As some Catholics are seeking a religious exemption to the coronavirus vaccine mandates that are becoming more common in workplaces and even some public venues, priests in the Archdiocese of New York have been advised not to get involved in that process.
N.Y. priests urged not to give religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccines
Catholic hospitals in Syria working to help indigent patients
Three Catholic-run hospitals providing life-saving services free of charge to vulnerable Syrians hope to aid some 50,000 patients by the project’s end next year.
Appeals court to uphold ACA; health care a basic human right, says CHA
As a U.S. federal appeals court considers the constitutionality of the ACA, the Catholic Health Association declared its support for the law and said access to health care is a basic human right.
Call to end Affordable Care Act is ‘immoral,’ says CHA president
An effort by the Department of Justice to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act in the courts is “unconscionable and immoral,” said Sister Carol Keehan, a Daughter of Charity, who is president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association.
For Sister Carol Keehan, faith and health care go together
Sister Keehan, who has been Catholic Health Association’s leader for the past 14 years and has been an advocate of promoting health care access for all, is retiring at the end of June.
Health care prescription? Regroup, cooperate, Catholic health leaders say
After efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act collapsed late July 17 in the U.S. Senate, Catholic health care leaders said they hope Congress will work together, in small steps, to fix flaws in the current legislation.