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Pope Francis gestures as he leaves his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 11. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Pope Francis and President Trump are now tied as Twitter’s most followed global leaders.
The Ravenswood Generating Station, which uses natural gas, fuel oil and kerosene to power its boilers, is seen in 2015 in Long Island City, N.Y. Catholic environment advocates expressed concern over a plan by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to roll back the Clean Power Plan, which would have reduced carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. (CNS photo/Justin Lane, EPA)
Politics & SocietyNews
Dennis Sadowski - Catholic News Service
The EPA has decided to roll back an Obama-era regulation to curb carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
President Donald Trump signs his Executive Order on Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty during a National Day of Prayer event at the White House in Washington on May 4. (CNS photo/Jim Lo Scalzo, EPA)
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Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
Religious groups that had opposed the mandate were pleased with the administration's action.
President Donald Trump speaks in Indianapolis on Sept. 27. Trump called the current tax system a "relic" and a "colossal barrier" that's standing in the way of the nation's economic comeback. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
According to Catholic social tradition, paying taxes is part of the way Catholic citizens contribute to the common good.
A man carries containers filled with water from a tank truck in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, Sept. 26 (CNS photo/Carlos Garcia Rawlins, Reuters). 
Politics & SocietyNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Catholic Extension’s gift is meant to ensure that the spiritual needs of those suffering can also be met.
Politics & SocietyNews
Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
"This is a cruel and inhumane decision," said Jeanne Atkinson, CLINIC's executive director. "There is absolutely no need to send people who are living peacefully, raising their children and contributing to the American economy and society back to a country where their lives could immediately be put at risk."