Tag: Government

  • December 13, 2022

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...
  • November 1, 2022

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...
  • November 1, 2022

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...
  • October 7, 2022

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...
  • December 3, 2021

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...
  • November 4, 2021

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"...
  • October 26, 2021

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...
  • September 23, 2021

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...
  • June 1, 2021

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...
  • May 19, 2021

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...