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Controversial HHS mandate accommodation now finalized
In its latest update to the federal contraception mandate, the Obama administration on Friday finalized a set of proposed rules... Read more
HHS mandate loses again: Supreme Court order protects Pennsylvania Catholic groups
The U.S. Supreme Court has continued its trend of decisions stopping enforcement of a federal contraception mandate against religious employers... Read more
Touchdown! Notre Dame scores big on HHS mandate at Supreme Court
In a potentially groundbreaking decision, the Supreme Court nullified a federal court ruling against the University of Notre Dame on... Read more
EWTN to appeals court: religious freedom at stake in HHS mandate case
A federal appeals court heard oral arguments Wednesday over whether the EWTN Global Catholic Network should be required to abide... Read more
Appeals court to hear EWTN contraception mandate case Feb. 4
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta will hear oral arguments in a case brought... Read more
Assisted living centers defeat HHS mandate in court
A federal court has permanently barred the Obama administration from enforcing the federal contraception mandate against the group of Evangelical-owned... Read more
Court protects Catholic-owned company from HHS mandate
The federal government cannot force a Catholic-owned Michigan company to provide insurance coverage for sterilization, contraceptives, and drugs that could... Read more
Little Sisters in court: Don't stop our ministry of serving the dying poor
The Little Sisters of the Poor asked an appeals court Monday to shield them from the federal contraception mandate, saying... Read more
Mandate revisions not enough - district court grants injunction to Ave Maria
A federal court in Florida has granted Ave Maria University preliminary protection from the federal contraception mandate, which the school... Read more
Still doesn't cut it, bishops say on latest mandate tweak
Despite another wave of changes to the Obama Administration’s HHS mandate, the U.S. bishops’ conference says that the regulation still... Read more
Catholic health sharing touted as evangelizing alternative to insurance
The first Catholic health care sharing ministry in the U.S. will promote the “Gospel of Life” in health care, leaders... Read more
Obama Administration moves forward in challenging Little Sisters
The Obama Administration has announced that it will continue its legal fight against the Little Sisters of the Poor over... Read more
Obama admin. drops appeals in three for-profit mandate cases
Religious freedom advocates are voicing hope as the Obama administration drops its appeal in three lawsuits involving for-profit companies that... Read more
Adjustment to HHS mandate met with initial disappointment
Religious groups have voiced concern over the latest set of suggested changes to the federal contraception mandate, while saying they... Read more
Senate rejects bill to end employer conscience protections
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected a bill that opponents warned would have stripped conscience protections for businesses, drawing a... Read more
Bishop: Hobby Lobby case shows need to fight secularism
Despite the recent Hobby Lobby court victory, Bishop James D. Conley of Lincoln, Neb. stressed the need for Catholics to... Read more
Wave of religious freedom rulings follows Supreme Court decision
In the days following a Supreme Court ruling upholding religious freedom in the workplace, several lower courts have issued decisions... Read more
Religious leaders support law used in Hobby Lobby ruling
Religious leaders from several Christian churches and Jewish organizations have reaffirmed their “staunch support” for the federal religious freedom protections... Read more
Legal experts: Hobby Lobby ruling may have broad implications
While the full impact of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on Hobby Lobby may not yet be clear, legal scholars... Read more
Christian doctors encouraged but cautious after Court ruling
A Christian doctor’s organization celebrated the Supreme Court’s recent religious freedom ruling, while at the same time cautioning that threats... Read more
