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Bishop Rhoades noted that threats to houses of worship remain a significant cultural concern, as Catholic churches and organizations saw vandalism and other crimes in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in 2022
A new annual report by the U.S. bishops’ conference identifies five top threats to religious liberty in the United States osvnews.com/2024/01/16/new-u… @OSVNews
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New US bishops’ report identifies 5 top areas of religious liberty concerns | Read the full story at: ow.ly/q7Jm50QrkfW
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BREAKING: The federal government has just agreed to repair a Native American sacred site it needlessly bulldozed during a highway project 15 years ago. The historic agreement comes as the tribal members' appeal was pending at the U.S. Supreme Court. youtube.com/watch?v=y2XUZBd3…
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Tell the federal government to leave abortion out of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act! votervoice.net/USCCB/Campaig…
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In persecuting the Catholic Church and expelling the Society of Jesus, Daniel Ortega is carrying on this terrible legacy. But will it work? buff.ly/44xAhDg
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As today closes out Religious Freedom Week observed by the Bishops of the United States. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling, today, in the case of Groff v. DeJoy issues a response from the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee for Religious Liberty.
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Catholic hospitals and medical professionals face numerous challenges. Sign up to receive alerts of opportunities to let government agencies know the Church has a right to operate her institutions in accordance with the faith: votervoice.net/USCCB/registe… #ReligiousFreedomWeek
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#ReligiousFreedomWeek June 29: Catholic Healthcare | Pray that governments will respect the consciences of all individuals and institutions that care for the sick and vulnerable. #USCCB #ReligiousFreedom
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Catholics in #Nicaragua are violently persecuted for their faith & those who remain fear for their lives. Read as Nicaraguans in the Archdiocese of Newark speak out on the oppression in their home country. #ReligiousFreedomWeek @usccbfreedom @SilvioJBaez jerseycatholic.org/a-fight-f…
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"Through her simple actions of reverencing the desecrated body of her Lord, her Lord made her a witness to religious freedom." Sofia Cornicelli, winner of the @USCCB’s religious liberty essay contest, tell us about Little Li, who was shot and killed in China in the 1950s.
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#ReligiousFreedomWeek June 27: Faith at Work | Pray that business leaders would promote a culture that welcomes faith at work. #USCCB #ReligiousFreedom
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This is @USCCB's #ReligiousFreedomWeek, and June 23 highlights the Seal of the Confession. Priests promise to keep confessions secret no matter what. Defending this promise has been a major focus of my work at @EPPCdc this year. 1/ xitter.cf/USCCB/status/167218528…
#ReligiousFreedomWeek June 23: the Seal of Confession | Pray that governments would respect the seal of confession, as the Church in the United States continues to work to remove the scourge of clergy abuse. #USCCB #ReligiousFreedom
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#ReligiousFreedomWeek June 26: Religious Freedom in Nigeria | Pray that herders and farmers in Nigeria may find the means to compromise and work out their differences in a non-violent manner. #USCCB #ReligiousFreedom
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#ReligiousFreedomWeek June 25: Religious Student Groups | Pray that religious student groups would be free to be faithful to their distinctive missions. #USCCB #ReligiousFreedom
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Since 2018, when the Nicaraguan bishops supported civil society’s right to protest unpopular government policies, the Church in Nicaragua has been facing a systematic and persistent campaign of aggression from the government and pro-government operatives. #ReligiousFreedomWeek
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