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Maryland state capital building, Annapolis. Via Shutterstock. / nullWashington D.C., May 8, 2023 / 13:45 pm (CNA).Republicans in Maryland are criticizing Democratic lawmakers and Gov. Wes Moore for approving legislation that will expand taxpayer-funded Medicaid coverage to include transgender surgeries and drugs for children. Under the old Maryland law, which is in effect until Jan. 1, 2024, Medicaid covers transgender surgeries and drugs for patients who were at least 18 years old and diagnosed with gender dysphoria. This includes mental health services, hormone replacement therapy, and gende...

Two-time Super Bowl champion kicker Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs delivers his speech to graduates at Georgia Tech on Saturday, May 6, 2023. / Credit: Georgia Tech/YouTubeBoston, Mass., May 8, 2023 / 10:30 am (CNA).Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker offered graduating college students a wake-up call on Saturday. "I'm about to pop off some hard truths," the two-time Super Bowl champion said as the commencement speaker at his alma mater, Georgia Institute of Technology.Butker, who has been outspoken about his Catholic faith, told the students that their hard wor...

A woman touches crosses setup at a memorial during a vigil on May 8, 2023, in Brownsville, Texas. The vigil was held in remembrance of the eight people killed May 7, 2023, and several injured after a man allegedly drove his car through a group of migrants waiting at a bus stop. / Credit: Photo by Michael Gonzalez/Getty ImagesWashington D.C., May 8, 2023 / 13:15 pm (CNA).Two tragedies over the weekend have left 16 dead and many more wounded in Texas.Eight migrants were killed and 10 injured when a speeding SUV Sunday morning plowed into a group of people in the border city of Brownsville, local...

A new Swiss Guard swears to protect the pope, even sacrificing his life if necessary, during a ceremony on May 6, 2023. / Daniel Ibanez/CNAVatican City, May 6, 2023 / 13:00 pm (CNA).A group of new Swiss Guard recruits officially joined the ranks after swearing to "faithfully, loyally and honorably serve the reigning Pontiff" at the Vatican on Saturday.Wearing the red, orange, and blue grand gala uniform with armor, 23 new guardsmen swore their allegiance before friends and family during a ceremony in the San Damaso Courtyard on a sunny and breezy May 6. The ceremony began with the ne...

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for the recitation of the Regina Caeli on May 7, 2023. / Vatican MediaCNA Staff, May 7, 2023 / 06:30 am (CNA).Pope Francis on Sunday warned against the danger of living life without a sense of purpose or a destination to set our course by, reminding the faithful that Jesus is "our compass for reaching heaven," our true home.Speaking to pilgrims gathered on a sunny day in St. Peter's Square to pray the Regina Caeli, the pope reflected on the day's Gospel reading, in which Jesus consoles his disciples before his ascensi...