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FORTNIGHT FOR FREEDOM

Dioceses Gear Up For Fortnight For Freedom, June 21-July 4 CLICK HERE

A Perspective on Religious Liberty

On April 12, the Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a document, "Our First, Most Cherished Liberty,” outlining the bishops’ concerns over threats to religious freedom, both at home and abroad. The bishops called for a “Fortnight for Freedom,” a 14-day period of prayer, education and action in support of religious freedom, from June 21-July 4. READ MORE

ARCHDIOCESE OF DENVER - Catholics urged to pray, fast during Fortnight for Freedom. “As Catholics and as Americans we are obliged to defend the right to religious liberty for ourselves and others,” said Bishop Conley. “All of us, not only Catholics, are impacted by threats to basic freedoms. READ MORE

DIOCESE OF COLORADO SPRINGS - “Our First, Most Cherished Freedom:
A Community Discussion on Religious Freedom” and Rosary Ride. READ MORE
 
 
   
 

Cardinal O'Malley: New Vermont Assisted Suicide Law Reveals Slippery Slope

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cardinal Seán O'Malley of Boston, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, warned of an "alarming trend nationwide" after Vermont legalized physician-assisted suicide, May 20. He called for "all people of good will to fight the future passage of such laws." Read More
 
The ‘Therapeutic Cloning’ of Human Embryos
By Archbishop Samuel Aquila - May 17, 2013 - The embryos killed are the first class of victims; the second class of victims will be the rest of us. Read More
 
 
Cardinal O’Malley: Human Cloning Inconsistent With Human Dignity, Treats People As Products

May 15, 2013 - UCCB Pro-Life Chair Responds to Cloning Breakthrough in Oregon Says Creating Embryos To Destroy Them Objectionable to Non-Catholics Too Notes That Morally Acceptable Scientific Advances Already Addressing Same Goals Read More
 
Conservative radio hosts rip immigration plan; some views soften

WASHINGTON — Only hours after a bipartisan group of eight senators introduced a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration system, conservative radio talk-show hosts took over two floors of a Capitol Hill hotel Wednesday and denounced the proposal on the country's drive-time airwaves as nothing more than a reward for lawbreakers. Read More


 
 
Archbishop Gomez welcomes immigration reform proposal

Washington D.C., Apr 17, 2013 / 05:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles applauded the introduction of legislation to change the U.S. immigration system, while pledging the bishops’ help in reviewing and improving the proposal.

"The U.S. bishops look forward to carefully examining the legislation and working with Congress to fashion a final bill that respects the basic human rights and dignity of newcomers to our land—migrants, refugees, and other vulnerable populations," he said April 17. Read More
 


 
 
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