Catholic group sues over rejection of chapel to honor Padre Pio cruxnow.com

A Catholic group dedicated to a popular Italian saint sued a southeastern Michigan township Wednesday after the local government rejected plans for a chapel and prayer trail in a wooded area.

The project was approved by the planning commission in Livingston County’s Genoa Township, but the township board rejected it, 5-2, on May 3.

Catholic Healthcare International said the township violated the First Amendment as well as a federal law that protects religious groups from discriminatory land policies…

<button class=”button-more”><a href=”https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2021/06/catholic-group-sues-over-rejection-of-chapel-to-honor-padre-pio/” target=”blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Read More</a></button>