Historically, the Catholic Church has both aided authoritarian regimes and contributed to their demise.
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How Catholics have defended free elections—and why they must do so again
Catholics must decide whether we will defend the integrity of U.S. elections as a moral expression of love for neighbor, or watch as the country slides further into authoritarianism.
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Canada’s First Nations communities grapple with historic Ontario wildfires
Smoky air from Canada forest fires triggered air-quality alerts across the U.S.—but for some First Nations people the fires represented an existential catastrophe.
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Nun speaks out for first time about being detained by ICE while walking to Mass in Texas
Sister Leticia Ugboaja’s attorney says she has for years been granted protection from removal to her native Nigeria because she was likely to face torture there.
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Trump’s DOJ releases updated guidance on religious liberty protections
The First Amendment, the DOJ memo states, “does not compel the government to purge from public life anything an objective observer may think endorses religion.”
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Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, were vilified by Trump. Now they’re bracing for the end of TPS.
Catholic organizations are helping Haitian immigrant communities prepare for what many fear will be a campaign of arrest and deportation.
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Lebanon’s cardinal urges prayer as country’s Christian president meets with Trump to talk peace
Joseph Aoun, a Maronite Christian, is the first Lebanese head of state in nearly 20 years to visit the White House, where he will meet President Trump face-to-face for the first time.
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Half of Gen Z says Christian support for Trump keeps them out of church
A new study found that the strong alliance between Trump and Christianity has had a negative impact on churchgoing for many.
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Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance welcome birth of their 4th child
“We are excited to announce that our baby boy, Alec Neel Vance, was born this morning,” JD Vance said in a statement.
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U.S. bishops urge Trump administration to ‘advance real solutions’ instead of IVF
The USCCB stated that “public policy should not promote practices that undermine the dignity of human life or sever the connection between procreation and the marital act.”