A ‘Hate Crime’ at Montana Catholic Churches? Some Think So
Vandalism occurred at St. Patrick’s Co-Cathedral and Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Billings earlier this month.
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New Montana Law Aimed at Protecting Women’s Sports
In a statement, Christiana Holcomb, legal counsel for the group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), said, “Allowing males to compete in girls’ sports destroys fair competition and women’s athletic opportunities.”
Montana Governor Signs Law Clarifying Religious Freedom Protections
Matt Sharp, senior counsel for the legal group Alliance Defending Freedom, said the law will not always vindicate religious freedom claims; rather, he said, it provides people with a legal recourse when they believe their rights have been violated by the state.
Exactly 310 Years After Guadalupe, Our Lady Appeared to Indians in the Present-Day U.S.
The little-known apparition happened in 19th-century Montana to an Indian boy and girl during Father Pierre De Smet’s mission among the territory’s tribes.
In Montana, Man Tears Down Ten Commandments Monument at County Courthouse
The accused man, Anthony Weimer, faces a felony charge of criminal mischief.
Three More US Bishops Announce Return of Public Masses
The decisions come one week after Bishop Peter Baldacchino of Las Cruces, New Mexico, became the first bishop in the United States to lift the ban on public celebration of Mass in his diocese.
Supreme Court to Decide if Montana Can Bar Religious Schools From Tax-Credit Program
The state’s Blaine Amendment was cited by the Montana Supreme Court in its decision last year to invalidate the scholarship program.
Can an Outdoor Catholic Wedding Be a Powerful Evangelization Tool?
Montana Bishop George Thomas approved an experiment to meet couples halfway, allowing outdoor weddings in exchange for active parish participation and closer catechesis.
Bad Scholarship? Montana Agency Tries to Bar Religious Schools From Tax Credit
Critics say that a proposed rule by the Montana Department of Revenue violates both federal law and the intent of the state’s new school-choice program.
