Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, U.S. Congress, World News
U.S. House lawmakers called the global status of religious liberty “dire” during a hearing July 18, citing concerns across the globe from China to Nicaragua.
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Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Religious Freedom, War in Ukraine, World News
Former Vice President Mike Pence had a tense exchange with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson July 14 at an Iowa candidate forum about the war in Ukraine, shedding light on both how Republican presidential candidates are navigating increasingly conflicted views on the subject among their base, but also an oft-repeated disinformation tactic by Russian propagandists.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Religious Freedom
Catholic health care services should not be involved in any procedure that would assist in the physical “transition” of a person from his or her biological sex.
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Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Supreme Court, World News
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 30 in favor of a Christian web designer who argued she had a First Amendment right to refuse to provide services for same-sex marriages despite a Colorado law prohibiting discrimination against people who identify as LGBTQ+.
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision June 29 in favor of a former postal worker who said he was denied a religious accommodation to observe Christian precepts on keeping holy the Lord’s Day by his former employer.
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Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News
Upholding religious liberty must entail mutual respect, said Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia.
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Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, War in Ukraine, World News
“Tense” global conditions — including the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the fallout of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and increases in the cost of living — lead to religious freedom violations in countries around the world, according to a new report by Aid to the Church in Need, a pontifical foundation of the Catholic Church.
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The U.S. Catholic bishops are inviting the faithful to pray for challenges to religious liberty both within the United States and abroad during the upcoming Religious Freedom Week.
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Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Religious Freedom, World News
A Catholic hospital in Tulsa, Okla., said the federal government has presented it with a choice to either extinguish a candle in its chapel’s sanctuary or risk its ability to treat patients covered by Medicare, Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, jeopardizing its ability to operate at all.
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Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News
Conditions for religious freedom are “worsening” around the globe, a U.S. government body monitoring international religious freedom said in a recent report.
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Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Schools, World News
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty, along with the USCCB Secretariat of Catholic Education and the Our Sunday Visitor Institute, is hosting a religious liberty essay contest for high school juniors and seniors.
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Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Supreme Court, World News
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to consider a case April 18 that could have broad implications for employees seeking religious accommodations from their employers.
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