WA AG’s Office cleared to probe Catholic Church sex abuse cover-up allegations

In a unanimous decision that could have far-reaching implications for religious institutions across the state, the Washington State Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the Attorney General’s Office ...
Catholic Standard

Watchdog report spotlights ‘terrifying crisis of religious violence’ in Nigeria

Nigeria is facing “a terrifying crisis of religious violence,” the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said in its 2026 annual report, released March 4. USCIRF, an independent, ...
National Catholic Reporter

Catholic bishops, women religious urge Supreme Court to oppose Trump's citizenship order

The U.S. bishops' conference and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network filed one brief, while several U.S. women's religious ...
Stars and Stripes

Army resumes hiring of religious support staff in wake of outcry from Catholics

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — The Army will resume hiring religious support workers for the chaplain corps after canceling their contracts last year as part of a financial review. The loss of assistants ...
The Indianapolis Star

Local church sues city over Holy Cross demolition, alleging discrimination

The battle over an empty, fenced-off Catholic Church on the east side has moved from the city chambers to federal court after church leaders filed a lawsuit claiming the city of Indianapolis was ...