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Supreme Court to consider whether Catholic group is exempt from religious taxes

NPR

Supreme Court to consider whether Catholic group is exempt from religious taxes toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether charities run by religious groups have to pay unemployment taxes that cover their employees. The state court said that the charity's activities were mostly secular, noting that the organization does not "attempt to …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Pope creates 21 cardinals, many of them reformers in their own right, to carry out his reform plans

Associated Press

ROME — Pope Francis on Saturday installed 21 new cardinals, many of whom are key figures in his reform agenda: A Dominican preacher who acted as the spiritual father for Francis’ recent gathering of bishops, a Neapolitan “street priest” like himself, and a Peruvian bishop who has strongly backed his crackdown on abuse. The archbishop of Lima, Peru, Carlos Gustavo …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Notre Dame's reopening to be held indoors due to weather

Hindustan Times

The ceremony for the grand reopening of France's Notre Dame cathedral will be held entirely indoors due to an inclement weather forecast, the Elysee Palace and Paris diocese said Friday. The reopening this weekend of Notre Dame is a succession of ceremonies to breathe life back into the iconic cathedral and celebrate the recovery from its devastating fire in 2019. …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

From Se Cathedral Church To Moravian Church: Top 6 Churches In India To Celebrate Christmas

ABP News

Christmas is an eagerly awaited festival all over the world when Santa comes with gifts, and celebrations start with pomp and show. Here are many famous basilicas and churches in India that offer impressive illustrations, cheery Christmas carols, and an ambience that entreat the right enthusiasm in you. Se Cathedral Church: One of the largest churches of India, this church …

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4 weeks ago

Madras HC order directing CBI probe against CSI Madurai-Ramnad Diocese stayed

New Indian Express

MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday stayed an order passed by a single judge of the court last week, directing the CBI to register a case against CSI Madurai-Ramnad Diocese, Church of South India Trust Association, among others, on charges of illegally selling 31.10 acre government land that was meant to be used for industrial …

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1 month ago

In Palakkad, Christian votes could prove detrimental for Congress and CPM

New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Palakkad by-election may be just a day old, but political pundits are trying to decipher how the small yet influential Christian community in the constituency voted, especially against the backdrop of the Munambam land issue. Although there are many churches and educational institutions run by various denominations in the district, the 2011 census counted an insubstantial 5,648, or …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Pope asks Church of Rome to help address housing crisis ahead of Holy Year in 2025

Associated Press

ROME — Pope Francis on Friday called on the diocese of Rome to respond to a growing housing crisis in the Eternal City, wading into the debate about rising rental prices that has only grown more acute with Holy Year celebrations in 2025. Francis has written to the city’s church leaders and religious order priests for any available church properties …

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1 month, 1 week ago

CM Pinarayi promises permanent solution to Munambam issue

New Indian Express

KOCHI: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday promised that the state government will find a permanent solution to the land dispute at Munambam, where the Waqf Board has claimed rights over property. The chief minister gave the promise at a meeting with the representatives of the Munambam Land Protection Committee led by Kottapuram Bishop Ambrose Puthenveettil, when they called on …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Michigan church fires its long-time music director after discovering his gay marriage - before parishioners' surprising reaction

Daily Mail

The beloved longtime music director at a northern Michigan church was fired just a few months before his retirement after officials learned he was in a same-sex marriage. Fred Szczepanski said he was fired on October 18 from St. Francis Church in Traverse City for marrying his longtime partner Bill Thompson in a same-sex ceremony in Nevada in 2020. In …

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1 month, 1 week ago

CM Pinarayi promises permanent solution to Munambam residents in dispute over Waqf claim

New Indian Express

KOCHI: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday assured that the state government would find a permanent solution to the land dispute at Munambam, where the Waqf Board has claimed rights over the property in this coastal village near Kochi. The Chief Minister gave this promise at a meeting with the representatives of the Munambam Land Protection Committee led by the …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Catholic Diocese of Wagga Wagga successfully appeals record compensation payout to victim survivor

ABC

A landmark sexual abuse compensation payout has been slashed by more than $1 million after a Catholic diocese successfully appealed, in part because the victim had lived "a relatively successful life". The compensation was for the abuse he suffered in the 1960s and 70s at the hands of paedophile priest Vincent Kiss at the Catholic Diocese of Wagga Wagga, in …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Football player alleges he was assaulted by teammates at Santa Margarita Catholic High School

LA Times

The 15-year-old Santa Margarita Catholic High School student wasn’t sure what to expect when he heard loud cheering and banging sounds coming from the locker room that houses the varsity football team. “The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has not been contacted by anyone else from Santa Margarita Catholic High School — employees or students — who is claiming to be …

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2 months, 1 week ago

UK's most senior Catholic urges church-goers to lobby MPs to vote against assisted dying bill as he warns them to 'be careful what you wish for'

Daily Mail

The UK's most senior Catholic has called on church-goers to lobby their MPs to vote against the proposed Bill on assisted dying. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, has issued a pastoral letter warning congregations across his diocese: 'Be careful what you wish for.' Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, has issued a pastoral letter warning congregations across …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Facing more clergy abuse lawsuits, Vermont's Catholic Church files for bankruptcy

The Independent

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Judge lets over 8,000 Catholic employers deny worker protections for abortion and fertility care

The Independent

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Judge lets over 8,000 Catholic employers deny worker protections for abortion and fertility care

Associated Press

BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal judge is allowing more than 8,000 Catholic employers nationwide to reject government regulations that protect workers seeking abortions and fertility care. The judge also barred the EEOC from forcing the diocese and association to comply with harassment regulations meant to safeguard workers, writing “in a manner that would require them to speak or communicate in …

