Congress
US Church leaders urge Congress to pass conscience protections for healthcare providers
Cardinal Timothy Dolan called for legislation to ensure healthcare workers won’t be ‘forced to help destroy unborn children’
US bishops ask Congress to preserve parts of Obama’s healthcare reform
Bishop Frank J Dewane of Venice emphasised that any changes must protect human life
A third of the US Congress is Catholic
The proportion represents a rise in Catholics and a fall in the number of Protestants in recent decades
Catholic leaders urge Congress to increase humanitarian aid in budget
The leaders said that additional funding will help respond to crises ‘that don’t make the headlines’
‘There is no justification for homelessness,’ says Pope Francis in speech to Catholic Charities
The Pope visited St Patrick’s Church in Washington after his historic speech to Congress
Vatican spokesman declines to speculate on what Pope will say during US engagements
Francis will meet President Obama, speak at a joint meeting of Congress and address the UN during his time in America
Papal visit to Cuba comes amid increasing support for end to US embargo
President Barack Obama, Cuban President Raul Castro and the Vatican have all called for a lifting of the embargo
Planned Parenthood video is ‘horrifying and heartbreaking,’ says congresswoman
Rep Ann Wagner and other US politicians speak out after the release of controversial video secretly filmed by the Center for Medical Progress
Full schedule of Pope’s visit to Cuba and the US released
Pope Francis address the US Congress and the United Nations during upcoming visit
