18-Year-Old Arrested After Threats to New Jersey Synagogues
Documents filed in the case and statements made in court indicate that Omar Alkattoul made his threats on social media Nov. 1.
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FBI: New Jersey Synagogues Face Credible ‘Broad Threat’
In a report released earlier this year, the Anti-Defamation League said there were at least 2,717 known anti-Semitic incidents across the U.S. in 2021, a 34% rise over the previous year.
Our Lady of Fatima Statue Stolen From Catholic Church in NJ Found, Arrest Made
After the statue was stolen Aug. 30, Msgr. Marucci said that he was praying that it would be returned before Sept. 8: The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the day on which the parish always holds a litany of prayers from sun-up to sun-down in honor of Mary.
Our Lady of Fatima Statue Stolen From Catholic Church in New Jersey
The statue from Portugal is one of only four in existence.
New Jersey Bishops Express ‘Outrage’ Over State Plan to Mandate Insurance Coverage for Abortion
The proposed legislation, announced in a May 11 press conference by Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, would mandate that health-insurance plans fully cover abortion; codify regulations allowing non-physicians to perform abortions; and dedicate more taxpayer funds to abortion.
Appeals Court: Foster Parents Can Share Religious Views with Children
Michael and Jennifer Lasche say that a state agency — New Jersey’s Division of Child Protection and Permanency — removed their foster child and suspended their foster license in 2018 because of their religious beliefs.
New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Last-Minute Expansion of Abortion Access
Bill S49/A6260, which was introduced Jan. 6, codifies a 'fundamental right to reproductive autonomy, which includes the right to contraception, the right to terminate a pregnancy, and the right to carry a pregnancy to term.'
New Jersey Allows Non-Doctors to Perform Abortions
Previously, abortions in New Jersey had to have been performed by a physician, and any abortion past 14 weeks must have been carried out in a hospital.
Theodore McCarrick Faces New Sex Abuse Lawsuit in New Jersey
According to the lawsuit, McCarrick engaged in sexual contact with the plaintiff while he was bishop of Metuchen from approximately 1982 to 1985.
Court Dismisses Catholic School Teacher’s Employment Discrimination Claim
A federal district court ruled on April 28 that as Simon was both chairperson of the school’s religious department and campus minister, “her duties appear to fit squarely within the ministerial exception."
