Protestant leader at interfaith service calls on Trump to ‘have mercy’ on migrants, LGBTQ

Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde (left) arrives as U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington, DC.. / Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Washin... [...] ---   Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar [...]

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Trump signs pro-death penalty order, calls capital punishment an ‘essential tool’

null / Credit: felipe caparros/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 21, 2025 / 17:30 pm (CNA). President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order seeking to overturn Supreme Court precedents restricting capital punishment and expand st... [...] ---   null / Credit: felipe caparros/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 21, [...]

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Laken Riley Act passes Senate as Catholic bishops urge ‘meaningful immigration reform’

Laken Riley, a 22-year-old Augusta University nursing student, was murdered while she was jogging at the University of Georgia. / Credit: Courtey of the Riley family|Wikipedia|Fair Use Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 21, 2025 / 12:00 pm (CNA). A... [...] ---   Laken Riley, a [...]

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Pope Francis defends inviting transgender groups to Vatican: ‘Proximity to everybody’

Pope Francis defended his regular welcoming of transgender groups at the Vatican when asked on Italy's Che Tempo Che Fa program on January 19: 'Proximity! That's the word. Proximity to everybody. Everyone.' --- News Pope Francis defended his regular welcoming of transgender [...]

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Pope Francis Congratulates Trump On Historic Inauguration Despite Blasting Key Policy As ‘Disgrace’ Hours Earlier

'It is my hope that under your leadership the American people will prosper and always strive to build a more just society' --- Pope Francis congratulated President Donald Trump on the occasion of his second inauguration Monday, offering a positive [...]

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