April 28 BISHOP ROBERT BARRON: My year with DOJ's Religious Liberty Commission: Why I said yes A Catholic bishop describes his work with the Presidential Commission on Religious Liberty chaired by Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, addressing key criticisms.
April 23 Trump border czar Tom Homan wants Pope Leo XIV to ride along with ICE agents: 'They don't understand' Tom Homan invites Pope Leo XIV to join ICE officers on a ride-along amid the ongoing feud between the Vatican and the Trump administration on immigration.
April 22 Couric, priest mock Vance’s Catholic faith, calls his remarks on pope 'rich' Katie Couric calls JD Vance criticizing Pope Leo XIV's theology "rich" during a wide-ranging podcast interview with Jesuit priest James Martin.
April 21 Pope Leo urges Africans to stay and 'serve your country' instead of migrating as displacement climbs Pope Leo XIV urged African youth to stay and improve their own countries rather than migrate while speaking to university students in Cameroon's capital.
April 20 Bishop Barron slams ‘absurd’ Trump-Pope ‘war’ narrative Bishop Barron calls Pope-versus-President narrative absurd, citing Catholic teaching to argue the Church and civil authorities have different roles.
April 20 Supreme Court to hear Catholic parish's challenge after Colorado barred schools from universal pre-K program The Supreme Court agreed to hear a Catholic parish's case after Colorado barred its school from a state program funding families' preschool choices.
April 19 Vance says he's 'grateful' for Pope Leo's statement on not wanting public debate with Trump Vice President JD Vance welcomes Pope Leo XIV's effort to de-escalate tensions with Trump after days of public clash between the White House and Vatican.
April 18 Pope Leo says remarks about world being 'ravaged by a handful of tyrants' were not aimed at Trump: report Pope Leo XIV said his remarks about the world being ravaged by tyrants were not directed at President Donald Trump amid their ongoing public exchange of words.
April 18 Catholic brothers launch faith-based AI as alternative to biased Silicon Valley chatbots Texas brothers launched Acutis AI, a faith-based chatbot rooted in Catholic teaching that aims to protect kids from mainstream AI platforms' influence.
April 16 Miami Catholic Charities loses $11M contract providing care for migrant children under Trump administration The Trump administration canceled an $11 million Catholic Charities contract in Miami, citing a drop in illegal immigration and fewer unaccompanied minors.