Articles tagged as: Archdiocese of Indianapolis
January 31, 2025
Indianapolis Archbishop writes letter in support of migrants, immigrant families
Following President Donald Trump’s executive orders ordering mass deportations, the leader of the Catholic Church in Indiana shared support for migrants and refugees while calling for immigration reform.
Read MoreJuly 12, 2024
Tens of thousands of Catholics to gather in Indianapolis after countrywide pilgrimage
The first National Eucharistic Pilgrimage since 1941 will culminate in a procession to the downtown St. John the Evangelist Church for a noon Mass on July 16.
Read MoreJuly 16, 2023
Federal court rules Roncalli Catholic school, archdiocese was allowed to fire a 2nd gay counselor
For the second time, a federal appeals court ruled that the Archdiocese of Indianapolis did not violate discrimination laws when it fired a school counselor in 2018 for being in a same-sex marriage.
Read MoreSeptember 1, 2022
Indiana court sides with Catholic diocese in teacher firing
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that religious freedom rights protect the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis from being sued by a teacher who was fired from his job at a Catholic high school for being in a same-sex marriage.
Read MoreJuly 29, 2022
Appeals court rules Indy Archdiocese could legally fire Roncalli counselor in same-sex marriage
A federal appeals court ruled the Archdiocese of Indianapolis acted within the law when it fired a long-time counselor because she is in a same-sex marriage.
Read MoreNovember 23, 2021
Fight between gay teacher and Indianapolis Archdiocese sent back to court
In May, a special judge with the Marion County Superior Court dismissed the case without explanation. Joshua Payne-Elliott appealed the dismissal later that month, and on Tuesday, the Indiana Court of Appeals issued a ruling that said the lower court should not have thrown out the case.
Read MoreAugust 18, 2021
Former Roncalli Counselor Files Appeal On Recent Judgment In Discrimination Lawsuit
A judge ruled in favor of Roncalli High School and the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in a discrimination lawsuit last week, but the plaintiff's lawyer is filing an appeal of the decision.
Read MoreMay 20, 2021
Former Cathedral High School Teacher Appeals Dismissed Lawsuit Against Indianapolis Archdiocese
A teacher who sued the Archdiocese of Indianapolis after he was fired from a Catholic high school because of his same-sex marriage is appealing the dismissal of the case.
Read MoreMay 10, 2021
Court Throws Out Gay Teachers Discrimination Lawsuit Against Indianapolis Archdiocese
A lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Indianapolis that accused it of forcing a school to fire a teacher because of his same-sex marriage was dismissed last week.
Read MoreJuly 16, 2020
Indianapolis Archdiocese Sued Over Liability Insurance Response
Underwriters for Lloyd's of London contends in a federal lawsuit filed Monday that when the archdiocese applied for excess sexual misconduct liability insurance last year, it failed to disclose abuse allegations
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