Suit among dozens of others filed Monday alleging religious liberty violation DETROIT – The Michigan Catholic Conference has filed a lawsuit in U.S. district court challenging the constitutionality of a mandate of the federal Department of Health and Human Services that forces many faith-based employers to provide health insurance coverage for practices that violate...
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DETROIT — More than 100 cities are signed on to participate in another round of protests against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ contraception mandate, according to StandUpForReligiousFreedom.com, the umbrella group that organized more than 140 rallies across the U.S. in late...
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DETROIT — Archbishop Allen Vigneron will ordain three new priests for the Archdiocese of Detroit at a 10 a.m. Mass on Saturday, May 26, at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament. The three transitional deacons — the Rev. Messrs. Steven Mateja, Salvatore Palazzolo...
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Fr. Depcik, OSFS, serves at St. John’s Deaf Center DETROIT — Hearing-impaired Catholics in the Archdiocese of Detroit have one of the rarest things in the world — a deaf priest to minister to them. Fr. Michel Depcik, OSFS, one of only 10 deaf...
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Detroit — The Michigan Catholic Conference, citing a potential impact on Catholic canon law, is speaking out against a bill in the Michigan House of Representatives that would prohibit the application of foreign law in Michigan. The legislation, House Bill 4769, is primarily aimed...
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