Appeals court halts sale of Native American religious site defended by Catholic groups

The Catholic bishops are backing a suit by a coalition of Apache Stronghold, a coalition of Native Americans and their supporters, in their lawsuit against the federal government. The lawsuit argues that their freedom of religion was violated when the federal government announced its intention to sell formerly protected land in Arizona to a mining company. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Becket CNA Staff, Aug 19, 2025 / 10:34 am (CNA). A federally protected Arizona site that has been the…