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CHA brief urges U.S. Supreme Court to maintain health care subsidies
If the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down federal subsidies that have helped millions of people get health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act, it will be "an incredible cruelty," said the president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association.
Campaign aims to fight ‘modern-day slavery’ of human trafficking
"Critical to winning this battle" against human trafficking is "the ability to disrupt (its) business model," a former Marine Corps general said at a media briefing Jan. 29 in Washington.
New film ‘Black or White’ aims to ‘start the conversation’ on race
It is not an overtly "religious" film. Other than a brief funeral scene inside of a church early in the film, there is no mention of God, or of a particular faith or religion. And yet, "Black or White" is, according to its makers and stars, clearly a film that addresses what might be called "faith-based" values and behaviors.
More than a contract, marriage is commitment to mercy
Read this month’s reflection on the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, this month teaching how Catholic marriage builds self-sacrifice into a couple's bond.
Today’s teaching on the family
See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”
Feed my sheep: Archbishops to receive palliums at home with their flock
When Pope Francis celebrates the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul in June, he will set aside an element that has been part of the Mass for the past 32 years; the Vatican confirmed he will not confer the pallium on new archbishops during the liturgy.
Chinese priest urges unity, sees government plan as way to divide church
The recent announcement of this year's working plans of the Chinese State Administration for Religious Affairs has driven a young priest from northern China to call church leaders to work for dialogue and reconciliation among Catholics in his country.
Bishop defends work of CCHD-funded group in minimum-wage debate
Bishop Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces rejected the claims of an advertisement in the local Las Cruces Sun-News daily newspaper that maligned the work of an interfaith group funded by a Catholic Campaign for Human Development grant to raise the city's minimum wage.
After gunbattle, Philippine prelates say peace process must continue
Philippine Catholic leaders called for the peace process to move forward between the country's largest Muslim rebel group and the government, days after a deadly encounter between fighters of the two sides in the country's South.
Catholics asked for input on marriage and family life
The Philadelphia Archdiocese is inviting everyone to answer a questionnaire in order to help the world’s Catholic bishops provide more effective pastoral care to families. The consultation precedes the World Meeting of Families in September and the Synod of Bishops on the family in October.