Kentucky Leads 14-State Coalition to Supreme Court on Prayer Rights
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is heading a coalition of 14 states urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect religious liberty under the First Amendment. The…
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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…
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…
Amazon Cardinal Condemns Rising Violence Against Indigenous Peoples in Brazil
Cardinal Leonardo Steiner, the first cardinal from the Amazon region, has condemned escalating violence and land seizures targeting Indigenous communities in Brazil, attributing the conflict to…
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…
Los Angeles merchants seek to intervene in lawsuit challenging cross and Nativity at historic plaza
A group of merchants operating businesses at El Pueblo de Los Angeles, the city’s nearly 300-year-old historic center, has asked a federal appeals court to join…
Cardinal Pizzaballa visits threatened Christian communities in West Bank
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, head of the Catholic Church’s work in the Holy Land, traveled to Christian villages in the West Bank this month to express solidarity…