More than two dozen religious organizations filed a lawsuit in February to challenge a Trump administration policy.
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Colorado bishops oppose abortion funding bill, point out life-saving alternatives
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon“Every human life, from conception to natural death, is a sacred gift from God,” Colorado’s Catholic bishops told Gov. Jared Polis in an open letter.
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US bishops back bill easing immigrant religious workers’ path to permanent residency
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe U.S. bishops told congressional lawmakers they support a bipartisan bill to ease some immigration restrictions on religious workers from other countries.
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Napa Institute conference examines ‘the good, the bad’ in Trump’s new administration
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonA second Trump administration could present both challenges and opportunities, bishops and policymakers said at the Napa Institute Citizens of Faith Conference.
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Supreme Court permits migrant deportations under wartime law, for now
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Supreme Court issued a ruling April 7 allowing the Trump administration to continue to deport migrants accused of gang membership using a wartime powers law for …
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Trump’s Vatican ambassador pick defends foreign aid cuts at confirmation hearing
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Brian Burch, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, defended the Trump administration’s cuts to foreign aid at a Senate hearing April 8 …
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CRS advocates ‘Catholic, pro-life vision’ for foreign aid amid USAID shutdown
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — As the Trump administration moved to formally dissolve the U.S. Agency for International Development, Catholic Relief Services, the overseas charitable arm of the Catholic Church in the …
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USCCB ends cooperative agreements with US government after work suspended
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe U.S. bishops’ conference said it would not renew its cooperative agreements with the federal government related to children’s services and refugee support.
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Marquette Law School Poll found that just 42% of U.S. adults said the country is going in the right direction.
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Colorado lawmaker touts taxpayer-funded abortion as cost-saving measure
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonSome proponents of a Colorado bill allowing taxpayer-funded abortion have cast that as a cost-saving measure, a Catholic pro-life activist said that funding should support low-income families.