Select Page
by bcadmin | Jun 16, 2022 | Archbishop Paul Coakley, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Gun control, Gun violence, News, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, USCCB | 0 |
The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ domestic policy committee June 14 praised a bipartisan Senate proposal “to help prevent senseless violence” that includes “reasonable gun safety measures.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 7, 2022 | Biden, Featured, Judge Ketanji Brown, Justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, News, President Joe Biden, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the Unided States, U.S. & World News, U.S. Senate | 0 |
In a 53-47 vote, the U.S. Senate April 7 confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman to fill that role.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 2, 2022 | Abortion, Abortion law, Ad Hoc Commitee for Religious Liberty, Archbishop William E. Lori, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Committee on Pro-Life Activities, News, the pro-life movement, U.S. Senate, US bishops, USCCB | 0 |
The failure of the U.S. Senate Feb. 28 to advance an “extreme measure” to establish a legal right to abortion at any stage of pregnancy nationwide “is a tremendous relief,” said the U.S. bishops.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 13, 2022 | Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, Archbishop Paul Coakley, Bishop David Konderla, Catholic Charities USA, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, News, Pregnancy, pro-life, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Workers' rights | 0 |
Amid all the political sniping in Congress, one bill has gained strong bipartisan support and is poised to become law.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 12, 2021 | Associated Press, Church in the US, Funerals, Kansas, News, Republican Party, U.S. Senate | 0 |
Fellow Kansans on Saturday celebrated Bob Dole as a tough but compassionate patriot shaped by small-town values.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 23, 2021 | Abortion, Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, Biden Administration, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Hyde Amendment, News, U.S. Senate, USCCB | 0 |
The chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life and religious liberty committees urged U.S. Senate leaders to include the Hyde and Weldon amendments and “bipartisan pro-life provisions” in appropriations bills being advanced in the chamber.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 10, 2021 | Catholic Democrats, Catholic News Service, News, Pope Francis, President Joe Biden, Pro-life Democrats, U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, U.S. Senate, Vatican | 0 |
President Joe Biden will nominate Catholic lawyer Joseph Donnelly of Indiana, a former member of the U.S. House and Senate, to be the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 12, 2021 | Archbishop William E. Lori, Bishop James Johnston, Budget, Church in the US, House of Representatives, Hyde Amendment, lead, News, U.S. Senate, USCCB | 0 |
Members of the U.S. Bishops Conference pro-life arm view the Aug. 10 vote by the U.S. Senate to preserve the Hyde Amendment as an important sign that the provision still has bipartisan support, despite Democrat efforts to remove it.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 12, 2021 | Archbishop William E. Lori, Bishop James Johnston, Budget, Church in the US, House of Representatives, Hyde Amendment, lead, News, U.S. Senate, USCCB | 0 |
Members of the U.S. Bishops Conference pro-life arm view the Aug. 10 vote by the U.S. Senate to […]
The post Church leaders work to protect pro-life Hyde amendment appeared first on Crux Now.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 16, 2021 | Archbishop Paul Coakley, Bishop David Konderla, Cardinal Dolan, Church in the US, Foster care, Gay marriage, lead, News, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, USCCB | 0 |
Three U.S. Bishops Conference chairmen affirmed Monday their support for First Amendment protections for faith-based foster care and adoption providers with legislation introduced that aims to ensure those institutions continue to receive funding.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 3, 2021 | Affordable Care Act, Biden, CCUSA, COVID-19, Funding of abortion, House's American Rescue Plan, Hyde Amendment, National Council of Nonprofits, News, Pandemic relief measure, U.S. & World News, U.S. Senate, Unemployment assistance | 0 |
Democratic members of the U.S. Senate were hopeful their version of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package would be passed the second week of March, so they could send it to President Joe Biden for his signature before unemployment assistance expires March 14.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 11, 2021 | Archdiocese of Atlanta, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Catholics and politics, Church in the US, faith and politics, Georgia, News, U.S. Senate | 0 |
The buzz of text messages from campaign volunteers, handwritten political postcards mailed from out of state, along with a barrage of advertisements, came to a halt after the U.S. Senate runoff elections in Georgia on Jan. 5.
Read More
Recent Comments