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The Good News: U.S. Speaker Mike Johnson Claims Scripture Mandates Christian Support for Israel

The Good News | August 4, 2025 | by Catholics for Catholics

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SAINT OF THE DAY: St. John Vianney

U.S. SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON CLAIMS SCRIPTURE MANDATES CHRISTIAN SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL 
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson visited Jerusalem’s Western Wall on Sunday August 3rd, wearing a white kippah during Tisha B’Av fast, the commemoration of the destruction of both the First and Second Temples in jewish history. Leading a congressional delegation, Johnson prayed at the Wall, emphasizing U.S. solidarity with Israel...READ MORE >

POPE LEO XIV REMINDS YOUTH ‘JESUS IS OUR HOPE’ AT CLOSING MASS OF THE JUBILEE OF YOUTH 
The Holy Father announces dates for 2027 World Youth Day in South Korea, after encourgaing youth on the last day of their Jubilee…READ MORE >

US AMBASSADOR TO THE HOLY SEE CONFIRMED
 In his role as a diplomat, Burch will communicate the interests and concerns of the United States to the Vatican as well as convey the Vatican’s priorities back to the United States. While the Vatican City State only has a small amount of acreage…READ MORE >

COLORADO COURT STRIKES DOWN STATE LAW BANNING ABORTION PILL REVERSAL 
A Colorado district court issued an order Friday permanently blocking a state law that prevents pro-life medical professionals from providing women the option of abortion pill reversal. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys represent…READ MORE >

A VOLCANO IN RUSSIA’S FAR EAST ERUPTS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CENTURIES 
A volcano on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight into Sunday for what scientists said is the first time in hundreds of years, days after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake…READ MORE >

POPE LEO: WE ARE WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF GAZA, UKRAINE AND WAR-TORN LANDS 
At the conclusion of the closing Mass for the Jubilee of Youth, Pope Leo remembers young people suffering “the most serious evils” caused by other human beings, mentioning specifically war-torn Gaza, Ukraine, and “every land bloodied by war…READ MORE >

CAMBODIA TO NOMINATE TRUMP FOR NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FOR ROLE IN ENDING COUNTRY’S CONFLICT WITH THAILAND 
Sun Chanthol, Cambodia’s deputy prime minister, thanked Trump for bringing peace to the region while speaking to reporters earlier Friday in the country’s capital of Phnom Penh. “We acknowledge his great efforts for peace,” Chanthol said…READ MORE >

PLANNED PARENTHOOD DEFUNDING REMAINS IN QUESTION AMID LEGAL CHALLENGES 
Whether Planned Parenthood will ultimately be stripped of its federal funding remained in question amid ongoing lawsuits over a provision in President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda that would cut those funds…READ MORE > 

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