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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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White House proposal gives religious groups more say in birth control mandate
(RNS) The Obama administration is offering to expand the number of faith-based groups that can be exempt from the controversial contraception mandate, and proposing that third-party companies administer coverage for self-insured faith-based groups at no cost. By David Gibson.
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Quebec parties challenge halal meat laws
TORONTO (RNS) Two political parties in Quebec are speaking out about the ritual slaughter of meat, saying the practice runs counter to the province's secular "values." By Ron Csillag.
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Poll: Catholics don’t see contraception mandate as threat to religious freedom
Even though Catholic bishops are leading the charge that the new White House contraception mandate is a threat to religious liberty, Catholics reject -- by a 57 to 38 percent margin -- the idea that religious liberty is under siege, according to a new poll from the Public Religion Research Institute and Religion News Service.
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So does God need our help or not?
Oklahoma Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe says God doesn't need human help on climate change but does need human help on Israeli security: Politicized theology or theologized politics?
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Bishop hopes to restart White House contraception talks
(RNS) The Catholic bishop leading the hierarchy's push against the White House's contraception mandate says the bishops hope to re-start contentious talks with the Obama administration but says church leaders "have gotten mixed signals from the administration" and the situation "is very fluid." By David Gibson.
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