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Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson speaks as (left to right) House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Lisa McClain, Rep. Jason Smith, Rep. Jim Jordan, Rep. Mark Green, House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise, and House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer listen during a news briefing after a House Republican Conference meeting with President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Catholics praise defunding of Planned Parenthood in major congressional budget bill

May 22, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The massive spending and tax cut bill, called the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” includes a provision that forbids Medicaid... Read more

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Pope Leo XIV smiles during his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square on May 21, 2025.

LIVE UPDATES: Pope Leo XIV’s first days

Cologne Cathedral in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Crimes against churches and Christians in Germany on the rise

Bishop Francisco Javier Acero with the mothers of the disappeared and priests.

Catholic Church strives to reduce violence in Mexico 

“I have never seen anything like this,” said Jerikah McCloud, 23, who looks out the destroyed second floor of her family home in the Academy neighborhood of St. Louis on Saturday, May 17, 2025, after the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado struck the city the day before.

‘Be the love of Christ for others’: St. Louis begins long road to tornado recovery

Peru’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Desilú León explains the route for “Paths of Pope Leo XIV,” which will cover four regions in the country: Lambayeque, Piura, La Libertad, and Callao, key locations in the pastoral life of Pope Leo XIV.

‘Paths of Pope Leo XIV’ tourism route launches in Peru

Catholic Relief Services distributes food for school children at one of the schools in the Department of Totonicapán, Guatemala, with the help of parent volunteers.

Catholic Relief Services loses federal funds for 11 of 13 international food aid programs

Participants at a May 22, 2025, afternoon vigil to honor the two lives lost in an attack outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., the night before hold signs reading “Christians and Jews united against hate.”

Catholics show solidarity after terrorist attack kills 2 Israeli officials in Washington, DC

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Bishops applaud Educational Choice for Children Act, urge removal of ‘poison pill’ language

State capitol in Dover, Delaware.

Delaware legalizes physician-assisted suicide

Tony McFall wears his father’s cowboy hat while looking over the debris of the house of his father and step-mother, who lost their lives during the tornado in the neighborhood of Sunshine Hills on May 17, 2025, in London, Kentucky. A tornado struck communities in Somerset and London, Kentucky, leaving over 10 dead and more injured.

Catholic Charities aids Midwestern communities devastated by tornadoes

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