Chicago Catholic parents appeal to Vatican to keep school open — By: Catholic News Agency

More than 100 Chicago-area Catholic parents are appealing to the Vatican to keep open what one school mom describes as “the only Catholic option in the largest elementary school district in Illinois,” the pope’s home state. St. Hubert Catholic School in northwest suburban Hoffman Estates is one of seven Chicago archdiocesan Catholic schools closing at…

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Louisville pays Christian photographer $800,000 after violating her religious freedom — By: Catholic News Agency

The city of Louisville, Kentucky, will pay $800,000 to a Christian photographer and blogger who won a religious freedom lawsuit over an antidiscrimination ordinance that would have required her to photograph same-sex weddings in spite of her religious objections. In October 2025, a federal court ruled that the ordinance contained two provisions that violated the…

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