The longer PEPFAR remains hobbled, the greater the number of patients who will suffer the terrifying consequences of stopped treatment—a kind of reverse Lazarus effect.
“My brother has never committed a crime in Venezuela or elsewhere. His only mistake has been to enter the United States as a migrant. He has been labeled as a Tren de Aragua member just because of his tattoos.”
Both Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV on May 18, the vice president’s office said.
Amid immigration raids and emptying pews, the Nashville diocese is reminding faithful that they are not required to attend Mass if they fear for their well-being, according to the church’s own teaching and canon law.
Father Robert Prevost first arrived in Peru in 1985 during a time of crisis, the aftermath of devastating El Niño rains that had left thousands of people homeless.
An early signal that Leo XIV will build upon Pope Francis’ advocacy for immigrants could show that the church’s efforts are not tied to one pope but to 2,000 years of Catholic teaching.
Washington State's new law mandating priests to divulge abuse revealed in confessions is the latest salvo in a larger dispute between the Catholic Church and multiple U.S. states.