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The Good News: 6 Dead, Including 3 Children After Helicopter Plummets into Hudson River

The Good News | April 11, 2025 | by Catholics for Catholics

DAILY READINGS: NOVUS ORDO

DAILY READINGS: VETUS ORDO

SAINT OF THE DAY: St. Stanislaus

6 DEAD, INCLUDING 3 CHILDREN, AFTER HELICOPTER PLUMMETS INTO HUDSON RIVER 
Five of the victims have been identified as a Spanish family: Siemens executive Agustin Escobar, his wife, Merce Camprubi Montal, and their three young children, The Associated Press reported. The pilot’s identity has not been released…READ MORE >

QUESTIONS LINGER ON CARDINAL FERNANDEZ’S ‘SEX CHANGE’ REMARKS 
 The prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, who recently appeared to some observers to support “sex change” surgery in especially difficult cases, has not responded to questions aimed at clarifying his comments. Noting “exceptional situations” of “severe gender dysphoria that can lead to unbearable suffering or even suicide,” he said these “must be evaluated with great care.”…READ MORE >

JUDGE SIDES WITH TRUMP: ANYONE IN US ILLEGALLY MUST REGISTER WITH FED GOVERNMENT 
The Trump administration was handed another win on Thursday after a federal judge ruled that everyone in the U.S. illegally must register with the federal government and carry documentation…READ MORE >

SENATE REPUBLICANS INTRODUCE BILL TO ELIMINATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) reintroduced the Returning Education to Our States Act, which he first introduced in November 2024. The bill would eliminate the Department of Education within a year of the bill’s enactment and would redistribute all critical federal programs to other departments…READ MORE >

RFK JR. SETS TIGHT DEADLINE TO ANNOUNCE CAUSE OF AUTISM EPIDEMIC A CDC study from 2020 found that 1 in 36 children in the United States have been diagnosed with autism. Kennedy, while speaking to President Donald Trump about the announcement, said that now 1 in 31 children are diagnosed with the disorder…READ MORE >

TEXAS TEEN CHARGED WITH KILLING AUSTIN METCALF WILL NOT FACE DEATH PENALTY OR LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE: DISTRICT ATTORNEY 
Willis explained that a 2005 Supreme Court ruling (Roper v. Simmons) prohibits juveniles from receiving such punishments. “The Supreme Court has said not only can you not seek the death penalty against someone who committed a crime when they’re 17, you can’t even get them life without parole,” Willis told WFAA. “That would not be something we could do even if we wanted to.”…READ MORE >

COLORADO BISHOPS URGE DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR TO VETO TAXPAYER-FUNDED ABORTION BILL 
The Colorado bishops’ April 8 letter implored homosexual Democratic Governor Jared Polis to veto SB25-183, which would allocate a minimum of $1.5 million in taxpayer funds per year toward abortions, require state employee health insurance to cover abortion costs…READ MORE >

BRITISH SCHOOLCHHILDREN BEING TAUGHT ABSOLUTELY BONKERS THEORY ABOUT ST. JOAN OF ARC 
There’s a lot more to it, of course, but I’m not here to write about the history. Today, in the United Kingdom, the schools are erasing Joan of Arc’s status as a brave young woman; school children now are being taught that she was “non-binary.”…READ MORE >

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