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    Religious Liberty

    No Employer Should be Forced to Participate in Abortion, says Bishop Rhoades

    The regulations implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which itself provides helpful accommodations to pregnant women in the workplace. The EEOC, however, has...

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    Religious Liberty

    Catholics Play a Vital Role in Defending Religious Freedom, Says Bishop Rhoades in Newly Released Religious Liberty Report

    As the United States marks Religious Freedom Day today, the Committee for Religious Liberty of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued its first annual...

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    U.S. Bishops' Religious Liberty Chairman Speaks Out Against Religious Hatred

    Since the Hamas attacks earlier this month, and in the wake of boldly proclaimed rhetoric and the increase of actions of religious hatred in the United States, Cardinal...

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    Religious Liberty

    Statement to Mark 25th Anniversary of International Religious Freedom Act

    The International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) was signed into law on October 27, 1998, to elevate religious freedom as a foreign policy goal of the United States...

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    Religious Freedom Week to be Observed June 22–29

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    There Is No Freedom Without the Truth: Religious Freedom Day 2023

    On January 16, the United States celebrates Religious Freedom Day. Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for...

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    U.S. Bishops’ Chairman for Religious Liberty on “Respect for Marriage Act”

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    USCCB to Celebrate Religious Freedom Week: June 22-29, 2022

    Religious Freedom Week takes place June 22-29. It begins with the feast day of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher, includes the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, and ends...

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    U.S. Bishops’ Religious Liberty Committee Chairman Offers Reflection for Religious Freedom Day 2022

    WASHINGTON - On January 16, the United States commemorates Religious Freedom Day. Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic...

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    One Hundred Incidents of Vandalism Reported at Catholic Sites in U.S. Since May 2020

    October 10 marked the 100th incident: satanic and other hateful graffiti scrawled on the walls before Sunday Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception...

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