Catholic Healthcare International - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 14 Sep 2023 01:39:02 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Catholic Healthcare International - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Michigan Catholic group wins zoning fight over display of Stations of the Cross https://cathnews.co.nz/2023/09/14/michigan-catholic-group-wins-zoning-fight-over-display-of-stations-of-the-cross/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 05:53:53 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=163686 A Catholic group will be allowed to post religious displays along a privately owned "prayer trail" depicting the last day of Jesus after a zoning fight with a local government in southeastern Michigan went all the way to a federal appeals court. The court ruled 3-0 in favour of the group. It issued an injunction Read more

Michigan Catholic group wins zoning fight over display of Stations of the Cross... Read more]]> A Catholic group will be allowed to post religious displays along a privately owned "prayer trail" depicting the last day of Jesus after a zoning fight with a local government in southeastern Michigan went all the way to a federal appeals court.

The court ruled 3-0 in favour of the group. It issued an injunction Monday, saying Genoa Township in Livingston County was likely violating the rights of Missouri-based Catholic Healthcare International, which controls the 40-acre wooded parcel.

The township had said a special-use permit was needed because the project was the equivalent of a church building. The religious group objected but ultimately responded with a plan for a chapel and trail after spending thousands of dollars on the application. It was rejected.

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