White House Hosts Catholic Leaders For Religious Freedom Briefing
By MATT HADRO WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNA) — The White House hosted dozens of Catholic leaders on Monday afternoon, December 16 for an internal briefing on life and religious freedom issues. The off the record briefing, held in the Indian Treaty room of the Executive Office Building, focused on “life, religious freedom, and other issues pertinent to the Catholic faith community,” according to an invitation provided to participants. Attendees also had the opportunity to share their observations or concerns with the administration. Catholics in attendance included former Kansas congressman Tim Huelskamp, now a senior political advisor for CatholicVote.org; Patrick Reilly, president of the Cardinal Newman Society; and Stephen D. Minnis, president of Benedictine College in Atchison, Kans. Several nuns were also…Continue Reading