Yesterday, the Catholic League issued a news release regarding the proposed demolition of St. Mary’s Oratory, the second oldest church in Rockford, Illinois. Winnebago County officials were allegedly considering a plan to replace the church with a new county jail. But now public officials have pledged not to destroy the church. Commenting on the latest development [...]
Over Labor Day weekend, some members of the Winnebago County Board designed a plan to tear down a Catholic Church, St. Mary’s Oratory, and replace it with a new county jail. The church, which is the second oldest in Rockford, is the only Catholic church that services downtown residents. A vote by the Public Safety Committee [...]
Catholic schools are opening to a range of controversies this year. For example, a lesbian couple in Eugene, Oregon has made a formal complaint to the Eugene Human Rights Commission charging that O’Hara Catholic School has refused admission to their 4-year-old daughter because of their sexual orientation. Meanwhile, Regina High School in the Cleveland area is [...]
