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Thomas Becket Murdered in Cathedral
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Archbishop dies defending church rights
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Cardinal Cupich, Catholic groups sue Illinois to block assisted-suicide law
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— Sep 3, 2026
Cardinal Blase Cupich, two Catholic religious orders, and a rural Illinois pharmacist sued the state to block its upcoming End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act, arguing it violates their religious beliefs by obligating them to participate in or facilitate assisted suicide. The filings, supported by Becket and targeting the law before its Sept. 12 take effect, contend the measure coerces religious caregivers and would threaten their institutions’ missions, prompting multiple parallel lawsuits across state lines.
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Dana Whitfield
If the law has real referral/conscience protections built in, this suit seems more about principle than actual coercion.
Pope Praises Conservative Legal Fund’s Efforts To Defend Religious Liberty
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— Jun 12, 2026
Pope Leo XIV praised a prominent conservative legal group for defending religious liberty. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty hosted the 2026 Canterbury Medal Gala in Philadelphia on Thursday , according to a press…
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Mother Charged in Lancaster Infant’s Hotel-Tub Drowning
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— Sep 8, 2026
A Philadelphia mother, Diontae Nicole Beckett, faces involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child charges after her 5-month-old daughter died in a hotel spa tub in Leacock Township; authorities say she was intoxicated with a BAC of 0.149% and video evidence showed the infant in the tub. Beckett waived her preliminary hearing and will proceed to county court, with surveillance footage, 911 calls, and a coroner's ruling of freshwater drowning; she was released on $100,000 bail.
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s EPA Wants More Plastic Turned Into New Products, And The Paper Lobby Is Fighting It
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‘Problematic:’ College Lecturer Alleges ‘Peter Rabbit’ Tales Were Stolen From African Slaves
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— May 26, 2023
A lecturer at a college university in England accused a beloved children’s book author of stealing stories from African slaves. On May 19, Dr. Emily Zobel Marshall from Leeds Beckett University claimed in an article the…
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