St. Joseph’s Abbey

Monks win latest court battle in bid to sell caskets

By Richard A. Webster — October 24, 2012

NEW ORLEANS (RNS) A federal appeals court smacked down the Louisiana funeral board's continued attempts to prevent a group of Catholic monks from selling their hand-crafted caskets. By Richard A. Webster.

Monks’ caskets suit heads back to court

By Ramon Antonio Vargas — June 4, 2012

NEW ORLEANS (RNS) A group of Catholic monks who sued for the right to sell handmade caskets will head back to court this week, this time fending off an appeal from the state funeral industry after a federal judge ruled last year that the monks should be able to sell the caskets. By Ramon Antonio Vargas.

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