US vice-president stresses Trump administration’s commitment to protecting Catholic faith

US Vice President JD Vance vowed that the Trump administration would be strong advocates for Christians and serve as the "biggest defenders of religious liberties".

The vice president gave this promise while speaking during a state event for catholic communities in Washington on February 28, Caliber.Az reports citing US media.

"While you're certainly not always going to agree with everything that we do in President Trump's administration, I feel very confident in saying that between protecting the rights of pro-life protesters, between ensuring that we have an opportunity to protect the rights of the unborn in the first place, and importantly, protecting the religious liberty of all people, but in particular Catholics," Vance stated.

Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, also emphasized Trump's record on religious issues. "I think that we can say that President Trump, though not a Catholic himself, has been an incredibly good president for Catholics in the United States of America," he said.

On February 6, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias, which aims to combat what the administration describes as "the anti-Christian weaponization of government and unlawful conduct targeting Christians," according to the White House.

The task force includes members of Trump's Cabinet and key federal agencies and will review any "anti-Christian" policies, practices, or conduct within the government.

A White House fact sheet on the executive order accused the Biden administration of engaging in "an egregious pattern" of targeting peaceful Christians while ignoring "violent, anti-Christian offenses."

By Nazrin Sadigova