内容摘要：Hegseth’s trip to Singapore is his second to the region since becoming defense secretary, following a

Hegseth’s trip to Singapore is his second to the region since becoming defense secretary, following a

“We want a united Catholic Church, but we must stay with the fundamentals,” said Ndyanabo, the Ugandan lay leader. “The gospel should not change at all because of our own human weakness.”The Rev. James Martin, who seeks to build bridges with LGBTQ+ Catholics, knows the degree of opposition but remains hopeful.

“The challenge for the new pope is to continue Francis’ legacy of reaching out to a group who has felt excluded from their own church,” Martin said. “Based on the synod, I would say that many cardinals feel that there needs to be welcome of LGBTQ+ people because they know their dioceses. But how far that goes is up in the air.”Rodney Muhumuza in Kampala, Uganda, and Giovanna Dell’Orto in Vatican City contributed.Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP’s

with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.The U.S. social safety net would be jolted if the budget bill backed by President Donald Trump and passed Thursday by the House of Representatives becomes law.

It would impose work requirements for low-income adults to receive Medicaid health insurance and increase them for food assistance as well as cut funding for services like birth control to the nation’s biggest abortion provider.

Supporters of the bill say the moves will save money, root out waste and encourage personal responsibility.Any one wedding may involve

Vizcaino said. Huge jumps in costs are already widespread due to tariffs, she said, florals and fabrics among them.With many weddings planned up to a year or more in advance, she and others in the industry are girding for more bad news.

“We’re going to see a lot of interactions that aren’t so pleasant in the next eight to 12 months,” she said.Tariffs have delayed decision-making among many couples planning weddings.