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Catholics angered by Trump’s AI image
United States President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image depicting himself as pope just days after making a comment to reporters that he would like to become the next pope. Source: OSV News.
Religious affiliations in US stabilise after years of decline
New polling data has found that Americans’ religious affiliations have not greatly changed since 2020, appearing to stabilise following decades of substantial shifts. Source: CNA.
Zelenskyy and Trump have ‘good meeting’ in St Peter’s Basilica
On Saturday, the Vatican’s role in global diplomacy was on full display in one of the Catholic Church’s most holy places: St Peter’s Basilica. Source: NCR Online.
US bishops urge Trump to continue global debt relief efforts
In a world economy rocked by the whiplash of American trade tariffs that has spared few countries, the United States bishops have a proposition for President Donald Trump: Forgive some debts. Source: OSV News.
Trump tempers tough talk on tariffs
United States President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend higher tariffs for 90 days and lower reciprocal tariffs to 10 per cent has been welcomed, but it is unlikely to have a major impact on Australia. Source: News.com.au.
Disgraced former cardinal McCarrick dies at 94
The disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, removed from the clerical state in 2019 after revelations of credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors and misconduct against adults, has died in Missouri, aged 94. Source: OSV News.
Report says 10 million Christians in US at risk of deportation
A report from Christian organisations has found a significant number of people impacted by the Trump administration’s pursuit of what it has called “the largest deportation in United States history” are Christian. Source: OSV News.
US couple believe Cardinal Pell among many who interceded to save toddler’s life
Parents of a toddler who miraculously survived near drowning at their home in the United States last month are convinced the late Cardinal George Pell was among the many who interceded for them. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Top Vatican diplomat says US foreign aid cuts have created ‘problem worldwide’
The Vatican’s foreign minister warned yesterday that the Trump Administration’s decision to gut the United States’ foreign aid assistance has created a “problem worldwide”. Source: NCR Online.