SAINT OF THE DAY: St. Blaise
LA FREEWAY BLOCKED BY ANTI-DEPORTATION PROTESTERS IN RESPONSE TO TRUMP’S CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
Hundreds of protesters flooded a busy Los Angeles freeway on Sunday morning, causing major traffic delays in response to President Donald Trump’s illegal immigration crackdown. The protest began on Olvera Street at around 9 a.m. with a large group of participants. Nearly half an hour later, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) announced several street closures due to “a non-permitted demonstration blocking traffic” and suggested drivers find alternate routes…..READ MORE >
TRUMP DEFENDS TARIFFS, ACCUSES CANADA OF BEING ‘VERY ABUSIVE OF THE UNITED STATES’: VIDEO
President Donald Trump defended his recent tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China while speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews on Sunday night – and hinted that the European Union may suffer a similar fate. The tariffs, which were authorized in an executive order on Saturday, will go into effect Tuesday….READ MORE >
DC-AREA BISHOP: CATHOLIC CHURCH TEACHING DOES NOT SUPPORT ‘AN OPEN BORDER POLICY’
As left-leaning Catholic clergy criticize President Donald Trump’s border policies, a church leader from just outside the nation’s capital is stressing that the religion certainly would support a “common sense” approach to immigration. Bishop Michael Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington issued a statement reminding the public that the Catholic Church does not support…READ MORE >
MAINE COURT: NO RETROACTIVE LAWSUITS FOR CLERGY ABUSE CASES
Thirteen people alleging childhood sexual abuse by Catholic priests, nuns and teachers decades ago cannot file civil lawsuits because a retroactive law eliminating the statute of limitations violates the state constitution, Maine’s highest court ruled Jan. 28. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court’s 5-2 decision in Robert E. Dupuis v. Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland found…..READ MORE >
CANADA, MEXICO SLAP TARIFFS ON U.S. AFTER TRUMP USES TRADE TO FORCE BORDER SECURITY
Canada and Mexico announced tariffs against the United States on Saturday in retaliation for a slate of new import duties President Donald Trump ordered against the U.S. neighbors and China. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday that Canada is working with Mexico to push back against Trump’s tariffs. …..READ MORE >
MARCO RUBIO GIVES PANAMA ULTIMATUM OVER CHINESE INFLUENCE ON CANAL
According to State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce, Rubio informed Mulino that President Donald Trump has made a preliminary determination that the Chinese Communist Party’s “position of influence and control” over the Panama Canal is a violation of the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal….READ MORE >
NTSB RELEASES VIDEO OF RESPONDERS SEARCHING THROUGH EERIE SITE OF FATAL PHILADELPHIA LEARJET CRASH
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently released video of officials combing through the debris and destruction left after the fatal Jan. 31 plane crash in Philadelphia, which killed at least seven people and injured 22 others. The footage, which was shot on Sunday, showed the haunting aftermath of the Learjet 55 crash…..READ MORE >
THE BISHOPS MISS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY (BUT IT’S NOT TOO LATE)
he United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) lost little time in releasing an initial response to the slew of executive orders flying off the president’s desk. Having witnessed the knee-jerk modus operandi of the Roman Curia from the inside….READ MORE >
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