After vote, House sends Respect for Marriage Act to Biden for signature
By a vote of 258-169, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act Dec. 8 and sent it to President Joe Biden for his signature.
Bishops urge Congress to be in ‘radical solidarity’ with mothers, children
Calling upon Congress for “radical solidarity” with mothers and babies — both born and unborn — four bishops advanced an ambitious legislative and policy agenda that prioritizes the well-being of families in a letter to lawmakers.
NEWS BRIEF: Diocese clarifies “Arizona Catholic Tribune” mailer
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix is in no way affiliated with or supportive of the “Arizona Catholic Tribune” publication that many have received in the mail or may have seen online in recent days.
Immigration advocates say DACA ruling should push Congress to act
Catholic immigration advocates are emphasizing that the Oct. 5 ruling by a federal appeals court — finding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is unlawful — sends another signal that permanent legislation is needed to protect young immigrants from deportation and put them on a path to U.S. citizenship.
Faith leaders urge changes in bill’s provisions for funding child care
The Build Back Better Act’s plan to expand affordable child care and ensure that quality prekindergarten is available to all families “is a worthy goal,” but as written these provisions “will suppress, if not exclude” many faith-based providers from participating, according to Catholic and other religious leaders.
Bishops: Bill would help many but its funding of abortion is ‘unacceptable’
The proposed Build Back Better Act has much-needed provisions “uplifting the common good,” but “it is completely unacceptable” the current House version of the bill “expands taxpayer funding of abortion,” the chairmen of six committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Nov. 3.
Popes and presidents: Biden is 14th U.S. president to visit Vatican
Almost 60 years have passed since a Catholic president of the United States visited a pope at the Vatican.
Bill to codify Roe called one of most ‘extreme’ abortion bills seen in U.S.
The Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021, introduced in the U.S. Senate and House June 8 and currently moving through various committees in both chambers, “is nothing short of child sacrifice,” said Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco.
Catholic leaders: Biden budget aims to help vulnerable but excludes unborn
The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee called on Congress May 28 to preserve the Hyde Amendment in any federal budget proposal and “to work toward a budget that truly builds up the common good of all.”
Archbishop Cordileone responds to Pelosi remarks on Cardinal Ladaria letter
San Francisco’s archbishop said May 17 that the “positive reaction” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has expressed about a Vatican official’s letter to the U.S. bishops about Catholic politicians who support abortion receiving Communion “raises hope that progress can be made in this most serious matter.”
