Catholic University Scholar Joins Homeland Security Leadership
Chad Pecknold, a longtime professor at The Catholic University of America, has assumed a leadership position within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Pecknold began his…
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Surrogate Mother Seeks Supreme Court Intervention to Protect Newborn’s Medical Care
An Alaska nurse who served as a surrogate mother has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for emergency relief, seeking to prevent biological parents from removing her…
Federal Judge Blocks Illinois Suicide Law Enforcement Against Catholic Objectors
A federal judge in Illinois has issued a temporary order preventing the state from enforcing its assisted suicide statute against specific Catholic entities and religious sisters.…
USCCB briefs Supreme Court on due process in immigration detention
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has urged the nation’s highest court to reject indefinite detention of noncitizens without judicial review. The bishops, joined by the…
Supreme Court declines to intervene in New York vaccine exemption case
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied an emergency request from a Catholic mother in New York seeking permission to enroll her 5-year-old son in kindergarten without…
Broad Coalition Backs California Parents in 9th Circuit Fight Over School Transgender Notification Law
A wide alliance of state officials, lawmakers, and advocacy organizations has filed legal briefs in support of California parents challenging a state law that bars school…
U.S. Religious Freedom Panel Urges Sanctions, Visa Ban Over India’s Treatment of Christian Minorities
A federal advisory body on international religious freedom called on the United States government to impose targeted sanctions against members of a prominent Hindu nationalist organization…
Supreme Court to Weigh Religious Home Gatherings Against Local Zoning Rules
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that will test whether municipalities can require special permits for small religious gatherings held in private…
Federal Judge Halts Illinois Assisted Suicide Law for Catholic Providers and Objecting Doctors
A federal judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of Illinois’s assisted suicide law against Catholic health care entities, Catholic physicians, and a Lutheran nursing home, granting relief…
Archbishop Urges U.S. to Reconsider Haiti Deportations Following Mass Killing and Abductions
Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami is calling on the Trump administration to reverse its decision to end temporary protected status for Haitians, citing deteriorating security…