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Vatican official calls for stronger protection for conscientious objection
VATICAN CITY (RNS) A senior Vatican official on Tuesday (April 17) called for stronger protection for conscientious objection for both the Catholic Church and individual Catholics when they are faced with laws that conflict with their “moral norms.” By Alessandro Speciale.
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Catholic bishops say Ryan budget fails moral test
WASHINGTON (RNS) A week after Republican congressman Paul Ryan claimed his Catholic faith inspired the cost-cutting budget plan passed by the House, the nation’s Catholic bishops reiterated their demands that the budget protect the poor and said the GOP measure "fails to meet these moral criteria." By David Gibson.
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Catholic bishops issue rallying cry for ‘religious freedom’
(RNS) The nation’s Catholic bishops are calling on the faithful to pray and mobilize to battle what they see as a series of threats to religious freedom, and they are setting aside the two weeks before July 4 as the centerpiece of their "Fortnight for Freedom" campaign. By David Gibson.
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Muslim opposition grows to religious freedom nominee
WASHINGTON (RNS) More than 50 Muslim and other civic groups implored Congress Thursday (April 12) to rescind the appointment of Zuhdi Jasser, a controversial Muslim activist, to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. By Lauren Markoe.
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British lawmakers approve prayer at town halls
LONDON (RNS) The British government has fasttracked the right of cities and towns to hold prayers as part of their official business, overriding a High Court order to stop the practice. By Al Webb.
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Obama hosts Easter prayer breakfast with meditation on suffering
WASHINGTON (RNS) President Obama hosted his third annual Easter prayer breakfast at the White House on Wednesday (April 4), saying that Jesus’ suffering and sacrifice during Holy Week puts the travails of his own life in perspective. By Lauren Markoe.
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Bishops say Obama compromise is `unconstitutional’
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop says the Obama adminstration's revised definition of which religious groups are exempt from proving birth control coverage is still too narrow and remains “radically flawed” and “unconstitutional.”
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Opposition grows to religious freedom nominee
(RNS) More than 1,800 people have signed a petition asking Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to "reconsider" his appointment of Zuhdi Jasser, a prominent critic of Islam, to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. By Omar Sacribey.
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Commencement wars heat up with Ted Kennedy’s widow
(RNS) A small Catholic college in Massachusetts has been pressured by the local bishop into cancelling an invitation to Sen. Ted Kennedy's widow to deliver the school's commencement address because of her support of abortion rights and gay marriage. By David Gibson.
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Religious freedom ambassador settles into role, diplomacy
WASHINGTON (RNS) Almost a year into her stint as the State Department's point person on religious freedom, the Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook has traveled to eight countries and seems to have moved beyond questions about her lack of diplomatic experience. By Adelle M. Banks.
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