The sisters say that they are “most troubled by the cuts it would make to Medicaid by ending the Medicaid expansion and instituting a per capita cap [on spending].”
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Michael J. O’Loughlin is national correspondent at America and author of Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.
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Gingrich focuses on cooperation with Vatican, downplays differences on environment and refugees
On issues that have become hallmarks of the Francis papacy, notably care of creation and the global refugee crisis, Mrs. Gingrich had difficulty explaining how she might engage the Vatican, given Mr. Trump’s views.
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Chicago’s Cardinal Cupich: Saying gay, lesbian and L.G.B.T. is a step toward respect
“I think that the terms gay and lesbian, L.G.BT. should be respected…. People should be called the way that they want to be called rather than us coming up with terms that maybe we’re more comfortable with.”
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El Paso bishop: Stop deportations until immigration is fixed
“Our border community knows the reality of a broken immigration system.”
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Bishops: Senate health care bill remains unacceptable
The Catholic Health Association, meanwhile, said the revisions to the proposal “reinforces the fact that this bill cannot be fixed.”
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Canadian bishops grapple with legal euthanasia and funerals
Catholic bishops there are grappling with a difficult question: Should those who end their lives with the assistance of medication be given a Catholic funeral?
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How Catholic health care is fighting against the campaign for physician-assisted suicide
As technology allows bodies to live longer than ever before, palliative care could playing an increasingly important role in end-of-life decisions.
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Pope Francis’ message of inclusion to guide U.S. Catholic leaders at historic meeting on evangelization
Some 160 bishops and 200 Catholic organizations will gather in Orlando to consider how the U.S. church can better promote the Gospel.
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In a small Cape Cod fishing town, Catholic culture on full display
This is the 70th year the event has been held, modeled on similar blessings back in Portugal.
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Update: U.S. bishops say Senate health care bill will ‘wreak havoc’ on families
Senate proposal could “wreak havoc on low-income families and struggling communities, and must not be supported,” the bishops said in a statement released on Thursday evening.