Showing posts with label Catholic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Catholic. Show all posts
Friday, November 15, 2024

Australia's High Court Says Diocese Is Not Vicariously Liable for Sex Abuse by Priest [Corrected]

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In  Bird v DP (a pseudonym)  , (HCA, Nov. 13, 2024), the High Court of Australia in an appeal from the Supreme Court of Victoria held that a...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Vatican and China Extend Agreement on Appointment of Bishops

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 The Vatican Press Office announced yesterday that the Vatican and China have agreed to extend for another four years their Provisional Agr...
Monday, October 07, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court Opens New Term with Cert. Denials; Red Mass Yesterday

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The U.S. Supreme Court's new term began today. Yesterday in Washington the annual Red Mass marking the opening of the Supreme Court'...
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

EEOC Rules on Accommodating Abortions and Barring Transgender Discrimination Burden Religious Exercise of Catholic Diocese

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In Catholic Benefits Association v. Burrows ,  (D ND, Sept. 23, 2024), a North Dakota Catholic diocese and a Catholic organization supportin...
Thursday, September 19, 2024

Supreme Court Review Sought for NY Health Insurance Abortion Coverage Mandate

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 A petition for certiorari ( full text ) was filed yesterday with the U.S. Supreme Court in Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany v. Harris,  (Su...
Wednesday, September 04, 2024

Catholic Diocese Sues Feds Over Rule Change For Religious Worker Visas

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Suit was filed last month in a New Jersey federal district court by the Catholic diocese of Patterson, New Jersey and by several Catholic pr...
Sunday, August 25, 2024

Knights of Columbus May Move Ahead with Suit for Denial of Permit for Christmas Program

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 In Knights of Columbus Council 2616 v. Town of Fairfield ,  (D CT, Aug. 22, 2024), a Connecticut federal district court allowed the Knights...
Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Denial of Foster Care Licensure Subject to Strict Scrutiny

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In Burke v. Walsh ,  (D MA, June 5, 2024), a Massachusetts federal district court refused to dismiss free exercise and free speech claims br...
Sunday, July 28, 2024

Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Priest's Suit Against Archdiocese

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 In Syring v. Archdiocese of Omaha ,  (NE Sup. Ct., July 26, 2024), the Nebraska Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of defamation, inflictio...
Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Diocese Not Liable in Bankruptcy for Sex Abuse Without Agency Relationship with Abuser or Abuser's Institution

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In In re Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York ,  (SD NY, July 15, 2024), a New York federal district court affirmed a bankru...
Sunday, July 14, 2024

Catholic Counselors Challenge Michigan's Transgender Conversion Therapy Ban

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Suit was filed last week in a Michigan federal district court challenging the constitutionality of Michigan statutes that ban counselors fro...
Wednesday, July 03, 2024

Court Rejects Texas AG's Challenge To Catholic Agency Assisting Migrants

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 As previously reported , a legal battle has been underway between Annunciation House, a Catholic agency serving migrants and refugees in El...
Tuesday, July 02, 2024

Belgian Court Fines Catholic Archbishop and Cardinal for Denying Woman Clergy Training

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The Pillar  and Catholic News Agency report that a Belgian civil court has fined a Cardinal and an Archbishop each 1500 Euros for refusing ...
Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Court Says EEOC Exceeded Its Authority in New Rules Under Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

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In State of Louisiana v. EEOC ,  (WD LA, June 17, 2024), a Louisiana federal district court granted a preliminary injunction to the states o...
Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Catholic Bishops Sue EEOC Over Rules Implementing Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

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Suit was filed last month in a Louisiana federal district court by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic University of America a...
Friday, May 10, 2024

Washington State AG Investigating Sex Abuse Cover-Up by Catholic Diocese

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Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced yesterday that it has filed a petition to enforce a subpoena against the Catholic ...
Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Catholic Bishops Mobilize Special Prayer Efforts for Supreme Court's Decision on Abortion Pill Availability

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On March 26, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine  and a com...
Tuesday, March 05, 2024

Right Wing Catholic Website Will Close Down After Settling Defamation Lawsuit

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  AP reports on the imminent closing of the Church Militant website following the website's settlement of a defamation lawsuit.  Accor...
Thursday, February 22, 2024

Texas AG Seeks to Liquidate Catholic Agency Providing Services to Migrants

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 A legal battle is underway between Annunciation House , a Catholic agency serving migrants and refugees in El Paso, and Texas Attorney Gene...
Wednesday, February 07, 2024

Montreal Archdiocese Sues for Exemption from End-of-Life Care Requirements

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 In Canada, the Archdiocese of Montreal has filed suit in a Quebec trial court seeking an exemption from amendments to the province's Ac...