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.
Health care prescription? Regroup, cooperate, Catholic health leaders say
Gingrich, nominee for U.S. ambassador to Vatican, testifies at hearing
Callista Gingrich testified before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations July 18 for her confirmation hearing as President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican.
Pro-life group welcomes court ruling to let U.S. doctor examine baby
The national director of Priests for Life in New York welcomed a London court’s decision allowing a U.S. doctor to go to England to examine a 10-month-old terminally ill British infant at the center of a medical and ethical debate.
House members approve measure to repeal D.C. assisted suicide law
With urging from New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, the House Appropriations Committee voted July 13 in favor of an amendment to repeal the District of Columbia’s assisted suicide law.
Catholics lead resistance to Minnesota Satanic Temple veterans monument
A black cube with Satanic symbols and an offering bowl has been proposed for Belle Plaine’s Veterans Memorial Park as the City Council designated space permits anyone of any religion to apply to place a memorial.
Bishop sees little improvement in Senate’s latest effort on health care
The Senate Republicans’ latest effort to overhaul the Affordable Care Act is “unacceptable” and shows little improvement over the lawmakers’ first attempt to reform the federal health care law, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ domestic policy committee.
Former doctrine chief denies false account of papal meeting
The former head of the Vatican’s doctrine office, Cardinal Gerhard Muller, denied reports claiming he was dismissed by Pope Francis due to differences in doctrinal matters.
Braxton: Justice, love must be ‘written in our hearts’ and daily actions
In his keynote address, Bishop Edward Braxton of Belleville, Illinois, recalled the sad memory of attending the funeral of Emmett Till, a black teen who was lynched in 1955.