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Story summary
- U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review Missionaries of St. John the Baptist’s request to build a Mary grotto in Kentucky.
- The petition claims the Kentucky zoning denial violates the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act.
- Kentucky Supreme Court upheld a 6-1 ruling that the zoning board exceeded authority to permit the shrine.
- Neighbors in Park Hills, Kentucky, opposed the grotto over concerns about traffic congestion and parking.