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El Paso bishop meets with Biden, warns of ‘suffering’ to result from new immigration policy
By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., Jan 9, 2023 / 14:00 pm During President Joe Biden’s four-hour visit to the U.S.-Mexico border Sunday he spoke with Bishop Mark Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, about the effect the Biden administration’s recent crackdown on immigration will have on migrants. In a …
Biden remembers Benedict XVI as ‘an inspiration to us all’
By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., Dec 31, 2022 / 14:25 pm President Joe Biden paid tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on Saturday, calling him “a renowned theologian” and “an inspiration to us all.” “Jill and I join Catholics around the world, and so many others, in mourning the …
With Zelenskyy in the U.S., faith leaders sign petition calling for a ‘Christmas truce’
By Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Dec 21, 2022 / 16:20 pm As Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the United States, about 1,000 faith leaders, including some Catholics, are calling for a Christmas truce in his country. Led by The Fellowship of Reconciliation-USA, the National Council of Elders, CODEPINK, and the Peace …
Biden signs same-sex marriage bill into law amid Catholic bishops’ concerns
By Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 13, 2022 / 17:15 pm President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA) into law Tuesday during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House. “Today America takes a final step toward equality, for liberty and justice, not just for …
Major win for Catholic doctors fighting Biden’s transgender mandate after appeal deadline passes
by Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 29, 2022 / 16:00 pm President Biden’s controversial transgender mandate has been blocked after the administration failed to meet last week’s deadline to appeal a court ruling that struck down the mandate earlier this year. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down …
Senate advances same-sex marriage bill amid religious freedom concerns
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Nov 16, 2022 / 17:00 pm The U.S. Senate voted 62-37 Wednesday to pass a bill that would federally recognize same-sex marriage and provide legal protections for interracial marriages. The Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA), if ultimately signed into law by President Joe Biden, would repeal the …
New USCCB president Broglio: I’d be happy to meet with Biden
by Joe Bukuras Baltimore, Md., Nov 15, 2022 / 17:50 pm In his first press conference after being elected president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, Archbishop Timothy Broglio said Tuesday that he’d be “happy” to meet with President Joe Biden, a Catholic whose position on abortion, transgenderism, and gay marriage …
In interview with trans activist, Biden condemns states banning sex changes on kids
By Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 24, 2022 / 16:11 pm In an interview with a controversial transgender activist Sunday, President Biden condemned states for restricting sex change procedures on children. In the segment aired by progressive news outlet Now This News, Biden sat down for a one-on-one interview with social …
Biden administration financing drag queen shows for minors in Ecuador
by Diego Lopez Marina ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 24, 2022 / 13:31 pm The U.S. State Department has contributed $20,600 in taxpayer money to finance workshops and “drag queen” theater performances for young students, including minors, at the Abraham Lincoln North American Ecuadorian Center in Cuenca. The country’s currency is …
Archbishop Chaput: ‘Biden is not in communion with the Catholic faith’
by AC Wimmer, David Ramos CNA Newsroom, Oct 23, 2022 / 05:32 am Archbishop Charles Chaput said on Saturday that Joe Biden “is not in communion with the Catholic faith” and that “any priest who now provides Communion to the president participates in his hypocrisy.” Speaking at a Eucharistic Symposium at the Diocese …