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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

United Nations Building and the flags in Geneva Switzerland.

Trump administration rejoins pro-life Geneva Consensus Declaration

Jan 30, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

“Now 40 countries have declared that when we are talking about human rights, abortion is not one of them,” said... Read more

Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire, a media apostolate focused on evangelization.

Bishop Barron applauds Trump’s order banning sex-change surgeries for minors

Jan 30, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

“So many young people who have been victims of this ideological crusade have profound regrets over its life altering consequences,”... Read more

Former Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry.

Charges against pro-life former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry dropped

Jan 30, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

“It is great to see that the [DOJ] has dropped the witch hunt against former Congressman Jeff Fortenberry,” President Donald... Read more

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Trump signs orders to expand school choice, end ‘radical indoctrination’

Jan 30, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The executive order to expand school choice is designed “to support parents in choosing and directing the upbringing and education... Read more

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White House appears to walk back ‘pause’ of federal financial assistance

Jan 29, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The White House on Wednesday pulled back on a directive that had ordered federal agencies to pause federal grants and... Read more

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HHS to review programs to prevent taxpayer funding for abortions

Jan 29, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The acting secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services also stressed the importance of enforcing conscience rights and... Read more

Immigrants at Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley humanitarian respite center in McAllen, Texas.

Catholic Charities urges Trump administration to ‘rethink’ freeze on NGO funding

Jan 28, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The president of Catholic Charities USA has urged the Trump administration to “rethink” its pause on federal funding for executive... Read more

An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 11, 2021.

Trump signs order barring transgender-identifying soldiers from military service

Jan 28, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The order says any person who expresses “a false ‘gender identity’ divergent from an individual’s sex cannot satisfy the rigorous... Read more

An FBI agent stands outside the Houck residence in Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 23, 2022. Mark Houck was arrested that day and charged with assaulting a Planned Parenthood escort outside an Philadelphia abortion clinic on Oct. 13, 2021.

Trump Department of Justice says it will end ‘weaponization’ of FACE Act against pro-lifers

Jan 27, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The Justice Department said it will limit its enforcement of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act except... Read more

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House.

Trump reinstates ‘Mexico City policy’ ban on funding international abortions

Jan 25, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The president on Jan. 24 issued an executive order revoking former President Joe Biden’s 2021 directive that had axed the... Read more

Vice President JD Vance addresses pro-life advocates at the rally before the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 24, 2025.

JD Vance addresses March for Life: We need ‘a culture that celebrates life at all stages’

Jan 24, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

Immediately before Vice President JD Vance’s speech, the crowd watched a brief prerecorded video message from President Donald Trump. Read more

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House.

Trump orders declassification of ‘all records’ related to Kennedy, MLK assassinations

Jan 24, 2025

By Daniel Payne

President Donald Trump directed recordkeepers to reveal the long-secret files as a matter of “public interest.” Read more