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Smithsonian staff kick out Catholic students for wearing pro-life hats

February 2, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Twelve students from Our Lady of the Rosary School in Greenville, South Carolina, and their chaperones wore blue pro-life stocking caps that said “Rosary Pro-Life” to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum after they attended the March for Life in… […]

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Alabama governor adds another layer of protection to religious freedom

January 25, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 25, 2023 / 13:30 pm (CNA).
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, signed an executive order Friday to protect religious freedom in the state. The executive order ensures the enforcement of… […]

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Maryland Catholic hospital discriminated by denying transgender surgery, federal judge rules

January 11, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

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Denver, Colo., Jan 11, 2023 / 14:45 pm (CNA).
A federal judge has ruled against a Catholic-founded hospital in Maryland, contending that it discriminated in refusing to perform a hysterectomy on a woman who… […]

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Priest decries lack of religious freedom in Cuba

December 15, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Newsroom, Dec 15, 2022 / 13:06 pm (CNA).
Father Alberto Reyes, a priest of the Archdiocese of Camagüey, Cuba, charged that there is no religious freedom in the country, since the Office of Religious Affairs controls th… […]

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European Court of Human Rights condemns Bulgaria for discriminating against Christians

December 14, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Newsroom, Dec 14, 2022 / 07:20 am (CNA).
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday condemned the government of Bulgaria for violating the right to religious freedom of eva… […]

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Biden’s transgender mandate suffers second big loss in appellate court

December 9, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

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Denver, Colo., Dec 9, 2022 / 17:15 pm (CNA).
The Biden administration may not force Catholic organizations and medical professionals to perform gender-transition surgeries or provide insurance coverage for them, the U.S. Eig… […]

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Americans overwhelmingly support right to practice religion, new survey says

December 9, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 9, 2022 / 14:30 pm (CNA).
Support for Americans’ right to practice the religion of their choice rose dramatically this year, a new study by the Becket Fund for Reli… […]

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Supreme Court hears free speech case of artist who objects to same-sex weddings

December 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 5, 2022 / 16:30 pm (CNA).
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday appe… […]

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Contest seeks to fill Mexico with Nativity scenes in response to attempt to ban them

November 18, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 18, 2022 / 17:30 pm (CNA).
A contest called #SíALosNacimientos (Yes to Nativity Scenes) seeks to fill public property throughout Mexico with Nativity scenes in response to an attempt … […]

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Arkansas’ narrow defeat of religious freedom proposal has a backstory

November 14, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Denver, Colo., Nov 14, 2022 / 15:29 pm (CNA).
An Arkansas ballot measure to put strong religious freedom protections into the state constitution was narrowly defeated on Election Day.As of Friday, 50.43% of voters r… […]

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