Sen. Tuberville refuses to back down on his block on military promotions  — By: Catholic News Agency

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 20, 2023, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 2, 2023 / 17:18 pm (CNA). Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville defied both Democrats and several Republicans in an hourslong debate on the Senate floor Wednesday night, forcing individual roll…

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Are these the best and worst states for religious freedom? — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 2, 2023 / 17:48 pm (CNA). The U.S. state with the greatest number of religious freedom safeguards is Illinois, while the state with the fewest safeguards is West Virginia, according to a new analysis.  First Liberty Institute, a Texas Christian nonprofit legal organization specializing in religious liberty cases, released its…

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Jerusalem patriarch Cardinal Pizzaballa: The Lord ‘wants me to bring his grace to this place’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, imparts the blessing in front of the aedicule of the Holy Sepulcher on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, where Jesus’ tomb is venerated. Here ends the Way of the Cross that the Franciscan friars celebrate every Friday. / Credit: Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Nov 3, 2023 / 11:49 am (CNA)….

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Democratic senators ask Biden administration to mandate coverage of OTC birth control — By: Catholic News Agency

Credit: Selbe via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) CNA Staff, Nov 3, 2023 / 10:28 am (CNA). A group of Democratic senators is asking the White House to require insurance companies to cover over-the-counter (OTC) hormonal birth control, which was recently approved by federal regulators.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in July approved the first nonprescription oral…

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