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Sister Dede’s Medical License Restored, After Temporary Religious Exemption From Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

Sister Dede’s Medical License Restored, After Temporary Religious Exemption From Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

The religious sister who sued Washington, D.C., for denying her a religious exemption to its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for health care workers has received a temporary reprieve. Sister Dierdre Byrne, a nun who is also a physician-surgeon and a retired U.S. Army colonel, told the Register the

Catholic adoption agency in Michigan wins settlement allowing it to operate in accord with the faith

Catholic adoption agency in Michigan wins settlement allowing it to operate in accord with the faith

A Catholic adoption agency in Michigan reached a settlement with the state on Tuesday which will allow the agency to continue to place children in homes in a manner consistent with its Catholic identity.  A 2019 requirement imposed by Michigan that adoption agencies must match