SAINT OF THE DAY: St. Joachima
PEW RESEARCH: NUMBER OF US ADULTS WHO CONVERTED TO CATHOLICISM JUST AS BIG AS SOME PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS
From 1965 to 2025, the overall percentage of US adults that are Catholic converts increased 50% and the total Catholic population grew from 44.3 million to to at least 66.3 million, but when accounting for foreign-born individuals living in the United States and identifying as Catholic, the number rises to 73.7 million…READ MORE >
TRUMP SAYS ‘PILOTS ARE FINE’ AFTER US ARMY HELICOPTER GOES DOWN
The Soldiers were safely rescued within approximately two hours and are in stable condition. The cause of the incident is under investigation,” the post continued. “Rescue efforts were led by U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and the 82nd Airborne Division, with support from U.S. Air Force and Navy units including U.S. 5th Fleet’s Task Force 59…READ MORE >
JD VANCE ORDERS JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO PROBE MINNESOTA GOV. AND OTHER OFFICIALS FOR FRAUD
Among the officials referred by Vance for investigation are Attorney General Keith Ellison. Vance tasked the Justice Department to probe accusations that Walz, the current Minnesota Democratic Governor and former vice-presidential candidate, looked the other way while fraudsters swindled the state’s social services for upwards of $9 billion…READ MORE >
WASHINGTON SCHOOL REMOVES TESTOSTERONE VIALS FROM PRIDE DISPLAY AFTER DISTRICT SAYS THEY WERE NOT APPROVED
The administrators of the Bethel School District discovered testosterone vials “that still contained a small amount of unknown liquid,” which had been included in a Pride Month display at Graham-Kapowsin High School. They removed them after concluding the items had not been approved by school leadership…READ MORE >
TRUMP ADMIN PRESSES EUROPE TO IMPOSE EBOLA RESTRICTIONS PRIOR TO WORLD CUP
On the verge of hosting the biggest and most famous sporting event in history, the Trump administration is putting pressure on European countries to impose more stringent travel restrictions due to the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa…READ MORE >
LOUISIANA MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR 2022 SLAYING OF PRIEST, PARISH WORKER
Antonio Tyson will serve two life sentences and a 40-year sentence for the murder of Father Otis Young and Ruth Prats, according to a June 8 press release from the office of Judicial District Attorney J. Collin Sims…READ MORE >
RUBIO IMPOSES VISA RESTRICTIONS ON MORE THAN 100 NICARAGUAN OFFICIALS NAD THEIR FAMILIES
Since 2007, Ortega and Murillo, his wife and co-president, have established an authoritarian regime in the country, repressing opposition through arrests, exile, and violence, suppressing civil rights, canceling elections, and persecuting the Church…READ MORE >
POPE LEO XIV ADDRESSES DIFFICULT QUESTIONS ABOUT SELFISHNESS, SUICIDE, AND FORGIVENESS
During the vigil held at the cityʼs Olympic Stadium — on the fourth day of his apostolic journey to Spain — the pontiff answered direct, profound, and heart-wrenching questions with the voice of a shepherd, human sensitivity, and moments of stirring intensity…READ MORE >
EX-COUNTERTERRORISM OFFICIAL JOE KENT ENDORSES GOP SENATE PRIMARY CHALLENGER AS TRUMP BACKS LINDSEY GRAHAM
South Carolinians who would like to “stop sending billions of dollars overseas” and “stop us from getting entangled in endless foreign wars in the Middle East,” have the opportunity “to do all of us a great service and vote to get Lindsey Graham out of office this Tuesday, June 9th,” Kent declared in part of a video message posted to social media on Thursday…READ MORE >
