The second United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Fortnight for Religious Freedom starts June 21st and runs through July 4th. The USCCB is asking people of faith to pray and fast for our first freedom, religious liberty. Threats to our religious liberties from the HHS contraceptive mandate, and the re-definition of marriage, among others, [...]
As we approach the summer and an August 1 deadline for the implementation of the HHS contraceptive mandate and a potentially culture-changing U.S. Supreme Court decision on the definition of marriage at the end of June, the USCCB is asking faithful Catholics to participate in a second Fortnight for Freedom June 24th to July 1st. [...]
The Missouri Catholic Conference is urging Governor Nixon to veto SB 350, the bill that repeals the low-income credit for seniors and people with disabilities. All MCC Network members are asked to contact Governor Nixon to urge a veto of SB 350. To learn more and get the governor’s contact information, check out the MCC [...]
The Pro-life Secretariat of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is asking all Catholics and people of good will interested in protecting religious liberty to renew their efforts over the next few months by contacting legislators in Washington. The USCCB is hoping to get H.R. 940, the Health Care Conscience Rights Act, attached [...]
Our Lady’s Inn, a maternity home in St. Louis,is seeking to intervene in the lawsuit challenging SB 749, the religious liberty law passed by the Missouri General Assembly last fall. In its motion to intervene, Our Lady’s Inn indicates that its conscience rights and the conscience rights of its employees are being violated because they [...]
The Missouri Catholic Conference this week expressed grave disappointment in Attorney General Chris Koster’s refusal to appeal a St. Louis federal judge’s ruling striking down the conscience protections in SB 749, the law protecting the religious liberty of all Missouri citizens passed last fall overwhelmingly by the Missouri General Assembly. Over the last six months, [...]
As part of the opening ceremonies of the Missouri General Assembly party leaders in both chambers gave remarks on their legislative priorities. In addressing the House of Representatives, newly elected Speaker of the House, Tim Jones (R-Eureka), promoted his “Triple E Agenda” which is focused on the issues of economic development, energy, and education reform. [...]
Defending religious liberty, protecting human life at all stages of development and ensuring economic justice for all are among the policy priorities adopted by the Missouri Catholic Conference (MCC) for work in 2013. Each year the MCC, the public policy agency for the Catholic bishops of Missouri, adopts priorities for special attention. To review the [...]
Judge Audrey Fleissig, a Federal District judge in St. Louis, has granted a temporary injunction on behalf of the Missouri Insurance Coalition blocking enforcement of SB 749, the religious liberty bill passed last session, Governor Nixon’s veto notwithstanding. The law was passed as a direct challenge to the HHS mandate and requires insurance companies in [...]
The election has made one thing clear: there will be no repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the next four years. Instead of calling for “repeal and replace” measures, however, Congress can seek to amend the ACA, especially to ensure that the new law in no way promotes or funds abortions. States can [...]