SAINT OF THE DAY: St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
JUDGE PROVISIONALLY BLOCKS INSTALLATION OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. FLORIAN STATUES IN MASSACHUSETTS
They are the patron saints of police officers and firefighters, but a Superior Court judge of Norfolk has for the time being blocked the installation of two large statues honoring the Catholic figures outside the Public Safety headquarters in Quincy, Massachusetts…READ MORE >
LOS ANGELES COUNTY TO PROVIDE RENT ASSISTANCE TO THOSE AFFECTED BY ICE RAIDS
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the largest of its kind in the nation that oversees about 10 million people, approved of an emergency declaration to aid with rental assistance and handouts to anyone affected by the recent immigration raids…READ MORE >
JAN. 6 PANEL ALLEGEDLY GAVE GOP PHONE DATA TO THE BIDEN ERA FBI
In an alleged home-grown political spying ploy reminiscent of Watergate, the Democrat-led House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol supposedly probed phone data on Republicans without a warrant, according to a story by Newsmax…READ MORE >
POPE LEO XIV APPOINTS CARDINAL CUPICH TO PONTIFICAL COMMISSION FOR VATICAN CITY STATE
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Blase Cupich to the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, the Holy See said on Wednesday. The Vatican made the announcement via a press release on Oct. 15…READ MORE >
SUPREME COURT SEEMS POISED TO RESTRICT RACE-BASED REDISTRICTING
In a move that could dramatically alter biennial house elections for decades, the six conservative judges of the Supreme Court suggested Wednesday that they would put a constraint to the use of race to regulate the confines of congressional districts…READ MORE >
ISRAEL: WE’LL RESUME FIGHTING IF HAMAS DOESN’T RESPECT TRUCE DEAL
Israel’s defense minister on Wednesday threatened to resume fighting if Hamas does not honor the terms of a U.S.-backed ceasefire that halted the war in Gaza…READ MORE >
JIM CAVIEZEL WILL NOT RETURN AS JESUS FOR MEL GIBSON’S ‘THE RESURRECTION OF THE CHRIST’
Taking the place of the now 57-year-old famously devout Catholic actor who starred in the original film is Finnish actor Jaakko Ohtonen, 36, best known for his role in British drama “The Last Kingdom…READ MORE >
PATRIARCH PIZZABALLA: A NEW LANGUAGE AND NEW WITNESS FOR A NARRATIVE OF PEACE
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem reflects on the historical moment in the Holy Land following the agreement reached between Israel and Hamas, and affirms: “We have a duty toward our communities — to help them look ahead…READ MORE >
