Mr. Gorsuch, who attended the Jesuit-run Georgetown Preparatory School in Washington, appeals to conservatives because of his views on religious liberty and life issues.
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Michael J. O’Loughlin is national correspondent at America and author of Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.
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How the Catholic mood about the Trump administration shifted in just a week
The U.S. bishops have published statements condemning three executive orders in President Trump’s first week.
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Responding to Trump’s ban, top Catholic bishops pledge solidarity with Muslim refugees
“The bond between Christians and Muslims is founded on the unbreakable strength of charity and justice.”
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Prayers for life surround the March for Life
Cardinal Dolan: “We come together this sacred evening in a church we claim as a sanctuary…to reclaim the belief that a mother’s womb is the primal sanctuary, where a helpless, innocent, fragile, tiny baby must be safe, secure, nurtured and protected.”
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President Trump’s crackdown on sanctuary cities is un-American, Newark cardinal says
Cardinal Tobin: “Closing borders and building walls are not rational acts…. Mass detentions and wholesale deportation benefit no one; such inhuman policies destroy families and communities.”
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Pope Francis calls on President Trump to care for the poor and the outcast
Francis wrote, “our human family is beset by grave humanitarian crises demanding farsighted and united political responses.”
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At Trump swearing-in, Cardinal Dolan prays for wisdom
Moments before Donald J. Trump took the oath of office, becoming the 45th president of the United States, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York read a brief passage from the Book of Wisdom. “Give us wisdom, for we are your servants, weak and short lived, lacking in comprehension of judgement and of laws,” the […]
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Catholic bishops urge Congress not to repeal Obamacare without a replacement
The law has brought about important gains in coverage and those gains should be protected.
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One of Martin Luther King’s biggest admirers? Pope Francis.
Pope Francis has invoked the civil rights crusader in three high-profile messages delivered during his pontificate.
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Who will Trump pick to be his ambassador to the Vatican?
Who will go to Rome? Mr. Trump has bucked conventional wisdom in several of his more high-profile appointments thus far.