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New Orleans Clerical Abuse Victim Speaks Out Against Monster Priest
A New Orleans man is fighting for victims and justice against a 92-year-old retired priest. Abuse victim Aaron Hebert claims the now criminally indicted New Orleans priest Fr. Lawrence Hecker molested him in 1968 when he was 13. Read more
Transgender Turmoil and Tradition
In a recent pastoral letter, a Texas bishop clarified Catholic teaching on gender dysphoria and same-sex attraction while cautioning against the potential blessing of same-sex relationships within the Catholic Church, a topic that will be discussed at the upcoming Synod on Synodality. On Tuesday, Bishop Joseph Strickland of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, published his latest pastoral letter that stresses fundamental Catholic teachings on human identity and sexuality within the context of modern confusion surrounding gender identity and same-sex attraction. Read more
Education or Indoctrination?
California's Democratic governor has signed into law AB1078, which aims to keep in classrooms instructional materials and books dealing with racial or LGBTQ topics. The law, which grants county superintendents the authority to introduce these materials unilaterally, has sparked both support and opposition among the state's school boards. Read more
Biden Accused of Favoring Democrat States With Energy Policies
A U.S. senator is accusing the country's president of purposely hindering conservative states from oil production while blue states flourish. Senator Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., is blasting Joe Biden for allowing Democrat-controlled New Mexico to outproduce oil-rich conservative states like Wyoming and Alaska. Read more
States Attempting to Remove Trump From 2024 Ballot
Lawsuits have been filed in several states in an attempt to remove President Donald Trump from 2024 ballots. Lawsuits in several states claim that the former president should be disqualified from the 2024 White House race due to an alleged violation of the 14th Amendment. Read more
Free Speech Fracture
Recent polling reveals nearly half of Democrats believe free speech should be permitted only under certain circumstances. This division within the Democratic Party is emblematic of a broader alignment with the ideology of college progressives who view certain speech as a form of violence and hold as acceptable repression of speakers with whom they disagree. Read more
ID Cards For Illegal Immigrants
The Biden administration is proceeding with its initiative to provide identification cards to illegal immigrants through the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Secure Docket Card program. Read more
3.8 Million Illegal Entries and Counting
Since President Joe Biden took office in 2021, approximately 3.8 million individuals have entered the United States through its borders. Almost half of them entered illegally without detection. Read more
Big Bash Honoring St. Pio
Catholics in the Golden Gate City are getting ready for a grand celebration of the life of one of the most popular saints of modern times. On Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, a Padre Pio festival will be celebrated at the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi and its famous Porziuncola Nuova in San Francisco. The celebration occurs the day after Padre Pio's feast day and the 55th anniversary of his entry into eternal life in 1968. Read more
Catholic-Related Crossfire on Capitol Hill
During his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland faced accusations of operating the Department of Justice with an anti-Catholic bias and favoritism towards the Biden administration. Read more
White House Accuses Republicans of ‘Stunt Hearing’
The White House criticized the House Oversight chairman for scheduling an impeachment hearing of President Joe Biden just two days before the deadline to fund the government for the coming fiscal year. Read more
Kansas Nixes Ability to Change Sex on Birth Certificates
The state of Kansas is changing its birth certificate policy to stop permitting gender-confused individuals from altering their sex on important documentation. Read more
Pennsylvania Students Protest Trans Bathroom Policy
Hundreds of students marched in protest as their school district failed to protect vulnerable women from mentally ill men. Students at Pennsylvania's Perkiomen Valley School District staged a walkout Friday after the school board failed to pass a policy prohibiting biological males from using female restrooms. Read more
1 in 3 US Adults OK With ‘Open Marriages’
Only half of U.S. adults find "open marriages" unacceptable, as the nation's moral collapse continues. A Pew Research poll published last week found a greater acceptance of marital infidelity among younger adults. Read more
Americans Divided on Trans Ideology, But Not Woke Sports
A 2023 Gallup poll is revealing a decline in American citizens' overall support for gender-dysphoric accommodations. The numbers show that while Americans are divided on whether or not a person can be "transgender," there is much less of a divide about whether someone should be able to compete against the opposite sex in sports. Read more
