ALBANY, N.Y. (OSV News) — In a sudden development in a case that has lingered in the courts for nearly a decade, the state of New York has given up …
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Washington Roundup: Trump suspends green card lottery; health care subsidies set to expire
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Agreement reached to protect confession in Wash. mandatory reporter law
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWashington state officials and Catholic bishops reached an agreement Oct. 10 in federal court to protect confession in the state’s mandatory reporter law.
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Court blocks WA mandatory reporter law over lack of confession protections
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonA federal court temporarily blocked a new law in Washington state requiring clergy report child abuse or neglect with no exception for the seal of confession.
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“I am intensely devoted to the protection of our first and most cherished liberty — religious freedom,” Cardinal Dolan told Becket gala.
