Sister Haddad, the president and chief executive officer of the Catholic Health Association, wonders why any fair observer should be surprised to discover that Catholic institutions would adhere to Catholic teaching on abortion and contraception.
Colorado baker Jack Phillips is currently fighting a ruling that he violated the state’s anti-discrimination law for refusing to bake a cake to celebrate a gender transition.
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act has yet to pass in the Senate, even though it has broad support from Democrats, Republicans, the USCCB and even the Chamber of Commerce.
In a message sent Oct. 7 by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, the pope offered prayers for the victims “of the horrific attack” that claimed the lives of 36 people, including at least 24 children, Oct. 6.