Religion
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God on trial? Custody decision that bans mother from exposing daughter to Bible headed for SCOTUS
Maine's highest court upholds decision that lets father ban daughter from mother's church, scrutinizing its theology, leadership and how it makes the girl see her father. "Astounding" rejection of First Amendment rights, her lawyer says.
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Christian employers secure immunity against federal gender ideology mandate, but not abortion rule
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission gives up on threatening Christian Employers Alliance for members not using preferred pronouns, sex-specific dress codes and restrooms. "Abortion accommodation" only paused.
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Gender ideology suffers setbacks in counseling and medicine with legal settlements, reopened case
Health system pays fired physician assistant $410,000, introduces religious accommodations to opt out of "gender affirming care," preferred pronouns. Michigan "conversion therapy" law falls and Washington's is back in court.
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New York backs off forcing nuns to participate in assisted suicide as lawsuit proceeds
State agrees to temporary restraining order on law that provides little to no exceptions for religious orders that provide end-of-life care, could threaten their federal funding, after emergency hearing.
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Declining attendance, fewer priests driving Catholic parish closures, consolidations across U.S.
The most severe reductions are happening primarily in the Midwest and Northeast, specifically Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and Pennsylvania. Declining enrollment and financial challenges led to the closing of two New Mexico Catholic schools in June as well.
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Catholic churches in Minnesota ending Sunday Mass, citing low attendance, priest shortage
This will bring the total number of parishes down from 65 to 58, and half the diocese's 32 priests will be eligible to retire over the next decade.
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Nuns sue New York for requiring them to share 'benefits' of suicide with patients, as DOJ watches
Medical Aid in Dying Act goes even further than assisted suicide regimes on West Coast, Australia and New Zealand, drastically limits exemptions, could require medical professionals to falsify death certificates, nuns tell court.
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Vatican excommunicates bishops in ultraconservative group, warns faithful of sanctions
In its decree, the Vatican declared the Society of St. Pius X in schism and excommunicated six bishops and priests.
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Parents go nuclear on school district for forcing LGBTQ on their kids, seek punitive damages
Silicon Valley school district knew Supreme Court requires parental notice and opt-out for materials that undermine parents' religious instruction, and went through months of talks before it "abruptly flipped," suit says.
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DOJ sues New York for forcing Catholic nursing facilities to house men with women
The New York government is forcing religious facilities to violate their beliefs in service to gender ideology.
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Pope Leo commends US-Iran peace deal
Leo and President Trump have clashed in the past over the pontifex's criticism of the Iran war.
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New Mexico man charged with federal hate crime after attacking two Jewish facilities
A search of Crofton's residence and vehicles after the attacks revealed a torn Ukrainian flag with a swastika drawn on it, along with numerous weapons.
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Pope Leo condemns 'scourge' of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy
Pope Leo called on the ecclesial community to respond to the problem with "listening, truth, justice, reparation" and a "culture of care."