WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholics listened when the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops asked them to dedicate 14 days to the preservation of religious freedom through prayer, education and public action.

AUSTIN, Texas –Catholic Southwest: A Journal of History and Culture was honored by the Catholic Press Association with three awards for its 2011 issue, including winning a second place award for General Excellence, at the annual Catholic Media Conference Press Award reception.

El acceso a cuidados de salud para todos ha sido la meta para los obispos de Estados Unidos por casi cien años. Pero a pesar de la aparente victoria que la Corte Suprema le otorgó al Acta de Acceso a Cuidados de Salud Asequible, (ACA siglas en inglés) la nación continúa sin cuidados de salud para todos.

If you are a woman finding yourself running in all directions for family, work, church or friends, it is time to stop running and make plans to attend the 11th Annual Catholic Women’s Conference “Come to Me” sponsored by the Pilgrim Center of Hope, Aa Catholic evangelization ministry serving the archdiocese of San Antonio and South Texas.

Who would have thought that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dissenting opinion in Thursday’s healthcare decision would help opponents of the so-called contraceptive mandate?

Although legal scholars and political observers will likely spend days parsing each line of the 193 pages of U.S. Supreme Court opinions and dissents on the health reform law, the court's June 28 decision is not likely to be its final word on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

On Aug. 1, the contraceptive mandate takes effect for new health plans and those that undergo significant changes, unless the narrow religious exemption or the one-year "temporary enforcement safe harbor" for organizations that do not provide contraceptives for religious reasons applies.