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Second Circuit bars former priest’s defamation suit under church-autonomy doctrine

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has held that the First Amendment’s church-autonomy doctrine bars a defamation action brought by a former Russian Orthodox priest against the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia and its leaders. The decision, issued on 18...

Anglican Church deploys Ford Foundation grant to combat GBV across 122 Dioceses

The Anglican Compassion and Development Initiative (ACADI) has launched a sweeping internal mandate to enforce a zero-tolerance policy against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) within the Church of Nigeria. Backed by a strategic partnership with the Ford Foundation, the initiative exposes the uncomfortable reality of domestic...
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Second Circuit bars former priest’s defamation suit under church-autonomy doctrine

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has held that the...

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