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LACCB Unanimous Juries Statement
The bishops of Louisiana have communicated their concerns with the AHCA to Senators Cassidy and Kennedy via written letters. Their concerns are rooted within both the foundational theme of Catholic Social Teaching - the Life and Dignity of the Human Person - as well as the Option for the Poor and Vulnerable. There are provisions
"An acceptable health care system provides access to all, regardless of their means, and at all stages of life. Such a health care system must protect conscience rights, as well as extend to immigrant families." "...the discussion draft introduced today retains a "per-capita cap" on Medicaid funding, and then connects yearly increases to formulas that
The Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops has updated its website to offer a variety of resources to the faithful as they address intentional advance care planning. To access an advance care planning toolkit, simply click on the scrolling button marked "The Final Journey" toward the bottom of our homepage. Once there, you will find extensive
LACCB Statement on Laudato Si
LACCB on SCOTUS marriage decision
The past two weeks proved to be quite busy for the conference as many issues it has an interest in were presented. Although HB 359 narrowly cleared the House Education committee, it failed to garner enough votes to move beyond the House chamber. Our conference has been following this measure closely and stood opposed to
Rep. Lenar Whitney successfully presented HB 701 to the House Health and Welfare committee this past Wednesday morning. This measure would ensure that no one could perform or attempt to perform an abortion based on the gender of the unborn child. Louisiana Right to Life Federation has been involved in the crafting and promotion of
