SAINT OF THE DAY: St. John of Capistrano
AIPAC ANNOUNCES END OF CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENTS & CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS: REAL CHANGE OR POLITICAL STRATEGY?
Membership in AIPAC is tiered, with the lowest rank being the Washington Club that requires a $150 monthly or $1,800 annual donation, and scales up to the Minyan level, which requires a minimum of a $100,000 annual donation to “AIPAC, pro-Israel politics and affiliated entities,” according to the AIPAC website…READ MORE >
TOP TRUMP HEALTH ADVISER QUITS JUST TWO WEEKS FROM THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS
Calley Means, a key figure of the Make America Healthy Again movement, quit the Trump administration on Thursday just two weeks before the midterm elections, portending a further loss of an alliance that helped thrust President Trump to the Presidency in 2024…READ MORE >
US ATTORNEY CHARGES SIX FOR RUNNING MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR MARRIAGE SCAM RING
Federal prosecutors charged six people with masterminding a long-running plot to allegedly organize hundreds of bogus marriages in Massachusetts in order to aid immigrants illegally get green cards and even US citizenship…READ MORE >
VIRGINIA SENATOR CHARGED WITH MONEY LAUNDERING AND DRUG TRAFFICKING
State Sen. Lille Louise Lucas and six other co-defendants are charged with conspiring to distribute and possess marijuana, conspiring to launder money, laundering money and committing bribery by distributing large quantities of illegal marijuana under the auspices of her legal medical cannabis business…READ MORE >
FRANCE TO SEND TROOPS TO QUELL RIOTS THIS WEEKEND AS PRIME MINISTER ADMITS BEING UNABLE TO CONTAIN VIOLENCE
The move is seen as a way the French government is admitting its failure in the recent mayhem that has seen many of the country’s cities burning, with thousands of street protestors looting, burning and ransacking everything in sight…READ MORE >
JERUSALEM PATRIARCHS AND CHURCH LEADERS CONDEMN SETTLER ATACKS IN TAYBEH, CALL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY
Jerusalem church leaders have urged protection for Taybeh’s Christian community after a recent attack, saying residents have been subjected to “wide-scale terror” by settlers…READ MORE >
MOST CATHOLIC HEALTH INSTITUTIONS IN ILLINOIS TEMPORARILY PROTECTED FROM ASSISTED SUICIDE LAW
The Thomas More Society, a Catholic-run public interest law firm, said in early October it added the Illinois Catholic Health Association, Catholic Medical Association, Christian Medical and Dental Associations, the National Association of Catholic Nurses and Catholic Psychotherapy Association, Inc., and another two individuals, as plaintiffs in its lawsuit against Illinois’ secretary of financial and professional regulation and the director of public health…READ MORE >
THE FUTURE OF THE PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT
Roe v. Wade has fallen, but abortions are rising and Catholic apathy is suffocating the pro-life movement. It’s time for the faithful to pray, give, teach, and show up to witness for life…READ MORE >
