A local Knights of Columbus council will once again be able to hold its Memorial Day Mass at Poplar Grove National Cemetery in Petersburg, Virginia, after an about-face by the National Park Service.
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The First Liberty Institute said Thursday that the Petersburg National Battlefield has granted a permit for the Knights of Columbus Council 694 to hold its annual service, a tradition that dates back at least 60 years, after previously rejecting the group’s request. The reversal was announced just hours after Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares filed an amicus brief in support of the Catholic fraternal organization’s lawsuit against the agency, calling the permit denial shameful.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin also weighed in, saying on X that “Virginia is the birthplace of religious liberty and I applaud our AG @JasonMiyaresVA standing side by side with the @KofC to protect this important and worthy tradition.”The council sued Tuesday in federal court after being denied a permit for the second year in a row, a decision that First Liberty attributed to a 2022 policy update designating “religious services” as “demonstrations” prohibited at national cemeteries.
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