SAINT OF THE DAY: St. Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes
SENATE REPUBLICANS REJECT RESOLUTION TO END FURTHER MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAN
Senate Republicans declined a new attempt to stop the U.S. military campaign against Iran on Wednesday, supporting President Donald Trump again as he protrudes optimism that the conflict could soon come to an end, despite vague peace negotiations and a U.S. Navy blockade of Iranian ports…READ MORE >
TRUMP AGAIN CALLS OUT POPE LEO XIV ON SOCIAL MEDIA
On Wednesday evening, the president took to Truth Social and wrote, “Will someone please tell Pope Leo that Iran has killed at least 42,000 innocent, completely unarmed, protesters in the last two months, and that for Iran to have a Nuclear Bomb is absolutely unacceptable. Thank you for your attention to this matter. AMERICA IS BACK…READ MORE >
ISRAELI SETTLERS BLOCK PALESTINIAN KIDS ON THEIR WAY TO SCHOOL WITH BARBED WIRE AND TEAR GAS
Palestinians say a new, makeshift fence is the most recent effort by Jewish settlers to expand control in part of the occupied West Bank, where state-backed demolitions, arson and vandalism periodically take place and settler violence, at times deadly, is seldom prosecuted…READ MORE >
IRAN THREATENS TO BLOCK TRADE IN THE RED SEA AND PERSIAN GULF
In a new twist in the conflict, Iran’s military has said it will impede marine traffic in the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, and the Sea of Oman if the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by U.S. forces persists, heightening unease in a precarious region and raising alarms about global trade and energy supplies…READ MORE >
TOM HOMAN BLASTS CATHOLIC HEIRARCHY FOR OPPOSING TRUMP’S IMMIGRATION POLICY
Homan, who spoke after several American cardinals repeated the Vatican’s opposition to the administration’s border strategy, cautioned the Church to “stay out of immigration,” contending that religious leaders lack an introductory grasp of the “atrocities” happening at the border…READ MORE >
BISHOPS REAFFIRM JUST WAR LIMITS AMID VANCE’S PUSHBACK ON POPE’S PEACE STANCE
Speaking at an April 14 event hosted by the conservative group Turning Point USA, Vance publicly criticized Pope Leo on his anti-war remarks, asking: “How can you say God is never on the side of those who wield the sword…READ MORE >
GLOBAL CHURCH LEADERS, INCLUDING CARDINAL MÜLLER, CONTINUE TO UNITE BEHIND POPE LEO
The number of international Church leaders who have come to the defense of Pope Leo XIV following President Donald Trump’s verbal attacks continues to grow and now includes Cardinal Gerhard Müller…READ MORE >
ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL FAILS AGAIN IN ARIZONA LEGISLATURE
The anti-life bill was introduced by Democrats in the Arizona House but received no action after its second reading, in the latest defeat for euthanasia activists in the state…READ MORE >
