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Catholic Bishops' Official Available for Interview/Comment on Supreme Court Partial Birth Abortion Case (Popularity: )
http://www.secondlookproject.org
The following is being issued by United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities: WHAT: Supreme Court Oral Arguments in Gonzales v. Carhart and Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood, both challenging the federal partial-birth abortion ban. WHEN: Wednesday, November 8, 2006 WHO: Deirdre McQuade, chief spokesperson on abortion and abortion- related issues for the Catholic bishops of the United States, is available for interview and comment. WHERE: Ms. McQuade ...

Catholic Health Association Welcomes Senate Passage of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (Popularity: )
http://www.chausa.org
Sister Carol Keehan, DC, president and chief executive officer of the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA), issued the following statement: Yesterday's vote in the Senate to approve the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act was a great victory for those who have worked so hard to extend health coverage to millions of our nation's low-income children. More importantly, it is a great victory for the children themselves. ...

Census Bureau Launches 2010 Census Campaign With New Web Site (Popularity: )
http://www.census.gov
The U.S. Census Bureau today kicked off its communications campaign to reach every resident in America with the launch of its 2010 Census website, 2010CENSUS.GOV. The website will serve as a platform for a national dialogue about how the census develops a "Portrait of America."2010CENSUS.GOV features an animated marquee that symbolizes the Census Bureau's place at the intersection of the American experience. By clicking on images representative of the population, ...

CEO of Islamic Relief USA Appointed to U.S. State Department Working Group (Popularity: )
http://www.irusa.org
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2011 -- Abed Ayoub, CEO of Islamic Relief USA, has been appointed to the U.S. State Department's Religion and Foreign Policy Working Group to help inform U.S. policy.Along with the other members, Ayoub will take part in dialogue and provide input on relevant topics including the challenges and opportunities for partnership. The group also will identify model action programs or projects for collaboration between the U.S. government ...

Chabad Wins Appeal Against the Russian Federation in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (Popularity: )
http://www.bingham.com
In a landmark ruling today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that Agudas Chasidei Chabad of United States (Chabad) may pursue its claims in a U.S. federal court against the Russian Federation, the Russian Ministry of Culture and Mass Communication, the Russian State Library, and the Russian State Military Archive to recover a collection of sacred religious books and archives. The D.C. Circuit held ...

Chicago Muslims React to Alleged Mall Bomb Plot (Popularity: )
http://www.cair-net.org
The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today issued a statement in reaction to the arrest of a 22-year-old Rockford man accused of plotting to set off grenades in a local shopping mall. In its statement, CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab said: "We commend law enforcement authorities for their efforts in intercepting the alleged 'lone-wolf' plot to commit a random act of violence in a Rockford mall. ...

China's Top Human Rights Attorney, U.S. Lawmaker, VP of EU Parliament, and Former Canadian Cabinet Member Discuss Beijing Olympics (Popularity: )
http://cipfg.org
Once again defying his captors, human rights attorney Gao Zhisheng sent a 16-page letter from Beijing to the U.S. Congress in which he calls attention to the anomaly of a genocidal regime hosting the Olympic Games. Today, at a press conference on Capital hill, Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, praised Gao's voice for the "dislocated, the abandoned, and the oppressed." The 10th term Representative ...

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe to Receive American Jewish Committee Light unto the Nations Award (Popularity: )
http://www.ajc.org
The American Jewish Committee will honor Colombian President Alvaro Uribe with its Light unto the Nations Award at its Annual Meeting in Washington, DC next week. President Uribe will be recognized by the global advocacy organization for his relentless pursuit of peace, security and prosperity for the people of Colombia and the Americas. The award will be presented at the AJC Annual Dinner on May 3 at the National Building ...

Colorado's Cherry Creek Schools Unlawfully Urge Churchgoing (Popularity: )
http://www.ffrf.org
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a state/church watchdog and the nation's largest association of atheists and agnostics, is suing the Cherry Creek School District in Denver, Colo., for urging that children spend an hour a week at a religious institution. Filed on behalf of three parents and their three children, the lawsuit challenges a program known as "40 Developmental Assets," promoted by defendant Supt. Monte C. Moses and the school ...

Council of Churches of Greater Washington Invites Presidential Candidates to a Prayer and Issues Service (Popularity: )
The Council of Churches of Greater Washington invites all major Presidential candidates of both major parties to a Prayer and Issues Service. Each will be able to speak uninterrupted for seven (7) or more minutes to the religious community of Metropolitan Washington, DC and the Nation in general. The Service, on December 17, 2007, will begin at 7:00 PM with 8:00 to 10:00 PM reserved for candidate deliberation. We also ...