Read more
Pope names native son as new auxiliary of Galveston-Houston archdiocese
Pope Benedict XVI named Houston native Msgr. George A. Sheltz on Feb. 21 as the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston’s next auxiliary... Read more
Ave Maria University challenges HHS mandate in federal court
Ave Maria University has filed a lawsuit seeking relief from the federal rule forcing it to fund contraception, sterilization, and... Read more
