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4 in 5 USAID projects now canceled, with U.S. State Department overseeing the rest

4 in 5 USAID projects now canceled, with U.S. State Department overseeing the rest

Kate Scanlon · March 10, 2025

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said March 10 that just 18% of programs of the now-shuttered U.S. Agency for International Development will remain intact, and those will now fall under his purview at the State Department.
Christianity advances a world of love

The Mustard Seed

Christianity advances a world of love

Glen Argan · February 22, 2025

Pope Francis’ letter rebuking US President Donald Trump for failing to respect the dignity of migrants who move to the United States seeking to escape oppression comes in the wake of questionable theologizing by Vice-President JD Vance.
Weighing the lasting benefits of friendship

Weighing the lasting benefits of friendship

Charles Lewis · February 20, 2025

For now, at least, Donald Trump’s threat of heavy tariffs on Mexico and Canada are on hold. Who knows what he’ll do now? He is nothing if not unpredictable.
Clarity on immigration debate

Editorial

Clarity on immigration debate

Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski · February 19, 2025

The Trump administration has been very busy and has, not unexpectedly, generated much discussion and to be sure controversy.
U.S. aid cuts have far-reaching affect

U.S. aid cuts have far-reaching affect

NGOs call for increased Canadian funding to offset shortfall

Anna Farrow · February 19, 2025

The recent decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has rocked the world of nongovernmental organizations, south of the border and beyond.
U.S. bishops sue Trump administration, say halting refugee resettlement funds will cause harm

U.S. bishops sue Trump administration, say halting refugee resettlement funds will cause harm

Maria-Pia Chin · February 19, 2025

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sued the Trump administration Feb. 18 over the suspension of funding of refugee resettlement assistance.
Migration policies built on force ‘will end badly’

Migration policies built on force ‘will end badly’

Carol Glatz · February 11, 2025

Pope Francis is urging U.S. Catholics and people of goodwill to not give in to “narratives” that discriminate against and cause unnecessary suffering to migrants and refugees.
U.S. President Trump bars biological males from competing in women's sports

U.S. President Trump bars biological males from competing in women's sports

Lauretta Brown · February 6, 2025

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Feb. 5 barring biological males from competing in women's sports.
Vance spars with US bishops over their pushback on Trump's immigration policy

Vance spars with US bishops over their pushback on Trump's immigration policy

Maria Wiering · January 26, 2025

Vice President JD Vance questioned the motives of the U.S. bishops' criticism of President Donald Trump's new immigration policies in a Jan. 26 interview -- including raids on churches and schools -- asking if they are actually concerned about receiving federal resettlement funding and "their bottom line."
Taking steps away from bad religion

The Mustard Seed

Taking steps away from bad religion

Glen Argan · January 24, 2025

Many things about Pete Hegseth, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, raise serious concerns — his alcoholism and adulterous womanizing among them. What concerns me perhaps even more is his exercise of bad religion.