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20 May 2010, 8:24 am
The victims’ lawsuit says bishops in the United States were part of a Vatican cover-up of abuse. [read post]
30 Apr 2007, 1:06 am
As The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops noted in this letter asking for an increase in the federal minimum wage (emphasis added): Work has a special place in Catholic social thought. [read post]
6 Apr 2012, 1:15 pm by ckramer
Gilbert Gauthe, Louisiana Convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for molesting 35 children Case spurred additional sexual abuse accusations of priests 1992: First Response by the Catholic Church United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Policy recommendations for bishops to address sexual abuse cases Noteworthy Cases: United States Further accusations of sexual abuse against the church continued occurring… [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]
There have been reports of widespread abuse within the Catholic Church in Bolivia, Spain, Canada, Portugal, Argentina and the United States. [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]
25 Feb 2012, 2:00 am by Michael Perry
Such exaggerated protests likewise show disrespect for the freedom Catholics have enjoyed in the United States, which is a model... [read post]
20 Jun 2011, 7:17 am
Conference of Catholic Bishops recently commissioned a report from the John Jay College of Criminology. [read post]
4 Oct 2020, 6:57 pm by Katie Bart
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops filed an amicus brief arguing that “it cannot be that an activity, traditionally undertaken by religious groups for religious reasons, loses all religious liberty protections as soon as government encompasses it within a regulatory framework. [read post]
29 Oct 2012, 10:52 am by Caroline Mala Corbin
This “contraception mandate” has generated a huge outcry from some religious leaders, most notably the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. [read post]
Joseph's, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops reaffirmed its position that essentially no abortions, including those to save a woman's life, can be performed in Catholic hospitals. [read post]
6 Aug 2014, 9:01 pm by Marci A. Hamilton
The General Counsel to the United States Catholic Conference at the time, Mark Chopko, testified before the House Committee on the Judiciary a year before RFRA was first enacted in 1993 that the bishops were concerned that RFRA might “be used to promote access to abortion. [read post]
9 Feb 2012, 1:29 pm by Max Kennerly, Esq.
” To see if sexual abuse is “widespread” within the Catholic Church, why not consult a source even the Catholic Church’s own lawyers would find credible: the report by John Jay College  researchers commissioned by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, “The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010. [read post]
27 Aug 2010, 6:20 am by Michael Perry
On 30 April 2010 the Holy See gave its recognitio to what was thought to be the final text, while on 20 August the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released an updated version of the Ordinary with confirmation that Americans will start using it in Advent 2011. [read post]
4 Dec 2018, 1:10 pm by Tom Smith
Not only has the episcopacy failed to lead or even protect its congregations, even as recently as the 2018 General Assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, there has been little sign that the situation will improve any time soon. [read post]
1 Jan 2015, 6:30 pm by Howard Friedman
In many cases, the proponents of legal abortion are the very people who have worked with Catholics to realize the goals of social justice set out in papal encyclicals: the American Lutheran Church, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the Presbyterian Church in the United States, B'nai B'rith Women, the Women of the Episcopal Church. [read post]
8 Apr 2015, 4:00 am by Howard Friedman
In response, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, one of the groups that received a government-funded contract to provide care to these teens, said any requirement that they provide information about contraception or abortion, even a referral or the arrangement for such services, would violate their religious freedom. [read post]
16 Nov 2021, 4:00 am by Howard Friedman
The bill as now drafted treats facilities that would accept child care vouchers issued to families as direct recipients of federal funding:[Present provisions] could bar federal funds from going to programs that refused to hire a gay employee, gave preference to applicants of their faith or failed to renovate their facilities to accommodate disabled students....The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Orthodox Union ... have made the case… [read post]
25 Jun 2012, 2:55 pm
Conference of Catholic Bishops released a report prepared by the John Jay College of Criminology. [read post]