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President Donald Trump signs executive order on the federal death penalty,...
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump signed an executive order on the federal death penalty Jan. 20, among the first actions of his second term,...
President Donald Trump directs government to only recognize two biological sexes
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump signed executive orders Jan. 20 that direct the U.S. government to only recognize two sexes, male and female, and...
Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic, to speak at ‘March for...
WASHINGTON -- Vice President JD Vance will speak at the March for Life rally in the nation's capital Jan. 24, organizers announced a day...
Trump administration scraps ICE policy, will allow arrests in churches, schools:...
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration said Jan. 21 it would rescind a long-standing policy preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making arrests at...
President Donald Trump seeks to end birthright citizenship; Catholic groups...
WASHINGTON -- A coalition of advocacy groups led by the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Jan. 20 challenging President Donald Trump's...
President Joe Biden awards Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom,...
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the nation's highest civilian honor, the White House said...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says Catholic nonprofit serving migrants runs...
The Texas Supreme Court Jan. 13 heard oral arguments in a case concerning Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's attempt to shut down El Paso's...
Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., and Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo...
WASHINGTON -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., and Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, Ohio, chairman of the USCCB's Committee on Pro-Life Activities, will be...
39th president Jimmy Carter remembered at state funeral as man of...
WASHINGTON -- Mourners including all five living U.S. presidents attended the late President Jimmy Carter's funeral Jan. 9 at the Washington National Cathedral, the...
New archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, will be ‘civil...
WASHINGTON -- With his appointment as new archbishop of Washington Jan. 6, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy's term in the nation's capital will begin shortly...