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'Transgender mandate' struck down by federal court
The Obama-era regulation would require most doctors throughout the country to perform gender-transition surgeries upon request, despite any conscience-based or prudential objections. Read more
House votes to allow states to deny funding to Planned Parenthood
The House voted Thursday to allow states to choose not to fund Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers with federal... Read more
Why pro-lifers are calling this rule a gift to Planned Parenthood
States cannot keep federal grants away from Planned Parenthood clinics, the Obama administration ruled on Wednesday in a move that... Read more
Six years after Notre Dame speech, Obama's 'common ground' claim questioned
Knights of Columbus head Carl Anderson questioned the Obama Administration’s policies in a speech at Notre Dame University, six years... 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
DC health plans accused of illegally funding abortion
The Obama administration is being accused of violating federal law by directing members of Congress and congressional staff to over... Read more
Ken Hackett approved as America's next Vatican ambassador
After a vacancy of nearly one year, the U.S. Senate approved the former head of Catholic Relief Services, Ken Hackett,... Read more
Pro-life groups claim to be among IRS targets
Along with its targeting of conservative political groups for extra scrutiny, Internal Revenue Service employees also reportedly singled out pro-life... Read more
Obama says 'gay marriage' necessary for national progress
As he entered his second term as U.S. President, Barack Obama stressed the need to modernize American values through changes... Read more
Hobby Lobby braces for millions in mandate fines
Arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby says it is willing to pay fines of $1.3 million per day to follow... Read more
Hobby Lobby turns to Supreme Court for mandate relief
Arts and crafts giant Hobby Lobby will appeal to the nation’s highest court after an appeals court ruled the federal... Read more
DC appeals court rules new contraception rule must be issued
Religious freedom advocates applauded a federal appeals court’s decision to hold the government accountable for revising its controversial contraception mandate. Read more
Mennonite-owned wood manufacturer sues over contraception mandate
Three Mennonite Christians who own a wood manufacturing company in Pennsylvania have filed a lawsuit challenging the federal contraception mandate... Read more
Pittsburgh bishop remains hopeful despite mandate lawsuit dismissal
Federal judges in Pittsburgh and Nashville dismissed Catholic lawsuits challenging the federal contraception mandate, but acknowledged that the suits can... Read more
Missouri business granted injunction against HHS mandate
A federal appeals court on Nov. 28 granted a Catholic business owner in Missouri an injunction against the Department of... Read more
Hobby Lobby appealing refusal of HHS mandate injunction
The retailer Hobby Lobby will appeal a federal court’s refusal of its request for an injunction against a Health and... Read more
Judge grants HHS mandate injunction to Bible publisher
A federal court has granted an injunction protecting Protestant Christian Bible publisher Tyndale House Publishers from the Department of Health... Read more
Church cannot live with contraception mandate, bishops say
In the aftermath of the Nov. 6 elections, the U.S. bishops stressed that they will push ahead with defending religious... Read more
Second company wins injunction against HHS mandate
A federal judge in Michigan has granted the second temporary injunction against the federal contraception mandate to plaintiffs who argue... Read more
Miami archdiocese sues over 'real threat' from HHS mandate
The Archdiocese of Miami and two other Catholic entities filed a lawsuit today against the HHS mandate, adding to the... Read more
