Pope Leo: Support for Death Penalty Is Not Pro-Life – “‘Someone who says I’m against abortion but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life,’ the pope explained.” Pope Leo XIV Wades Into Durbin Debate (National Catholic Register)
England Says “Goodbye” to the West? – “Defying both modern science and the traditions of western civilization, the NHS England’s Genomics Education Programme seemed to endorse incest, saying first-cousin marriage is linked to ‘stronger extended family support systems and economic advantages.'” Britain Is Turning Its Back On Western Civilization (The Federalist)
Feminist Atheist Turned Catholic – “Leah Libresco Sargeant recently spoke with OSV News’ Charles Camosy about society’s treatment of women, the reality of women’s needs and the importance of recognizing the ways in which we are dependent on each other.” Leah Libresco Sargeant on her new look at femininity in ‘The Dignity of Dependence’ (Our Sunday Visitor)
Mifepristone – “The Trump administration is officially reviewing the safety of abortion drug mifepristone after pressure from Republican lawmakers.” FDA Officially Begins Review of Abortion Pill Safety (National Review)
No Real Justice – “Bishop Gustavo Óscar Zanchetta was released on parole by an Argentinian court on Friday after serving only part of his four and a half year sentence for aggravated sexual abuse of two seminarians.” Bishop Zanchetta released on parole (The Pillar)
AI Lacks Substance – “Despite a surge in generative AI use across workplaces, most companies are seeing little measurable ROI.” AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity (Harvard Business Review)
Left-Wing Programs in Poland – “The less a person knows the history of his own people, the less rooted he is in national and European culture, the less he understands the world around him and the easier it is to govern him.” “This reform is about eliminating the education that teaches pride in being Polish”—Pedagogue and Theologian (The European Conservative)
A Wave of Joy – Doctor calls Sophia Forchas’ survival a ‘miracle’ as she continues to recover from the Annunciation Catholic school shooting. Miracle Recovery: Prayers Credited for Annunciation Shooting Survivor Sophia Forchas (National Catholic Register)
Faith, Not Ideology – “With the partisan polarization in the United States reaching a fever pitch, it is time to remind ourselves of the fundamentals of Catholic social doctrine again … ” Beyond Left and Right: 7 Key Catholic Political Principles (Benedictine College Media & Culture)
Cutting LGBT Initiatives – “Tampa and Ft. Myers won’t be holding their yearly LGBT ‘Pride’ events this year due to lack of donor funding, reflecting a national trend of declining corporate support for the celebration of perversion.” Major Florida cities cancel LGBT ‘Pride’ events due to loss of sponsor dollars (Lifesite News)
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