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Archbishop Paul Coakley. Courtesy photo.

USCCB domestic justice chairman welcomes coronavirus aid bill

Mar 30, 2020

Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City issued a statement in response to the passage Friday of the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief,... Read more

President Donald Trump in White House Rose Garden, June 2019.

Trump declares national emergency over coronavirus

Mar 13, 2020

President Donald Trump declared a state of national emergency on Friday, March 13, and outlined plans to help fight the spread of... Read more

President Donal Trump campagning in New Hampshire.

Catholics at conservative conference say they will back Trump, with reservations

Mar 2, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

Catholics attending Mass at the Conservative Political Action Conference convention told CNA their support for President Donald Trump’s bid for reelection... Read more

President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump at the Elysee Palace, Paris.

'Repent and accept the Gospel' Trumps say in Ash Wednesday statement

Feb 26, 2020

“This powerful and sacred tradition reminds us of our shared mortality, Christ’s saving love, and the need to repent and... Read more

President Trump meeting with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in New York, Sept. 2017.

Federal appeals court upholds Trump's 'Protect Life Rule'

Feb 24, 2020

A federal appeals court ruled Monday that the Trump administration’s policy adjustments to the Title X program can stay, meaning... Read more

Senator Ben Sasse, pictured at the National Press Club, Oct. 2018.

Sen. Sasse reintroduces Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection bill

Feb 11, 2020

By Matt Hadro, Christine Rousselle

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a new hearing on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act on Tuesday, with... Read more

President Trump speaks at campaign event at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino in 2015.

Trump slams opponents, asks for votes at National Prayer Breakfast

Feb 6, 2020

President Donald Trump criticized his political opponents, touted strong economic numbers, and asked for votes at the National Prayer Breakfast on... Read more

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Bishops applaud school choice as Pence visits Catholic school

Feb 6, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

The U.S. bishops’ conference praised a Trump administration plan to expand school choice Wednesday, as Vice President Mike Pence paid... Read more

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido (C) waves as he is acknowledged by Donald Trump during his State of the Union address Washington, DC, Feb. 4, 2020.

Venezuela tops foreign policy agenda in State of the Union

Feb 5, 2020

Juan Guaidó, leader of Venezuela’s National Assembly and recognized by the U.S. as the interim president of the Bolivarian Republic... Read more

Crowds at the 2020 March for Life.

Pro-life leaders rally behind State of the Union

Feb 5, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

Catholic and pro-life leaders have welcomed President Donald Trump’s call for Congress to ban late-term abortion throughout the United States.  Read more

President Donald Trump.

At State of the Union, what pro-life leaders hope to hear

Feb 4, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

Ahead of President Donald Trump’s annual State of the Union address on Tuesday, Feb. 4, pro-life activists and Christian leaders... Read more

Crowd at a rally of immigrants and supporters calling for legal reforms Washington D.C.

Bishops oppose 'public charge' rule change as Supreme Court lifts injunction

Jan 29, 2020

In August 2019, the Trump administration announced changes to how a person is determined to be a “public charge,” someone primarily... Read more

A view overlooking the Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall.

U.S. Middle East plan could lead to 'more bloodshed', bishops warn

Jan 29, 2020

The proposed Israeli-Palestinian peace plan announced this week is “no solution,” Catholic bishops of the Holy Land said on Wednesday.  Read more

Banner for the Likud party showing President Donald Trump shaking hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a building in Jerusalem.

Trump and Netanyahu propose two-state plan for Israel-Palestine peace

Jan 28, 2020

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed a new peace plan for the Middle East on Tuesday.... Read more

President Donald Trump at the 2020 March for Life.

At March for Life, Trump gets mixed reviews

Jan 24, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

On Friday, President Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to address the March for Life in person. His appearance... Read more

President Donald Trump takes the stage at the 2020 March for Life.

Trump at March for Life: 'I am truly proud to stand with you'

Jan 24, 2020

By JD Flynn

President Donald Trump addressed the annual March for Life Friday, telling pro-life demonstrators that he is an advocate for the... Read more

Archbishop Wilton Gregory at the 2020 Youth Rally and Mass for Life.

Archbishop Gregory hails youth for life: ‘They have the energy to pull it off’

Jan 24, 2020

Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory said that the Youth Rally and Mass for Life was 'the beginning, not the end' of... Read more

Pro life demonstrators outside the U.S. Supreme Court in June, 2016.

Pro-life group announces $52 million war chest for 2020 election

Jan 22, 2020

By Matt Hadro

A pro-life political group has announced its plans to support President Donald Trump and pro-life senatorial candidates in their 2020... Read more

Trump administration considers travel bans on up to seven more countries

Jan 21, 2020

More travel bans and restrictions could be coming from the Trump administration, with up to seven countries targeted.  Read more

US President Donald Trump speaks to March for Life participants and pro-life leaders in the Rose Garden at the White House, Jan. 19, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Trump declares Jan. 22 'National Sanctity of Human Life Day'

Jan 21, 2020

President Donald Trump declared Jan. 22 to be National Sanctity of Human Life Day, in a proclamation signed Monday.  Read more