Court Archives

Senators employ stalking horse to oppose Catholic judicial nominee
- News Analysis
- Dec 30, 2018
Two Democratic senators appear to be using the Knights of Columbus as a stalking horse for objections to the Catholic Church writ large.
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Anti-Shariah rallies nationwide ‘intended to manufacture fear’
- Church in the US, Religion News Service
- Jun 12, 2017
On Saturday, June 10, there were several small anti-Shariah demonstrations which many religious groups called simply anti-Muslim. However improbable the establishment of Shariah law in America may be, ACT for America and allied groups have attracted broad populist support by vowing to stamp out the threat.
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Sister Act: Appeal rejected in defamation case against nun
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- May 7, 2017
In a rather surprising story out of Michigan, a parishioner St. Hugo of the Hills pursued a defamation case against a nun whom he claims defamed him by accusing him of poking her in the chest with his finger. The courts said they didn’t think she meant a literal poke in the chest and denied his claim.
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Archbishop in India to face trial for allegedly trying to poison priest

A priest of the Archdiocese of Bhopal has accused Archbishop Leo Cornelio and two other priests of plotting to drive him crazy with a slow-acting poison, in order to prevent him from filing a complaint against them for mismanaging the archdiocese. The case may soon go to trial.

San Diego priest charged with sexual misconduct in Minnesota

A San Diego priest, who’s been on leave since August, has been charged with having sexual contact with a woman while celebrating a private Mass for her in the basement of her parents’ home in 2010. In Minnesota, it’s a felony for a clergy member to have sex with someone while providing spiritual advice.