Today's Catholic Highlights:
Vice President JD Vance spoke with EWTN News anchor Raymond Arroyo about politics, immigration, the economy and faith. Vance described people as God’s ambassadors on Earth.
Catholic bishops met with President Donald Trump and prayed with him. Their discussion included religious freedom, school choice, religious visas and life policy.
A Chicago iconographer created an image of Our Lady of Good Counsel for Pope Leo XIV in a week. The pope plans to keep the icon in his bedroom.
U.S. bishops called for continued immigration protections for Ukrainians and Salvadorans with temporary protected status. The government said the beneficiaries would retain protections pending an announcement at an appropriate time.
Archbishop Coakley received an award for his work against the death penalty. He said his life in the United States had strengthened his commitment to supporting death row inmates and opposing executions.