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Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde (left) arrives as U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington, DC..

UPDATE: Protestant leader at interfaith service calls on Trump to ‘have mercy’ on migrants, LGBTQ

Jan 21, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

In her sermon, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington was openly critical of the president.  Read more

Ethics and Public Policy Center President Ryan Anderson.

‘We have been living under a lawless regime’: Catholics celebrate Trump overhauls

Jan 21, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal, Ken Oliver-Méndez

Several high-profile Catholic intellectuals in the United States anticipated and celebrated a number of changes that are coming to the... Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as the the 47th president of the United States in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

At inauguration, Trump vows new ‘golden age’: ‘I was saved by God to make America great again’

Jan 20, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Trump expressed his hope “that our recent presidential election will be remembered as the greatest and most consequential election in... Read more

Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan delivers the invocation during the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th U.S. president in the U.S. Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025.

Cardinal Dolan, Father Mann among clergy leading President Trump’s inaugural prayers

Jan 20, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Father Frank Mann opened and closed the prayers of invocation and benediction at the inauguration of... Read more

Cardinal Felipe Arizmendi is bishop emeritus of the Diocese of San Cristóbal de las Casas in Mexico.

Cardinal Arizmendi: ‘There are facts that confirm’ organized crime rules parts of Mexico

Jan 20, 2025

By Diego López Colín

Cardinal Felipe Arizmendi acknowledged the influence of organized crime in some areas of Mexico, thus partially backing recent statements by... Read more

Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump holds the Bible during the 60th presidential inauguration in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.

Museum of the Bible to add Trump’s Bible to inauguration-themed exhibit

Jan 20, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Museum of the Bible Chief Curatorial Officer Robert Duke said Trump’s personal Bible will be added to the set of... Read more

Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks on stage to deliver the keynote address at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Policy Conference at the Washington Hilton on June 22, 2024. in Washington, D.C.

Pope Francis invokes blessings on U.S. as Trump begins presidency

Jan 20, 2025

By AC Wimmer

Pope Francis invoked “an abundance of divine blessings” upon Donald Trump, his family, and “the beloved American people.” Read more

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Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban planned for Sunday

Jan 17, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

TikTok, which has more than 100 million active users in the United States, will be banned on Sunday, Jan. 19,... Read more

Pro-life demonstrators listen to President Donald Trump as he speaks at the 47th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 24, 2020. Trump was the first U.S. president to address in person the country’s biggest annual gathering of pro-life campaigners.

6 things the pro-life movement is hoping the incoming Trump administration will do

Jan 17, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Pro-life advocates and policy experts are hopeful that the new administration will take concrete actions on behalf of the unborn... Read more

Father Frank Mann is seen with President Donald Trump in an undated photograph.

Brooklyn priest to pray at inauguration after ‘unlikely’ friendship with President Trump

Jan 16, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Father Francis Mann is scheduled to deliver the closing benediction at Trump’s second inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20. Read more

Joan Andrews Bell, Jean Marshall, Heather Idoni, and Paulette Harlow are four pro-life women serving time after being convicted on federal charges for for blockading the inside of an abortion clinic in 2020.

Thomas More Society petitions Trump to pardon 21 pro-life activists in prison

Jan 16, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

In its petition to President-elect Donald Trump, the Thomas More Society argues “these pro-life Americans are deserving of full and... Read more

Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing to be the next U.S. attorney general in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi vows to end ‘weaponization’ against Catholics

Jan 15, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

During her Jan. 15 hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Pam Bondi referred to the Richmond FBI memo... Read more

A soldier passes by a wall covered with photos of hostages held by Hamas after the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack in a Tel Aviv train station on Jan. 14, 2025, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire deal in Gaza, includes hostage release

Jan 15, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Brokered by the United States, Qatar, and Egypt after 15 months of war, the agreement could be implemented as early... Read more

President-elect Donald Trump with his wife Melania Trump and archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan (left) attend the 79th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Hilton Midtown in New York City on Oct. 17, 2024.

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan will lead prayer at Donald Trump’s inauguration

Jan 6, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

“I believe President Trump and I believe that faith is stirring,” Cardinal Timothy Dolan said of Trump’s faith. “I believe... Read more

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on Dec. 22, 2024, in Phoenix.

Trump vows executive action ‘on Day 1’ to end ‘transgender lunacy’

Dec 23, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“With the stroke of my pen, on Day 1, we’re going to stop the transgender lunacy,” President-elect Donald Trump said... Read more

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Dec. 20,2024 that he has chosen CatholicVote president, Brian Burch, to be his ambassador to the Holy See.

Trump picks CatholicVote president Brian Burch as ambassador to Vatican

Dec 20, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

CatholicVote is a political advocacy group that endorsed Trump in January and ran advertisements in support of the president-elect during... Read more

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives for meetings at the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Dec. 16, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Trump’s HHS nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reassures pro-life senators with policy plans

Dec 18, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Although Kennedy has supported legal abortion, he has told pro-life senators in closed-door meetings that he would oppose taxpayer funds... Read more

A pro-abortion activist displays abortion pills as she counter-protests during a pro-life rally on March 25, 2023, in New York City.

Trump commits to keeping abortion pill available

Dec 13, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

President-elect Donald Trump vowed he would not use his executive authority to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone. Read more

President-Elect Donald Trump at the Elysee Palace on Dec. 7, 2024, in Paris.

Trump discusses 100-day plan, abortion pill, immigration, tax cuts in first interview

Dec 9, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Trump reaffirmed his support for IVF and said he would “probably” not restrict the abortion pill, though he refused to... Read more

U.S. national and rainbow flags are pictured on the U.S. embassy in Moscow on June 30, 2022.

Trump could reverse State Department, USAID’s efforts to push gender ideology, abortion

Dec 5, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Under President Joe Biden’s administration, officials have used USAID and DOS to promote transgenderism and other elements of gender ideology... Read more

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In a Jan. 29, 2025, report, the leadership of the aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales said the situation in Goma has worsened due to escalating conflict, underscoring the need for a heightened humanitarian response.

As fighting rages on in Eastern DR Congo, Catholic charity steps up humanitarian response

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address from the window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square on Feb. 2, 2025, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord.

Love and light: Pope Francis reflects on Christ’s presentation

Servant of God Antonio “Nino” Baglieri.

Cause for beatification of quadriplegic who brought many sick people to Christ advances

Pope Francis presides over First Vespers for the World Day for Consecrated Life in St. Peter's Basilica, surrounded by bishops, priests, and religious men and women on Feb. 1, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis calls consecrated religious to be ‘bearers of light’ amid modern challenges

Pope Francis speaks during his general audience on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Francis tells Ukrainian youth to be patriots, pursue peace through dialogue

Emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on Jan. 31, 2025, in Philadelphia. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport.

Philadelphia archbishop: ‘My heart sank’ after learning of Friday plane crash

The exhibition “En Route” at the Vatican Apostolic Library features historical artifacts and contemporary artistic interpretations.

Vatican Library exhibition traces historic journeys during jubilee year

Pope Francis speaks with Spanish clergy and seminarians on Jan. 30, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis shares with seminarians that his mom did not want him to enter seminary

Pope Francis delivers his catechesis during the jubilee audience in the Paul VI Hall on Feb. 1, 2025.

In powerful jubilee message, pope points to Mary Magdalene’s transformative trust

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