Catholic Nonprofit Must Face Lawsuit Challenging Benefits Termination for Same-Sex Spouse

Catholic Charity Loses LGBTQ Benefits Appeal

By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA BALTIMORE, MD — (October 19, 2026) — A federal appeals court has upheld a discrimination judgment against Catholic Relief Services after the Baltimore-based humanitarian organization terminated health insurance coverage for a gay employee's husband, rejecting its argument that religious freedom protections shielded the decision from [...]

Catholic nonprofit must face lawsuit challenging benefits termination for same-sex spouse

No statute the employer invoked fully immunizes all employment decisions by religious employers involving employees in nonministerial roles, a split panel held.

CRS Loses Appeal in Baltimore Gay Benefits Case

The 4th Circuit upheld a ruling against Baltimore's Catholic Relief Services for denying a gay employee's husband health benefits in 2017.