Then-candidate President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign town hall at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds, Oct. 14, 2024, in Oaks, Pa., as moderator South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem listens. (AP/Alex Brandon, File)
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Trump environmental rollbacks pose a threat to life, Catholic groups say

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Catholic Climate Covenant and the North American chapter of the Laudato Si' Movement urged President Trump to reverse his plans to expand fossil fuels, roll back regulations and exit the Paris climate accord.

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U.S. President Donald Trump signs documents in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20 in Washington. He signed a series of executive orders including on immigration, birthright citizenship and climate. Trump also signed an order directing the U.S. government to only recognize two sexes, male and female. (OSV News/Reuters/Carlos Barria)

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Bishops condemn Trump's immigration orders for stoking fear, anxiety

Catholic advocacy groups, southern border dioceses and the U.S. bishops' conference are expressing deep concern after President Trump signed a series of executive orders targeting immigration on his first week in the Oval Office.

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After eyebrow-raising sermon to Trump, Bishop Budde beset with criticism and praise

 "The people who are in danger are the people who fear for their lives and their livelihoods," Budde said in an interview. "That’s where the focus should be."

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U.S. Vice President JD speaks during the 52nd annual March for Life rally in Washington Jan. 24, 2025. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)

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Vice President Vance criticizes US bishops over immigration

The vice president, a practicing Catholic, suggested the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' criticism of Trump administration immigration policies was not rooted in pastoral concerns but instead motivated by protecting federal funding it receives.

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President Donald Trump, left, watches as Bishop Mariann Budde arrives at the national prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (AP/Evan Vucci)
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Editorial: Addressing Trump, Bishop Budde did what a Christian is obliged to do

Episcopal Bishop of Washington Mariann Budde's plea to Trump gave a human face to those who, in the approach of a heartless administration, are a faceless group, shamefully maligned and made into a national scapegoat.

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Bishops condemn Trump's immigration orders for stoking fear, anxiety

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Iconic Vietnam photo is subject of controversial new film

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US bishops set down some markers on immigration

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Editorial: JD Vance aims vulgar, undeserved cynicism at bishops over immigration

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All should pray for President Trump, even those who hate him

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U.S. President Donald Trump signs documents in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington Jan. 20, 2025. (OSV News/Reuters/Carlos Barria)

All should pray for President Trump, even those who hate him

Guest Voices

Praying for the president does not mean that you endorse everything he says and does. Prayer means that you are asking God to direct him to paths of justice and peace, to give him the wisdom necessary to do his job.

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Panel discusses the Catholic case for a second New Deal

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Your letters: Catholics "on edge," hope during Trump and deportation

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to articles about Catholic responses to Trump's inauguration, executive orders and talk of deportation. 

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Pope Francis gives the homily during a Mass marking the 400th anniversary of the canonizations of Sts. Ignatius of Loyola, Francis Xavier, Teresa of Avila, Isidore of Madrid and Philip Neri, at the Jesuit Church of the Gesù in Rome March 12, 2022. (CNS ph
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Pope clears way for beatification of Georgia martyrs

Pope Francis has formally recognized that five Franciscan missionaries ministering in what is now the U.S. state of Georgia were killed for their faith.

Pope Francis listens to a young person during a meeting with university students at the Catholic University of Portugal Aug. 3 in Lisbon. On Aug. 2 Francis capped off his first day in Portugal by meeting with 13 clergy abuse survivors. (CNS/Vatican Media)
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Pope Francis will not veto Trump's Vatican ambassador pick, officials say

Pope Francis is not expected to veto President Donald Trump's choice of a high-profile critic of his papacy as the next U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, according to two senior Vatican officials, despite misgivings about his stance on many issues.

ByJoshua J. McElwee, Reuters
Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words "AI Artificial Intelligence" in this Feb. 19, 2024, illustration. (OSV News illustration/Dado Ruvic, Reuters)
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Vatican warns against AI being controlled by powerful companies

A new Vatican document sounds the alarm against allowing artificial intelligence to be controlled by only a few powerful corporations and pleads for a "moral evaluation" of how and when such technologies are utilized. 

ByChristopher White
Francis, the comic strip: Francis wonders about the capabilities of artificial intelligence, and its lack of human emotion.
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Francis, the comic strip: AI nightmare

Francis, the comic strip: Francis wonders about the capabilities of artificial intelligence, and its lack of human emotion.

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Then-candidate President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign town hall at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds, Oct. 14, 2024, in Oaks, Pa., as moderator South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem listens. (AP/Alex Brandon, File)
Politics

Trump environmental rollbacks pose a threat to life, Catholic groups say

Catholic Climate Covenant and the North American chapter of the Laudato Si' Movement urged President Trump to reverse his plans to expand fossil fuels, roll back regulations and exit the Paris climate accord.

