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The Good News: Florida Teacher Fired for Using Student’s Preferred Name Behind Parent’s Backs

The Good News | April 12, 2025 | by Catholics for Catholics

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FLORIDA TEACHER FIRED FOR USING STUDENT’S PREFERRED NAME BEHIND PARENTS’ BACKS 
Melissa Calhoun, a teacher at Satellite High School near Cape Canaveral, will not have her contract renewed for next school year after she called a student by a preferred name without getting a form signed by the parents, the district said…READ MORE >

WATCH HOW TRUMP’S PRESS SEC PRAYS AND PREPARES FOR BRIEFINGS 
White House communications adviser Margo Martin shared a sneak peek behind the scenes as President Donald Trump’s Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt prepared for Friday’s briefing, giving the American people a look at how she prepared to face a room full of reporters….READ MORE >

REPORT: TRUMP, RFK ORDER NIH TO STUDY ‘REGRET,’ ‘DETRANSITION’ AMONG TRANS CHILDREN, ADULTS 
The Trump administration has ordered scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the dark side of gender transition, according to a directive leaked to two news outlets….READ MORE >

COLUMBIA ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTER MAHMOUD KHALIL CAN BE DEPORTED, JUDGE RULES 
An immigration judge has ruled that Mahmoud Khalil can be deported from the U.S. due to his involvement in leading last year’s pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. Judge Jamee Comans ruled in Louisiana on Friday that Khalil, 30, can be deported, saying that the U.S. government met its burden of proof to remove him…READ MORE >

COMMENTARY: CATHOLIC REAWAKENING: HOW YOUNG EUROPEANS ARE RECLAIMING FAITH AND TRADITION The various aspects of the ongoing cultural and demographic crisis have already been brilliantly explored by previous speakers, so I’d like to take a different angle to feed the conversation — that of my on-the-ground experience as a journalist covering Europe for EWTN. My Catholic perspective on today’s world allows me to observe both the profound challenges we face and the surprising signs of renewal…READ MORE >

OBAMA-APPOINTED JUDGE BLOCKS DEPORTATIONS OF OVER 500K MIGRANTS 
In the latest act of immigration-related lawfare against the Trump administration, a federal judge blocked the deportation of hundreds of thousands of Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan migrants with temporary protected status (TPS) after it was revoked…READ MORE >

DHS REMINDS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO COMPLY WITH REGISTRATION MANDATE BEFORE DEADLINE 
In a statement issued April 11, the DHS announced that individuals who have been in the country for more than 30 days must register with the federal government by the end of the day or face potential legal consequences….READ MORE >

SPANISH BISHOPS UNDER SCRUTINY FOR CHURCH-GOVERNMENT ACCORD OVER VALLEY OF THE FALLEN 
Catholic groups have criticized Spain’s bishops for consenting to government redevelopment of a key national memorial complex near Madrid, amid fears of a continuing church decline across the traditionally Catholic country.  “Public opinion is unanimous — this site is not to be touched,”…READ MORE >

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