The ruling marked a win for civil liberties groups who say the mandate violates the separation of church and state, and that ...

A federal appeals court struck down a Louisiana law Friday that requires public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. The 5th U.S. Court of Appeals, often cited as one of the ...

The Roman Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans is planning to default on paying a nearly $1m interest payment on more than ...