“This bill is catastrophic for Catholic social teaching and particularly for the people who we’re called to serve,” Sister Carol Keehan said.

The ruling appears to confirm fears among some faith leaders that courts are reining in the definition of religious practice.

The cardinal has frequently been critical of the Trump administration’s stance toward undocumented immigrants and refugees.

“Regarding access for those most in need, the AHCA includes changes which place many people at significant risk,” Bishop Frank J. Dewane wrote.

The president’s proposed budget calls for ending several international aid programs.

Catholicism in England and Wales is without question a minority faith.

“Daniel, nobody ever pays you back. I’m not that stupid,” she recalled telling him. “When you get the opportunity, do it for somebody else. Remember that, that’s all I want.”

“Creating space for a variety of pastoral responses is not decentralization. It’s a response to the realities in which people live.”

The selection of Mr. Pence ends months of speculation over whether one of the nation’s most prestigious Catholic universities would honor President Donald J. Trump

U.S. Catholic bishops have issued a flurry of statements about the many executive orders signed by Mr. Trump.