NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice
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In response to the Senate deal that fails to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits that keep health care affordable for 24 million Americans, NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice Executive Director Laurie Carafone issued the following statement:
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NETWORK Statement on Spending Bill that Fails to Extend the Affordable Care Act Tax Credits - NETWORK Lobby
In response to the Senate moving forward with a spending bill that fails to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits that keep health care affordable for 24 million Americans,...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
In response to the Senate deal that fails to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits that keep health care affordable for 24 million Americans, NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice Executive Director Laurie Carafone issued the following statement:
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Please join us in prayer and solidarity!
November 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Please join us in prayer and solidarity!
“Congress, legislators, policy makers, lay aside these political games and listen to both of your constituents and your consciousness to say that we can do better.”
Ralph is right! 42 million people do not have to go hungry tonight. Tell Congress to act now:
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Ralph is right! 42 million people do not have to go hungry tonight. Tell Congress to act now:
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November 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“Congress, legislators, policy makers, lay aside these political games and listen to both of your constituents and your consciousness to say that we can do better.”
Ralph is right! 42 million people do not have to go hungry tonight. Tell Congress to act now:
actionnetwork.org/letters/take...
Ralph is right! 42 million people do not have to go hungry tonight. Tell Congress to act now:
actionnetwork.org/letters/take...
1 in 8 people or 42 million people in the U.S. will go to bed hungry again tonight because they rely on SNAP. We are living through an affordability crisis. There is no reason so many of our children will go to school hungry. Tell Congress to restore SNAP now.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
1 in 8 people or 42 million people in the U.S. will go to bed hungry again tonight because they rely on SNAP. We are living through an affordability crisis. There is no reason so many of our children will go to school hungry. Tell Congress to restore SNAP now.
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NETWORK sends our love, gratitude, and prayers to Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi as she announces her retirement. A longtime friend and ally in the work, from the Affordable Care Act to advocating for the Child Tax Credit, her leadership has paved the way on this ongoing journey for justice.
November 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
NETWORK sends our love, gratitude, and prayers to Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi as she announces her retirement. A longtime friend and ally in the work, from the Affordable Care Act to advocating for the Child Tax Credit, her leadership has paved the way on this ongoing journey for justice.
In the middle of it all, our interfaith community is still here. We are working together as a beloved community to preserve lower healthcare costs, get SNAP benefits released, and get the government open the right way.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
In the middle of it all, our interfaith community is still here. We are working together as a beloved community to preserve lower healthcare costs, get SNAP benefits released, and get the government open the right way.
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It's time to look to next year's midterm elections, where the real work toward preserving and protecting democracy happens.
Mia Lazo, a NETWORK Coston Fellow and student at Mount St. Mary's University in Los Angeles, reflects:
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Mia Lazo, a NETWORK Coston Fellow and student at Mount St. Mary's University in Los Angeles, reflects:
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Protecting Our Vote Protects Our Future - NETWORK Lobby
Midterm elections are where the real work of democracy happens. Decisions on health care, education, and housing ripple through our lives.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
It's time to look to next year's midterm elections, where the real work toward preserving and protecting democracy happens.
Mia Lazo, a NETWORK Coston Fellow and student at Mount St. Mary's University in Los Angeles, reflects:
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Mia Lazo, a NETWORK Coston Fellow and student at Mount St. Mary's University in Los Angeles, reflects:
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Our call: end the shutdown, protect workers, and care for those in need. It’s time to put people first by funding the government, protecting the healthcare and food assistance programs and ensuring Congress’ appropriations decisions are adhered to.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Our call: end the shutdown, protect workers, and care for those in need. It’s time to put people first by funding the government, protecting the healthcare and food assistance programs and ensuring Congress’ appropriations decisions are adhered to.
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November is Black Catholic History Month, in which we live out our faith in the midst of a horrific challenges in society and a deeply imperfect church.
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Love With Action: Black Catholic History Month - NETWORK Lobby
This Black Catholic History Month, we face many challenges, including politicians spouting racism and courts approving racial profiling.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
November is Black Catholic History Month, in which we live out our faith in the midst of a horrific challenges in society and a deeply imperfect church.
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We value our freedom to vote!
November 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
We value our freedom to vote!
As we reach the end of LGBT History Month, we remember that the freedom to live authentically as who we are is an essential part of justice and human dignity.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:22 PM
As we reach the end of LGBT History Month, we remember that the freedom to live authentically as who we are is an essential part of justice and human dignity.
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Guided by our faith and commitment to the common good, 2,600 of our Sister and Associate Advocates have signed NETWORK’s letter urging lawmakers to safeguard the Affordable Care Act.
Protecting health care is protecting human dignity. 🙏
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Protecting health care is protecting human dignity. 🙏
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Take Action Now: Demand that Congress Works for Us!
This Saturday, November 1 is a critical day for families struggling to make ends meet in our country, as millions of Americans face losing health care and food. Catholics and people of faith across th...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Guided by our faith and commitment to the common good, 2,600 of our Sister and Associate Advocates have signed NETWORK’s letter urging lawmakers to safeguard the Affordable Care Act.
Protecting health care is protecting human dignity. 🙏
actionnetwork.org/letters/take...
