by Zach Dawes Jr | Jan 6, 2021 | Feature-, News
Christians continue to hold the vast majority of seats in the U.S. Congress, according to a report published Jan. 4 by Pew Research Center. In the 117th Congress, which began on Jan. 3, 2021, 88.1% of Congress (468 members) affiliate with a Christian faith tradition....
by Josef Kuhn | Dec 9, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) A federal watchdog panel that monitors religious freedom around the world is preparing to shut down next Friday (Dec. 16) unless Congress passes a last-minute measure to save it. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has...
by Lauren Markoe | Nov 3, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) Catholic and other Christian health care providers got their day in Congress Wednesday (Nov. 2) at a hearing Republicans called to denounce an Obama administration rule that requires insurers to cover contraception. The rule, part of the health care...
by Josef Kuhn | Oct 28, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) U.S. Catholic bishops dispatched their new point man on religious freedom to warn Congress on Wednesday (Oct. 26) that religious people risk being labeled as “bigots” without greater conscience protections. Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, Conn.,...
by Lauren Markoe and Josef Kuhn | Oct 28, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) Religious leaders and members of Congress this week are getting a firsthand taste of what it’s like to eat on $4.50 a day as part of the “Food Stamp Challenge.”In the challenge, participants try to live for a week on the average amount received by...
