This week in Washington, Trump held a tense Oval Office meeting with South Africa’s president, bipartisan legislation was reintroduced to address online exploitation.
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House OKs Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’; Catholic leaders urge lawmakers to promote common good
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. House of Representatives May 22 passed a sweeping package for President Donald Trump’s agenda, sending the legislation to the Senate for consideration. Catholic leaders have …
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Supreme Court deadlocks over Oklahoma Catholic charter school proposal
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe Supreme Court sidestepped a major ruling in a case over what would have been the nation’s first Catholic charter school, effectively blocking the effort.
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Cuts to CRS food aid projects could impact hundreds of thousands of children, group says
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonMore than 780,000 children across 11 countries will be left without their school meal, in many cases their only meal of the day, CRS said.
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“I like the pope and I like the pope’s brother,” President Donald Trump said.
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Bishops praise, criticize federal actions affecting human life amid budget debate
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonCatholic leaders have alternately praised and criticized various provisions in early versions of the budget package.
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High court decision to allow 350,000 Venezuelans to lose TPS disturbs Catholic advocates
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonCatholic advocates were “disturbed” by a Supreme Court order allowing the Trump administration to end temporary deportation protections for Venezuelans.
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‘Take it Down Act’ to combat online sexual exploitation signed into law
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonIt will prohibit the nonconsensual online publication of sexually explicit images and videos — both authentic or generated by artificial intelligence.
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USCIRF praises Pope Leo XIV for continuing Vatican’s international religious freedom work
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon“It is heartening to see His Holiness speak forcefully on religious freedom so early on in his pontificate,” USCIRF said in a statement.
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Washington Roundup: Trump’s first official foreign trip; book on Biden health; resolution honors Leo
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump went to several Middle Eastern countries on his first official foreign trip of his second term. The same week in Washington, a new book …