"Clearly, the harm alleged by Transco outweighs this harm alleged by the Adorers," the court opinion read.

In the wake of Vatican II, the teaching nuns of a convent find their way of life being jettisoned by a revenue-challenged church.

"It was also an experiment for the Catholic Church."

The sisters say that they are “most troubled by the cuts it would make to Medicaid by ending the Medicaid expansion and instituting a per capita cap [on spending].”

What is it about habits and cassocks that capture the imagination of even secular audiences?

Allowing the pipeline through the property would run contrary to the congregation's Land Ethic.