Trump threatens military action if Nigeria fails to end religious persecution of Christians  — By: Catholic News Agency

President Donald Trump holds a press briefing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in August 2025. / Credit: Joey Sussman/ Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 3, 2025 / 18:30 pm (CNA). U.S. President Donald Trump threatened military action against Nigeria if it fails to end Christian persecution. “If the Nigerian government continues to allow the killing…

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Trump administration will partially fund SNAP as Catholic groups try to fill gap — By: Catholic News Agency

President Donald Trump’s administration says Nov. 3, 2025, that it will partially fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits after several states sued to force a court order. / Credit: Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 3, 2025 / 17:08 pm (CNA). President Donald Trump’s administration will partially fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits…

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UPDATE: Trump says he will designate Nigeria a ‘country of particular concern’ — By: Catholic News Agency

An African nun prays the rosary. On Jan. 7, 2025, two religious sisters were kidnapped in the Archdiocese of Onitsha in Nigeria. / Credit: Diego Cervo/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 31, 2025 / 17:30 pm (CNA). President Donald Trump said he is designating Nigeria a “country of particular concern.” In a social media post Oct….

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Mexican bishops say root causes of crime must be addressed after another mayor is murdered — By: Catholic News Agency

Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez of Uruapan, a city in the Mexican state of Michoacán, was murdered Nov. 1, 2025. / Credit: Uruapan Municipal Government ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 3, 2025 / 14:49 pm (CNA). After Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan, a city in the Mexican state of Michoacán, was assassinated Nov. 1, the…

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