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06/01/2026

In 2021, St. Louis Public Schools promised teachers religious accommodations for its COVID vaccine mandate—but denied every request. Instead, the district applied a double standard that undermined fairness and religious freedom. Read more in The Christian Post:

A federal appeals court has been urged to uphold a jury verdict awarding Missouri teachers denied religious exemptions to a COVID-19 vaccine mandate a 4 million judgment

05/29/2026

Statues of Florian and Michael the Archangel in Quincy, Massachusetts should not be blocked from installation at the city’s public safety headquarters simply because of their religious roots. Watch this video to learn more about this case recently heard at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.👇

05/28/2026

Colorado promised families “universal” preschool funding. Then it denied that funding to more than 1,000 families who chose Catholic preschools simply because those schools uphold their faith. Becket’s Nick Reaves joins St. Mary parent Erika Navarrete Nagle to discuss why this Supreme Court case matters for religious families nationwide. Watch on Daily Wire👇

05/27/2026

Colorado promised “universal” preschool, but Catholic families were left out. In The Hill, Erika Navarrete Nagle explains the real financial and personal costs of the state’s anti-religion policy.

When the government creates a broadly available state-funded benefit like Colorado’s universal preschool program, it cannot disqualify families and schools based on their religion.

05/26/2026

Today marks Eid al-Adha, the sacred “Feast of Sacrifice,” honoring Prophet Ibrahim’s profound act of faith and obedience to God. This festival reminds us that true devotion often calls for sacrifice, and that the freedom to answer that call is a fundamental human right worth protecting for every person and every faith.

From all of us at The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, we extend our warmest wishes for a joyful, peaceful, and blessed Eid to Muslims around the world. Eid Mubarak!

05/25/2026

Today, we pause to honor the heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our nation. Their courage helped secure the sacred freedoms we cherish every single day, including the freedom to live, pray, and believe according to our conscience.

On this Memorial Day, we remember their names, their stories, and their legacy with deep gratitude. We wish you a meaningful and reflective day of remembrance from The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.

05/22/2026

Religious Americans are standing firm in the public square and courts are increasingly affirming their rights. Colorado seemingly missed that memo, as shown by SCOTUS taking up St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy. More from Andrea Picciotti-Bayer in National Catholic Register.

COMMENTARY: The reengagement of religious Americans deserves more serious attention than it often receives.

05/21/2026

A federal court ruling could force Catholic ministries to accommodate abortions for many conditions common in pregnancy and adopt workplace policies that conflict with their pro-life beliefs. Becket’s Daniel Blomberg explains the case in EWTN .

Bishops are asking the appellate court to overturn a ruling that would require employers to offer accommodations to employees who seek to obtain an abortion.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​.....

05/20/2026

Congress passed the PWFA to protect pregnant women in the workplace, not force Catholic ministries to abandon their beliefs. We asked the Fifth Circuit to block the inclusion of abortion accommodations in the EEOC’s regulations. More in OSV News:

A group of Catholic ministries asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit to block a federal agency from enforcing an abortion provision in regulations meant to add workplace protections for pregnant workers.

05/19/2026

A Biden-era rule that would force Catholic groups to suppress their pro-life beliefs and profess support for employee abortions within their own ministries is back in court. We hope the Fifth Circuit rejects this unlawful mandate and makes clear that no American should be punished for standing by their faith. Read more about our opening brief in United States Conference of Catholic Bishops v. EEOC:

WASHINGTON – A group of Catholic ministries asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit yesterday to protect them from a federal mandate to radically transform their ministries to support employee abortions in violation of their faith. In United States Conference of Catholic Bishops v. E...