Christian florist to pay $5,000 in settlement with gay customer who asked for wedding flowers
It spares Barronelle Stutzman, 77, the prospect of having to pay crippling legal fees and facing possible bankruptcy.
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'Justice Has Finally Prevailed': Pro-Life Church Members Celebrate Victory After Former NY AG Accused Them of Violence
Pro-life advocates of a Brooklyn-based church are celebrating a victory after a nearly five-year legal battle against the state of New York.
Woman killed inside church may have come early to pray, pastor says; Maryland gov. offers $100K reward
Evelyn Player, a 69-year-old retiree who was found murdered inside the Southern Baptist Church in East Baltimore on Tuesday, might have arrived at the church early to pray before she was killed, her pastor said. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan offered a $100,000 reward to help solve her murder.
North Carolina diocese, priest named in sexual abuse lawsuit | Crux
Crux,A North Carolina diocese and a former priest have been named in a lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse involving a boy at an elementary school that spanned four years.
Catholic leaders applaud decision to commute Julius Jones’ death sentence | Crux
Crux,atholic opponents of the death penalty, including Oklahoma City’s archbishop, praised the Nov. 18 announcement that the Oklahoma governor granted death-row inmate Julius Jones clemency — just hours before he was scheduled to be executed.
CRS stresses unity in its efforts to serve people around the world | Crux
Crux,Catholic Relief Services has demonstrated how it has worked with other Catholic agencies as “one church” to respond to debilitating humanitarian crises around the world, CRS leaders told U.S. bishops gathered for their fall general assembly.
Catholics’ ‘power of generosity’ fuels annual #iGiveCatholic Giving Day | Crux
Crux,#iGiveCatholic Giving Day is a kickoff to the charitable season, and a way to bring the Catholic community together to give thanks and give back on #GivingTuesday, which refers to the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States.
Bishops encouraged to be creative as synodal process begins | Crux
Crux,The synodal process the church is entering into is meant to show that “no one is unimportant in this time of listening,” Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas, told his fellow bishops gathered for their annual fall general assembly.
Prelates walk in solidarity with abuse victims on last day of bishops’ meeting | Crux
Crux,Before Thursday’s executive session to close the U.S. Bishops Conference fall plenary a group of U.S. prelates gathered in the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront hotel lobby, pinned on a blue ribbon, and walked in solidarity with child sexual abuse survivors.
Washington florist who declined to serve same-sex wedding to pay settlement, retire
A Christian florist who was sued after declining to create flower arrangements for a same-sex wedding ceremony and subsequently spent eight years in court will pay a small settlement and retire, rather than seek another U.S. Supreme Court hearing.
