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“Let this cross guide you as it once guided Constantine,” said Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America upon presenting President Trump with a holy cross at the White House on March 24, 2025.

Greek Orthodox archbishop praises Trump for Middle East Christian support, gives him cross

Mar 25, 2025

By María J. Moriarty

Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America kicked off this year’s Greek Independence Day at the White House... Read more

Catholics for Catholics held its first event at Mar-a-Lago in 2024.

Catholic clergy, laypeople to gather for prayer at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

Mar 19, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

“The goal of this event is to pray — and to pray in a specifically Catholic way,” Catholics for Catholics... Read more

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Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay foreign aid contracts for finished work

Mar 12, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to make foreign aid payments to nongovernmental organizations for completed work. Read more

Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, speaks with “EWTN News Nightly” on March 4, 2025.

Bishop Barron comes to Washington, speaks with EWTN ahead of Trump’s address to Congress

Mar 7, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The bishop from the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, was invited to the joint session of Congress by Rep. Riley Moore ... Read more

Members and guests on the floor of the House during a joint session of Congress.

Trump’s guests at joint session of Congress to highlight gender ideology and crime

Mar 4, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

In Trump’s first address to Congress in his second term, the president will focus on the theme of “The Renewal... Read more

The flag of the European Union.

EU bishops call for unity and solidarity with Ukraine amid geopolitical uncertainty

The European Catholic bishops stated that “Ukraine’s struggle for peace will also be decisive for the fate of Europe and... Read more

Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum meets with the country’s bishops during their plenary assembly on Nov. 13, 2024.

Mexican bishops call for national unity in the face of Trump’s policies toward the country

Feb 26, 2025

By Diego López Colín

Last month, at the beginning of his second term in office, U.S. President Donald Trump announced various measures that directly... Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts to the crowd while arriving at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel and Convention Center on Feb. 22, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Maryland.

Trump celebrates end to ‘transgender insanity’ with thousands at CPAC

Feb 22, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated an end to what he called “transgender insanity” during his Feb. 22 speech to the... Read more

Sviatoslav Shevchuk is major archbishop of Kyiv-Galicia and primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

Ukrainian patriarch in Washington: Putin wants to ‘erase’ Ukraine

Feb 22, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk’s visit came as the Trump administration begins to open diplomatic channels to Russia in an attempt to... Read more

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U.S. bishops urge ‘ethical alternatives’ to IVF following Trump executive order

Feb 20, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The executive order calls for White House advisers to submit policy recommendations to protect access to IVF and to reduce... Read more

Migrants argue with Panamanian National Border Service members as they try to cross the border between Panama and Costa Rica while trying to return to Venezuela at Paso Canoas between the Panama-Costa Rica border on Feb. 11, 2025. Dozens of Venezuelan migrants crossed the border from Costa Rica into Panama in a small caravan as they gave up the journey to the United States.

Trump signs order banning illegal immigrants from receiving taxpayer-funded benefits

Feb 20, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The president in his executive order directed that “taxpayer resources” and “taxpayer-funded benefits” should be blocked from going to “illegal... Read more

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Pro-life advocates decry Trump executive order expanding IVF access

Feb 18, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The move to expand access to IVF and lower its costs fulfills one of Trump’s campaign promises but puts him... Read more

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C.

U.S. bishops’ conference lays off 50 amid migrant funding ‘uncertainty’

Feb 7, 2025

By Zelda Caldwell

Workers in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Migration and Refugee Services Office were informed of the job cuts on... Read more

Demonstrators rally on the steps of the United States Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2024, as justices heard oral arguments in a challenge to a Tennessee law banning transgender surgeries for minors.

Justice Department ends lawsuit against Tennessee law banning transgender surgeries

Feb 7, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

In a letter written to the clerk of the United States Supreme Court, Deputy Solicitor General Curtis E. Gannon said... Read more

President Donald J. Trump signs an executive order banning transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports in the East Room at the White House on Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Catholic bishops praise Trump’s executive order barring men from women’s sports

Feb 7, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

“We welcome the president’s executive order that protects opportunities for women and girls to compete in sports safely and fairly,”... Read more

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Trump task force on anti-Christian bias will review policies of FBI, DOJ, other agencies

Feb 7, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias will review policies in federal departments and agencies, including the Federal Bureau of... Read more

President Donald Trump participates in prayer at the National Prayer Breakfast sponsored by the The Fellowship Foundation at the Washington Hilton on Feb. 6, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Trump at National Prayer Breakfast announces task force to end anti-Christian bias

Feb 6, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

During remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning, Trump said U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi would head the... Read more

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention site changed the title of an article called “Safer Food Choices for Pregnant People” to “Safer Food Choices for Pregnant Women.”

Federal government scrubs transgender language from websites

Feb 4, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Trump issued the order “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government” on his... Read more

New York Attorney General Letitia James addresses a campaign rally at Barnard College in New York City on Nov. 3, 2022.

New York moves to protect transgender surgeries, abortion

Feb 4, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Lawmakers and officials in New York state are implementing moving to protect transgender surgeries and abortion doctors following a Trump... Read more

Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., “paused prescriptions of puberty blockers and hormone therapy” for transgender-identifying youth there in response to a Trump directive.

Children’s hospitals suspend youth transgender programs after Trump order

Feb 3, 2025

By Daniel Payne

President Donald Trump last week issued an executive order restricting transgender surgeries and drugs for youth. Read more