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 NEW! Manitowoc County Ecumenical Prayer Services - Tuesday, June 26 at 6:30 pm - view flyer
Fortnight for Freedom- June 21-July 4, 2012 A national time of prayer, education, and public witness for our most cherished right of religious freedom.
For national and regional information:
http://www.gbdioc.org/newsevents/news/1358-first-freedom-threatened.html
http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/religious-liberty/fortnight-for-freedom/index.cfm
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Our First, Most Cherished Liberty - A Statement on Religious Liberty
For your information, this newly released USCCB paper offers various historical information and differentiating aspects of religious liberty and freedom within the Christian tradition, specifically from the Catholic perspective.
Read A Statement on Religious Liberty
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U.S. Bishops Renew Religious Freedom Efforts - March 14 statement calls for vigorous, united effort and a national prayer campaign.
Read letter from Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, USCCB President and Archbishop of New York.
Dolan-to-all-bishops-HHS.pdf
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Interview:
Uploaded by Catholic News Service on Feb 13, 2012
In an interview Monday evening in Rome with Catholic News Service, Cardinal-designate Timothy M. Dolan discusses why the U.S. bishops oppose the revised contraceptive mandate announced by President Obama three days earlier. Major excerpts-on U-tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIF1qneKuJU
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Action Alerts:
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/religious-liberty/conscience-protection/
http://www.gbdioc.org/newsevents/news/1315-press-release.html
View memo as PDF
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Mission Department
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