Daily Headlines: Religion San Bernardino Bishop Alberto Rojas suspends Mass obligation for 1.5 million Catholics due to immigration fears after ICE raids on two parish properties. July 10, 2025 View Details IRS says pastors can endorse political candidates from pulpit to their congregations without losing tax-exempt status, seeking religious carve-out from Johnson Amendment prohibiting all tax-exempt organizations from political endorsements. July 8, 2025 View Details ADL and Jewish members of Congress criticize Trump for using antisemitic slur “Shylock” at Iowa rally as Trump claims ignorance of term’s meaning. July 4, 2025 View Details Supreme Court’s conservative majority rules parents can remove children from classes with LGBTQ books in 6-3 decision. June 28, 2025 View Details Christian and other faith leaders sue Texas education agency over law requiring Ten Commandments displays in all public school classrooms. June 26, 2025 View Details Abbott signs law mandating Ten Commandments displays in all Texas classrooms one day after federal court ruled identical Louisiana law unconstitutional. June 22, 2025 View Details Conservative Fifth Circuit unanimously blocks Louisiana’s Ten Commandments classroom law after finding lawmakers pursued “sham” legislative purpose driven by religious objectives. June 21, 2025 View Details SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler orders “Appeal to Heaven” flag associated with Christian nationalism and January 6 rioters flown above federal building before quietly removing it. June 18, 2025 View Details Federal judge gives Apache tribes 60 days after environmental review to challenge sacred land transfer to mining company for congressionally authorized copper mine. June 10, 2025 View Details GOP Rep. Mary Miller faces bipartisan fury after misidentifying Sikh prayer leader as Muslim and saying he should never have been allowed to deliver House prayer. June 7, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks enforcement of Biden-era rules requiring Catholic employers and health providers to offer gender-affirming care, citing religious freedom and limiting federal agencies’ reach. June 6, 2025 View Details Supreme Court refuses to hear Apache case, clearing way for copper mine to destroy sacred Oak Flat site. May 28, 2025 View Details Supreme Court deadlocks 4-4 on nation’s first religious charter school in Oklahoma, leaving ban in place after Justice Amy Coney Barrett recuses herself due to ties with Catholic Church’s legal adviser. May 23, 2025 View Details Defense Secretary Hegseth holds Christian prayer service for Pentagon workers during work hours as his pastor declares Trump was chosen by God to bring “moral clarity” to America. May 22, 2025 View Details Episcopal Church quits federal refugee program as presiding bishop condemns Trump for giving white South Africans preferential treatment over millions blocked and still waiting in camps. May 13, 2025 View Details Quakers march 300 miles from New York to Washington to protest Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants supporting faith tradition of activism. May 11, 2025 View Details Justice Dept. investigating proposed Muslim-centric development in Dallas-area following requests from Senator Cornyn. May 10, 2025 View Details Pope Leo XIV, then-cardinal, repeatedly criticized Trump and Vance on immigration and Catholic teachings on love before his election. May 9, 2025 View Details Trump denies role in AI pope image posted late at night to his account as Catholic groups object. May 6, 2025 On day two of backlash, Trump blasted by Catholic bishops including Cardinal Dolan for AI image of himself as pope. May 5, 2025 View Details New York Catholic bishops criticize Trump and White House for AI image showing him as pope days after Francis’s death May 4, 2025 View Details Vance, a recent Catholic convert, defends Trump’s AI pope image in response to backlash. May 4, 2025 View Details Trump posts photo of himself as pope days after Francis’ funeral, sparking ridicule and praise. May 3, 2025 View Details Rev. Amos Brown says Smithsonian notified him it may return his civil rights artifacts during Trump-ordered review of African American museum. May 2, 2025 View Details Trump taps TX Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to lead new Religious Liberty Commission with TV’s “Dr. Phil” and Ben Carson. May 2, 2025 View Details VA launches Christian bias task force to probe Biden-era discrimination and invites employees to report each other. April 24, 2025 View Details EEOC texts Columbia and Barnard employees asking if they are Jewish or Israeli, then probing for antisemitism. April 24, 2025 View Details Trump posts Easter message attacking the nation’s courts, “radical left,” and Biden, repeating immigration lies. April 21, 2025 View Details Vance receives papal audience despite Vatican’s condemnation of Trump administration’s mass deportation policies. April 21, 2025 View Details Breaking overnight: Pope Francis dies at 88, hours after Easter Day popemobile procession and meeting with Vance. April 21, 2025 View Details Vance meets Cardinal Parolin for first Vatican talks of Trump’s second term after pope condemned US immigration crackdown. April 20, 2025 View Details Judge allows Trump’s immigration agents to carry out enforcement in houses of worship after denying religious groups’ challenge. April 12, 2025 View Details Trump funding cuts force U.S. Catholic Church to end century of refugee resettlement in what bishops call a ‘painful’ break with government. April 8, 2025 View Details Texas Senate advances bills mandating Ten Commandments in classrooms and allowing school prayer. March 20, 2025 View Details Trump moves to revoke protections for two California national monuments established by Biden, targeting safeguards for sacred Indigenous lands. March 16, 2025 View Details NEA eliminates fund for underserved communities February 23, 2025 View Details Trump established a task force to “eradicate anti-Christian bias” by the government February 22, 2025 View Details
