John Lavenburg is an author at various esteemed publications including UCA News, The Catholic Standard, and The Catholic Herald. He focuses on themes of religion and spirituality, often exploring topics such as Christianity, church administration, and the intersection of politics and public policy within religious organizations. His work has been featured in notable outlets like Crux and The Catholic Thing.
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By: John Lavenburg
President Donald Trump speaks to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat in Washington on Jan. 6. In comments on lingering health insurance policy debates, Trump told members of his party to be “a little flexible” on the Hyde Amendment, a legislative provision prohibiting federal funds from paying for abortion. (Photo: OSV News/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters)
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A member of the Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Mich., distributes tickets for the weekly general audience to a guest at the Bishops’ Office for U.S. Visitors to the Vatican onFeb. 4, 2025. The visitors’ office is located in the Casa Santa Maria of the Pontifical North American College. (Photo: Lola Gomez/CNS)
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FOREST HILLS — Hundreds gathered on March 22 at the namesake Church of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in the Diocese of Brooklyn to commemorate Christian martyrs and pray for those persecuted for their faith around the world.
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President Donald Trump delivers an address at the White House’s Easter Luncheon on April 1. Father Frank Mann, at the invitation of the president, celebrated Mass for White House staff later in the day. (Photo: The White House)
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When Father Frank Mann looked out at the congregation during a Mass for White House staff, he was stunned to see mostly young people.
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A photo shows Dominican postulant Anna Harper, a native of Baton Rouge, La., and Dominican Sister Carmela Marie, a native of Hinatuan, Philippines, visiting with patient Edna MacCready at Rosary Hill Home in Hawthorne, N.Y. Rosary Hill was founded by Rose Hawthorne, later known as Mother Mary Alphonsa. She also founded the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, and on March 14, 2024, Pope Francis advanced her sainthood cause by declaring her venerable. (Photo: OSV/Gregory Shemitz)
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Pope Leo XIV signs “Magnifica Humanitas” at the Vatican’s Synod Hall May 15, 2026, the first encyclical of his papacy, which focuses on the rise of artificial intelligence. (Photo: OSV News/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
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An anti-Catholic cartoon depicts members of the Know-Nothing Party opposing the Pope as he arrives in America.
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Father Charlie Keeney (right) speaks with another priest while on a pastoral immersion trip in the Diocese of Little Rock, Arkansas. Father Keeney, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, was one of 10 priests on the trip, including Father Hugues Berrette, who serves at Guardian Angel Church in Ocean Parkway. (Photo: Catholic Extension)
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In his first six months as bishop of the Diocese of Palm Beach, Florida, Bishop Manuel de Jesús Rodriguez has prioritized meeting the faithful at parishes, schools, and gatherings across the diocese. He will soon have made eight “pastoral visits” to different parishes, with plans to visit all 55 across the diocese. “I am having fun visiting the parishes and getting to know the communities that we have here,” Bishop Rodríguez said of the experiences so far. (Photos: Courtesy of the Diocese of Palm Beach)
