LifeNews: This past Sunday a friend of ours named Alex attended Mass in Washington, DC, at the well-known Holy Trinity Catholic Church, the Jesuit parish in Georgetown. Alex has been part of a Catholic outreach effort in several battleground states. Its specific … Continue reading
LifeSiteNews: Fifty-four pro-life advocates were arrested at the White House for praying and holding pro-life signs protesting President Obama’s pro-abortion HHS mandate. Read more here.
Catholic Culture: A federal judge in Missouri has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a St. Louis businessman who argued that the mandated coverage of contraceptives in the new federal health-care program violates his religious freedom. More on this here.
Catholic Culture: The Denver City Council has backed away from plans to present a “Good Citizenship Award” to a local company that has challenged the Obama administration’s contraceptive mandate in court. Read more here.
Campus Notes: The ACLU has filed a brief in support of the HHS mandate, comparing Catholics to racists. More on this here.
CNA: In the first legal ruling against the controversial HHS mandate, a federal judge has granted a temporary injunction protecting a Catholic-run business. Judge John L. Kane of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado approved the injunction … Continue reading
CNS News.com: The Justice Department last week presented the Newland family of Colorado–who own Hercules Industries, a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning business–with what amounted to an ultimatum: Give up your religion or your business. Read report here.
Catholic Culture: A Nebraska federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by seven states and several Catholic plaintiffs against the HHS mandate. Read more here.
AP: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. Read more here.
Catholic Culture: A self-insured Catholic-owned business has filed a lawsuit that could potentially stop the Obama administration’s contraception and abortion-causing drug mandate within the next three months. More on this here.
LifeSiteNews: On April 14, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C., of Peoria, Illinois, delivered a courageous homily at Mass during “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith.” Bishop Jenky said, “This fall, every practicing Catholic must vote, and must vote their … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Catholic Charities USA has awarded its Centennial Medal to NETWORK, a lobbying organization that has broken with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in its reaction to the Obama administration’s contraceptive mandate. Read quote here from CC … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Bishop Daniel Jenky of Peoria told the 500 men who attended the diocese’s annual men’s march and Mass that “the days in which we live now require heroic Catholicism, not casual Catholicism.”Read more on this stirring speech here.
‘Materially and formally’ cooperating with sin: Cardinal Burke explains why Catholic employers can’t obey Obama administration’s contraception mandate. See California Catholic Daily.
Catholic World News quotes Cardinal Dolan saying some very spot-on words regarding contraception in light of the HHS Mandate: Cardinal Dolan conceded that the Catholic Church has “an internal catechetical challenge—a towering one—in convincing our own people of the moral … Continue reading
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