Here’s how U.S. bishops have responded to Trump’s immigration orders — By: Catholic News Agency

Migrants walk alongside the railroad tracks after dismounting from the “La Bestia” train, which they rode through Mexico to reach the Mexico-U.S. border near Chihuahua, Mexico, on Sept. 27, 2025. / Credit: David Peinado Romero/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 30, 2025 / 18:25 pm (CNA). Since last week, Catholic bishops across the country have publicly responded…

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‘Night of terror’ in Nicaragua: Dictatorship forces cloistered nuns to leave monasteries — By: Catholic News Agency

The Metropolitan Cathedral Santiago Apóstol and the National Palace in Managua, Nicaragua. / Credit: Martin Thurnherr, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Lima Newsroom, Jan 30, 2025 / 17:35 pm (CNA). The Nicaraguan dictatorship has forced the Poor Clare nuns to leave their monasteries in Managua and Chinandega in an action described by a…

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Trump administration rejoins pro-life Geneva Consensus Declaration — By: Catholic News Agency

United Nations Building and the flags in Geneva Switzerland. / Credit: Nexus 7/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 30, 2025 / 18:05 pm (CNA). During its first week in office, the administration of President Donald Trump announced that the United States has rejoined the Geneva Consensus Declaration, a coalition of nations united in support of pro-life…

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California settles with David Daleiden, pro-life activist who exposed Planned Parenthood — By: Catholic News Agency

David Daleiden arrives for court at the Harris County Courthouse after surrendering to authorities on Feb. 4, 2016, in Houston. / Credit: Eric Kayne/Getty Images CNA Staff, Jan 30, 2025 / 16:35 pm (CNA). The state of California has agreed to a plea deal with pro-life activists David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt this week after…

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Bishop Barron applauds Trump’s order banning sex-change surgeries for minors — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire, a media apostolate focused on evangelization. / Credit: Word on Fire Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 30, 2025 / 17:05 pm (CNA). Bishop Robert Barron has released a statement commending President Donald Trump’s recent executive order banning federal funding for “transgender” medical interventions for minors.  “I…

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