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Mexico investigating alleged ICE detainee hysterectomies
Mexico is investigating reports that at least six of its nationals were among women in US immigration custody on whom... Read more
Mike Pompeo: Holy See's moral witness needed in China
Reflecting Friday on the state of the 2018 Vatican-China deal, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo noted that the human... Read more
Catholic aid groups decry court decision that allows deportations
Catholic aid groups are expressing disappointment at a recent court decision that furthers the end of temporary protected status for... Read more
ICE declines comment on allegations of hysterectomies without consent in detention centers
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has declined to comment on allegations that hysterectomies were performed on detained immigrant women without their... Read more
Trump expands list of potential US Supreme Court nominees
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced more names of candidates he would nominate to the Supreme Court, despite no... Read more
Federal court upholds injunction against Trump admin’s Title X rules in Maryland
A federal court of appeals this week ruled against the Trump administration’s requirement that Title X recipients may not perform... Read more
Judge blocks HHS rule protecting doctors who object to transgender surgery
A federal judge has halted the Trump administration’s rule protecting doctors’ right to object to abortion and transgender surgery, just... Read more
US bishops oppose Trump move to exclude undocumented in forming House districts
The U.S. bishops on Wednesday decried President Donald Trump’s recent memo seeking to exclude undocumented persons counted in the census... Read more
24 states sue to block rule allowing doctors to object to transgender surgery
Two dozen state attorneys general are joining a lawsuit against the Trump administration, seeking to block a new rule that... Read more
Catholic universities welcome ICE reversal on international students
A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement directive that would have forced thousands of international students to leave the country has... Read more
US sanctions Chinese officials over abuses of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
The Trump administration announced Thursday that it is putting travel and asset sanctions on several senior officials of the Chinese... Read more
Trump admin to allow homeless shelters to serve on basis of biological sex
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is set to roll back an Obama-era rule that requires single-sex homeless shelters... Read more
HHS protects doctors who object to abortion, transgender surgery
On Friday, the Trump administration finalized a new rule to protect doctors’ right to object to abortion and “gender reassignment”... Read more
Following Trump's halt to US immigration, bishops call for solidarity
As the Trump administration suspends immigration to stem the spread of coronavirus, the United States’ bishops encouraged global solidarity, saying... Read more
Federal money to go to Texas women's health program without abortion providers
A Texas women’s health program that bars funding for health care providers that perform abortions has been approved for federal... Read more
HHS rule again allows religious adoption agencies to serve in face of LGBT demands
A federal rule change once again allows faith-based adoption agencies to receive federal funding without being required to place children... Read more
US education department may allow religious to receive federal student aid
The US Department of Education is proposing to restore eligibility to members of religious orders for certain federal higher education... Read more
New US asylum rule is gambling with lives of migrants, Catholic leaders warn
New asylum rules from the Trump administration put vulnerable people at risk and could further destabilize Central America, the U.S.... Read more
Trump asked to oppose funding amendment undermining Mexico City Policy
A group of pro-life leaders, including the US bishops’ pro-life chair, wrote Thursday to President Donald Trump urging him to... Read more
Will Trump's judicial appointments matter for abortion, religious freedom?
US President Donald Trump has nominated more than one-fourth of federal circuit court judges – but what, if anything, might... Read more
