Our Bishops on Health Care Reform

 
United States Bishops

Publication Date: March 31, 2010


Legal Analysis of the Provisions of the Patient Protections and Affordable Care Act and the Corresponding Executive Order Regarding abortion and Conscience Protection (USCCB) - March 31, 2010) - PDF

Bishops Encourage Vigilance that Health Care Legislation Protects Conscience, does not Fund Abortion - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) - (March 23, 2010)

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: The cost is too high; the loss is too great (March 15, 2010)

Hospitals and Bishops (March 16, 2010) - Bishop Robert Nugent Lynch, Bishop of Saint Petersburg, FL

Keeping Health Care Universal (March 15, 2010) - Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, NY

Catholics, Health Care and the Senate's bad bill (March 16, 2010) - Archbishop Charles Chaput, Archbishop of Denver, CO

Health-care reform and the future of the Catholic health-care vocation (March 2, 2010)

Archbishop Charles Chaput, Archbishop of Denver, CO

Health Care (March 1, 2010) - Bishop Thomas Gerard Wenski, Bishop of Orlando, Florida

Bishops Call for Bipartisan Action to Advance Health Care Reform That Protects Human Life and Dignity (February 25, 2010) - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Catholics urged to contact 'swing votes' on health care (February 1, 2010) - Archbishop Joseph, Naumann, Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas

'Health Care' and the Culture of Death (February 1, 2010) - Bishop Ronald M. Gilmore, Diocese of Dodge City, Kansas

Letter to Congress Regarding Health Care Reform - PDF - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (January 26, 2010)

Health Care Reform (January 14, 2010) - Bishop Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison

New Year, Renewed Commitments (January 14, 2010) - Bishop R. Walker Nickless, Bishop of Sioux City

Health Care (December 30, 2009) - Bishop William Callahan, Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, WI

Letter Regarding Abortion and Health Care Reform - PDF - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (December 22, 2009)

A reality check from the discipleship front - Archbishop Charles Chaput,O.F.M., CAP., Archbishop of Denver, CO

Health reform still full of thorny problems for Catholics (December 3, 2009) - Bishop Robert Vasa, Bishop of Baker, OR

Foundational values of marriage, family must be defended (November 26, 2009) - Bishop Robert Vasa, Bishop of Baker, OR

Health Care Update (November 24, 2009) - Bishop Paul S. Loverde, Bishop of Diocese of Arlington, VA

U.S. Bishops Voice Disappointment in Abortion-Funding Provisions in Senate Health Bill, Urge Better Care for Immigrants and Affordability (November 20, 2009)

U.S. Bishops Urge Senators to Support Nelson-Hatch-Casey Amendment on Health Care Reform; Urge Constituents to Back It (December 7, 2009)

Dear Congressman Kennedy (November 20, 2009) - Bishop Thomas Tobin, Bishop of Providence, RI

50th Anniversary Mass (November 15, 2009) - Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, MD

Restructured health care should not include immoral procedures (November 12, 2009) - Bishop Robert Vasa, Bishop of Baker, OR 

Health Care Reform: A Call to Action (November 12, 2009) - Archbishop Alex J. Brunett, Archbishop of Seattle, WA

Trustworthy hearts and the obedience of faith in evaluating health care reform (November 7, 2009) - Bishop Paul S. Loverde, Bishop of Arlington, VA

Health Care Reform (November 6, 2009) - Bishop John Kinney, Bishop of St. Cloud, MN

Statement on Health Care Reform (November 1, 2009) - Bishop Robert Guglielmone, Bishop of Charleston, SC

Letter on Health Care Reform (November 1, 2009) - Bishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, Bishop of Oakland

Letter sent to the South Dakota Congressional Delegation concerning Health Care Reform Legislation (October 2009) Bishop Paul J. Swain, Bishop of Sioux Falls, SD 

Comprehensive Health Care Reform (October 2009) - Bishop John T. Steinbock, Diocese of Fresno

Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops on Health Care Reform (October 26, 2009) 

Letter to Congress about Health Care (October 8, 2009) - Bishop William F. Murphy, Diocese of Rockville Centre, Chairman, Committee on Domestic Justice & Human Development, USCCB; Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Chairman, Committee on Pro-Life Activities, USCCB; Bishop John Wester, Diocese of Salt Lake City, Chairman, Committee on Migration, USCCB

The Church's' Position on Health Care Reform (September 30, 2009) - Bishop David Ricken, Bishop of Green Bay, WI

The Role of Faith in the Discussion on Health Care (September 29, 2009) - Bishop Alavaro Corrada, S.J., Diocese of Tyler, TX

Bioethics, Health Care, and Catholic Teaching  (September 25, 2009) - Archbishop José H. Gomez, S.T.D. Archbishop of San Antonio

U.S. Bishops Urge Positive Health Care Reform (September 1, 2009) - PDF -Most Reverend Daniel F. Walsh, Bishop of Santa Rosa

Kansas City Bishops Issue Joint Health Care Reform Pastoral Statement (September 1, 2009)

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann and Bishop Robert W. Finn

Health Care Reform (August 28, 2008)  - PDF - Most Rev. Samuel J. Aquila, Bishop of Fargo

Health Care Reform (August 31, 2009) - PDF - Rev. Paul Zipfel, Bishop of Bismarck, ND 

Health care and the common good (August 26, 2009) - Archbishop Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Denver, Colorado

Address to Catholics of the diocese about healthcare - pdf (August 20, 2009) - Bishop Kevin Vann, Bishop of Fort Worth, TX 

Health care debate is another ‘teachable moment’ (August 20, 2009) - By Bishop Gerald Barnes, Bishop of San Bernardino, California

Your Concern Over Healthcare Reform (August 19, 2009) - Most Reverend R. Walker Nickless, Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa

Letter to Congress about Health Care Reform (August 11, 2009) - PDF - Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia and Chairman, USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities

Act now to ensure health care reform respects sanctity of life (August 12, 2009) - Archbishop Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Denver, Colorado

Youngstown Bishop Voices Opposition to Congressman Ryan Health Care Reform (August 1, 2009) - Bishop George Murry, S.J., Diocese of Youngstown

Health Care Reform: A Test of Moral Leadership - Part 2 (August 3, 2009) - Bishop Arthur Joseph Serratelli, Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey

Health Care Reform: A Test of Moral Leadership - Part I (July 27, 2009)

Bishop Arthur Joseph Serratelli, Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey

We must protect rights of those who see abortion clearly (June 4, 2009)

By Bishop Robert Vasa, Bishop of Baker, Oregon


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