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Trump Defunds Catholic Charity Helping Immigrants Amid Feud With Pope

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President Trump has canceled $11 million in funding to Catholic Charities in Miami for taking care of immigrant children as he continues to feud with Pope Leo XIV, who has criticized Trump’s mass deportations and the war in Iran.The federal government has worked with the organization since the first Cuban exiles arrived in south Florida. The government,…

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