SAINT OF THE DAY: St. Wenceslaus
POPE LEO IN LOURDES: THE CHURCH MUST HEAL HER ‘WOUNDS, INFIDELITIES, AND PAINFUL ERRORS’
Pope Leo XIV issued a firm call to conversion from sin and error in the Church and invited all to repent and do penance at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes on Sunday.
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ILLINOIS BISHOP ANNOUNCES FIRST-EVER PARISH TO BE NAMED AFTER BLESSED FULTON SHEEN
The combined parish of St. Mary in El Paso, Illinois, and St. John in Benson, Illinois, will be the first parish in the world to be named after the new blessed…READ MORE >
POPE LEO DRAWS 800,000 PEOPLE TO CENTRAL PARIS FOR OPEN-AIR MASS ON ICONIC SQUARE
The American pope greeted the flag-waving, cheering throngs from his popemobile during a 2-kilometer (1.2-mile) parade along the grand boulevard leading to the Place de la Concorde for Mass, essentially the heart of Paris and a symbol of the French republic…READ MORE >
GEN Z: ‘MOST RELIGIOUS’ GENERATION
Thirty-three percent of Gen Z respondents identified as religious, compared with 18% of baby boomers, 22% of Generation X, and 19% of millennials…READ MORE >
EDUCATION EFFORTS UNDERWAY AS CATHOLICS NAVIGATE NEW ILLINOIS PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE LAW
Zalot, a bioethicist and director of education with the National Catholic Bioethics Center in the Philadelphia suburb of Broomall, pointed out that to this day, Massachusetts has not legalized physician-assisted suicide. Yet, he said, even if so far, just 13 states and the District of Columbia have legalized assisted suicide, the mindset he described is prevalent across the country…READ MORE >
TRUMP CLAIMS STUNNING CASUALTY NUMBERS IN RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR
President Donald Trump said Saturday that 25,000 people were killed last month and another 32,000 the month before in the war between Ukraine and Russia…READ MORE >
TRUMP REAFFIRMS ICE ARREST POLICY AFTER CONFUSING GUIDANCE SPARKS ALARM AMONG AGENTS
The clarification comes as immigration enforcement remains a central pillar of President Donald Trump’s agenda. The administration has promised an aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration and expanded deportations, and officials said that effort has not been scaled back…READ MORE >
DEFEATING THE CULTURE OF DEATH
The fight to terminate future generations before they ever take their first breath has resulted in the necessity to fight to stay alive once you’re deemed too great a burden…READ MORE >
US, CHINA STRIKE DEAL TO LOWER TARIFFS ON $30B IN GOODS AFTER TRUMP-XI WASHINGTON SUMMIT
U.S. exports, including agricultural products, fish and seafood, logs and wood products, cosmetics and medical devices will receive favorable tariff treatment in China. Meanwhile, U.S. imports of Chinese-made small appliances, toys, holiday decorations and children’s car seats will also receive preferential treatment…READ MORE >
