Search for: "United States Conference of Catholic Bishops" Results 61 - 80 of 218
Sort by Relevance | Sort by Date
RSS Subscribe: 20 results | 100 results
11 Apr 2017, 1:59 pm by Tom Smith
These critics are pointing out that in Fiscal Year 2016, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) received more than $91 million in government funding for refugee resettlement. [read post]
4 Jan 2017, 9:01 pm by Marci A. Hamilton
There is much more to be done for child and adult victims, and the worst states in the United States offer some insights into the politics of rape and abuse.The four worst states in the United States for child sex abuse victims are: Alabama, Michigan, Mississippi, and New York. [read post]
20 Dec 2016, 11:28 pm
That’s for real,” Duterte said Saturday.An official at the influential Catholic BishopsConference of the Philippines said the Church “totally opposed” Duterte’s plan. [read post]
21 Sep 2016, 10:23 am by Eric Beasley
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Tamesha Means brought a claim for ordinary negligence against the USCCB as the entity overseeing the hospital where she received treatment during her pregnancy. [read post]
20 Sep 2016, 6:15 am by EEM
Opportunities: Course: Asia Pacific Short Course on Refugee Rights and Advocacy, Bangkok, 28 November-1 December 2016 [info]- Registration deadline is 26 September 2016.Seminar: Representing Refugees in the Immigration and Protection Tribunal, Auckland, 10 November 2016 [info]- A livestream will also be available.Publications:EdUHK Research: Half of the Hong Kong People Misinformed about Refugee Issue (Education Univ. of Hong Kong, Aug. 2016) [text]Innovative Electronic Cash Transfer Programme… [read post]
24 Jun 2016, 4:31 pm by Howard Friedman
Conference of Catholic Bishops and its sub-grantees to impose religiously based restrictions on the use of taxpayer funds to aid unaccompanied immigrant minors. [read post]
9 May 2016, 9:03 am by John McKiggan
Bishops promised to prevent abusers from working with children In 2002 the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops made front page news when they agreed that: “ …from this day forward no one known to have sexually abused a child will work in the Catholic church in the United States. [read post]
14 Apr 2016, 8:41 am by Marty Lederman
 Petitioners also state that separate "insurance cards" are necessary. [read post]
1 Mar 2016, 6:00 am by Reproductive Rights
ACLU Blog (Feb. 25, 2016): The Rising Threat of Religious Hospitals Denying Women Medical Care, by Alexa Kolbi-Molinas: Catholic hospitals across the country follow the religious directives of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. [read post]
9 Jan 2016, 7:54 pm by Tom Smith
Conference of Catholic Bishops – the spiritual leaders of Roman Catholic entities in the United States – differently from the colleges, charities, and other groups that they lead. [read post]
6 Jan 2016, 9:01 pm by Marci A. Hamilton
Therefore, these powerful institutions, from the state Conferences of Catholic Bishops, to Agudath Israel, to the Chambers of Commerce (yes) to the teachers’ unions and the insurance lobbies in each state will cut a deal: revive expired SOLs against the perpetrators but not against us. [read post]
29 Dec 2015, 9:00 am
But the hospital refused her doctor’s request to perform the procedure, citing religious directives written by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops that classify sterilization procedures as  “intrinsically evil. [read post]
17 Dec 2015, 4:00 am by Howard Friedman
Customers or patients who request services at these clinics or at Walgreens’s pharmacies are entitled to assurances that the services, information, and referrals they receive will not be restricted by religious doctrine.As you are likely aware, Providence is a Catholic health care system that is required to follow the Ethical and Religious Directives (“ERDs”) promulgated by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. [read post]
16 Dec 2015, 8:08 am by Leslie Griffin
After meeting with the then-president of the United States Conference of Catholic bishops (Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York), President Barack Obama and HHS announced an accommodation to the bishops’ objection. [read post]
18 Nov 2015, 6:57 pm by Tom Smith
Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Association of Evangelicals, are urging the United States not to halt the resettlement of Syrian refugees after the deadly terrorist attack in Paris last Friday. [read post]
18 Nov 2015, 10:40 am
"I'm reading "Create in Me a Clean Heart/A Pastoral Response to Pornography" issued by United States Conference of Catholic Bishops yesterday. [read post]
1 Oct 2015, 8:30 am
In December 2013, we sued the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on behalf of Tamesha Means, a woman who was denied appropriate medical treatment because the only hospital in her county is required by the bishops to follow religious directives that put women’s health at risk. [read post]