Trump signs executive order affirming ‘biological reality of sex’ — By: Catholic News Agency

President Donald Trump holds an executive order he just signed during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. / Credit: JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 21, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA). President Donald Trump has signed an executive order billed as “defending women from…

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With eye on eliminating deficit, CUA grapples with proposed changes to academic programs — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Mehdi Kasumov/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 21, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). Administrators, faculty, and students at The Catholic University of America (CUA) are in the throes of dealing with difficult decisions to eliminate a $30 million structural deficit revealed last month by the institution’s president, Peter Kilpatrick.  During emotional meetings with…

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At inauguration, Trump vows new ‘golden age’: ‘I was saved by God to make America great again’ — By: Catholic News Agency

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as the the 47th president of the United States in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 20, 2025 / 16:50 pm (CNA). President Donald Trump…

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Cardinal Arizmendi: ‘There are facts that confirm’ organized crime rules parts of Mexico — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Felipe Arizmendi is bishop emeritus of the Diocese of San Cristóbal de las Casas in Mexico. / Credit: Mexican Bishops’ Commission on Seminaries and Vocations Puebla, Mexico, Jan 20, 2025 / 15:20 pm (CNA). Cardinal Felipe Arizmendi, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of San Cristóbal de las Casas in Mexico, acknowledged the influence of…

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Cardinal Dolan, Father Mann among clergy leading President Trump’s inaugural prayers — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan delivers the invocation during the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th U.S. president in the U.S. Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. / Credit: SAUL LOEB/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 20, 2025 / 15:50 pm (CNA). Cardinal…

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AIDS relief program ‘in jeopardy’ after federal funds used for abortions — By: Catholic News Agency

Flag of Mozambique. / Credit: hyotographics/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 20, 2025 / 16:20 pm (CNA). A major U.S. HIV/AIDS relief program is facing potential blowback amid reports that the program was used to fund abortions in southeast Africa. Idaho Republican Sen. Jim Risch said in a statement last week that the U.S. Centers for Disease…

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