At the invitation of President Donald Trump, Father Frank Mann was one of only two Catholics to attend the 2025 White House Easter Prayer dinner held on April 16.
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Hundreds Join El Paso Bishop’s Protest Against Migrant Mass Deportation, Asylum Bans
Mass deportations and asylum bans – part of the Trump administration’s rapid changes to U.S. immigration policy – destroy communities and human dignity, while constituting a “war on the poor,” said Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas.
Pastor: People Returning After White House’s Migrant Order
Father Hilaire Belizaire stood on the steps of St. Jerome Church and surveyed what he called a neighborhood lacking its former vibrancy.
Catholic Migrant Advocates ‘Deeply Alarmed’ by Trump Use of Alien Enemies Act
President Donald Trump on March 15 invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II, granting himself broad authority under a wartime law to deport people allegedly associated with a Venezuelan gang, sparking a legal battle and prompting concern from Catholic immigration advocates.
Trump Touts ‘Swift and Unrelenting Action’ on Immigration, Gender Policy in Speech to Congress
President Donald Trump touted the “swift and unrelenting action” taken by his second administration in its first six weeks, telling lawmakers March 4 in an address to a joint session of Congress he was “just getting started.”
Trump’s IVF Order Fuels Mass Destruction of Human Embryos, Not Birth Rate
President Donald Trump’s Feb. 18 executive order on in vitro fertilization is the president’s first step toward fulfilling a campaign trail promise to expand IVF – an action the Catholic Church and other experts warn will fuel large-scale destruction of embryonic human life, while doing little to increase the nation’s overall birth rate.
U.S. Bishops Sue Trump Administration Over Migrant Funding Freeze
Citing the violation of multiple laws and Congress’s authority to control government spending as outlined by the Constitution, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has sued the Trump administration over its halt of refugee resettlement funding.
Trump at National Prayer Breakfast Announces New Order to Investigate ‘Anti-Christian’ Bias
President Donald Trump said in remarks to the National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 6 that he would create a task force, led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, to investigate “anti-Christian” bias in the federal government.
Vance Says Trump Administration Will Continue to Prioritize Religious Liberty
In touting the accomplishments of the first Trump administration, Vice President JD Vance assured a room full of advocates that the second one will continue to prioritize advancing religious freedom both domestically and abroad.
President Trump Bars Biological Males From Competing in Women’s Sports
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Feb. 5 barring biological males from competing in women’s sports.