Adoption

Nation’s institutions are being turned against Catholics

By Douglas Murray, New York Post, August 10, 2023 You don’t always notice when you are living through a historical shift. Most Romans probably didn’t realize that the ground was moving under their feet. Most Ancient Greeks probably didn’t notice that the old gods were being phased... read more

Christians Must Take Children to Transgender Procedures or They Can’t Adopt, Oregon State Law Says

By Ben Johnson, Daily Signal, April 6, 2023 Ben Johnson is senior reporter and editor at The Washington [Oregon]Stand. The state of Oregon refused to allow a Christian mother of five to adopt two children after she said her religion would not let her take a young minor to receive... read more

Catholic foster care ‘back 100%’ after Supreme Court decision

By Gina Christian, CatholicPhilly.com, October 26, 2021 Four months after a Supreme Court decision in its favor, archdiocesan Catholic Social Services (CSS) is “back 100%” in providing foster care placements for the City of Philadelphia. “We receive referrals a couple of... read more

Catholic Foster Care Wins Unanimously on Religious Liberty

The Supreme Court rejects intolerance, but leaves questions unanswered. By Dan McLaughlin, National Review June 17, 2021 The U.S. Supreme Court broke the logjam of big cases this morning, and the best news was a unanimous ruling in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia in favor of the... read more

Toyota’s Super Bowl ad celebrates adopted double amputee, features no cars

‘Her life — it won’t be easy,’ the adoption agency cautioned. Jessica Long’s mother replied, ‘It may not be easy, but it’ll be amazing.’By Michael Haynes, LifeSite News, Fwebruary 9, 2021 Car maker Toyota’s Super Bowl ad featured the double amputee and Paralympic champion... read more

HHS issues final rule protecting faith-based adoption agencies

By Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency, January 8, 2021 The Trump administration finalized a rule this week allowing faith-based adoption agencies to receive federal funding regardless of their views on same-sex marriage. Meanwhile, the old rule “discriminated against faith-based providers... read more

Biden’s OMB Nominee Heads Think Tank with History of Anti-Religious Freedom Advocacy

Neera Tanden was a strong backer of federally mandated contraception coverage, seeing it as a way to advance her vision of reproductive health, to overcome pro-abortion rights defeats, and to marginalize critics of abortion. Neera Tanden, Joe Biden's nominee for director of the Office of... read more
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos

Trump eases rules for religious social service providers

By Collin Binkley, Crux, December 15, 2020 The Trump administration on Monday moved to loosen Obama-era restrictions on religious organizations that receive federal money to provide social services. In new rules coordinated across nine federal agencies, the administration said it was... read more
A man prays in front of the Notre Dame church in Nice, France,

Can We Please Get Serious about Protecting Religious Freedom?

By Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, November 2, 2020 The attack on a church in France and the foster-care case at the Supreme Court on Wednesday are rallying cries. ‘Blessed is the Righteous Judge.” Someone had painted an icon on the side of a building in lower Manhattan. It wasn’t... read more
Attorney General Dana Nessel of Michigan (left) with her "wife."

Michigan attorney general using secretive ‘hate crime unit’ to harass pro-marriage group

Damning evidence exists of Attorney General Dana Nessel's hostility toward traditional marriage. LifeSite News, January 17, 2020 Watching, listening, tracking, and compiling secret dossiers on dissidents until they are finally accused and prosecuted — these are the police-state tactics... read more

Greensburg Catholic Charities adoption, foster program shuts down amid legal battle

Catholic News Agency, November 19, 2019 Catholic adoption and foster care agencies in Pennsylvania are continuing to close their doors as Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CSS) continues a legal battle with the city of Philadelphia over the agency’s policy of not... read more