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Local coverage
- Bishops vote to make religious liberty a permanent committee (June 23, 2017)
- Religious liberty advocacy occurs at federal, state and local levels (June 23, 2017)
- Archbishop Lori addresses current misperceptions about religious liberty, encourages faithful to be advocates (May 26, 2017)
- Archbishop Lori says religious liberty executive order is good step (May 19, 2017)
- Book explores reasons behind actions against religious groups (August 26, 2016)
- Attorney, panel weigh in on ‘religious freedom in the workplace’ (July 29, 2016)
- Archbishop Lori finds encouragement for the
Church in ongoing religious liberty struggles (June 24, 2016)
- Archbishop Lori stresses importance of lay Catholics witnessing to religious liberty (June 17, 2016)
- Religious liberty, LGBT rights legislation fails to advance (February 12, 2016)
- Religious liberty is among freedoms to be protected under proposed bill (January 29, 2016)
- Religious liberty
threatened in
proposed state
civil rights
legislation (January 15, 2016)
- Despite ruling, Church’s marriage teaching unchanged (July 3, 2015)
- Despite Supreme Court ruling, religious freedom rally
participants implored to stand strong in their faith (July 3, 2015)
- Archbishop Tobin responds to U.S. Supreme Court same-sex marriage ruling (June 26, 2015)
- From the Archbishop: Bear witness to faith during Fortnight for Freedom
(June 19, 2015)
- Law clarifying Indiana’s RFRA raises unanswered questions
(April 10, 2015)
- Religious freedom legislation becomes Indiana law (April 3, 2015)
- Indiana bishops respond to state Religious Freedom Restoration Act (April 1, 2015)
- Religious freedom legislation advances in Indiana Senate (February 22, 2015)
- High court upholds religious liberty for closely held businesses in key case (July 4, 2014)
- Archbishop Tobin shares his thoughts on recent court decisions (July 4, 2014)
- Catholic bishops of
Indiana issue a shared
statement on recent
marriage ruling (June 26, 2014)
- From Archbishop Tobin: "Fortnight for Freedom: the liberty to serve others in need" (June 20, 2014)
- Religious liberty rally set for June 21 at State House (June 20, 2014)
- Archbishop Lori sees hope in court decisions regarding HHS mandate (December 13, 2013)
- Gospel mandates: Archbishop Lori relates connection between religious liberty and charity (December 6, 2013)
- Madison family business wins challenge to HHS mandate (November 15, 2013)
- Rain fails to dampen
spirits at rosary rally
for religious freedom (October 4, 2013)
- Catholics rally for religious liberty during Fortnight for Freedom (June 28, 2013)
- Archbishop Tobin: Fortnight for Freedom - A chance to stand up for our faith (June 21, 2013)
- St. Barnabas parishioners work hard to defend religious liberty (June 21, 2013)
- Catholic family in Madison challenges HHS mandate (May 17, 2013)
- The Church evangelizes in all it does, Bishop Coyne says in fortnight homily (July 13, 2012)
- Archbishop describes external and internal threats to religious liberty (June 29, 2012)
- Hundreds stand up for religious freedom—again (June 15, 2012)
- Hundreds gather in rain for religious freedom rally (March 30, 2012)
- Despite president’s ‘accommodation,’ local Church leaders are determined to defend religious liberty (February 17, 2012)
- Catholic university leader, area doctor raise concerns about HHS regulation (February 10, 2012)
National coverage