Washington, D.C. U.S. Representative Kevin Hern, R-Tulsa, and U.S. Senator James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, led 31 Members of the House and Senate on a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure,
Government Allows Catholic Hospital to Keep Sanctuary Lamp Burning thetablet.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thetablet.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
With a potential lawsuit looming, the federal government has issued a waiver to allow a Catholic hospital in Oklahoma to keep the flame of a long-lit sanctuary candle burning.
The Biden administration is rescinding its threat to strip a Catholic hospital system in Oklahoma of federal accreditation if it didn't remove a sacred candle in a hospital chapel. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) informed Saint Francis Health System on Friday that it was backing down from its prior threats and that