Takeaways: Paycheck Protection loans and the Catholic Church

NEW YORK (AP) — An Associated Press analysis of federal data has found that the U.S. Roman Catholic Church and affiliated groups received federal aid worth at least $1.4 billion under the federal Paycheck Protection Program. The church was able to maximize its take after lobbying for a rule change that gave all religious institutions preferential treatment. Faith leaders persuaded the Trump administration to free them from a rule that typically disqualifies an applicant with more than 500