church property disputes
Nicaraguan government bans Jesuit order and says all its property will be confiscated
By Associated Press — August 24, 2023
MEXICO CITY (AP) — It was the latest in a series of increasingly authoritarian actions by the Nicaraguan government against the Catholic Church and opposition figures.
Breakaway Anglican group that left Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth wins property fight
By Yonat Shimron — May 26, 2020
(RNS) — The Texas ruling may be the first time that a breakaway diocese has prevailed in a legal fight over church property.
Breakaway Episcopalians win Texas church property fight
By Kevin Eckstrom — March 4, 2015
(RNS) The ruling is an about-face for a Texas court that originally sided with the national church, until the state Supreme Court stepped in and ordered a rehearing.
Episcopal bishops agree not to help breakaway congregations
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — March 21, 2013
(RNS) The Episcopal Church has a new commandment for its bishops: Thou shalt not assist former Episcopalians who are trying to take the church’s assets.
All eyes on Texas, S.C. church property fights
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — February 18, 2013
(RNS) When disgruntled congregations have left hierarchical denominations, civil courts traditionally have said buildings and land are not theirs to keep. But outcomes could be different this year as high-profile cases wind their way through courts in Texas and South Carolina.
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