By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 20, 2023 / 19:25 pm Attorney General Merrick Garland strongly objected to accusations that the Department of Justice would discriminate against Catholic Americans during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday. Garland called the suggestion of anti-Catholic bias “outrageous” and “absurd” when questioned about a …

By Jonah McKeown, Zelda Caldwell Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 15, 2023 / 16:40 pm After hitting their lowest recorded levels since the start of the pandemic in early summer, COVID-19 cases have begun to increase again, raising the specter of new mask mandates and recalling the early days of the pandemic, when …

By Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Jun 30, 2023 / 08:50 am The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment’s free speech clause protects a Colorado web designer who feared she would be prosecuted under state anti-discrimination law for her faith-based objections to designing websites that promote same-sex marriage …

By Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Feb 14, 2023 / 12:30 pm Pro-life advocates who visited the National Archives Museum last month have filed a lawsuit charging that staff at the museum told them to remove any pro-life clothing or leave. “All of our clients were told by National Archives employees …

By Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 27, 2022 / 08:43 am The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday in favor of a high school football coach in a First Amendment case concerning his right to pray on the field. Both sides of the case, Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, argued that the case …

by Katie Yoder, Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 26, 2022 / 17:09 pm Elon Musk — the world’s richest man — reached a deal Monday to acquire Twitter for approximately $44 billion. This comes after the social media platform has faced growing accusations of censorship, including that of Catholic and …

by Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Mar 3, 2022 / 16:02 pm The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) submitted an amicus brief Wednesday in support of Joseph Kennedy, a Christian who lost his job as a high school football coach for refusing to stop praying at the 50-yard line …

by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Sep 27, 2021 / 08:00 am Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is once again helping make foster care placements, following a legal settlement with the city to cap a years-long court battle. The Supreme Court in June ruled in favor of Catholic …

by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Aug 11, 2021 / 15:09 pm A federal district court on Wednesday tossed out a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, filed by a former Catholic school guidance counselor fired for entering a same-sex marriage contract. Judge Richard Young of the Southern District of Indiana …

by CNA Staff Washington D.C., Jul 2, 2021 / 01:01 am The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that California violated the First Amendment by requiring charitable organizations operating in the state to disclose the names and addresses of their major donors. In the 6-3 decision, delivered by Chief Justice John …