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Archbishop Joseph Kurtz.

Kentucky dioceses keep Masses open despite governor's request

Nov 25, 2020

Kentucky’s four Catholic dioceses will not suspend public Masses despite the governor’s request that religious services be held online only... Read more

Kentucky state capitol, Frankfort, Ky.

Appeals court upholds Kentucky abortion regulations

Oct 19, 2020

A three-judge panel on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that abortion providers can be required to have transfer... Read more

Photographer holding camera against newlywed couple.

Justice Department weighs in on Kentucky religious freedom case

Feb 28, 2020

Chelsey Nelson, a photographer with her own business, sued the city of Louisville over an ordinance she says would compel... Read more

Catholic group to start holistic addiction recovery home in Kentucky 

Dec 24, 2019

By Perry West

A Kentucky diocese is leasing a tenantless building to a Catholic charity to create a holistic recovery program for people... Read more

Ultrasound of a baby in the womb.

Supreme Court denies appeal against Kentucky ultrasound law

Dec 9, 2019

The Ultrasound Informed Consent Act requires abortion doctors to present and describe an ultrasound image of an unborn child to a mother... Read more

Virginia State Capitol. Eurobanks/ Shutterstock.

State elections point to looming battles over abortion, LGBT, and gun rights

Nov 6, 2019

By Matt Hadro

In Virginia, Democrats won both chambers of the state legislature and will hold both the state house and governor’s mansion... Read more

Rainbow Kentucky flag.

Kentucky shirtmaker wins discrimination case over LGBT festival

Nov 1, 2019

By Matt Hadro

The Kentucky state Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Christian business owner who declined to serve an... Read more

The Supreme Court chamber in the Kentucky State Capitol.

Kentucky Supreme Court hears religious freedom case over LGBT shirts

Aug 24, 2019

Blaine Adamson, owner of the Lexington, Kentucky-based print shop Hands On Originals, was sued for declining to print T-shirts promoting... Read more

Kentucky again denies abortion clinic's license

Aug 19, 2019

Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin’s administration has reportedly denied a Planned Parenthood clinic in downtown Louisville its license to perform abortions,... Read more

Matt Bevin speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference at Liberty University, 2019.

‘Stand firm for life against the evil opposing it’ Kentucky governor says

May 17, 2019

Gov. Matt Bevin made the call during as states across the country continue to debate abortion related legislation.  Read more

Appeals court upholds Kentucky ultrasound abortion law

Apr 5, 2019

A federal appeals court has upheld a Kentucky law requiring that abortion doctors show ultrasound images of the baby to... Read more

State-level abortion battles continue across the US

Mar 18, 2019

A judge blocked a Kentucky law that would prohibit abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat, in the latest... Read more

Archbishop Joseph Kurtz.

Archbishop Kurtz voices support for Scholarship Tax Credit bill

Mar 12, 2019

Creating a Scholarship Tax Credit program in Kentucky would align with Catholic teaching by assisting families in need and empowering... Read more

Kentucky Senate approves fetal heartbeat bill

Feb 15, 2019

The Kentucky Senate has approved a bill that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, usually around six... Read more

Crowds at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2017.

Catholics oppose buffer zone around Kentucky's last abortion clinic

Jul 25, 2017

Pro-life activists in the Archdiocese of Louisville have spoken out against a city ordinance which resulted in the creation of... Read more