Historic Wisconsin Parish Loses Roof During Severe Weather Outbreak
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in East Bristol has stood in the community for over 130 years.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in East Bristol has stood in the community for over 130 years.
In the federal indictment, filed on Feb. 3, a grand jury accuses Ellis and the three others of participating in a broad effort to defraud the organization.
The religious liberty law group Becket said the Wisconsin Supreme Court had ended the state government’s 'crusade' against the Catholic charity.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court had earlier ruled against the Catholic charity before the U.S. Supreme Court reversed that decision.
Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court had ruled last March against the Catholic charity. On Thursday, however, the Supreme Court reversed that order in a unanimous ruling.
COMMENTARY: Based on the oral argument, a majority of justices appear to be inclined to rule in Catholic Charities’ favor.
The Supreme Court justices appeared unpersuaded that religious organizations must ‘proselytize’ to be deemed religious by government authorities.
At stake: Whether Catholic Charities can claim a religious exemption from Wisconsin’s unemployment insurance taxes.
COMMENTARY: ‘The first commandment: You shall love the Lord your God,’ says Jesus in Friday’s Gospel. ‘The second: You shall love your neighbor.’ But is that enough to count as religion in the eyes of the law?
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