A conservative Catholic media outlet seeking to stage a rally during a U.S. bishops' meeting in Baltimore claims city officials canceled the event because of its religious message. The city says the gathering threatens public safety, claiming the fringe group cheered on U.S. Capitol rioters in January.

Applicants for a chaplain job at a Maryland county jail had to sign a statement affirming that they are Christians, a Muslim man claims Thursday in a federal lawsuit accusing the county and a contractor of religious discrimination.