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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, accompanied by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, following after a Republican policy luncheon. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
Congress is asking the nation to make “immoral choices,” said Sister Keehan, the president of the Catholic Health Association.
Philippine government soldiers walk past a mosque before their May 25 assault on Maute insurgents, who have taken over large parts of the town of Marawi. Residents started to evacuate Marawi after President Rodrigo Duterte imposed martial law across the entire Muslim-majority region of Mindanao. (CNS photo/Romeo Ranoco, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyNews
Catholic News Service
Gunmen claiming to have links with the Islamic State group threatened to kill hostages, including a Catholic priest, who were taken from the southern Philippine city of Marawi on May 23.
Pope Francis talks with U.S. President Donald Trump during a private audience at the Vatican May 24. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) See POPE-TRUMP-MEET May 24, 2017
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Media reports that the meeting was “cold” are “a gross misinterpretation,” a Vatican source told America.
Pope Francis poses with U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, during a private audience at the Vatican May 24. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) See POPE-TRUMP-MEET May 24, 2017.
Politics & SocietyIn All Things
The Editors
How are church leaders and Vatican watchers responding to the highly anticipated visit?
Politics & SocietyVideo
America Video

In their first ever meeting, Pope Francis focused his message to Trump on peace.