President Donald Trump said in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly that he may decide to make a deal with Iran or “annihilate the Islamic Republic.”
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Texas bishop denounces ICE shooting in Austin, says people ‘living in terror and fear’
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonBishop Daniel E. Garcia denounced the shooting of a man by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Austin, Texas, who was delivering for DoorDash.
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Washington Letter: Advocates push Trump to raise human rights issues in Xi meeting
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonAdvocates have urged President Donald Trump to raise human rights issues, including religious freedom, when Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Washington.
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In AI guardrails push, US bishops advocate for Kids Online Safety Act at the Capitol
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonMore than a dozen U.S. bishops met with members of Congress Sept. 16 to urge them to enact effective safety guardrails on AI and to protect children online.
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Trump names Bishop Barron to international religious freedom watchdog
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonPresident Donald Trump’s new appointees to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom include Bishop Robert E. Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, the commission said Sept. 16.
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Advocates urge Trump to push for Jimmy Lai release during Xi’s state visit to the US
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonPresident Donald Trump is scheduled to host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House in late September, and advocates for Hong Kong’s prominent Catholic media tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner …
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DHS watchdog finds inhumane conditions at ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ including use of small enclosures
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonA report by DHS’s Office of Inspector General detailed unhygienic conditions in the facility and that dozens of immigrants detained at “Alligator Alcatraz” were held in 18-square-foot outdoor cages.
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Trump backs Irish unification, bucking US neutrality, drawing US Irish Catholic praise
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonPresident Donald Trump backed Irish unification during a meeting Sept. 12 with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in Dublin, a move that drew praise from a U.S. Irish Catholic fraternal …
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Washington Letter: Cost-of-living worries and Trump take center stage as midterms near
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWith 50 days left before the midterm elections as of Sep. 14, polls show Americans are increasingly concerned about cost-of-living increases, an issue affecting multiple areas of Catholic social concern.
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Judge shields more Catholic health providers as Illinois assisted suicide law takes effect
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonA federal judge on Sept. 11 temporarily blocked Illinois from enforcing the state’s physician-assisted suicide law for Catholic entities that challenged it.
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