Supreme Court grills both sides in ‘birthright citizenship’ oral arguments — By: Catholic News Agency

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday considered whether President Donald Trump’s executive order denying citizenship to children of parents without legal immigration status complies with the Constitution. Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office to block children from automatically receiving citizenship if their parents were residing in the country unlawfully during…

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Pope Leo’s personal secretary: ‘He hasn’t changed; he’s still the same’ since his time in Peru — By: Catholic News Agency

Peruvian priest Father Edgard Iván Rimaycuna Inga, personal secretary to Pope Leo XIV, said the Holy Father “hasn’t changed” since his years as a bishop in Peru and is still approachable, serene, and possesses a great capacity for listening. In an interview with the Spanish media outlet Alfa and Omega, the priest, who first met…

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Judge permits access for clergy at Illinois immigration facility for Holy Week — By: Catholic News Agency

A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction allowing clergy to minister to people held at an Illinois immigration facility during Holy Week, citing Pope Leo XIV in his ruling. U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman ordered the Trump administration to allow clergy to enter the Broadview immigration facility from April 2–5 to offer religious services…

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Churches still barred from making political endorsements as federal judge dismisses case — By: Catholic News Agency

A federal judge in Texas has dismissed a lawsuit that would have allowed churches to endorse political candidates without losing their tax-exempt status. The case, which challenged the Johnson Amendment, a 1954 law that prohibits 501(c)(3) nonprofits from endorsing political candidates, was filed in August 2024 by the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), two Texas churches,…

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