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After launching an attack on ISIS militants in Nigeria, President Donald Trump vowed that the United States would wage more military strikes if the ongoing persecution of Christians persists in the country.
Catholic leaders in Nigeria have cautiously welcomed the reported U.S. military strikes against elements of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) operating in the country, describing the joint U.S.-Nigeria action as a long-awaited intervention that could signal renewed seriousness in addressing terrorism, insurgency, and banditry that have plagued the West African nation for over a decade.
With the support of the Nigerian government, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military has carried out strikes against elements of ISIS in Nigeria that “have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians.”
President Donald Trump is crafting a sanctions plan to pressure the Nigerian government amid ongoing Christian persecution, according to a member of Congress.
Pope Leo XIV signaled he may be open to future changes to the Vatican’s controversial deal with China, saying that he is in dialogue with persecuted Chinese Catholics.
Pope Leo XIV called for a peaceful resolution to the war between Russia and Ukraine ahead of the upcoming summit in Alaska between Trump and Putin.
Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, the archbishop of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, asked President Donald Trump this weekend to reinstate foreign aid to Africa.
Trump said that following a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia and Ukraine will begin ceasefire negotiations that the Vatican might host.
The president of Catholic Charities USA has urged the Trump administration to “rethink” its pause on federal funding for executive departments.
Pope Francis invoked “an abundance of divine blessings” upon Donald Trump, his family, and “the beloved American people.”
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to travel to Paris on Dec. 7 to attend the grand reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral.
The 45th and soon-to-be 47th president made more than a dozen announcements within 10 days of his electoral victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.
USCCB leadership also addressed the potential pro-life opportunities and challenges of the incoming Trump administration.
Donald Trump, the President-elect of the United States of America (U.S.), will need “more than” Solomon’s wisdom to facilitate healing among Americans following what had been widely described as a closely contested election.
In a statement posted to the USCCB’s website, conference president Archbishop Timothy Broglio congratulated Trump on his victory.
Catholic ecclesial and political leaders across the U.S. offered their prayers for Donald Trump after an apparent attempted assassination of the former president.