U.S. Department of Defense

“As the Secretary of Homeland Security, I look forward to continuing President Trump’s mission to safeguard the American people and defend the homeland.”

Pope Leo XIV expressed concern about rhetoric used by President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shortly after their Sept. 30 meeting with top U.S. military officials.

Judge’s ruling comes amid similar efforts by the Trump administration to combat what critics, including Catholic leaders, call “gender ideology.”