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Possible merger of Catholic and secular health systems raises concerns

January 05, 2021

Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital recently announced that it is abandoning its former name, Virginia Mason Memorial, after receiving word that the Virginia Mason Health System, which Yakima Valley Memorial was a part of, may merge with CHI Franciscan, a Catholic nonprofit health system that operates 11 hospitals in the region.

Spokane bishop responds to Catholic Charities racism video

July 07, 2020

Both the Bishop of Spokane and the leader of a Washington state Catholic Charities organization have spoken out about a controversial video in which the charity leader said that he, his organization, and the Catholic Church are racist, and that the Catholic Church is premised on the idea that Jesus Christ was white. “I am

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November 23, 2016

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Pharmacists ask Supreme Court for review of conscience on contraceptives

January 05, 2016

Margo Thelen and Rhonda Mesler have been battling the issue in court since 2007