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Supreme Court denies relief to Philadelphia Catholic foster care agency
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Wednesday to compel the city of Philadelphia to resume working with Catholic Social Services (CSS)... Read more
After 95 years, NY rules end Catholic adoption and foster services in Buffalo
Adoption and foster services through Catholic Charities of Buffalo are ending because state rules do not allow the agency to... Read more
Don’t let Philadelphia shut down Catholic foster agency, appeal says
The City of Philadelphia is selectively targeting religious foster agencies that cannot place children with same-sex couples, and a federal... Read more
Philly mom feels 'rejected' by ban on referrals to Catholic foster agency
Over the past 25 years, Sharonell Fulton has been a mother to more than 40 children through foster parenting in... Read more
Foster parents join Philadelphia’s Catholic Social Services in discrimination lawsuit
A group of foster parents and social workers appeared in court on Wednesday, asking that the city of Philadelphia rescind... Read more
Philly archdiocese responds after city halts foster care placements
After the City of Philadelphia announced it has stopped using Catholic Social Services’ foster care program because it does not... Read more
Pope visits young children from difficult family situations
On Friday Pope Francis visited with young children at the “SOS Village” in Rome, a community made up of homes... Read more
