At a press briefing that also included theologians and representatives of Catholic advocacy organizations and religious orders, Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami pointed to the U.S. bishops’ document “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship” as a reference point for Catholic voters this November.
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Top US bishop writes letter to Trump urging end to mass deportations of Haitians
Archbishop Coakley wrote: “I implore you to avoid further endangering innocent human life by ceasing the deportation of large numbers of people to Haiti at this time.”
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Cardinal Cupich, women religious, Catholic pharmacist sue Illinois over assisted suicide law
In their lawsuit, the individuals and religious orders argued the law would require them to facilitate such deaths for their patients in violation of their faith.
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Florida Catholic bishops push back on state AG’s threat to participation in school voucher program
Florida’s bishops issued a staunch defense of their ability to determine policies for Catholic schools after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent them a letter demanding that Catholic schools adopt religious exemptions to vaccine requirements.
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Court shields women religious from New York assisted suicide law
A federal judge July 30 temporarily shielded four orders of women religious and Catholic health care ministries from enforcement of a New York state law allowing physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide.
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Florida carries out double executions as Catholic bishops call to end death penalty
The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops previously urged Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is Catholic, to stay the two executions.
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Trump’s DOJ releases updated guidance on religious liberty protections
The First Amendment, the DOJ memo states, “does not compel the government to purge from public life anything an objective observer may think endorses religion.”
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Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance welcome birth of their 4th child
“We are excited to announce that our baby boy, Alec Neel Vance, was born this morning,” JD Vance said in a statement.
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Supreme Court says Title IX permits Idaho, West Virginia transgender sports bans
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 30 upheld West Virginia and Idaho state laws requiring student athletes to compete on sports teams that correspond to their biological sex rather than their self-identified gender.
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Poll: Trump trails Pope Leo by 54 points in favorability rating
The poll found the U.S.-born Pope Leo had the highest net favorability rating of a group of public figures they polled at plus-37 percentage points. Trump, conversely, had a minus-17 rating, a difference of 54 percentage points.