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Judge: Catholic agency must consider same-sex couples for foster placement
- Jul 18, 2018
A federal judge has swept away claims of religious discrimination by plaintiffs including Catholic Social Services of the Philadelphia Archdiocese and ruled the Church agency must provide home assessments for same-sex couples wishing to provide foster care for at-risk children in Philadelphia.

By Matthew Gambino
Texas bishops score major religious liberty victory in fetal remains case
- Jul 17, 2018
Texas Catholic Bishops won a major religious liberty case this week, receiving protection from having to release internal documents on abortion.

By Christopher White
Philadelphia Archdiocese sues city over foster care placements
- May 18, 2018
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is suing the city of Philadelphia in a religious freedom case centered on the placement of children in foster care.

By Matthew Gambino

Michigan township to sell Marquette cross after complaints
- Apr 26, 2018
A northern Michigan township has agreed to sell land where a large cross honors a famous Catholic missionary.

By Associated Press
ACLU’s ‘petty lawsuit’ won’t help foster children, families tell court
- Mar 9, 2018
A lawsuit threatening a Catholic adoption service is political maneuvering that will do nothing to help children in need of loving homes, families and supporters told a federal court in Michigan during oral arguments this week.

By Catholic News Agency
Religious liberty group says ‘militant atheism’ driving effort to remove cross
- Jan 6, 2018
One religious liberty group says the recent efforts to remove a public cross on Lake Michigan is the result of militant atheism in the United States.

By Christopher White

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