SAINT OF THE DAY: St. Peter Gonzalez
CATHOLICS FOR CATHOLICS STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S ATTACK ON POPE LEO XIV
President Trump’s attack on Pope Leo yesterday, Sunday April 12, was disheartening and merits an apology. His subsequent post depicting himself as Jesus is as dangerous as it is scandalous to all Christians. The speed with which the picture was removed confirms the mistake that it was…READ MORE >
EWTN: FR CHRIS ALAR + JOHN YEP DISCUSS CRUCIAL ROLE OF CATHOLICS IN USA LIVE @ DIVINE MERCY SHRINE
In Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 15,000 Catholics gathered together at the National Shrine of Divine Mercy to honor our Lord. John Yep had the chance to address the thousands gathered there from around the world, which was humbling considering the great piety of the people who had made the pilgrimage there…READ MORE >
FEW AMERICANS SEE PROGRESS OR CLEAR OBJECTIVES IN IRAN WAR IN NEW POLL
The CBS Poll found that 66% of respondents say the Trump administration has not plainly described its aims in Iran, while 34% say those goals have been visibly communicated…READ MORE >
POPE LEO XIV RECALLS THE ‘LIVING SEED’ OF THE MARTYRS OF ALGERIA
The first day of Pope Leo XIV’s international apostolic journey to Africa concluded with an encounter with the Algerian community at the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in Algiers…READ MORE >
MAGA SAYS TRUMP IS GOING LAX ON DEPORTATIONS
The White House is leaving behind the mass deportation talks ahead of the midterms, vexing immigration sticklers who considered Trump their last chance at undoing decades of mass migration…READ MORE >
AS IRAN NUCLEAR TALKS STALL, U.S. SETS SIX “RED LINES”
As tensions between Iran and the U.S. intensify despite a ceasefire, Washington has delivered six unbending “red line” demands — in talks with Tehran — mostly concentrated on the regime’s nuclear goals, according to the Washington Examiner…READ MORE >
MELANIA’S EPSTEIN COMMENTS TURN UP THE HEAT ON DOJ
First Lady Melania Trump added her voice in calling for public hearings for Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, as fresh pressure is mounting on Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who only days earlier indicated the administration wanted to move past the account even as bipartisan lawmakers and survivors keep wanting more files, testimony and prosecutions…READ MORE >
VANCE SAYS TRUMP WAS ‘POSTING A JOKE’ WITH NOW DELETED JESUS-LIKE IMAGE
Vice President JD Vance on Monday defended President Donald Trumpʼs decision to post and later delete an AI-generated image that critics said depicted the president as Jesus Christ, calling it a joke that people misunderstood…READ MORE >
JOHN FRANKMAN RESPONSE TO TRUMP’S RECENT BLASPHEMOUS MEME
I was shocked when I saw these recent posts of Trump. It took me some time to reflect on them to think of what to make of it. As someone who discerned the Catholic priesthood for 4 years but also someone who voted for Trump all 3 elections and campaigned for-and even met-him in the last one, these posts did not sit right with me…READ MORE >
STATE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES UPDATE ON VISA RESTRICTIONS FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM VIOLATORS
Mark Walker, U.S. principal adviser for global religious freedom, said the U.S. is following through on its commitment to restrict visas for perpetrators of religious persecution abroad…READ MORE >
