Biden Admin Backs Down in Standoff With Catholic Hospital Over Chapel Candle
The Biden administration announced on May 5 that it is stepping back from a previous decision demanding that ...
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The Department of Health and Human Services is threatening the accreditation of a Catholic hospital for keeping its sanctuary candle lit.
Saint Francis Health System, a Catholic hospital in Oklahoma, could lose Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP federal funding if it does not blow out a sacred candle burning in one of its chapels.
A health system in Oklahoma has threatened to sue the federal government for violating its First Amendment rights over a decision to deny re-accreditation to one of its hospitals if it doesn’t follow an order to extinguish a sanctuary candle.
The Becket Fund is threatening legal action against the HHS after an agency demanded Saint Francis Health System remove a sacred candle from its chapel or lose federal funding.