Mercy Sr. Mary Haddad, president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association of the United States, called the legislation a moral failure, citing its cuts to safety-net programs like Medicaid and SNAP.

A leading figure in academic Catholic feminism after the Second Vatican Council, Anne E. Carr was also a renowned scholar and an inspiration to generations of theologians.

Pope Leo XIV told a group of religious sisters that rootedness in Christ allows them to “do things they perhaps never thought ...

"The Jubilee calls us to become pilgrims of this hope in our entire life, despite the adversities of the current moment," said Pope Leo.

The Vatican's influence extends to charitable dollars worldwide, affecting even secular causes.