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Colo. company secures injunction against HHS mandate
In the first legal ruling against the controversial HHS mandate, a federal judge has granted a temporary injunction protecting a... Read more
Second mandate lawsuit dismissed on 'technical grounds'
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has dismissed a lawsuit by Belmont Abbey College against the federal contraception mandate as... Read more
Bishops praise House provision against HHS mandate penalties
The U.S. bishops have praised the inclusion of new legislative provisions that, if passed, could prevent financial penalties from being... Read more
Evangelical college joins Catholic University in mandate lawsuit
A leading evangelical college in Illinois has joined The Catholic University of America in filing a lawsuit in D.C. District... Read more
House members seek to repeal administration's 'Religious Freedom Tax'
Two U.S. representatives have introduced a bill to stop the federal government from taxing religious employers that decline to cover... Read more
Catholic Charities of Chicago lawsuit shows reach of HHS mandate
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago has joined two Catholic dioceses and their charitable affiliates in a lawsuit over... Read more
Supporters say 'partisan' charge misses point of bishops' efforts
Critics who accuse the U.S. bishops of “partisanship” have misunderstood their motives by viewing religious questions in secular terms, supporters... Read more
Liberal justice's opinion may help fight against HHS mandate
Challengers of the Obama administration's contraception mandate may have been handed a surprising advantage by the Supreme Court's liberal wing,... Read more
Thousands flock to Kansas religious freedom rally
Several thousand people rallied outside the Kansas Statehouse on June 29, where Catholic bishops, Gov. Sam Brownback and others addressed... Read more
Court ruling allows religious freedom lawsuits to proceed with hope
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the 2010 health care law, a leading religious freedom law... Read more
Supreme Knight says HHS mandate has re-shaped country's political landscape
Whether the federal contraception mandate stands or falls, it has changed U.S. politics forever, the head of the Knights of... Read more
Legal experts say HHS dispute pits government against God
The HHS contraception mandate shows the federal government asserting its own authority as a “rival” to God, legal scholars warned,... Read more
Archbishop Gomez rejects 'capitulation' to HHS mandate
With the nationwide Fortnight for Freedom event beginning today, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles said that any compromise... Read more
Defense of Church requires revival of faith, Archbishop Chaput says
While defending their freedom in public life, Catholics must also renew the Church spiritually, starting in their own lives, Philadelphia... Read more
Leaked e-mail shows media campaign against US bishops
A leaked e-mail shows that the Democratic-leaning organization Faith in Public Life is running a behind-the-scenes media effort to undercut... Read more
Knights of Columbus files comment against altered HHS mandate
The Knights of Columbus has filed a formal comment with the Department of Health and Human Services asking the Obama... Read more
Catholic Health Association reverses course on mandate accommodation
In a call for broader religious exemptions, the Catholic Health Association has backtracked from its initial support for the Obama... Read more
Faith leaders decry mandate's creation of religious classes
Nearly 150 leaders and supporters of faith-based service organizations have spoken out against the Obama administration’s contraception mandate because it... Read more
HHS mandate defender sees Catholic institutions as distractions
Washington Post columnist Anthony Stevens-Arroyo is a Catholic who does not believe the Obama Administration is attacking religious liberty by... Read more
Catholic lawmaker seeks colleagues' support for HHS mandate suits
A Catholic congressman from Louisiana is organizing an effort to have lawmakers file legal briefs in favor of lawsuits against... Read more
