U.S. bishops’ pro-life chair commends Trump on anti-abortion measures — By: Catholic News Agency

Pardoned by President Trump and released from jail just hours before, Joan Andrews Bell (center) arrived at the March for Life rally with her husband, Chris, and son Emiliano Bell. / Credit: Jeffrey Bruno Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 28, 2025 / 17:15 pm (CNA). The chairman of the bishops’ pro-life committee commended President Donald Trump…

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Republicans introduce bill to protect parents’ rights — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: maxim ibragimov|Shutterstock. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 28, 2025 / 16:45 pm (CNA). Republican members of Congress have introduced a bill to protect parental rights “to direct the upbringing, education, and health care of their children.”  Introduced by U.S. Sens. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina; James Lankford, R-Oklahoma; and Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, the Families’…

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Trump signs order barring transgender-identifying soldiers from military service — By: Catholic News Agency

An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 11, 2021. / Credit: Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase, DOD, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 28, 2025 / 13:55 pm (CNA). President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to end “radical gender ideology” in the military, reversing former President…

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