The Trump administration Dec. 20 finalized a rule requiring health insurers to send customers a bill for coverage of an elective abortion that is separate from their premium for health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
Trump rule separates billing for elective abortion from health coverage
State Department report on religious persecution welcomed
Nine nations were redesignated as “countries of particular concern” for carrying out or tolerating “systematic, ongoing, egregious violations of religious freedom.”
‘Christendom no longer exists,’ pope says, explaining need to revamp Curia
The ongoing reform of the Roman Curia is a necessary part of the Catholic Church’s fidelity to its mission to proclaim the Gospel, recognizing that very few countries today can be described as “Christian” and that new ways of evangelizing are necessary, Pope Francis said.
Two archbishops urge support of House resolution on assisted suicide
Two U.S. archbishops urged support of a House concurrent resolution that calls for “comprehensive medical care” over suicide or assisted suicide for patients nearing the end of their lives.
At year’s end, humanitarian aid for migrants moves across border
Over the last year, Catholic dioceses on the U.S. side of the border with Mexico, in places such as El Paso and Brownsville, Texas, scrambled to accommodate the growing number of children, men and women crossing the border, seeking asylum and entering the U.S.
Knights continue humanitarian efforts to help dioceses provide aid to migrants
The supplies delivered have included food, water and medicine.
Religious freedom, security, climate change top Religions for Peace agenda
Religions for Peace is a coalition that represents millions of believers around the world.
New trade deal not great but better than last one, Catholic leaders say
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a new trade deal unveiled Dec. 10 by President Donald Trump and House Democratic leaders, is no panacea, according to Catholics involved in labor matters, but it is better than the North American Free Trade Agreement it is designed to replace.