The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has the institutional mechanism of issuing 'special pastoral messages' under strict requirements; the USCCB previously issued such a message in 2013 raising concern about the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive coverage mandate.
January 01, 2013
high
institutional
Describes a formal USCCB communication mechanism and a prior instance (2013) addressing a national policy issue.