A federal appeals court on April 21 narrowly upheld a Texas law requiring public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments.
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Supreme Court to hear clash between Catholic preschools, Colorado over ‘universal’ program
Two Catholic parishes with preschools in the Archdiocese of Denver have alleged the state of Colorado excluded the religious preschools from participating in the program due to their religious beliefs.
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Trump says he has ‘right to disagree’ with Pope Leo, ‘not necessary’ to meet him
President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House April 16 that he does not see a meeting with Pope Leo XIV as “necessary” after his social media tirade.
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US bishops’ doctrine chair defends church’s just war tradition after JD Vance comments
Shortly after Vice President JD Vance appeared to warn Pope Leo XIV to “be careful” when speaking about theology and taking issue with his description of the U.S. conflict in Iran as unjust, the U.S. bishops’ point-man on doctrine issued a forceful statement on the Church’s teaching about just war theory.
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Vatican says report Pentagon officials lectured its ambassador about Pope Leo ‘completely untrue’
“The narrative offered by some media outlets about this meeting is completely untrue,” the Vatican press office statement said.
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Pentagon disputes report senior officials lectured Vatican diplomat about Pope Leo
The top Vatican diplomat in the U.S. was brought to the Pentagon in January for a “bitter lecture” about comments from Pope Leo XIV that some senior U.S. defense officials perceived as criticism of the Trump administration, The Free Press reported April 6.
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US bishops’ leader rebukes Trump after he threatens Iran’s ‘whole civilization will die tonight’
In a post the same day on his social media website, Truth Social, Trump said, “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.”
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Archbishop Broglio: Iran war likely not justified under Catholic teaching on legitimate defense
In an interview with “Face the Nation” taped April 2 and scheduled to air on Easter, Archbishop Broglio said that under the just war theory, he was concerned the U.S. military action in Iran was “compensating for a threat” before the threat “is actually realized.”
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Supreme Court backs challenge to Colorado ‘conversion therapy’ ban
In an 8-1 ruling, the Supreme Court said the law banning “conversion therapy,” referring to efforts intended to change a minor’s gender identity that differs from the young person’s biological sex or to change their sexual orientation, likely violated the First Amendment rights of Kaley Chiles, a Christian counselor.
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JD Vance to publish book exploring his conversion to Catholicism
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Vice President JD Vance will publish a new book this summer exploring his conversion to Catholicism as an adult, The Associated Press reported March 31. Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith will be published June 16, the HarperCollins Publishers imprint Harper told AP. HarperCollins is also the publisher of Vance’s […]