Religious liberty

Archbishop Lori encourages business leaders to be ambassadors of Christ
May 10 2013
Archbishop William E. Lori urged a group of Catholic business leaders to be ambassadors of Christ in the modern marketplace of ideas.

Johns Hopkins pro-life club gains recognition after fight with student government
Apr 10 2013
A pro-life student club at The Johns Hopkins University was granted official club status.

Deadline for public comments on HHS mandate is April 8
Apr 04 2013
Archbishop William E. Lori, along with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is urging Catholics to submit comments opposing the federal mandate, which they say violates Americans’ right to religious freedom outlined in the First Amendment.

Legatus group urged to help all Catholics see religious liberty threat
Feb 14 2013
Baltimore Archbishop Lori speaks on religious freedom to a national gathering of Catholic business leaders.

Proposed rules fall short of meeting bishops’ concerns
Feb 07 2013
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty, told the Catholic Review that under the proposed rules, the mandate “reaches not only into the workplace, it reaches into the family structure.”

HHS offers new contraceptive insurance options, broadening exemptions
Feb 05 2013
UPDATED Exemptions from certain requirements for contraceptive coverage in the Affordable Care Act will be broadened to include many more types of religious institutions and accommodate the needs of self-insured church entities.

US high court justice denies HHS injunction; lower court grants one
Jan 02 2013
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor denied two companies’ request for an injunction while they challenge part of the Department of Health and Human Services’ contraceptive mandate in court.

In Glen Burnie, 600 gather as Baltimore Archbishop Lori marks Guadalupe feast
Dec 18 2012
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori called Our Lady of Guadalupe “a symbol of liberty” during a Dec. 16 Spanish-language Mass.

Pope makes new rules to strengthen charities’ Catholic identity
Dec 03 2012
Pope Benedict XVI issued new rules to strengthen the religious identity of Catholic charities and ensure that their activities conform to church teaching.

Lawsuits’ dismissal called disappointing but won’t end legal challenge
Nov 30 2012
After judges in two separate rulings Nov. 27 dismissed lawsuits filed by Catholic organizations and dioceses in Pennsylvania and Tennessee challenging the federal contraceptive mandate, Catholic leaders in both states expressed disappointment but also some hope the rulings left the door open to refiling their claims.