SAINT OF THE DAY: St. Martin I
TRUMP ACCUSES POPE LEO OF BEING ‘TERRIBLE’ ON FOREIGN POLICY OVER PONTIFF’S ANTI-WAR COMMENTS
“He talks about ‘fear’ of the Trump Administration, but doesn’t mention the FEAR that the Catholic Church, and all other Christian Organizations, had during COVID when they were arresting priests, ministers, and everybody else, for holding Church Services, even when going outside, and being ten and even twenty feet apart,” Trump wrote…READ MORE >
POPE LEO TO BEGIN AFRICA TOUR ACROSS 4 NATIONS
The first U.S. Pope heads to Algeria for two days before continuing to Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea in a whirlwind tour to 11 cities and towns, traversing nearly 11,185 miles over 18 flights…READ MORE >
TRUMP ANNOUNCES STRAIT OF HORMUZ BLOCKADE
President Donald Trump on Sunday morning announced that the U.S. Navy and “other countries” will block all ships “trying to enter, or leave” the Strait of Hormuz following negotiations that showed Iran “is unwilling to give up its nuclear ambitions!…READ MORE >
US STRIKES ON ALLEGED DRUG BOATS KILL 5, LEAVE 1 SURVIVOR IN EASTERN PACIFIC
The U.S. military said Sunday that it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people and leaving one survivor, as the Trump administration pursues its campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America while preparing a naval blockade of Iranian ports…READ MORE >
US-IRAN TALKS COLLAPSE AS VANCE CITES NUCLEAR IMPASSE AND CATHOLIC LEADERS CALL FOR PEACE
The high-level face-to-face talks in Pakistan followed weeks of military confrontation that began in late February and produced a tenuous two-week ceasefire, which ends April 22…READ MORE >
POPE: WE HAVE MORAL OBLIGATION TO PROTECT CIVILIANS FROM HORRIFIC EFFECTS OF WAR
The principle of humanity, inscribed in the conscience of every person and recognized in international law, entails a moral obligation to protect the civilian population from the horrific effects of war…READ MORE >
PRO-LIFFE HERO MARK HOUCK WINS MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT AFTER BIDEN DOJ TARGETED HIM
During the Biden administration, two dozen heavily armed FBI agents with guns drawn besieged Mark Houck’s home, terrifying his wife and seven children, before arresting the pro-life father and charging him under the FACE Act…READ MORE >
IN PARIS, TRADITIONAL LITURGY IS DRAWING A ANEW GENERATION TO THE CHURCH
At Saint-Roch — the ‘Church of the Artists’ that has become a hotspot for the traditional Latin Mass in recent years — 55 adults were baptized this Easter, the highest figure in the city…READ MORE >
ACTIVISTS RENEW DEFUNDING DRIVE AFTER PLANNED PARENTHOOD REPORTS RECORD BREAKING YEAR OF ABORTIONS
As Planned Parenthood reports a record 434,450 abortions of unborn babies in 2023-2024, advocates for unborn children renew their call to permanently defund the group…READ MORE >
