The high court, in a 7-2 ruling in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer, sided with the religious school.

Every religious congregation in the U.S.would have to raise an additional $714,000 every year for the next 10 years to make up for the 2018 budget cuts President Trump has proposed.

The Supreme Court court ruled on June 26 that the government may not exclude religious groups from grant programs simply because they are religious.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the measure would leave 22 million more people without insurance.

The Supreme Court said a Lutheran preschool should not be excluded from a state grant program to refurbish its playground surface just because it is a religious entity.

The Vatican expressed "grave concern" on Monday for a Chinese bishop who it says was "forcibly removed" from his office several weeks ago and whose whereabouts are unknown.