US Labor Department bolsters religious exemptions from nondiscrimination laws
RNS The government has a duty to allow contractors to be excused from federal anti-discrimination laws if they cite a religious reason for doing so, according to a new directive from the US Department of Labor. The order, issued Friday (10th August), is another sign of the Trump administration’s determination to accommodate religious conservatives, who have made […]
US: POLL SUGGESTS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PUSH IS HAVING AN EFFECT
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports on how the issue of religious freedom is gaining traction in the US…
At US Catholic bishops conference, a deeper embrace of Pope Francis — and relevancy
RNS The spring meeting of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops is historically the less eventful of the American church leadership’s two annual gatherings. It tends to be sparsely attended, focused on ecclesiastic procedures and mostly, well, boring. But this year’s meeting, at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa here, saw the bishops not […]