This year’s Fortnight for Freedom will take place just as the U.S. Supreme Court is set to deliver a landmark ruling on a case involving the Little Sisters of the Poor and other Catholic entities whose religious freedom is being jeopardized by a government mandate and is a highlight of a new 10 minute video explaining the vital importance of preserving religious liberty in America.

According to a press release from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) a new video entitled "The Right to Religious Freedom" explores the foundations of Church teaching on religious liberty, including the groundbreaking Second Vatican Council document, Dignitatis Humanae.

The video also highlights the Little Sisters of the Poor, who serve the elderly poor in nursing homes across the United States. The Little Sisters and many other non-profit ministries of service await a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on their challenge to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) mandate to cover contraception, sterilization and abortifacients.

"Religious freedom is foundational to our Church and to American society," said Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee. "One of the key documents of the Second Vatican Council was Dignitatis Humanae, which explained the reasons for the importance of religious freedom. This video makes clear that the Little Sisters' case must be viewed within the context of the Church's deep commitment to the right of every person to have the ability to practice their faith and choose what is right, free of government interference."

The Court is expected to rule on the case sometime in June, which will make this year’s Fortnight for Freedom, which will take place from June 21 to July 4, especially timely.

The theme for this year’s campaign is "Witnesses to Freedom" and will include a nationwide tour of relics of St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher, martyrs of the English reformation.

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