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I practice mercy in the meta-crisis by moving from my head to my heart

The overwhelming nature of the climate crisis can paralyze our ability to think and act toward a more sustainable future. What becomes possible when we approach it not from the head, but from the heart? 

ByGriffin Cunningham
The pope stands speaking into microphone with hand to chest.

'My heart is with LA': Pope prays for people of Los Angeles as they endure wildfires

Francis referred to the disaster during his weekly general audience Wednesday and invoked Our Lady of Guadalupe, which is revered by many Latino Catholics.

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Peak in background, foregrounded are group of people and U.S. flag.
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Alaska Native leaders call to preserve Denali name for Mount McKinley

A few hours after his second inauguration address on Monday, Jan. 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Denali to Mount McKinley.

ByDaysha Eaton, Religion News Service

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At Kenya's Kabiyet Hill Catholic shrine, conservation meets spiritual well-being

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Catholic family in Altadena holds off flames, looters with courage — and prayer

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'Grim but not hopeless': Catholics reflect as 2024 is hottest year on record

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Aerial view of Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, in flames on April 19, 1993, following a 51-day siege by the FBI and law enforcement. (Wikimedia Commons/FBI)
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'We Burn Daylight' uses fiction to explore the line between church and cult

In We Burn Daylight, Bret Anthony Johnston tells a fictional story similar to 1993 Waco siege to engage questions about religious freedom, state-sanctioned violence and the blurry line between church and cult.

"Planetwalker" is a documentary about John Francis, an uncommon globetrotter who embarked on a yearslong silent trek for the environment. (Los Angeles Times)

Inspired by Thomas Merton, this 'Planetwalker' traversed the world in silent activism

"Planetwalker" is a documentary about John Francis, an uncommon globetrotter who embarked on a yearslong trek for the environment, with 17 of those years observing a vow of silence.

ByRyan Di Corpo
This is a scene from "Into Great Silence," a documentary by filmmaker Philip Groning about monks at a Carthusian monastery in the French Alps. (CNS/courtesy of Zeitgeist Films)
Book Reviews

New book combines reading with cinema for a highly spiritual experience

In A Whole Life in Twelve Movies, authors Kathleen Norris and Gareth Higgins seed fruitful conversation and fulfill the human need for "art that's steeped in the mystery of life."

ByMaryanne Hannan
Keira Knightley as Helen Webb in the Netflix series "Black Doves" (Netflix/Ludovic Robert)

'Black Doves' turns a religious symbol on its head

There are moments in "Black Doves" that feel like any given show about a spy organization full of deceit, murder and revenge. But at its core, the show is about moral code, human connection and spiritual renewal. 

ByLindsay Simpson

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Trans theology is subject of recently released book, 'Glorious Bodies'

Notre Dame's first concert a 'moment of grace' for young composer of Marian choral piece

Sienese exhibition at MET illuminates pivotal moment in history of religious painting

Sr. Sujata Jena, center, is pictured in Rome when she was honored by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, with Sr. Christi Thekkumpuram, right, assistant director for the Catholic Sisters Project of the Migrants and Refugee Section of the Vatican, and Francesca Donà, left, regional coordinator of the Asia, Middle East and Oceania Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. (Courtesy of Sr. Sujata Jena)

Q&A with Sr. Sujata Jena, responding to cries of migrants, trafficked individuals

"I am simply doing what any responsible citizen and baptized Christian would do": Sr. Sujata Jena accompanies interstate migrants from rural villages who move to South Indian states in search of employment for survival.

Women religious are pictured in a file photo entering a church in Abuja, Nigeria. (OSV News/Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde)

Monday Starter: Tracker adds Nigeria, Chad to countries where women face crises

Also, Catholic sisters and sister-led groups react to President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration and pardon of Jan. 6 rioters.

ByDan Stockman, Chris Herlinger
People are pictured in a file photo displaying signs in Los Angeles during the "Walk 4 Freedom" in advance of the Jan. 11, 2024, National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. January is Human Trafficking Awareness month in the U.S. (OSV News/CNS file, Vida Nueva, Victor Aleman)

Sisters share what their communities do to combat human trafficking

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month in the U.S. We asked panelists: What does your community do to address the issue of trafficking and exploitation, particularly of vulnerable women and children?

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Residents of Kanlungan ni Maria Home for the Aged in Antipolo City, Philippines, pose for a photo together with the nuns and staff. (GSR photo/Oliver Samson)

Q&A with Sr. Herminia Mamarion, caring for neglected elderly in the Philippines

In Filipino culture, caring for aging parents is the responsibility of the children. But when that does not happen, the Kanlungan ni Maria Home for the Aged steps in.

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