May 24, 2012 The statement is the third in a series of election year 2012 statements for Catholics in Kansas. Kansas Bishops on Marriage, Family and the Election For more information, visit the Kansas Catholic Conference Election 2012 page.
May 21, 2012 Today, 43 Catholic dioceses and institutions filed lawsuits in 12 different federal courts across the country in a historic legal challenge to the constitutionality of the Obama Administration’s “Contraception Mandate.” The Mandate requires religious organizations nationwide to pay for employee health plans that cover contraception, sterilization, and abortion-inducing drugs at no cost to the …
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May 15, 2012 What: Statewide Rally for Religious Freedom When: 2:00 – 3:30 PM, 29 June 2012 Where: South Steps of the State Capitol Building in Topeka Who: The Catholic Bishops of Kansas are inviting all people who care about religious liberty to attend. Why: The federal government has taken the unprecedented step of requiring religious individuals and institutions …
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The Kansas Senate has sent conscience protection legislation to Governor Brownback’s desk, which he is expected to sign. The bill will protect health care providers from being discriminated against if they refuse to provide — or refer for — drugs and devices they reasonably believe could cause an abortion. Find your state senator here and …
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May 10, 2012 President Obama has declared his support for efforts to redefine marriage to include same-sex unions. The Catholic Church teaches that marriage is a union between one man and one woman, and that every child deserves a mother and a father.
