Ad Hoc Commitee for Religious Liberty Archives

HHS ensures hospital patients have access to spiritual care amid pandemic

Oct 23, 2020

The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Religious Liberty praised the Department of Health and Human Services for resolving discrimination complaints over two hospitals’ refusal to let patients have access to the sacraments of baptism and the anointing of the sick during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Catholic News Service

Bishops say proposed HUD rule gives faith-based shelters some flexibility

Sep 17, 2020

Three U.S. Catholic bishops said that a proposed modification to a 2016 federal rule governing who temporary and emergency shelters must take in “is a step in the right direction” because it allows faith-based facilities more flexibility.

By Julie Asher

Archbishop Wenski named acting chair of bishops’ religious freedom efforts

Jun 23, 2020

Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami has been appointed the acting chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty.

By Catholic News Service

Bishops welcome guidance on school prayer, Trump’s proposed rules

Jan 21, 2020

The chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ religious liberty and Catholic education committees Jan. 20 praised the Trump administration for issuing guidance on prayer in public schools.

By Catholic News Service

Bishop: U.S. cherishes religious liberty but need to protect it ‘ongoing’

Jan 17, 2020

A culture of religious freedom “consists of respect for the dignity of others as they seek to live in accordance with the truth about God,” said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty.

By Catholic News Service

Archbishop Kurtz steps down as bishops’ religious liberty chairman

Jul 24, 2019

Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, has resigned as chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty as he undergoes extended treatment for bladder and prostate cancer.

By Catholic News Service

Faith leaders urge Trump, other U.S. leaders to uphold religious liberty

Apr 6, 2019

More than 140 religious leaders, including the chairmen of three U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committees, called on President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and congressional leaders to uphold principles of religious freedom following a series of attacks on people of faith, clergy and houses of worship.

By Catholic News Service

Bishops say ‘sweeping regulations’ of Equality Act will harm society

Mar 21, 2019

In a joint letter to Congress March 20, the chairmen of three committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said they oppose the Equality Act because while it is meant to provide protections to those who identify as LGBT, it would impose “sweeping regulations to the detriment of society as a whole.”

By Julie Asher