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By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 24, 2023 / 09:05 am A federal judge put a 30-day pause on his order that Southwest Airlines lawyers receive religious freedom training from the Christian and conservative legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom. U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr delayed the enforcement of his …

By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 9, 2023 / 13:30 pm The U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday claimed to have uncovered evidence of “multiple” field offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation coordinating an investigation into traditionalist Catholics earlier this year. A leaked memo from the FBI’s Richmond, Virginia, …

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Jul 26, 2023 / 15:05 pm The FBI handed over to Congress on Tuesday internal documents relating to the bureau’s now-withdrawn leaked memo that recommended investigating devotees of the Traditional Latin Mass. The leaked memo, dated Jan. 23, which originated from the bureau’s Richmond office, claims …

By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 18, 2023 / 10:05 am House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Monday threatened to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress if the bureau does not comply with congressional subpoenas related to evidence that the agency may have spied on Catholic …

By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Jul 13, 2023 / 13:00 pm Republican lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday pressed FBI director Chris Wray on a leaked memo from the bureau’s Richmond division that described an investigation into Catholic communities. The internal memo, dated Jan. 23 and leaked to the …

By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 29, 2023 / 08:47 am The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling Thursday in favor of a Christian postal worker who says he was targeted and disciplined by his employer for refusing to work on Sundays because of his religious beliefs. In its …

By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Apr 11, 2023 / 16:30 pm A new document revealed that the Richmond Federal Bureau of Investigation used at least one undercover agent to obtain information about traditionalist Catholics, said Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who chairs the House Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. …

By Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Mar 9, 2023 / 09:30 am Two state legislatures are considering ending any legal protections for a priest who learns about sexual abuse in the confessional. In response, Catholic leaders warned that the laws are unconstitutional, put priests in legal jeopardy, and endanger confidentiality with …

By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Mar 1, 2023 / 16:45 pm Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday fielded questions from lawmakers regarding alleged anti-Catholic, anti-pro-life bias within the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In his responses to questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the attorney general called …

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Feb 17, 2023 / 15:15 pm The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) responded Thursday to a leaked document from the FBI that appears to reveal that the bureau’s Richmond division launched an investigation into “radical traditionalist” Catholics and their possible ties to “the far-right …