US Supreme Court won’t weigh in on Peter’s Pence lawsuit

What exactly is the lawsuit alleging? And what’s the controversy with Peter’s Pence?

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will not take up a petition from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which had requested the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging fraud over the conference’s promotion of the Peter’s Pence collection.

The lawsuit stretches back to 2020, following media reports indicating that the collection, which is widel…