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Catholic group Knights of Columbus sues Biden administration for denying permit for Memorial Day mass: ‘Way out of line’

A Catholic service organization has sued the Biden administration for religious discrimination after it was prevented from holding its long-standing Memorial Day Mass at a national cemetery. Lawyers for the Knights of Columbus filed a petition Tuesday with the National Park Service (NPS) in Petersburg, Virginia, for a temporary restraining order after the agency denied […]

California Catholic School Bars 13-Year-Old Student from Delivering ‘Patriotic Speech’

A Catholic middle school student in California was “completely humiliated” after his principal banned him from giving a speech about patriotism and called the police on his father for a confrontation with the principal. Jimmy Hayward, a 13-year-old student at St. Bonaventure Catholic School in Orange County, spent hours giving campaign speeches while running for […]

LGBT group tackles Chiefs kicker’s Catholic college address: ‘Erroneous and dangerous’

Last week, GLAAD, the nation’s largest LGBT advocacy group, fact-checked Harrison Butker’s commencement speech at a private Catholic university, stating that three-time Super Bowl champion Harrison Butker’s commencement speech was “false.” It was said to be full of “dangerous claims” and even suggested Kicker’s remarks. He was out of step with Pope Francis. “Kansas City […]

Catholic monk comes out as trans man: ‘Deal with us’

A Catholic monk has come out as transgender, saying the church “must deal with” transgender people in the community who refuse to sacrifice their identity for their faith. Brother Christian Matson, a Kentucky diocesan hermit, officially came out Sunday with permission from Bishop John Stowe of the Diocese of Lexington. he told Religion News Service.. […]

Kansas City Bishop Lauds Harrison Butker’s ‘Passion for His Catholic Faith’

A number of prominent Catholics, including local bishops, have voiced support for Kansas City Chiefs star kicker Harrison Butker, who was vilified for his overtly Catholic commencement speech at Benedictine College on May 11. . Several celebrities and commentators have called for Butker’s removal from his team for sharing views on gender, abortion, assisted suicide, […]