August 24, 2026

Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle

Tag: Government

Biden reestablishes White House faith-based partnership office

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Feb. 14 reestablishing the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood...

Catholic leaders urge TPS for Central Americans, aid for storm-ravaged nations

Two U.S. bishops' committee chairmen and the head of Catholics Relief Services asked the Biden administration Feb. 10...

Bill would block taxpayer funding of abortion, make Hyde Amendment permanent

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, has introduced a bill to prohibit use of federal taxpayer dollars to...

Meet elected officials as ‘missionary disciples,’ Archbishop Gomez says

"When we speak to our elected officials, we speak as missionary disciples, as followers of Jesus Christ," said...

University leaders urge Senate to act quickly on newly introduced DREAM Act

An alliance of presidents of U.S. colleges and universities, including Catholic institutions, said the bipartisan DREAM Act of...

U.S. Senate again fails to pass Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

Failure to pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act "shows just how extreme the majority of Senate Democrats...

Biden repeats call for unity, says faith can show way forward in dark times

For many in the nation, this is a dark time because of job loss, hunger, evictions, sickness and...

Keeping promise made at Jesuit event, Biden raises refugee cap to 125,000

In November, incoming U.S. President Joe Biden said at a Jesuit Refugee Service event that he would be...

Bishops support Biden’s racial equity orders related to housing, prisons

The chairmen of two U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' committees welcomed recent executive actions by President Joe Biden...

Naumann: Biden action on Title X makes abortion part of family planning program

President Joe Biden's decision to rescind a regulation governing the Title X family planning program that was enforced...