Mr. Trump—and perhaps many American Catholics—may be surprised to discover how far the church has moved in recent years on moral questions related to nuclear weapons.
Donald Trump
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Pope Leo meets with Marco Rubio amid Trump’s personal attacks
The Vatican stated Thursday that during “cordial discussions” this morning between Pope Leo XIV and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio “the common commitment to cultivating good bilateral relations between the Holy See and the United States of America was renewed.”
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The Supreme Court and the Voting Rights Act: Who rules when we give up on laws?
The Voting Rights Act and the War Powers Resolution have both been weakened by the erosion of previously established legal reforms.
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Bishops’ pro-life chair ‘urgently’ encourages FDA to proceed with safety review on abortion pill
The head of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee has written a letter to Trump administration officials expressing concern about the status of their promised safety review of mifepristone, sometimes called the abortion pill.
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Poll: Most Americans disapprove of Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo
A new poll published the day after President Donald Trump renewed his series of social media and verbal attacks on Pope Leo XIV showed Americans broadly disapprove.
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Trump attacks Pope Leo again ahead of Marco Rubio’s Vatican visit
President Trump publicly attacked Pope Leo again on May 5, alleging that “he’s endangering a lot of Catholics and a lot of people” and falsely claiming yet again that for the pontiff, “it’s O.K. for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”
Posted inThe Weekly Dispatch
Catholic aid groups hope for a recovery after 2025’s deep cuts in global health assistance
After a historic collapse of U.S. and E.U. humanitarian and development assistance in 2025, finding new money to address persistent global health problems may be more challenging in 2026.
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Archbishop Wenski: The folly of ending a 60-year partnership with Catholic Charities
The Trump administration has abruptly decided to end more than 60 years of relationship with Catholic Charities caring for unaccompanied migrant children.
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US bishops’ head calls for prayer after gunman attacks White House press dinner attended by Trump
“We are grateful the lives of the President, those who protect him, and everyone in attendance last night were spared from serious harm,” Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in a statement April 26.
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Getting past headlines that pit the pope against the president: Leo has a bigger job in mind
The pope vs. the president melodrama has proved irresistible to global media; how could it not? It also produced a fair amount of backlash and whataboutism directed at Pope Leo XIV.