SAINT OF THE DAY: St. Hilary of Poitiers
POPE LEO MEETS WITH VENEZUELA’S OPPOSITION LEADER MACHADO
On Monday, Pope Leo XIV received Maria Corina Machado, the opposition leader in Venezuela, at the Vatican. Machado was barred from participating in the disputed 2024 election of which Maduro claimed victory, although she backed a replacement candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia…READ MORE >
PRESIDENT TRUMP MEETS WITH ARCHBISHOP COAKLEY
Archbishop Paul Coakley and President Donald Trump met on Jan. 12 to discuss areas of “mutual concern,” which likely included topics related to immigration enforcement and Venezuela’s sovereignty…READ MORE >
GREENLAND, THE 51ST STATE?
A House Republican is promoting the cause for Greenland to become the country’s 51st state as President Donald Trump publicly pushes for the Danish territory to come under American rule…READ MORE >
MEXICAN PRESIDENT HAD A “GOOD CONVERSATION’ WITH TRUMP ON SECURITY AND DRUGS
Looking to ease tensions and a possible American military intervention in Mexico that to many international observers seems imminent, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday said she had a “good conversation” with U.S. President Donald Trump on security and efforts to reduce drug trafficking…READ MORE >
YOUR ORGANIC FOOD MAY BE SPRAYED WITH PESTICIDES
Ken Paxton, Texas’ Attorney General is probing major grocery store chains in the state for potentially misleading consumers by spraying organic-labeled produce with pesticides…READ MORE >
VENEZUELA’S TOP OPPOSITION LEADER TO MEET WITH TRUMP THURSDAY
Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela’s top opposition leader and winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump Thursday at the White House…READ MORE >
WHEN A DIOCESE UNDERMINES ITS OWN VOCATIONS
Bishop Martin of Charlotte is seeking to impose ‘a year as a layman’ before priestly ordination. This is like an engaged man living an additional year as a bachelor before his wedding day…READ MORE >
STATE DEPARTMENT TELLS AMERICAN TO LEAVE IRAN NOW
The State Department is telling U.S. citizens to leave Iran immediately and to have a plan for departure that does not rely on U.S. government assistance, as protests across the country have escalated and turned violent…READ MORE >
