In 2020, a priest who ministered at a Connecticut chapel of the sedevacantist Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen sued the town health director over a church closure order. Because the priest subsequently died, his estate was listed as the plaintiff in the case.

COVID Order Violated Priest's Free Exercise Rights

In Urso v. Mohammad, (D CT, March 10, 2023), a Catholic priest sued a town's health director over COVID orders that cancelled religious gatherings and …