Coverage dated June 16, 2022

Bishop punishes school for refusing to remove Black Lives Matter, Pride flags

Headline from Fox10 Phoenix

The Massachusetts school president said they will continue to display the flags and will appeal the decision.

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  1. Fox10 Phoenix

    Bishop punishes school for refusing to remove Black Lives Matter, Pride flags (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    The Massachusetts school president said they will continue to display the flags and will appeal the decision.

  2. CBS News

    Massachusetts school can no longer be called Catholic after flying Black Lives Matter and pride flags, bishop says (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The bishop says the Nativity School in Worcester can no longer call itself Catholic after flying the Black Lives Matter and pride flags.

  3. Local News 8

    Massachusetts middle school can't be called Catholic after flying Gay Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, bishop says (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Benjamin Schiller and Rob Frehse, CNN A Massachusetts middle school can no longer be called Catholic after flying Gay Pride and Black Lives Matter flags at the school, the bishop of the Diocese of Worcester of the Catholic Church says.

  4. News Center Maine

    Bishop punishes school over Black Lives Matter and Pride flags (opens News Center Maine)

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    News Center Maine's feed description

    Mass and sacraments are no longer permitted on school premises.

  5. Advocate

    Mass. School Can’t Call Itself Catholic for Flying Pride and BLM Flags (opens Advocate)

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    Advocate's feed description

    "The flying of these flags in front of a Catholic school sends a mixed, confusing, and scandalous message to the public," Bishop Robert McManus said in a decree.

  6. Portland Press Herald

    Massachusetts bishop punishes school over Black Lives Matter, Pride flags (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The Diocese of Worcester has told a local middle school that it can no longer identify itself as a Catholic school.

  7. Washington Examiner

    Bishop strips Massachusetts school of Catholic status after it flew pride and BLM flags (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A middle school in Massachusetts can no longer call itself "Catholic" after it rejected an order from church leaders to pull down pride and Black Lives Matter flags.

  8. Towleroad Gay News

    Jesuit School Stripped Of Catholic Status Over Display Of Pride And Black Lives Matter Flags (opens Towleroad Gay News)

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    Towleroad Gay News's feed description

    By Brad Reed A Jesuit school in Worcester, Massachusetts can no longer identify as a Catholic institution due to its display of a rainbow "Pride" flag and a

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