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Courage of St. Joseph highlighted at Mass for Congressional staffers
St. Joseph is a model of courage for those in political life today, Fr. Carter Griffin told attendees of Monday’s... Read more
Object to abortion? You might need this law, Congressman says
Pro-life health care workers and institutions need stronger legal protections from pressure to help provide abortions, backers of proposed federal... Read more
Bishop calls on Congress to consider tax reform’s impact on ‘the least of these’
With House lawmakers set to release their tax reform bill on November 1, one U.S. bishop has laid out moral... Read more
What Catholics like and dislike in the new spending bill
A massive spending package to be voted on by Congress has drawn applause for continuing foreign aid spending, but also... Read more
Dozens of lawmakers press Trump for religious freedom protection
More than 50 members of Congress have written President Donald Trump asking for a broad executive order that protects religious... Read more
Why this pro-life congressman opposed the failed health care bill
When last week’s health care bill failed, it wasn’t just Democrats who fought it. Read more
Race against time for Congress to block DC's assisted suicide law
Congress took its first step toward blocking D.C.’s doctor-prescribed suicide law on Thursday, but the action will need the support... Read more
Congress still overwhelmingly identifies as Christian
While the number of Americans who describe themselves as Christians has declined in recent years, more than 9 in 10... Read more
Planned Parenthood accused of serious abuses by Congressional panel
Abuses and possibly criminal violations are occurring in the fetal tissue trade between abortion clinics and tissue harvesters, concluded the... Read more
House backs genocide label for Christians under ISIS
The U.S. House of Representative voted Monday to declare that what is happening to Christians and other ethnic and religious... Read more
Here's how one Catholic congressman is prepping for the Pope's US visit
As the nation’s capital works to get ready for Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S. this fall, one Catholic congressman... Read more
Make friends with your congressman – and you just might get to see the Pope
The final plans are set for the public’s chance to watch Pope Francis’ Sept. 24 address to Congress live at... Read more
Obama's immigration order stalls. For 5 million immigrants, now what?
As the Obama administration’s massive immigration order met a roadblock in federal court, Catholic immigration advocates are unhappy but are... Read more
Don't thwart nuclear agreement with Iran, bishop warns Congress
The head of the U.S. Bishops' international peace committee supports the new framework for Iran's nuclear program and is asking... Read more
New US Congress reflects the Catholic swing vote
The overwhelming majority of federal lawmakers in the U.S. are Christian, according to a new report, which also found that... Read more
House overcomes partisan bickering to pass disabilities bill
After eight years in legislative limbo, a bill helping those with disabilities to save in tax-exempt accounts and still receive... Read more
Remember the 'least of these' in spending cuts, bishops tell Congress
As the 113th Congress enters the “lame-duck” session before newly-elected members take office, the U.S. Bishops are urging that a... Read more
Congressmen support legal challenges to HHS mandate
Pro-life members of the House of Representatives spoke out in support of the Green and Hahn families after they argued... Read more
