The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case challenging a Colorado ban on professional counseling services that practice “conversion therapy” for minors.
religious liberty / religious freedom
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As the world grapples with “mounting challenges,” the global community must “recommit to the foundational pillars,” a top Vatican diplomat told the U.N.
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Catholic leaders acknowledge tension between Trump immigration policy, religious liberty
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe same week President Donald Trump spoke at a hearing of the Department of Justice’s Religious Liberty Commission in Washington, a key Catholic bishop said some of his immigration policies …
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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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A Washington state law that would require priests to violate the seal of confession to report abuse violates the First Amendment, Bishop Barron told OSV News.
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“As Catholics, we are called to defend the dignity of every person, no matter their faith.”
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“The Church should bring people together. All faiths need to unite and look beyond politics and differences,” the first-place essay winner wrote.
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Supreme Court deadlocks over Oklahoma Catholic charter school proposal
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe Supreme Court sidestepped a major ruling in a case over what would have been the nation’s first Catholic charter school, effectively blocking the effort.
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The Supreme Court April 30 heard oral argument on whether St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School could be a publicly funded Catholic charter school.
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(OSV News) — The expectation that President-elect Donald J. Trump’s incoming administration will revoke the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s long-standing policy restricting the arrest of unauthorized immigrants at or near …
