SAINT OF THE DAY: Blessed Frédéric Ozanam
POPE LEO XIV CALLS FOR PEACE IN UKRAINE AFTER RUSSIAN ATTACKS
“With a sorrowful heart, I have followed the news of the latest violent attacks that have recently struck several cities and civilian infrastructures in Ukraine, causing the deaths of innocent people,” the pope told pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, following the recitation of the Angelus…READ MORE >
MEL GIBSON OPENS UP TO RAYMOND ARROYO ON ‘THE PASSION’ RE-RELEASE AND ‘RESURRECTION’ PLANS
Despite intense pre-release skepticism and fears that its graphic intensity would incite division, the film went on to gross more than $610 million worldwide…READ MORE >
TRUMP NAMES ADAM TELLE ACTING SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOLLOWING DAN DRISCOLL’S RESIGNATION
Telle, who was nominated by Trump and confirmed by the Senate in 2025, oversees the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works program, where his responsibilities include flood and storm protection, commercial waterways and Clean Water Act permitting…READ MORE >
AT LEAST FIVE DEAD, FIVE INJURED IN FATAL AMAZON PLANE CRASH
“We’re heartbroken to learn that five people lost their lives in today’s incident at Miami International Airport,” Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel stated in an X post Sunday shortly after the airplane, operated by 21 Air, crashed while attempting to complete its landing…READ MORE >
MASSACHUSETTS GROUP LAUNCHES FIGHT TO REPEAL NEW ABORTIONS UP TO BIRTH LAW
Under Massachusetts referendum law, 37,289 certified signatures are required to place the repeal question on the ballot. A total of 49,716 certified signatures are required to suspend the law while the referendum proceeds…READ MORE >
MORE THAN 2,200 CATHOLIC PRIESTS WORLDWIDE DECLARE GAZA CRISIS A GENOCIDE
A network of Catholic priests with more than 2,200 members worldwide has joined growing calls to describe the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza strip as genocide, citing widespread civilian deaths, displacement and destruction in the Palestinian enclave…READ MORE >
KENTUCKY AG SUES PRO-ABORTION ORGANIZATION FOR ILLEGALLY ADVERTISING IN STATE
The lawsuit highlights the ongoing effort by pro-abortion activists since the Dobbs decision in 2022 to undermine laws protecting the unborn in pro-life states by illegally shipping abortion pills across state lines. Pro-life states have struggled to enforce their own pro-life laws against actors in pro-abortion states — to the point that nonprofits like Mayday are publicly advertising in pro-life states…READ MORE >
INDIANAPOLIS ARCHDIOCESE DISPENSES CATHOLICS FROM SUNDAY OBLIGATION OVER ICE CONCERNS
“I hereby dispense from the obligation to participate in Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation all those persons living within the Archdiocese of Indianapolis who reasonably fear being detained, separated from their families, or experience intimidation due to the increased immigration enforcement,” said a decree from Archbishop Charles Thompson of Indianapolis…READ MORE >
