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Police with automatic weapons guard outside the West Kowloon court after Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai arrived for his national security trial in Hong Kong on Aug. 15, 2025.

Trump vows to do ‘everything’ to ‘save’ Jimmy Lai ahead of trial verdict

Aug 16, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Trump promised to “see what we can do” to help the longtime human rights advocate jailed by Chinese authorities for... Read more

The Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission meets in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 16, 2025.

At Religious Liberty Commission hearing, scholars urge government to support faith, freedom

Jun 17, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Since its creation, a number of prominent Catholics have been appointed to the White House Religious Liberty Commission, including Bishop... Read more

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Los Angeles children’s hospital to shutter transgender youth program

Jun 16, 2025

By CNA Staff

The hospital told families in an email that there was “no viable alternative” to closing the clinic, one of the... Read more

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Trump administration rescinds Biden-era requirement for ER doctors to perform abortions

Jun 4, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a branch of the Department of Health and Human Services, announced on June... Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hold a one-on-one meeting at the Vatican prior to Pope Francis’ funeral, Saturday, April 26, 2025.

Trump, Zelenskyy discuss hopes for ‘lasting peace’ amid pope’s funeral

Apr 26, 2025

By Daniel Payne

“[It was a] good meeting. We discussed a lot one-on-one,” Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. “Hoping for results on everything... Read more

U.S. Vice-President JD Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, at the Vatican

JD Vance on Pope Francis: ‘He was a great Christian pastor’

Apr 23, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

“A lot of people, especially in the American press, want to make the Holy Father — his entire legacy and... Read more

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U.S. bishops and Jubilee USA urge Trump to pursue debt relief during 2025 Jubilee Year

Apr 11, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan and Eric LeCompte argued that “building on the successes” of relief initiatives introduced by Trump during... Read more

CatholicVote president Brian Burch speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination for to be ambassador to the Holy See on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

CatholicVote president grilled on foreign aid, China at Vatican ambassador hearing

Apr 8, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Brian Burch was questioned by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday in a hearing for his appointment as the... Read more

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Pro-life groups praise Trump plan to cut taxpayer funds for Planned Parenthood

Mar 26, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Officials are mulling an immediate freeze of $27.5 million from the Department of Health and Human Services Title X Family... Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025, as Vice Preseident JD Vance (back left) and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (back right) look on.

In joint session address, Trump urges Congress to continue fight against transgenderism

Mar 5, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

“I want Congress to pass a bill banning and criminalizing sex changes on children and forever ending the lie that... Read more

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Francis to U.S. bishops amid mass deportations: Dignity of migrants comes first

Feb 11, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis addressed the bishops of the United States on Tuesday about the country’s ongoing mass deportation of immigrants. Read more

Emergency response units search the wreckage on Jan. 30, 2025, of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after it crashed on approach to Reagan National Airport the night before. The American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. According to reports, there were no survivors among the 67 people on both aircraft.

Pope Francis offers condolences after deadly midair collision near Washington, DC

Jan 30, 2025

By Courtney Mares

The pope sent a personal message to President Donald Trump on Jan. 30 as search efforts continued in and around... Read more

Bishop Mark Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, speaks at the “Responding to Changing Realities at the U.S. Border and Beyond” conference hosted by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and The Catholic University of America.

El Paso bishop calls Trump immigration orders ‘contrary to the moral law’

Jan 23, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

“We urge President Trump to pivot from these enforcement-only policies to just and merciful solutions,” wrote Bishop Mark Seitz, USCCB... Read more

Political commentator and writer Matt Walsh is seen at Turning Point USA’s Inaugural Eve Ball on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

PHOTOS: Catholic public figures take part in inauguration festivities in Washington

Jan 21, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Trump has made headlines by choosing several Catholics to serve in his Cabinet and other parts of his administration, most... Read more

Asylum seekers wait for their CBP One appointments with U.S. authorities before crossing through El Chaparral port in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on Jan. 20, 2025.

Trump signs executive orders to begin implementing tough immigration policies

Jan 21, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

Among the orders Trump signed Jan. 20 were a declaration of a national emergency at the southern border and a... Read more

President Donald Trump holds an executive order he just signed during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025.

Trump signs executive order affirming ‘biological reality of sex’

Jan 21, 2025

By Peter Laffin

The order officially affirms that “women are biologically female, and men are biologically male,” and overturns an array of transgender-related... 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

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for Mass on the solemnity of the Epiphany on Jan. 6, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

Pope Francis calls potential U.S. deportation plans ‘a disgrace’

Jan 19, 2025

By AC Wimmer

“If this is true it is a disgrace because it makes the poor unfortunate who have nothing pay the price... Read more

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Abortion pills: Where are they legal and illegal?

Jan 8, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

Abortions done via medication, also called chemical abortions, currently account for about half of the abortions that are done in... Read more

Supporters of former president Donald Trump watch as he holds a rally in the historically Democratic district of the South Bronx on May 23, 2024, in New York City.

New poll shows Latino voters helped Trump win the overall Catholic vote in 2024 election

Jan 1, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

According to the data, a large portion of Trump’s improved performance among Catholics came from Latino voters while a smaller... Read more