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Supreme Court upholds health care law's individual …

WEBIn a 7-2 decision June 17, the Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the Affordable Care Act, saying the states that sued over the law did not have the legal right …

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Large Catholic health care system engaged in union …

WEBNationally, Trinity Health, with facilities in 26 states, is the result of a consolidation between two health care systems in 2013 — at the time one of the largest …

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Health care is a universal right, not a luxury, pope says

WEBHealth care is not a luxury, it is a right that belongs to everyone, Pope Francis told health care workers. "A world that rejects the sick, that does not assist …

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What the church teaches on health care reform

WEBThe Catechism of the Catholic Church had also supported health care for those without access to it: "Concern for the health of its citizens requires that society …

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Supreme Court weighs Idaho abortion ban against federal …

WEBA file photo shows the entrance of an emergency room. The U.S. Supreme Court weighed a potential conflict between Idaho's abortion ban and federal law …

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A year after Dobbs: What about maternal life

WEBAs we acknowledge the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs v.Jackson Women's Health Organization decision of June 24, 2022, it is a good time to reflect on …

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Jesus' health care plan National Catholic Reporter

WEBIn the whole of the gospels, there are 41 distinct stories of physical or mental healing. Jesus heals the blind, cures the withered hand and stops the bleeding. He …

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Church in Puerto Rico calls for co-responsibility in the …

WEBIn response to the public health emergency due to the dengue virus, Archbishop Roberto O. González Nieves of San Juan, Puerto Rico, called on the faithful …

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Retired Pope Benedict's XVI's health condition 'serious' …

WEBRetired Pope Benedict XVI's health condition remains serious, but stable, according to a Dec. 29 statement from the Vatican press office. "The pope emeritus …

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How clean water and faith go hand in hand

WEBIn Nigeria, Daughters of Charity, a nearly 400-year-old order of Catholic sisters, distribute “clean birth kits” to women in their third trimester of pregnancy, along …

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Breaking the stigma of mental illness, one song at a time

WEBA version of this story appeared in the Nov 10-23, 2023 print issue under the headline: Breaking the stigma of mental illness, one song at a time. Sanctuary Mental …

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'Bending the Arc' documents group's fight to save lives in …

WEBThe film, which held me captive from the get-go, opens with the 1978 gathering of the World Health Organization at Alma-Ata, USSR, where the signatories …

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In the Philippines, Catholic priests tackle plastic waste brick by

WEBIn addition to polluting lands and waters, plastics pose serious health threats to humans and other species. More than 13,000 chemicals have been identified in …

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Francis, the comic strip National Catholic Reporter

WEBFrancis, the comic strip: Two bishops visit Francis every day to check on his health. So thoughtful!

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Michigan bishop calls Biden 'stupid' Catholic who doesn't …

WEBA Catholic bishop in Michigan vilified President Joe Biden as a "stupid" Catholic "who is not living the life Jesus wants for him" during an April 5 presentation …

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Vatican's own gender ideology makes 'Dignitas Infinita' incoherent

WEBDignitas Infinita fails to treat women and transgender persons with the basic respect and consideration their dignity requires, writes theologian M. Therese Lysaught.

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The perils and necessities of saying 'I don't know'

WEBIn political, academic and ecclesial life, saying "I don't know" is the equivalent of committing professional suicide. It is an admission that you do not have all the answers.

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EarthBeat Science

WEBgargantuan problem that plastic waste and plastic pollution poses to the planet and the health of humans, species and ecosystems. According to the United …

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