In a reversal of a 2021 decision, a federal appeals court has ruled that a Catholic school in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, was justified in firing a substitute teacher over his same-sex relationship.
Author: John Lavenburg
Florida Suit Claims Biden Administration Regulations ‘Fundamentally Redefine the Practice of Medicine’
A lawsuit filed by the State of Florida and on behalf of the Catholic Medical Association (CMA) claims that new nondiscrimination regulations implemented by the Biden administration is unlawful overreach that will “fundamentally redefine the practice of medicine.”
New Hartford Archbishop Pledges to Bring Back Catholic Schools to Connecticut Capital
In his first formal address to the faithful as leader of the Archdiocese of Hartford, Connecticut, Archbishop Christopher Coyne announced a lofty goal of not only bringing Catholic schools back to the state’s capital city, but making them tuition free.
USCIRF to Biden Administration: Do More to Protect International Religious Rights
Over the past year the federal government’s global religious freedom watchdog has noticed an increase in religious intolerance, persecution, and discrimination around the world, and it is now calling on the Biden administration to step up and do something about it.
Bishops Say New U.S. Regulations ‘Advance an Ideological View of Sex’
While recent health care-related nondiscrimination regulations implemented by the Biden administration don’t include an abortion mandate, as the U.S. bishops had feared, they’ve taken issue with how the regulations advance what they say is an “ideological view of sex.”
Augustine Institute’s New Campus Called a ‘Crossroads for the Renewal’ of the Church
With the purchase of a sprawling new campus in Florissant, Missouri, Augustine Institute president Tim Gray said he envisions not only growth of its graduate program, but for it to become a “crossroads” for the renewal of the American Church.
St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore to Offer Specialized Hispanic Ministry Track
In response to the growing number of Hispanic Catholics in the United States, St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore will soon offer a specialized track where, at the recommendation of their diocese, a seminarian will focus the last four years of their priestly education on Hispanic ministry.
Catholic Medical Community Says ‘Simply Not Enough Nurses’ to Fulfill Mandate
An association of more than 2,200 Catholic health care facilities is “deeply concerned” that controversial new nurse staffing standards for long-term care facilities — implemented this week by the Biden administration — will actually harm nursing facilities and the residents they serve.
People in the Holy Land Still ‘Open to the Dream’ of Reconciliation, Cardinal Dolan Says
When Cardinal Timothy Dolan recently met with victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, and families of hostages taken during it, he said what stood out was that in a “land of broken hearts,” people will not give up on peace.
Diocesan Eucharistic Revival Feeds Into This Summer’s National Eucharistic Congress
When Tim Glemkowski was appointed to the role of executive director of the National Eucharistic Congress in spring 2022, he told The Tablet he envisioned the congress as a powerful moment of “unity and communion as a Church that leads to a renewed mission in a public witness.