The Supreme Court, now with a full bench, seemed willing to find a compromise during Nov. 4 arguments about a Catholic social service agency shut out from Philadelphia’s foster care program for not accepting same-sex couples as foster parents.
Supreme Court looks for compromise in Catholic foster care case
John Garvey: Separation and neutrality
“The point of the establishment clause is not to push religion off into a corner. It’s to let us make up our own minds.”
New executive order allows Minnesota churches to resume public worship at 25% capacity
St. Cloud Bishop Donald Kettler called it an “important breakthrough” in a May 23 letter to the people of the diocese. “This breakthrough is consistent with our need to protect public health as we take significant precautions in how we come together and pray,” he said.
UN report on gender equality attacks religious freedom, says official
A United Nations report addressing gender-based violence and discrimination connected to religious beliefs “is now attacking the very reality it is called to defend,” said a Vatican representative.