The announcement of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI came as a shock around the world Saying he no longer had the strength to exercise ministry over the universal church Pope Benedict XVI announced on Feb 11 that he would be resigning at the end of the month ldquo After having repeatedly ex
Kevin Clarke
Kevin Clarke is America’s chief correspondent and the author of Oscar Romero: Love Must Win Out (Liturgical Press).
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Dolan Says Latest HHS Proposal Falls Short
The U S Conference of Catholic Bishops acknowleged some movement on latest revision to Department of Health and Human Services controversial contraception mandate but say the language still falls short of addressing their concerns nbsp Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York president of the U S Con
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Job Insecurity: New labor campaigns hope to turn low-wage work into a decent living.
New labor campaigns hope to turn low-wage work into a decent living.
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HHS Revision Update III
Reactions from other sources continue as we wait to hear from the U S bishops the Catholic Health Association and Catholic Charities USA on the latest revision of the Department of Health and Human Services mandate on contraception One of the more exhaustive considerations of the various politica
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Revision Response
It would appear that a major obstacle to improved relations between the U S bishops and the Obama administration has been rolled away by today rsquo s revision of the Department of Health and Human Service mandate on contraceptive services in new employer-provided health care plans That rsquo s th
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Key revision points …
Seems like the bishops schools hospitals Catholic Charities etc got everything they were seeking with the below We 39 ll have to wait for a reaction quot The proposed rules would make two principal changes to the preventive services coverage rules to provide women contraceptive coverage withou
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HHS revision to lift contraception mandate on Catholic/rel. institutions?
HHS press office is not confirming but CNN is reporting and other sources are indicating that a major revision of the HHS contraception mandate will be released this morning According to sources the revisions will allow religious affiliated institutions defined under prior standard of IRS code
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Inaugural Wishes
nbsp The president rsquo s tone was measured but the agenda he detailed in today rsquo s inauguration speech was surprisingly robust The president suggested that his final term in office would be dedicated to shoring up the nation rsquo s declining middle class confronting climate change pressi
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Vatican Supports Steps to Reduce U.S. Gun Violence
nbsp President Obama 39 s baby steps toward U S gun violence containment received some words of support from an unlikely source the Vatican In his weekly editorial Father Federico Lombardi S J director of the Press Office of the Holy See commented directly on Obama 39 s proposals then bro
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Haiti, three years later
Today markes the third anniversary of the 7 0 earthquake which devastated Haiti in 2010 leaving as many as 250 000 dead and destroying much of the capital Port-au-Prince 39 s government and church institutions My report on Haiti 39 s recovery can be found here More reports will be posted next we