• Pope’s health crisis sparks prayers from thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square

    Pope’s health crisis sparks prayers from thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square

    Feb 25, 2025 07:14 PM EST

    ... message of peace,” said Villanueva, who praised his empathy for migrants. Francis' papacy has also emphasized the defense of the environment and partial openness to LGBTQ+ rights. Outside of the Vatican, Romans, pilgrims and even non-Catholics said they were offering special prayers for the hospitalized pope. “We are all ...

  • News Wrap: New York governor will not remove Eric Adams from office

    News Wrap: New York governor will not remove Eric Adams from office

    Feb 20, 2025 11:45 PM EST

    ... That's according to results of a 2024 Gallup survey out today, which says that share of the population is up by two-thirds since 2020. The trend is driven mostly by Generation Z, which Gallup defines as 18-to-27-year-olds. Nearly one in four identify as LGBTQ.

  • Run for Senate or president? Buttigieg weighs decision with huge implications for Democrats

    Run for Senate or president? Buttigieg weighs decision with huge implications for Democrats

    Feb 20, 2025 04:31 PM EST

    ... Buttigieg and his husband earlier that day. The coffee shop may be a welcoming environment, but some warn of safety concerns for members of the LGBTQ+ community and other prominent Democrats in the current political environment. WATCH: Why Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg believes he’d make a good president Aaron ...

  • EEOC moves to drop transgender discrimination cases to comply with Trump's order

    EEOC moves to drop transgender discrimination cases to comply with Trump's order

    Feb 15, 2025 07:52 PM EST

    ... to erase trans people are deeply harmful to a vulnerable community and inconsistent with governing law," she said. Sarah Warbelow, vice president of legal at LGBTQ+ rights group Human Rights Campaign, added in an emailed statement: “This is the inevitable outcome when the EEOC is weaponized to greenlight discrimination against ...

  • Trump signs executive order to establish a White House Faith Office

    Trump signs executive order to establish a White House Faith Office

    Feb 07, 2025 05:26 PM EST

    ... religious leaders. He assailed the Rev. Mariann Budde for her sermon the day after his inauguration, when she called for mercy for members of the LGBTQ+ community and migrants who are in the country illegally. Vice President JD Vance, who's Catholic, has sparred with top U.S. leaders of ...

  • WATCH: Trump says he wants to root out 'anti-Christian bias' from U.S. at the National Prayer Breakfast

    WATCH: Trump says he wants to root out 'anti-Christian bias' from U.S. at the National Prayer Breakfast

    Feb 06, 2025 02:13 PM EST

    Trump and his administration have already clashed with religious leaders, including him disagreeing with the Rev. Mariann Budde’s sermon the day after his inauguration, when she called for mercy for members of the LGBTQ+ community and migrants who are in the country illegally. Vice President JD Vance, who's ...

  • Thousands across the U.S. protest Trump policies

    Thousands across the U.S. protest Trump policies

    Feb 05, 2025 10:24 PM EST

    ... opposition to Trump’s agenda, protests have also begun. In Alabama, several hundred people gathered outside the Statehouse to protest state and federal actions targeting LGBTQ people. On Tuesday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey promised to sign legislation declaring that there are only two sexes, male and female — echoing Trump's ...

  • What to know about USAID, and why it's a target for the Trump administration

    What to know about USAID, and why it's a target for the Trump administration

    Feb 03, 2025 10:19 PM EST

    ... America. In Mexico, a busy shelter for migrants in southern Mexico has been left without a doctor. A program to provide mental health support for LGBTQ+ youth fleeing Venezuela was disbanded. In Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Guatemala, so-called “Safe Mobility Offices” where migrants can apply to enter the ...

  • Education Department tells U.S. colleges to follow sexual assault policies from Trump's first term

    Education Department tells U.S. colleges to follow sexual assault policies from Trump's first term

    Jan 31, 2025 07:12 PM EST

    ... and universities,” said Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor. The Biden administration sought to overhaul the rules and expand Title IX to protect LGBTQ+ students. It expanded the type of behavior that's considered sexual harassment — a reversal of the DeVos policy, which used a narrower definition. But ...

  • After Target backs away from diversity programs, civil rights activists call for a boycott

    After Target backs away from diversity programs, civil rights activists call for a boycott

    Jan 31, 2025 02:58 PM EST

    ... Participants circled up for a prayer before the speeches began. Target, which long was viewed as a strong advocate for the rights of Black and LGBTQ+ people, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday on the call for a boycott. But in a memo to employees last ...