Can the Catholic Church save US health care? - Religion News …
WEBSep 5, 2024 · Indeed, the Catholic Church’s role in health care is so broad that those who insist on abortion and contraception are disturbed that they can go only so far without encountering the...
'We can’t do anything': How Catholic hospitals constrain medical care …
WEBFeb 17, 2024 · More and more women are running into barriers to obtaining care as Catholic health systems have aggressively acquired secular hospitals in much of the country.
The Powerful Constraints on Medical Care in Catholic ... - KFF Health News
WEBFeb 17, 2024 · More and more women are running into barriers to obtaining care as Catholic health systems have aggressively acquired secular hospitals in much of the country. Four of the 10 largest U.S. hospital chains by number of beds are Catholic, according to federal data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Catholic health care restrictions lead WA Legislature to eye changes
WEBFeb 6, 2023 · Washington has one of the highest rates of Catholic-affiliated hospital beds in the U.S. Many are in facilities that bar abortion and aid in dying.
Investigation finds policies at Catholic-run hospitals restrict ...
WEBMar 17, 2024 · KFF Health News found that for nearly 800,000 Americans, there's little choice. They have only Catholic or Catholic affiliated birth hospitals within an hour's drive.
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WEBSep 7, 2024 · Catholic Health Care - Latest news. The Latest. Cyberattack on largest Catholic hospital chain in the U.S. disrupts care. May 9, 2024. By Kate Quiñones. Ascension Health, the largest chain...
When a Catholic hospital becomes for-profit - America Magazine
WEBMay 16, 2024 · Several Catholic health care experts interviewed for this article said the church offers no prescribed answers when it comes to church-affiliated hospitals joining for-profit companies.
Complex Catholic hospital mergers pose ethics challenge for U.S ...
WEBJul 13, 2023 · The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has asked its Committee on Doctrine to address issues such as transgender surgeries and hormone treatments for a proposed update to the bishops’ “Ethical and...
Catholic Church responds to mental health crisis globally
WEBMay 15, 2024 · The Catholic Church is responding. Following a 2023 U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops initiative, Catholics across the country have been working in their local communities to address the...
Women's role in Catholic Church tops agenda as Pope Francis …
WEB1 day ago · ROME (AP) — Pope Francis opened the second phase of his big Catholic reform project Wednesday, with widespread calls for women to take up more positions of responsibility in the church topping the agenda but ordained ministry still ruled out.. Francis presided over an opening Mass in St. Peter’s Square with the 368 bishops and laypeople who will meet behind closed doors for the next three ...