Pope Leo appoints pro-LGBT bishop who voted against denying Communion to Biden
Archdiocese of Boston Auxiliary Bishop Mark O'Connell was named last week as the next bishop of Albany, New York.
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Articles tagged Diocese Of Albany
Nuns, religious groups sue New York for not exempting them from abortion insurance mandate
New York argues that the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm and other religious organizations do not qualify for an exemption to the state's abortion and insurance mandate because they do not limit who they serve to members of the same faith.
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Becket Fund asks US Supreme Court to pursue slate of religious liberty cases in fall term
The nonprofit Becket Fund for Religious Liberty says government bureaucrats are generating more and more cases, but it hopes the recent ruling in the Chevron case reverses the trend.
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Diocese of Albany appeals New York’s abortion coverage mandate to US Supreme Court
The New York law requires religious organizations to cover insurance costs for abortions While there are exemptions, they exclude organizations that serve and employ non-religious individuals, including the Catholic Church.
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Former Albany Bishop Hubbard dies of ‘major stroke’ weeks after attempting invalid marriage
Bishop Hubbard's final decades were spent mired in controversy as his record of covering up sex abuse came to light.
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Pro-LGBT retired New York bishop invalidly attempts marriage in civil ceremony
Bishop Howard Hubbard, 84, has denied accusations that he himself ever abused anyone, allegations that now form the subject of an ecclesiastical investigation.
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Diocese of Albany puts Latin Mass ‘on hold’ in parish churches following new Vatican restrictions
'To be clear, this is not a ban on Latin Masses.'
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Ex-bishop of Albany admits reassigning clerical sex abusers because he feared ‘scandal’
Bishop Hubbard testified how the priests ‘admitted’ to him they had abused children before he sent them for ‘treatment.’ Many of them were subsequently reassigned to ministry afterwards.
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Supreme Court throws out anti-religious liberty ruling by top NY court, orders reconsideration
The high court vacated an order upholding New York‘s abortion coverage mandate, which requires religious charities to fund abortions in their employee health insurance plans.
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Episcopal bishop resigns after facing continued attacks for opposing same-sex ‘marriage’
The Albany, New York prelate refused 'to compromise the faith that was once and for all delivered to the saints.'
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