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City of Philadelphia to pay $2 million to Catholic foster care agency in settlement
The city of Philadelphia will pay Catholic Social Services a $2 million settlement and reinstate their foster care contract after... Read more
Legal group joins outcry over removal of Nigeria from religious freedom watch list
An international legal group has joined the outcry over the U.S. State Department’s decision to remove Nigeria from this year’s... Read more
Washington florist who declined to serve same-sex wedding will pay settlement, retire
A Christian florist who was sued after declining to create flower arrangements for a same-sex wedding ceremony and subsequently spent... Read more
Christian college argues against co-ed housing requirement in appellate court
Attorneys representing a Christian college in Missouri delivered oral arguments Nov. 17 in federal court, seeking to preserve the school’s... Read more
Catholic teenager suspended for saying there are only two genders sues school district
A Catholic teenager who was reportedly suspended for saying there are only two genders is suing his New Hampshire public... Read more
Support for religious freedom up among Americans; majority consider worship ‘essential,’ survey says
The survey found that among the various demographic groups they surveyed, the people most likely to rate religious activities as... Read more
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US Supreme Court hears case of inmate requesting pastor at execution
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in the case of a man seeking to pray with his pastor... Read more
US Supreme Court to hear case of death row inmate requesting pastor's touch at execution
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Ramirez v. Collier on Tuesday, Nov. 9, almost two months after the... Read more
No Supreme Court hearing for Catholic hospital sued for declining transgender surgery
The Supreme Court has declined to intervene in a lawsuit against a Catholic hospital that declined to perform a hysterectomy... Read more
In win for Anglican nuns, Supreme Court orders new scrutiny for New York mandatory abortion coverage
Foes of mandatory coverage of abortion in New York State insurance law will have another hearing after the U.S. Supreme... Read more
Missouri Christian church wins settlement over coronavirus restrictions on worship
A Kansas City-area Baptist megachurch has reached a $150,000 settlement with the county over coronavirus restrictions, with the church claiming... Read more
Bible, Quran apps removed from Apple app store for China, legal pressure cited
Under pressure from Chinese law, a digital Bible company has removed its app from Apple’s app store offerings in China... Read more
Judge again blocks New York medical worker vaccine mandate without religious exemption
Medical workers in New York can seek religious exemptions from a state COVID-19 vaccine mandate while a lawsuit challenging the... Read more
Analysis: The Church in France must uphold the confessional seal
The French bishops’ conference has seemingly tried to walk back the straightforward comments of the Bishop of Reims, who recently... Read more
Catholic school students ask court permanently to bar Vermont from excluding them from tuition program
A religious freedom law firm has filed a motion in federal court asking a judge to make permanent a preliminary... Read more
The religious freedom cases the Supreme Court could hear – and refuse – this fall
In addition to a critical abortion case, the Supreme Court this fall will consider multiple religious freedom cases on vocal... Read more
Federal judicial nominee grilled over 1990s religious freedom case
Multiple senators accused a judicial nominee of being hostile to religious freedom during her confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 14. Read more
Judge temporarily blocks New York vaccine mandate, lacking religious exemption, for medical workers
A federal court on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order against a New York state COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which disallowed... Read more
Bishops report 95 attacks on Catholic churches in US since May 2020
There have been at least 95 reported incidents of vandalism of Catholic churches across the United States since May 2020,... Read more
‘March for the Martyrs’ to raise awareness of Christian persecution
The second annual March for the Martyrs, an event to draw attention to global Christian persecution, will be held on... Read more
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