Protecting health care is protecting human dignity. 🙏
actionnetwork.org/letters/take...
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October 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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For our next session, our conference ministers learned about recent policy updates on immigration, refugee programs, and asylum resettlement.
We were honored to be joined by experts from
Church World Service and @networklobby.bsky.social to discuss how the faith community is stepping up.
We were honored to be joined by experts from
Church World Service and @networklobby.bsky.social to discuss how the faith community is stepping up.
October 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
For our next session, our conference ministers learned about recent policy updates on immigration, refugee programs, and asylum resettlement.
We were honored to be joined by experts from
Church World Service and @networklobby.bsky.social to discuss how the faith community is stepping up.
We were honored to be joined by experts from
Church World Service and @networklobby.bsky.social to discuss how the faith community is stepping up.
Lost in the chaos of our current politics is the reality that millions of people lose their ability to afford health care if Congress fails to renew the ACA premium tax credits. Jackalope Labbe of NETWORK's Young Advocates Leadership Lab (Y.A.L.L.) explains:
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Hey, Congress: Care is What Really Matters - NETWORK Lobby
While some government officials try to use confusion to take away our care, we can refocus our attention to saving it.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Lost in the chaos of our current politics is the reality that millions of people lose their ability to afford health care if Congress fails to renew the ACA premium tax credits. Jackalope Labbe of NETWORK's Young Advocates Leadership Lab (Y.A.L.L.) explains:
networklobby.org/blog/health-...
networklobby.org/blog/health-...
Guided by our faith and commitment to the common good, 2,600 of our Sister and Associate Advocates have signed NETWORK’s letter urging lawmakers to safeguard the Affordable Care Act.
Learn more: networklobby.org/news/102225-...
Learn more: networklobby.org/news/102225-...
October 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Guided by our faith and commitment to the common good, 2,600 of our Sister and Associate Advocates have signed NETWORK’s letter urging lawmakers to safeguard the Affordable Care Act.
Learn more: networklobby.org/news/102225-...
Learn more: networklobby.org/news/102225-...
NETWORK is joining the "One Church, One Family" public witness across the country to support communities impacted by raids, violence, and separation of families. At the event in front of ICE headquarters in DC today, we proclaimed the dignity of immigrants and prayed together.
October 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
NETWORK is joining the "One Church, One Family" public witness across the country to support communities impacted by raids, violence, and separation of families. At the event in front of ICE headquarters in DC today, we proclaimed the dignity of immigrants and prayed together.
The NETWORK community says Happy Birthday today to our former Executive Director, the driving force behind Nuns on the Bus, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Sister Simone Campbell. With love, gratitude, and warmest wishes for a great day! networklobby.org/about/srsimo...
Sister Simone Campbell Biography - NETWORK Lobby
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October 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The NETWORK community says Happy Birthday today to our former Executive Director, the driving force behind Nuns on the Bus, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Sister Simone Campbell. With love, gratitude, and warmest wishes for a great day! networklobby.org/about/srsimo...
What is permitting reform? It will help determine whether future generations inherit clean air and thriving ecosystems or a planet scarred by short-sighted extraction and political expediency.
Permitting Reform Done Right - NETWORK Lobby
NETWORK will urge Congress to choose a vision of permitting rooted in justice, consultation, and care for creation.
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October 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
What is permitting reform? It will help determine whether future generations inherit clean air and thriving ecosystems or a planet scarred by short-sighted extraction and political expediency.
We were inspired to see so many people of faith among the 7 million who gathered in cities this weekend to advocate for what we know is right: affordable health care, food for those who need it, voting rights, diversity, and care for all families, immigrants, and our common home.
October 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
We were inspired to see so many people of faith among the 7 million who gathered in cities this weekend to advocate for what we know is right: affordable health care, food for those who need it, voting rights, diversity, and care for all families, immigrants, and our common home.
Get to know our new Executive Director, Laurie Carafone, in Part 2 of the @uua.org interview with her. She shares her thoughts on women's leadership in faith spaces, as well as interfaith cooperation. Check it out!
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October 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Get to know our new Executive Director, Laurie Carafone, in Part 2 of the @uua.org interview with her. She shares her thoughts on women's leadership in faith spaces, as well as interfaith cooperation. Check it out!
www.uua.org/pressroom/in...
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Tomorrow, we take action. ☀
Across the country, people of faith and goodwill are mobilizing to say: America has no kings.
We believe in shared power, human dignity, and democracy that works for all of us, not the privileged few.
Join your local No Kings event tomorrow, October 18:
www.nokings.org
Across the country, people of faith and goodwill are mobilizing to say: America has no kings.
We believe in shared power, human dignity, and democracy that works for all of us, not the privileged few.
Join your local No Kings event tomorrow, October 18:
www.nokings.org
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
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October 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Tomorrow, we take action. ☀
Across the country, people of faith and goodwill are mobilizing to say: America has no kings.
We believe in shared power, human dignity, and democracy that works for all of us, not the privileged few.
Join your local No Kings event tomorrow, October 18:
www.nokings.org
Across the country, people of faith and goodwill are mobilizing to say: America has no kings.
We believe in shared power, human dignity, and democracy that works for all of us, not the privileged few.
Join your local No Kings event tomorrow, October 18:
www.nokings.org