Ohio U.S. Senator tells Attorney General to stop unlawful HHS violation of religious liberty
“The government shouldn’t force religious groups to comply with bureaucratic edicts that violate their faith.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) today (February 6, 2012) sent a 4-page letter to Attorney General Eric Holder calling on the Department of Justice to halt a new mandate under President Obama’s health care law that will force religious organizations — including Catholic hospitals, schools, and charities — to participate in coverage of medical services that violate their religious beliefs, or pay massive fines. Portman contends in the letter that the mandate violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, a bipartisan law signed by President Clinton. The letter calls on Attorney General Holder to enforce that law and order HHS to withdraw its regulation.
"Threats to marriage and religious freedom" - Bishop Lennon's U.B. column
Marriage continues to be a high priority for the Catholic Church. I have some good news to report in the Diocese of Cleveland as more parishes are offering marriage enrichment for couples and, for the first time in many years, there was a 2.5 percent increase in the number of Catholic weddings. But two national threats have emerged that must concern us all, namely, government efforts to redefine marriage and subsequent laws and policies that threaten religious freedom.
Parishes receive first distribution checks from Diocesan Capital Campaign
(Pictured: Mary Lou Ozimek, Fr. Joseph Kraker, Shani Sinopoli)
On January 27th, nine Catholic parishes throughout the Diocese of Cleveland who completed their fundraising in support of the diocesan initiative, Rooted in Faith - Forward in Hope, received their first distribution check. The checks represent a portion of the share earned by each parish for funds raised on behalf of the Campaign.
