Tom Homan on U.S. immigration policy: ‘We absolutely are’ protecting human dignity — By: Catholic News Agency

U.S. Border czar Tom Homan defends the morality of the Trump administration’s enforcement policies on “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo” on Feb. 13, 2025. / Credit: “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo”/Screenshot CNA Staff, Feb 14, 2025 / 09:15 am (CNA). Addressing concerns raised by Pope Francis about the U.S. government’s initiation of a…

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‘Apostles of the Slavs’: Brother saints Cyril, Methodius universally celebrated Feb. 14 — By: Catholic News Agency

Sts. Cyril and Methodius. / Credit: Self-scanned, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Feb 14, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA). On Feb. 14, the universal Church honors brothers Sts. Cyril and Methodius, who are called the “Apostles of the Slavs” for their tireless work in spreading the Gospel throughout Eastern Europe in the ninth…

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The Catholic University of America achieves prestigious R1 research title — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Mehdi Kasumov/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 13, 2025 / 17:15 pm (CNA). The Catholic University of America announced that it has earned the R1 designation for institutes with the “highest levels of research activity,” according to Carnegie Classifications of Institutions of Higher Education, which grants the status.  “Being named an R1 institution…

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BREAKING: Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump ban on transgender surgeries for minors — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 13, 2025 / 17:35 pm (CNA). A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order barring transgender medical surgeries and interventions for individuals under the age of 19.  The move comes after a group of seven families with transgender-identifying children filed a lawsuit…

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Democratic Republic of Congo bishops stress need for ceasefire, dialogue, and human dignity — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis meets the Catholic bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo on his final day in Kinshasa on Feb. 3, 2023. / Credit: Elias Turk/CNA ACI Africa, Feb 12, 2025 / 10:15 am (CNA). The leadership of the Justice, Peace, and Development Commission (JPDC) of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar…

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