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The Diocese of Charleston has filed a suit against South Carolina, challenging a state amendment that prevents public funds from going to private schools. The amendment most recently prevented private schools and the parents of private school students from COVID-19 relief funding. Lawyers representing the diocese argue the amendment violates the free exercise and equal protection clauses of the U-S Constitution.
The remains of Servant of God Father Emil Kapaun will return to Kansas, 70 years after his death. Kapaun was an army chaplain during the Second World War and Korean War. He died in a prison camp in 1951, at the age of 35. Kapaun was born and raised in a rural community north of Wichita. His body was identified last month in Hawaii. The Diocese of Wichita will temporarily place his remains in a crypt, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
The Diocese of Rockville Center in New York has announced the sale of its $5.2 million pastoral center, to help pay creditors. The diocese will also close three grammar schools on Long Island. The diocese announced last October that it would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. At the time, more than 200 new clergy sex abuse lawsuits were filed against the diocese.