Nov. 13, 2009
Dr. Stephen Schneck, IPR Director, was interviewed by NPR within a news piece, Catholic Bishops' Lobby A Force On The Hill, about the role of the United States' Conference of Catholic Bishops in the successful passing of a pro-life ammendment to the health care overhaul bill, in the House of Representatives.
Congratulations to William V. D’Antonio, Ph.D., who was awarded the Father Louis J. Luzbetak Award for Exemplary Church Service from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA). Bishop Gerald Kicanas made the presentation. This is the second time this year Bill has been recognized for his lifetime achievements in the sociology of religion. In April, the University of Notre Dame established the William D’Antonio Award in his honor at the Center for the Study of Religion and Society.
Oct. 5, 2009
Dr. Steven Schneck, IPR Director, was a guest on the Diane Rehm Show, as part of a panel discussion on federal funding for abortion and the health care reform bills currently under examination in the Congress. You can listen to the whole discussion here.
Sep. 18, 2009
Dr. Stephen Schneck's, IPR Director, participation at the international conference "The Pluralist Society," organized in Venice, Italy, under the patronage of the Cardinal Angelo Scola, Patriarch of Venice, was covered in an article by Sandro Magister in www.chiesa.
Sep. 15, 2009
Dr. Stephen Schneck, IPR Director, was mentioned and quoted in connection with the current health care debate,and more specifically about the issue of including abortion coverage in the new health care bill. Dan Gilgoff, of U.S. News & World Report's God & Country column, quotes Dr. Schneck in a blog article, and mentiones his contributions to the discussion in later, related piece.
Dr. Stephen Schneck, IPR Director, was interviewed by BBC Radio