Law Fertility Abortion Regulations Workers Judge Ruling

3 months, 1 week ago

Allahabad High Court imposes ₹10 lakh cost on Catholic Diocese of Gorakhpur, U.P. government over wrongful land possession

The Hindu

The Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of ₹10 lakh on the Catholic Diocese of Gorakhpur and the Uttar Pradesh government jointly for wrongfully taking over possession of land belonging to a villager, depriving the landowner and his legal heirs from usage of the land for more than 32 years. “The second appeal, accordingly, stands dismissed with cost of …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Catholic diocese sues US government, worried some foreign-born priests might be forced to leave

Associated Press

For more than a year, religious organizations have lobbied Congress and the Biden administration to fix a sudden procedural change in how the government processes green cards for religious workers, which threatens the ability of thousands of them to continue to minister in the United States. “Our priests feel we’re doing the best we can,” said Bishop Kevin Sweeney, whose …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Catholic diocese sues U.S. government, worried some foreign-born priests might be forced to leave

LA Times

El Paso Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz, shown at the border five years ago, says his diocese faces the possibility of losing priests whose permanent residency cases now have little chance to be approved before their visas expire. “Our priests feel we’re doing the best we can,” said Bishop Kevin Sweeney, whose diocese covers 400,000 Catholics and 107 parishes in three …

Immigration Religious Congress Workers Green Catholic Seitz

4 months, 4 weeks ago

Judge’s order shields Catholic Charities from deposition as Texas investigates border aid groups

Associated Press

McALLEN, Texas — A judge on Wednesday rejected Texas’ attempts to compel a deposition from one of the largest migrant shelters on the U.S.-Mexico border, dealing a new legal setback to a widening Republican-led investigation into migrant aid groups. The ruling by state District Judge J.R. Flores does not stop the state’s investigation into Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande …

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5 months ago

The UK's unique, circular hike where accommodation is just £20

BBC

The UK's unique, circular hike where accommodation is just £20 Sarah Baxter Hikers on the Golden Valley Pilgrim Way can sleep in churches along the route Nine churches on the 60-mile Golden Valley Pilgrim Way have opened their chancels, crypts and cloisters to pilgrims of all faiths – or none. I was following Herefordshire's Golden Valley Pilgrim Way, a 60-or-so …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Knights of Columbus will cover up mosaics by ex-Jesuit artist accused of abusing women

Associated Press

ROME — The Knights of Columbus, an influential Catholic charitable organization, announced Thursday that it will cover up its mosaics made by a famous ex-Jesuit artist accused of abusing women in a sign of solidarity with victims of abuse. The world’s largest Roman Catholic fraternal group said the organization would for now place fabric over the mosaics at its shrine …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Pope’s top adviser, women who say they were abused by ex-Jesuit artist ask for mosaics to be removed

Associated Press

ROME — The scandal over a famous ex-Jesuit artist who is accused of psychologically, spiritually and sexually abusing adult women came to a head Friday after some of his alleged victims and the pope’s own anti-abuse adviser asked for his artworks not to be promoted or displayed. “Notwithstanding the years that have passed, the trauma that each suffered has not …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Inside Notre-Dame: Modern touches and traditional splendour set for December reopening

Hindustan Times

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is getting a modern makeover for its reopening in December, with designer furniture and colourful priestly vestments created by a top fashion designer. Notre-Dame Cathedral prepares for grand reopening with modern makeover Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich said he wanted to "welcome the whole world" as he revealed details of the new interior designs. Priests, archbishops, …

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Supreme Court to consider whether Catholic group is exempt from religious taxes

Pope creates 21 cardinals, many of them reformers in their own right, to carry out his reform plans

Notre Dame's reopening to be held indoors due to weather

From Se Cathedral Church To Moravian Church: Top 6 Churches In India To Celebrate Christmas

Madras HC order directing CBI probe against CSI Madurai-Ramnad Diocese stayed

In Palakkad, Christian votes could prove detrimental for Congress and CPM

Pope asks Church of Rome to help address housing crisis ahead of Holy Year in 2025

CM Pinarayi promises permanent solution to Munambam issue

Michigan church fires its long-time music director after discovering his gay marriage - before parishioners' surprising reaction

CM Pinarayi promises permanent solution to Munambam residents in dispute over Waqf claim

Catholic Diocese of Wagga Wagga successfully appeals record compensation payout to victim survivor

Football player alleges he was assaulted by teammates at Santa Margarita Catholic High School

UK's most senior Catholic urges church-goers to lobby MPs to vote against assisted dying bill as he warns them to 'be careful what you wish for'

Facing more clergy abuse lawsuits, Vermont's Catholic Church files for bankruptcy

Judge lets over 8,000 Catholic employers deny worker protections for abortion and fertility care

Judge lets over 8,000 Catholic employers deny worker protections for abortion and fertility care

Allahabad High Court imposes ₹10 lakh cost on Catholic Diocese of Gorakhpur, U.P. government over wrongful land possession

Catholic diocese sues US government, worried some foreign-born priests might be forced to leave

Catholic diocese sues U.S. government, worried some foreign-born priests might be forced to leave

Judge’s order shields Catholic Charities from deposition as Texas investigates border aid groups

The UK's unique, circular hike where accommodation is just £20

Knights of Columbus will cover up mosaics by ex-Jesuit artist accused of abusing women

Pope’s top adviser, women who say they were abused by ex-Jesuit artist ask for mosaics to be removed

Inside Notre-Dame: Modern touches and traditional splendour set for December reopening