SAINT OF THE DAY: St. Sixtus III, Pope
MARCO RUBIO SAYS IRAN WAR LIKELY TO LAST WEEKS, NOT MONTHS
The Secretary of State also indicated that the U.S. could be close to having serious negotiations with Tehran, even as the administration considers intensifying military options while sending additional troops to the region…READ MORE >
HOUSE REPUBLICANS DETER SENATE DHS DEAL
House Republicans on Friday heatedly rejected a Senate-passed deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, disdaining it for modeling it too closely to the Democratic position by neglecting money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol…READ MORE >
TRUMP SIGNS ORDERS TO PAY TSA AGENTS
As Republicans and Democrats remain in a stalemate, President Trump ordered federal officials to fund Transportation Security Administration workers, sidestepping a gridlocked Congress after the latest deal to fund the broader Department of Homeland Security went nowhere on Friday…READ MORE >
BISHOP STRICKLAND’S STATEMENT REGARDING CARRIE PREJEAN
A Catholic woman, speaking from a well-formed conscience and in fidelity to the teachings of the Church, has been publicly criticized and removed – yet no clear, substantiated reason has been provided. Such a lack of transparency does not serve justice. It damages reputations and undermines trust…READ MORE >
AFTER STORMS DEVASTATE HAWAII, CATHOLIC GROUPS AND PARISHES MOBILIZE TO AID VICTIMS
Catholic organizations, including EPIC Ministry, the Knights of Columbus, and Catholic Charities Hawaii — as well as many Catholic parishes — are assisting many who have lost homes and livelihoods…READ MORE >
MORE THAN FOUR MILLION CHILDREN ARE ALREADY PART OF ‘TRUMP ACCOUNTS’
President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was launched last year, is the tax-deferred investment accounts for children. The accounts deliver a $1,000 contribution from the federal government for all children born to U.S. citizens between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028…READ MORE >
CATHOLIC CONVERTS SURGE IN MANY U.S. DIOCESES
‘It’s the Holy Spirit,’ Bishop Frank Dewane told the Register. ‘Yes, we follow promptings, also. But I think it’s the work of the Holy Spirit right now in society and in the Church…READ MORE >
NIGERIAN ARCHBISHOP CALLS ON TRUMP TO ‘GIVE US WEAPONS’ AND ‘ERADICATE’ ISLAMIC TERRORISTS
Islamic brutality against Christians is only intensifying in Nigeria, and Catholic Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama is urging Trump to provide intel and weapons to end the persecution for good…READ MORE >
GOD’S MOST MASCULINE PLAN OF SALVATION
The Son of God did not bring salvation and redemption to our fallen world through His signs, wonders, or words, but rather, by willingly experiencing an incomprehensibly violent death in the most virile manner, overcoming it at His Resurrection…READ MORE >
