SAINT OF THE DAY: St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions
US INDICTS FORMER PRESIDENT OF CUBA WITH MURDER CHARGES OVER KILLING AMERICANS IN 1996
The Justice Department pronounced charges on Raul Castro, the 94-year-old former president of Cuba, indicting him of murder and a plot to kill American citizens, in the case of the fatal downing 30 years ago of two planes over waters off the coast of his country…READ MORE >
VANCE SAYS THE IRAN CONFLICT WILL NOT BE A ‘FOREVER WAR’
JD Vance, 41, stood during a White House briefing as he took the place of press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who is out on maternity leave. He defended President Donald Trump’s policies, albeit in a less confrontational way than his boss, as journalists speculated about his possible bid for a presidential run…READ MORE >
GOP BILL TARGETS CALIFORNIA FOR BILLIONS IN COVID UNEMPLOYMENT DEBT
Rep. Vince Fong, R-Calif., is scheduled to introduce legislation on Tuesday that would compel California to pay its unsettled $21 billion loan to the federal government before spending federal money on other programs…READ MORE >
MAMDANI FAVORS PLACING MORE MONEY ON MIGRANTS RATHER THAN SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS
“When Zohran Mamdani served in the New York State Assembly, he voted for a plan to hire more teachers and build more classrooms in New York City to keep class sizes small,” wrote Brecca Stoll, in a story published on Wednesday May 20, titled “Mamdani Says He Can’t Pay for School Improvements, But Spends Billions On Migrants…READ MORE >
INSIDE INTROÍBO: THE FREE LATIN MASS APP TURNING PHONES INTO MISSALS
A new app designed to help Catholics navigate the Traditional Latin Mass has been downloaded thousands of times within days of launch…READ MORE >
POPE LEO PRAYS FOR PEACE IN LEBANON AND MIDDLE EAST
As he greets Armenian Catholicos Aram I at the weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV invites everyone to pray for peace in Lebanon and the Middle East…READ MORE >
PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW: WE ARE MOVING TOWARD RESTORATION OF FULL UNITY WITH RCC
Patriarch Bartholomew took part in a Catholic Mass marking the first anniversary of the election of Pope Leo XIV, held on May 9, 2026, at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Istanbul’s Harbiye district…READ MORE >
AMERICA AT 250: 5 STORIES OF CATHOLICS RESISTING ANTI-CATHOLICISM IN AMERICA
Stories of Catholics encountering opposition to their religion, compiled during this semiquincentennial anniversary of the Declaration of Independence…READ MORE >
