religious liberty

U.S. bishops launch 2017 Fortnight for Freedom with new video
- Jun 23, 2017
In a new video marking the beginning of this year’s Fortnight for Freedom, the U.S. bishops invited legal, religious, and other personalities to discuss the importance of religious liberty, and to address the struggle between the Little Sisters of the Poor and the HHS mandate of the Affordable Care Act.

By Catholic News Agency
Bishops’ concerns for religious liberty, health care echo at assembly
- Jun 20, 2017
The annual spring meeting of the U.S. bishops in Indianapolis made many decisions on a plethora of issues, such as migration, health care and religious liberty. The bishops also discussed the upcoming Convocation of Catholic Leaders and the Synod for Young People.

By Catholic News Service
Trump tells Evangelicals, ‘It’s time to put a stop to attacks on religion’
- Jun 11, 2017
Trump is president in no small measure because he “focused like a laser beam on winning the support of evangelical voters and people of faith,” Ralph Reed, founder of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, told the audience before Trump’s speech.

By Lauren Markoe

Stronger religious freedoms in Texas could boost Catholic foster care
- May 25, 2017
The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops applauded a recent state law furthering the religious freedom of adoption and foster care agencies. “Now Catholics can join other people of good will and serve Texas’s children in good faith,” said the director of the conference.

By Catholic News Agency
Texas Senate approves ‘religious refusal’ adoption measure
- May 23, 2017
Republicans in the Texas senate approved a bill allowing adoption and foster care agencies who benefit from public funds to refuse to place children with non-Christian, unmarried or same-sex couples for religious reasons.

By Associated Press
Immigration, religious liberty and synod on agenda for bishops’ meeting
- May 22, 2017
The agenda is set for the U.S. bishop’s spring assembly June 14-15 in Indianapolis. At the meeting the bishops will cover a vast array of issues spanning from immigration to the persecution of Christians in the Middle East, as well as the upcoming Synod of Bishops on youth and religious freedom.

By Rhina Guidos