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Amid birth control debate, Obama sending delegation to watch O'Brien become a cardinal
President Barack Obama is sending a presidential delegation to the Holy See this weekend to watch the elevation of Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien and another American to cardinal, the White House said Thursday. Both O’Brien, spiritual leader...Tags: White House, Family Planning, Christianity, Employees, Religion and Belief
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Pope Benedict to elevate Archbishop O'Brien to cardinal
Baltimore's archdiocese, the oldest in the nation, can once again claim one of the highest-ranking members of the Roman Catholic Church as its leader.
Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien, leader of the archdiocese since 2007, was named a cardinal Friday by...Tags: Good Friday, Charles Street, Christianity, Vatican City, The Pope
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O'Brien says Archdiocese of Baltimore won't offer birth control coverage
Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O'Brien said in a strongly worded letter that the Archdiocese of Baltimore will not comply with federal law requiring churches to offer birth control coverage even it means dropping health insurance for its 3,500 employees....Tags: Church and State Relations, Laws, Christianity, Justice and Rights, Politics
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Obama Administration Proposes Options On Birth Control Coverage
Staff ReporterThe Obama administration moved Friday to further insulate religiously affiliated hospitals and universities from paying for birth control for their female employees if they object to providing the coverage on moral grounds. The new proposal, which...Tags: Healthcare Laws, Christianity, Healthcare Contract Issues, Health and Safety at School, Collective Contract
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Catholic bishops are waging a campaign of religious fanaticism
It's been weeks since the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops first denounced a mandate that required preventive care for female employees in Catholic employers' insurance plans. In case you missed it, they said President Barack Obama's rule...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Church and State Relations, Christianity, Politics, Birth Control
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George: Government impinging on religious freedoms regarding contraception
Tribune reporterCardinal Francis George weighed in on the controversy over contraceptives in the nation’s health care law earlier today, saying that he was “a little bit dismayed” with President Barack Obama and the regulation that requires...Tags: Family Planning, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Hospitals and Clinics, Birth Control
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White House Defends Compromise on Birth Control
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON, D.C. -- White House Chief of Staff Jacob Lew stood by the administration's recent policy change on contraception coverage Sunday, arguing the new plan ensures women can keep their "right to preventive care" while religious institutions can...Tags: Christianity, Politics, Planned Parenthood, Birth Control, Plan B (drug)
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Pope names next bishop of San Diego
Los Angeles TimesSAN DIEGO -- Cirilo Flores, auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Orange County, will become bishop in San Diego next year upon the retirement of Bishop Robert Brom, church officials announced Wednesday. Flores, 63, who has been auxiliary...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Crime, Law and Justice, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Bankruptcy
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White House sticking to contraception plan
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will not make any more changes to the rule announced last week requiring health insurance plans to provide women with coverage for contraception, although U.S. Catholic bishops have said it violates the...Tags: Christianity, Politics, CBS Corp., Planned Parenthood, Birth Control
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