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Houthi rebels continue advance on Marib after US u-turn

February 22, 2021

Houthi rebels in Yemen have continued their advance on the government’s northern stronghold of Marib after the Biden administration cuts aid to Saudi-backed coalition.

Why pro-lifers should be concerned with Biden’s OMB nominee

February 12, 2021

Washington D.C., Feb 11, 2021 / 05:00 pm MT (CNA).- A former director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) warned that pro-lifers should be concerned about President Biden’s pick for the position.

Haiti’s president tries to oust judges close to the opposition

February 10, 2021

Amid ongoing unrest, Haitian President Jovenel Moise has ousted senior judges proposed as possible interim national leaders.

Catholic Schools in the US face steepest decline in student enrolment since 1970s

February 09, 2021

Catholic schools in the US face the sharpest decline in enrolment of students in nearly fifty years, new study finds.

US bishops express support for Biden’s environmental actions

February 04, 2021

Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the US bishops’ domestic justice committee, praised Wednesday President Joe Biden’s environmental executive orders

Biden signs three executive orders overhauling Trump’s immigration policies

February 03, 2021

Joe Biden has issued three executive orders to overturn Trump-era immigration policies. The orders aim to reunite parents separated from their children at the border, tackle the root causes of immigration and evaluate the existing immigration system in America. In his first order, Biden established an interagency task force to be chaired by the Secretary

Three-quarters of Americans favour restrictions on abortion, a new poll finds

January 28, 2021

A new poll has found that 76% of Americans favour significant restrictions on abortion. The survey, commissioned by the fraternal order the Knights of Columbus, was carried out by The Marist Poll.

Boris Johnson congratulates President Biden on his inauguration at Prime Minister’s Questions

January 20, 2021

At Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons today, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson congratulated President Joe Biden on his inauguration.