SPIRITED THINKING SINCE 1888
Gavin Ashenden
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US Church leaders urge Congress to pass conscience protections for healthcare providers
February 13, 2017
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
January 19, 2017
Bishop Frank J Dewane of Venice emphasised that any changes must protect human life
A third of the US Congress is Catholic
January 05, 2017
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
November 30, 2016
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
September 24, 2015
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
September 23, 2015
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
September 16, 2015
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
July 20, 2015
Rep Ann Wagner and other US politicians speak out after the release of controversial video secretly filmed by the Center for Medical Progress
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