Media Appearances
Publications
CNA Article on U.S. Bishops Ethics Questions features Louis Brown and Michael Vacca
On July 13th 2023 Louis Brown, Director of the Christ Medicus Foundation, and Michael Vacca, director of ministry, bioethics, and member experience, were featured in an article by the Catholic News Agency detailing ethics struggles facing the U.S. Bishops in...
Louis Brown’s Article on the Eucharist featured in the National Catholic Register
On May 31st 2023, an article by CMF Director Louis Brown was featured in the National Catholic Register, presenting the Eucharist as the solution to healing our culture. Read the full article here:...
CMF Featured by CatholicVote
Highlighting the need for CURO On April 5, 2023, CatholicVote published a profile on Christ Medicus Foundation and how CMF works to renew health care for Catholics through advocacy for religious freedom and conscience rights of medical professionals and by offering...
Detroit Catholic Commentary by Michael Vacca | The Moral Imperative to Defeat Proposal 3
Michael Vacca wrote in the Detroit Catholic on the dangers of radical Proposal 3, a deceptively worded proposed state constitutional amendment in Michigan. If passed, Proposal 3 would make Michigan one of the most radical abortion states in the country. Michael Vacca,...
Overcoming Polarization Within the Church by Michael Vacca
Homiletic & Pastoral Review publishes article by Michael Vacca Overcoming polarization within the Church - how? Michael Vacca, Director of Ministry, Bioethics, and Member Experience with CMF CURO recently had published an article in the prestigious Homiletic &...
Eliminating Medical Conscience Rights Threatens Human Dignity Writes Louis Brown in The Hill Newspaper
CMF Executive Director Louis Brown wrote an opinion editorial, "Eliminating Medical Conscience Rights Threatens Human Dignity and the Freedom to Love," in The Hill newspaper which covers Congress. He wrote: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is expected...
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New Video: The Mission of The Christ Medicus Foundation
Defending Medical Conscience and Building Catholic Health Care “Nothing surpasses the greatness or dignity of a Human Person". -Pope St. John Paul II https://vimeo.com/596020523 “Nothing surpasses the greatness or dignity of a human person” (JPII, National Mall Oct....
Digital Conference: Life, Conscience, Coercion
CMF Digital Conference on the Challenges Facing Religious Freedom in Health Care, & What We Can Do About It “If we protect Conscience and Religious freedom in health care, we allow the culture of life to flourish...We allow a health care system to advance that...
Louis Brown discusses Arkansas Governor’s Signing of Medical Conscience and Diversity Act – EWTN News Nightly
EWTN News Nightly recently interviewed Louis Brown to discuss the passing of the Medical Conscience and Diversity Act in Arkansas
Louis Brown discusses Arkansas Medical Conscience and Diversity Act- EWTN News Nightly
EWTN News Nightly recently interviewed Louis Brown to discuss the passage of the Medical Conscience and Diversity Act in Arkansas
Liberalizing International and Foreign Abortion Laws in the Time of Coronavirus: Are Women Any Safer Than Before? Louis Brown Joins Georgetown University Panel
Liberalizing International and Foreign Abortion Laws in the Time of Coronavirus: Are Women Any Safer Than Before? Louis Brown Joins Georgetown University Panel
Rebirth of the Civil Rights Movement & Reflection on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Ministry – Louis Brown and Kathryn Jean Lopez
Louis Brown and Kathryn Jean Lopez discuss the Rebirth of the Civil Rights Movement & the one truth that Dr. King’s ministry was founded upon.
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Louis Brown On Catholicism, Medical Ethics, and Healthcare Policy – Minnesota Catholic Conference
Louis Brown recently discussed Catholicism, Medical Ethics, and Healthcare Policy on the Bridge Builder podcast by the Minnesota Catholic Conference.
Medical Conscience and Religious Freedom Rights Under Attack – Louis Brown on Catholic Connection with Teresa Tomeo
Medical Conscience and Religious Freedom Rights Under Attack – Louis Brown on Catholic Connection with Teresa Tomeo
Michael Vacca Discusses Religious Liberty During COVID-19 on Bioethics on Air (Part 2)
Part 2: Michael Vacca Discusses Religious Liberty During COVID-19 on Bioethics on Air
Religious Freedom and Rights of Conscience in Health Care – Louis Brown on Faith & Politics Podcast
Religious Freedom and Rights of Conscience in Health Care – Louis Brown on Faith & Politics Podcast
Michael Vacca Discusses Religious Liberty During COVID-19 on Bioethics on Air (Part 1)
Michael Vacca Discusses Religious Liberty During COVID-19 on Bioethics on Air
Michael Vacca Discusses Threats to Religious Freedom May Come in 2021 with Teresa Tomeo
Michael Vacca Discusses Threats to Religious Freedom May Come in 2021 with Teresa Tomeo
Press Releases
Press Release: The Cornerstone to Building Up the Culture of Life is Overturning Roe v Wade
The HHS announcement of its new interpretation of sex discrimination in health care undermines medical conscience rights and disregards the will of Congress as articulated in the Administrative Procedures Act.
Press Release: Christ Medicus Foundation Regrets Advancement of Build Back Better Act and Reports of HHS Efforts to Attack Religious Freedom and Pro-Life Health Care
The HHS announcement of its new interpretation of sex discrimination in health care undermines medical conscience rights and disregards the will of Congress as articulated in the Administrative Procedures Act.
For Immediate Release: The Need for Consent in Medical Interventions & the Problematic Nature of Vaccine Mandates
Statement by The Christ Medicus Foundation addressing the problematic rise of vaccine mandates "The Christ Medicus Foundation calls for a respect of the conscience of the individual to make their own decisions about what medical interventions to receive or not...
For Immediate Release: New Ohio Law Protects Civil Right of Medical Conscience
Last night, on June 30, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed into law major state budget legislation that included broad medical conscience protections. The law of the land in Ohio now fully protects the civil right of medical professionals to love and care for patients consistent with their moral, ethical, and religious convictions.
For Immediate Release: Christ Medicus Foundation Statement on the Supreme Court’s Decision in the Case of Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
The Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling in Fulton strongly indicates that the Equality Act legislation, certain proposed HHS regulatory action, and other efforts to destroy the religious freedom rights of doctors, nurses, faith-based hospitals, and health care entities would be an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment right to religious liberty.
For Immediate Release: New HHS Action Threatens the Civil Right of Medical Conscience
The HHS announcement of its new interpretation of sex discrimination in health care undermines medical conscience rights and disregards the will of Congress as articulated in the Administrative Procedures Act.

















