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States sue over HHS' stronger conscience protections for doctors, nurses
An array of states and cities filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a new Department of Health and Human Services rule... Read more
US Secretary of State expands Mexico City Policy
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Tuesday an expansion of the pro-life Mexico City Policy and the slashing of... Read more
Federal budget proposal draws criticism for slashing foreign aid
A Catholic aid agency is asking Congress to maintain its commitment to international humanitarian funding, after the Trump administration proposed... Read more
More than 20 states file lawsuits against Title X changes
Nearly two dozen states are suing over changes to Title X eligibility that prevent recipients of the federal funding program... Read more
US Supreme Court allows transgender military ban
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender persons serving in the military to go... Read more
Religious liberty innate to every human person, Trump says
Religious freeom is innate and must be protected, US president Donald Trump said in his proclamation for Religious Freedom Day,... Read more
AG nominee says Catholic faith not an issue
President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general William Barr said Tuesday that he does not think his Catholic faith is... Read more
Pennsylvania AG files challenge to new federal religious freedom rules
New rules are set to ensure strong religious exemptions to federal mandates requiring employer health care plans to provide birth... Read more
Pro-life students ask Trump to defund Planned Parenthood
Students for Life has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to defund Planned Parenthood, and encouraged pro-life advocates to ask the... Read more
Trump signs rules restricting asylum for illegal migrants
US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Friday morning that would prohibit those who entered the United States illegally through... Read more
Historic low on US refugee cap lamented as 'deeply disturbing'
Catholic leaders have criticized an announcement that the United States will be reducing its refugee cap to historic lows, while... Read more
Brett Kavanaugh nominated to US Supreme Court
President Donald Trump announced Monday night he is nominating Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy... Read more
Anger over migrant family separation 'warranted', Archbishop Chaput says
In his latest column, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia called out the Trump administration and Congress for putting families in... Read more
Syrian patriarchs condemn 'unjust aggression' of Friday allied airstrikes, ask for prayers
The airstrikes carried out by the United States, the United Kingdom and France against Syria on Friday constituted “unjust” and... Read more
US, Mexican bishops oppose Trump's plan to send National Guard to border
Bishops in both the US and Mexico have criticized the Trump administration’s plan to send National Guard troops to the... Read more
US bishops: 'Extraordinarily low' refugee limits harm the innocent
The U.S. bishops have voiced concern over the abnormally low levels of refugees admitted to the U.S. under the Trump... Read more
Catholic aid organizations ask US to restore funds for Palestinian refugees
Catholic aid leaders and others have requested that the White House reconsider its decision to withhold $65 million designated for... Read more
March for Life hears praise from President Trump
President Donald Trump praised the pro-life movement’s support for pregnant women and touted his administration’s pro-life policy achievements in his... Read more
Trump issues statement promoting religious liberty
US President Donald Trump issued a proclamation declaring Jan. 16, 2018, as “religious freedom day.” This date was chosen as... Read more
Bishop reacts to injunction against religious liberty rules
Despite the long efforts of Catholics and others who have sought to prevent mandatory employer health care coverage of contraception,... Read more
