White House fails to call Catholic bishops for mandate talks
Washington D.C., Feb 9, 2012 / 05:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Despite rumors of a compromise on the government's controversial contraception mandate, the White House has not offered any concessions to th. […] » Full PostSource: CNA Daily News - US |
Poll finds half of Americans oppose contraception mandate
Washington D.C., Feb 9, 2012 / 01:08 am (CNA).- A recent national poll found that 50 percent of Americans oppose the Obama administration's mandate forcing religious groups to cover contraception in h. […] » Full PostSource: CNA Daily News - US |
Boehner, Upton announce legislative plans to fight HHS mandate
Washington D.C., Feb 8, 2012 / 05:59 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) vowed Feb. 8 to use legislative means to fight the Obama administration’s controversial contracep. […] » Full PostSource: CNA Daily News - US |
US Catholic bishops reject ruling against Prop. 8
Washington D.C., Feb 8, 2012 / 04:00 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The U.S. bishops condemned a federal court ruling that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional, saying the move defies the will of California voters. […] » Full PostSource: CNA Daily News - US |
Santorum wins three states, paints election as battle over rights
Washington D.C., Feb 8, 2012 / 12:59 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- As Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum swept three Feb. 7 contests in the GOP race for the nomination, he stated that this electio. […] » Full PostSource: CNA Daily News - US |
Over 150 congressional leaders demand repeal of HHS mandate
Washington D.C., Feb 8, 2012 / 09:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A letter from 154 bipartisan members of Congress is urging the Obama administration to reverse a contraception mandate that religious employer. […] » Full PostSource: CNA Daily News - US |
Critics anticipate Supreme Court hearing after anti-Prop. 8 ruling
San Francisco, Calif., Feb 8, 2012 / 06:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Critics found the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ Feb. 7 ruling against the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8 to be . […] » Full PostSource: CNA Daily News - US |
Bishop Estabrook, military auxiliary, dies at 67
Washington D.C., Feb 8, 2012 / 03:08 am (CNA).- Bishop Joseph W. Estabrook, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, passed away on Feb. 4, in Houston, Texas, after a lengthy ill. […] » Full PostSource: CNA Daily News - US |
Majority of Catholic voters oppose federal contraception rule
Washington D.C., Feb 8, 2012 / 01:06 am (CNA).- Most Catholic voters oppose the federal rule requiring religious institutions to buy insurance that covers contraception and sterilization, according to. […] » Full PostSource: CNA Daily News - US |
Appeals court rules Prop. 8 unconstitutional
San Francisco, Calif., Feb 7, 2012 / 01:43 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that California’s Proposition 8 unconstitutionally defined marriage as a union between a man. […] » Full PostSource: CNA Daily News - US |
Army silences military archbishop on contraception mandate
Washington D.C., Feb 7, 2012 / 06:05 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The archbishop who oversees American Catholic military chaplains worldwide claims the U.S. Army violated his rights by stifling a pastoral let. […] » Full PostSource: CNA Daily News - US |
USA Today editorial clashes with Sebelius on HHS mandate
Washington D.C., Feb 7, 2012 / 03:05 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The editorial board of USA Today disagreed with the Obama administration’s claim that its recent contraception mandate respects the religiou. […] » Full PostSource: CNA Daily News - US |
HHS mandate presents Catholic college presidents with grave choice
Merrimack, N.H., Feb 7, 2012 / 01:06 am (CNA).- The HHS contraception mandate puts Catholic college and university presidents in peril because it forces them to choose between obeying the law and diso. […] » Full PostSource: CNA Daily News - US |
Kmiec rebukes Obama, may withdraw endorsement for 2012
Washington D.C., Feb 6, 2012 / 07:18 pm (CNA).- Professor Doug Kmiec, a Catholic supporter of Barack Obama in the 2008 election, has rebuked the president, saying he may withdraw his endorsement over. […] » Full PostSource: CNA Daily News - US |
Pope appoints new bishop of Salina, Kansas
Salina, Kan., Feb 6, 2012 / 04:16 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI has named Oklahoma priest Msgr. Edward John Weisenburger as the new bishop of Salina, Kansas. Bishop-elect Weisenburger, 51, wi. […] » Full PostSource: CNA Daily News - US |
