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Bishop Rhoades noted that threats to houses of worship remain a significant cultural concern, as Catholic churches and organizations saw vandalism and other crimes in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in 2022
A new annual report by the U.S. bishops’ conference identifies five top threats to religious liberty in the United States https://t.co/blYCAUY4ko
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New US bishops’ report identifies 5 top areas of religious liberty concerns | Read the full story at:
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BREAKING: The federal government has just agreed to repair a Native American sacred site it needlessly bulldozed during a highway project 15 years ago. The historic agreement comes as the tribal members' appeal was pending at the U.S. Supreme Court. https://t.co/FzTYeElbJz
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New podcast! Religious Liberty and the American Founding, with Dr. Phillip Muñoz: https://t.co/NWOB7BaFbo
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Vincent Phillip Muñoz discusses his book Religious Liberty and the American Founding, which explores the political philosophy of the Founders and their unde...
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Tell the federal government to leave abortion out of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act! https://t.co/pzHl7gQfit
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In persecuting the Catholic Church and expelling the Society of Jesus, Daniel Ortega is carrying on this terrible legacy. But will it work? https://t.co/oY057j0VMR
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Arrests Made Saturday in Two Incidents at Catholic Churches in Brooklyn and Queens - The Tablet
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The man suspected of desecrating St. Joseph Church in Astoria a month ago was arrested Saturday, July 8 after returning to the parish and acting erratically. Also on Saturday, parishioners at...
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As today closes out Religious Freedom Week observed by the Bishops of the United States. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling, today, in the case of Groff v. DeJoy issues a response from the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee for Religious Liberty.
U.S. Bishops’ Religious Liberty Chairman on Supreme Court’s Ruling in Groff v. DeJoy | Read the full release at:
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U.S. Bishops’ Religious Liberty Chairman on Supreme Court’s Ruling in Groff v. DeJoy | Read the full release at:
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Today, in a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States breathed life back into a major civil rights law meant to prevent discrimination by employers against people of faith in the...
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Catholic hospitals and medical professionals face numerous challenges. Sign up to receive alerts of opportunities to let government agencies know the Church has a right to operate her institutions in accordance with the faith: https://t.co/cAUGwiLiHx
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#ReligiousFreedomWeek June 29: Catholic Healthcare | Pray that governments will respect the consciences of all individuals and institutions that care for the sick and vulnerable. #USCCB #ReligiousFreedom
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Catholics in #Nicaragua are violently persecuted for their faith & those who remain fear for their lives. Read as Nicaraguans in the Archdiocese of Newark speak out on the oppression in their home country. #ReligiousFreedomWeek @usccbfreedom @SilvioJBaez
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Religious Freedom Week is June 22 - 29.
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Cardinal Dolan: Catholics have a duty to care for immigrants. And the government can’t punish us for that. https://t.co/RJC2ppbN4T
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The Catholic Church is not a faction of the Republican Party—and Democrats are not the only ones who sometimes view the defense of religious freedom as a pothole instead of a stop sign.
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"Through her simple actions of reverencing the desecrated body of her Lord, her Lord made her a witness to religious freedom." Sofia Cornicelli, winner of the @USCCB’s religious liberty essay contest, tell us about Little Li, who was shot and killed in China in the 1950s.
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#ReligiousFreedomWeek June 27: Faith at Work | Pray that business leaders would promote a culture that welcomes faith at work. #USCCB #ReligiousFreedom
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This is @USCCB's #ReligiousFreedomWeek, and June 23 highlights the Seal of the Confession. Priests promise to keep confessions secret no matter what. Defending this promise has been a major focus of my work at @EPPCdc this year. 1/ https://t.co/Y99BPEfjbk
#ReligiousFreedomWeek June 23: the Seal of Confession | Pray that governments would respect the seal of confession, as the Church in the United States continues to work to remove the scourge of clergy abuse. #USCCB #ReligiousFreedom
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#ReligiousFreedomWeek June 26: Religious Freedom in Nigeria | Pray that herders and farmers in Nigeria may find the means to compromise and work out their differences in a non-violent manner. #USCCB #ReligiousFreedom
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#ReligiousFreedomWeek June 25: Religious Student Groups | Pray that religious student groups would be free to be faithful to their distinctive missions. #USCCB #ReligiousFreedom
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Since 2018, when the Nicaraguan bishops supported civil society’s right to protest unpopular government policies, the Church in Nicaragua has been facing a systematic and persistent campaign of aggression from the government and pro-government operatives. #ReligiousFreedomWeek
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As #ReligiousFreedom week begins, read Sofia Cornicelli's winning essay for the @USCCB’s religious liberty essay contest, as she shares the story of “Little Li,” a young girl in communist China who died honoring Jesus’ true presence in the Eucharist
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In a winning essay for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ religious liberty essay contest on the theme “Witnesses to Freedom,” Sofia Cornicelli, a recent graduate of St. Thomas More Academy in...
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