A group of students are suing Creighton University, a Jesuit Catholic institution in Nebraska, for refusing to grant them religious exemptions to its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The lawsuit was brought against Creighton by four female students who alleged that they received “arbitrary and disparate treatment” because of their religious objections to COVID-19 vaccination. Specifically, the…
Students Sue Catholic University for Denying Them Religious Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
September 14, 2021
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Archbishop to Pelosi: Devout Catholics Do Not Support Abortion
An archbishop on Thursday responded to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s claim that she is a devout Catholic who supports abortion. “Let me repeat: no one can claim to be a devout Catholic and condone the killing of innocent human life, let alone have the government pay for it. The right to life is a fundamental—the…
Students for Life Hosts Rallies Calling on Catholic Bishops to Stand Firm on Church’s Teachings
June 22, 2021
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Students for Life hosted seven rallies across the country on June 16 urging leaders of the Catholic Church to “stand firm and fight for faith as they consider the impact of Catholics who claim to be faithful but reject church teaching with their policies and rhetoric.” These rallies took place on the first day of…
Biden, Pelosi Could Be Denied Communion After US Catholic Bishops’ Vote
Catholic bishops based in the United States voted to approve the drafting of a “teaching document” that may rebuke President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and others for their support of abortion. More than 73 percent of bishops—or 168 to 55 with six abstentions—this week cast their ballots during a U.S. Conference of…
New HK Bishop Says Will Pray for Tiananmen Victims, Follow the Law
May 18, 2021
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HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s incoming Catholic bishop said on Tuesday he will pray for the victims of China’s 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, but whether he could do that in a public venue depends on the city’s laws. Pope Francis on Monday named Stephen Chow, 61, head of Hong Kong’s…
Pope Names New Hong Kong Bishop Amid Tensions Over City’s Freedoms
May 17, 2021
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VATICAN CITY—Pope Francis named a new bishop of Hong Kong on Monday, a long-delayed appointment that comes amid Sino-Vatican frictions and growing Western concern over human rights in the global financial hub. Stephen Chow, 61, head of Hong Kong’s Jesuit order, will replace Cardinal John Tong, who has held the post in a caretaker capacity…
Indiana Court Tosses Lawsuit of Gay Teacher Fired by Catholic High School
May 11, 2021
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An Indiana court has dismissed a lawsuit brought against the Archdiocese of Indianapolis by a Catholic high school teacher who was fired over his same-sex marriage. The lawsuit was filed by Joshua Payne-Elliott, who had worked as a world language and social studies teacher at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis for 13 years. In 2019,…
California Woman Sonia Tabizada Sentenced for Bomb Threats to Washington DC Catholic School
March 28, 2021
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SAN JACINTO, California—A California woman who threatened to bomb a Roman Catholic preparatory school in Washington, D.C. for planning to publish same-sex wedding announcements in its alumni magazine was sentenced Friday to nearly 1 1/2 years in federal prison. Sonia Tabizada, 36, of San Jacinto, was sentenced to time she already has spent in custody for making…
Canadian Bishops Issue Clarification on Notice Regarding AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson Vaccines
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) clarified on March 11 regarding an earlier notice they sent to Catholics, recommending the choice of alternatives over the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines due to their use of “abortion-derived cell lines in their development, production, and confirmatory testing.” “This Note was published in response to…
Catholic League Calls Equality Act ‘Most Comprehensive Assault on Christianity Ever Written Into Law’
The president of a Catholic civil rights organization on Feb. 22 released a scathing rebuke of the so-called Equality Act introduced by Democrats, saying it promotes “the most comprehensive assault on Christianity ever written into law.” Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, said in the release that the “patently anti-Christian”…
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