Tag: President Donald Trump
Congress faces shutdown deadline as Catholic groups warn nation’s poor at...
WASHINGTON -- After lawmakers returned to Washington from their August recess, they faced a familiar deadline: Passing legislation to fund the federal government and...
Department of Education to issue guidance on protecting prayer in public...
WASHINGTON -- The Department of Education will issue new guidance "protecting the right to prayer" in public schools, President Donald Trump said Sept. 8...
Amid Russian attacks, Ukraine’s religious leaders plead for Pope Leo XIV’s...
KYIV -- Ukraine's religious leaders have appealed to Pope Leo XIV for his continued help in returning thousands of Ukrainian prisoners of war, hostages...
More states move to copy ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ amid reports of inhumane...
A Central American nonprofit center in Florida reports one of its client family members -- despite having an active asylum claim and no criminal...
Land transfer including Indigenous sacred site blocked again; Trump plans appeal
WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court temporarily blocked Aug. 18 a federal land transfer to a copper mining giant that would lead to the...
Ukrainian Archbishop Borys Gudziak has questions about peace plan discussed by...
The Alaska summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held on Aug. 15 has ultimately failed to address the "fundamental moral...
President Donald Trump federalizes DC police force, says homeless encampments will...
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Aug. 11 he will place the District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department "under direct federal control," activate the...
President Donald Trump acknowledges hunger crisis in Gaza and says U.S....
WASHINGTON -- Amid growing concern from humanitarian organizations and Catholic leaders, including Pope Leo XIV, about a hunger crisis in Gaza, President Donald Trump...
Federal judge places temporary nationwide block on President Donald Trump’s birthright...
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge on July 10 placed a new, temporary nationwide block on President Donald Trump's executive order to end the practice...
President Trump signs ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ into law July 4
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on July 4 signed a reconciliation bill enacting much of his legislative agenda on taxes and immigration during an...