Religion
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Catholic Bishops ask feds to block child abuse confession law
Proposed Washington state legislation makes members of the clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect.
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SCOTUS redux? California courts reject Christian baker punished for lesbian wedding cake refusal
California appeals court overruled factual findings at trial, claiming Cathy Miller's cakes are "predesigned" - at odds with 9th Circuit on similar issue for tattoo parlors, her lawyers claim - yet California Supreme Court denied review.
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Franklin Graham meets with Zelensky in Berlin, offers prayer for peace in Russia-Ukraine war
"The complications in Ukraine and Russia are very difficult, and I believe only God can solve this," Franklin Graham said.
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Catholic bishops will draft document clarifying conditions of Communion reception
Measure will likely address Communion recipients who support abortion.
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IRS denies tax exempt status to Texas religious group, argues prayer, Bible study benefit GOP
The IRS argued the group engages in political advocacy rather than religious study.
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Catholic bishops next week will consider Eucharist measure amid Biden-abortion debate
Conservatives claim Eucharist should be denied to abortion-rights supporters; liberals insist otherwise.
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Justice Department pledges 'full defense' of Title IX exemption for religious schools
Lawyer for LGBTQ students blasts government for "aligning itself with anti-LGBTQ hate" in response to their lawsuit.
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Federal appeals court orders Vermont to let families use tuition program for religious schools
Lower court was wrong to let school districts devise new funding criteria while continuing to lock out families.
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Pope Francis approves of church law rewrite, aims for clearer penalties of sex abusers
The rewrites are the largest revision of church laws in four decades.
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School district overrules principal who removed faith references from student's graduation speech
Principal said they were "not appropriate" in a public school setting.
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‘Truly an act of hatred’: Brooklyn Catholic church sees crucifix toppled, American flag burned
NYPD is investigating attack as a “hate crime.”
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Catholic bishops considering whether to tell Biden to stop taking Communion over abortion advocacy
U.S. Catholic bishops will meet in June to decide on their public position on Communion for politicians who publicly advocate for abortion.
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New Mexico nixes capacity restrictions on indoor church services
While the order permits full capacity services, it states that religious institutions are "are strongly encouraged" to have decreased capacity levels for indoor services.
