Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic Church in a more progressive direction while leading with compassion, openness ...

“When discussing hot-button issues such as women in the church it is important not to be a lobby group”, the Cardinal says. “Lobbying is not part of church culture; it should not b ...

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, relator general of the synod on synodality, speaks during a news conference at the Vatican March 14, 2024, about study groups authorized by Pope Francis to examine ...

In the run-up to two statewide referendums, religious groups in Ohio have been engaged ... “There is nothing illegal or improper about a church lobbying, including about a ballot initiative ...

Facebook Share The Catholic church ... a lobbying firm that also represents an abortion provider, and the same lobbying firm and its employees have given campaign money to politicians and groups ...

separation of church and state is a wall that means that Christians (particularly) shouldn’t attempt to influence voters or elected officials; Christians shouldn’t advocate or lobby for laws ...

Bjarte Rettedal / Getty Images In 2024, lobbying groups spent an all-time high of $4.4 billion on influencing federal policy. This continues an upward trend that began in 2016. With increases in ...

When Francis DeBernardo, executive director of New Ways Ministry, a Maryland-based Catholic group ... lobby for ordaining women as priests or spark a liberal revolution in the Catholic Church.