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The Supreme Court is photographed, Feb. 6, 2026, in Washington. (Credit: Rahmat Gul/AP.)

Supreme Court revives suit from evangelical Christian challenging restrictions on demonstrations

Mar 21
Lindsay Whitehurst

Bishop Jennifer Nagel, of the Minneapolis Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, speaks to reporters outside the federal courthouse in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday, March 20, 2026, after a federal judge ruled that clergy will be allowed to minister to immigrants in a holding facility at the headquarters of the Trump administration's enforcement surge in Minnesota. (Credit: Steve Karnowski/AP.)

Federal judge grants injunction allowing clergy visits at Minneapolis ICE holding facility

Mar 21
Steve Karnowski

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Credit: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP.)

Pete Hegseth’s Christian rhetoric draws renewed scrutiny after the US goes to war with Iran

Mar 21
Tiffany Stanley

Federal immigration officers confront protesters outside Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (Credit: Yuki Iwamura/AP.)

Clergy seek court order to allow pastoral access to immigrants held at Minneapolis ICE facility

Mar 20
Steve Karnowski

Pedestrians walk past the parking lot of the Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Credit: Julio Cortez/AP.)

California’s Gov. Newsom supports move to rename César Chavez Day over alleged sexual abuse

Mar 20
Trân Nguyễn,
Haven Daley, John Seewer

Joe Moscinski places the final light in the outdoor menorah at Temple Shalom, Dec. 20, 2019 in Auburn, Maine. (Credit: Andree/Sun Journal via AP.)

As religious tensions rise, houses of worship in Maine look to beef up security

Mar 19
Sean Scott/ The Maine Monitor

Catholic priests stand together celebrating Mass. (Credit: Amazing Parish.)

Houston summit aims to help priests build parishes for 21st century

Mar 19
Charles Collins

Cesar Chavez, a farm worker, labor organizer and leader of the California grape strike, is seen in a California works office in 1965. (Credit: George Brich/AP.)

César Chávez, noted for his Catholicism, accused of sexually abusing labor rights leader Dolores Huerta

Mar 19
Fernanda Figueroa

A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other historical documents in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol on June 20, 2024, in Atlanta. (Credit: John Bazemore/AP.)

Judge strikes down Arkansas law mandating schools display the Ten Commandments

Mar 18
Sara Cline

Prominent Catholic thinkers pen brief for embattled AI giant Anthropic

Mar 18
Christopher R. Altieri