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| THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27 – CHRISTMAS THURSDAY |
| TRUMP VISITS TROOPS IN IRAQ The president and first lady made a surprise visit to troops in Iraq. President Trump tweeted: “Melania and I were honored to visit our incredible troops at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq. GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.!” While in Iraq, Trump defended his policy to begin removing troops from Syria, saying that U.S. presence in the country was never intended to be “open-ended.” READ |
| 2ND MIGRANT CHILD DIES A Guatemalan child died just days after his father denied further medical treatment from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. READ |
| STOCK MARKET BOUNCES BACK After a huge setback on Monday, the Dow Jones had its largest-ever single-day point increase. The Dow went up 1,086.25 points or 4.98%. “Investors went bargain shopping the day after Christmas, where stocks just got too cheap relative to earnings,” said Chris Rupkey, managing director of MUFG. READ |
| BOOMING RETAIL SEASON Retailers had their best Christmas shopping season in six years, as retail spending grew 5.1% between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24. READ |
| JUSTICE GINSBURG’S HEALTH Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released from the hospital after undergoing surgery to remove two cancerous nodules from her left lung. Ginsburg, 85, is at home and recovering. READ |
| KNIGHTS RESPOND TO SENATORS A Washington, DC, council of the Knights of Columbus has invited two U.S. senators to join them in a charitable function to show them what their service organization does. The invitation comes in response to the two senators questioning a judicial nominee’s affiliation with the Knights of Columbus fraternal order. READ |
| CATHOLIC WITNESS Meet the Jesuit who survived the KGB. READ |
| SAINT OF THE DAY Saint John the Apostle, also known as the Beloved Disciple, was the writer of the fourth Gospel, and presumably, the only apostle who was not martyred. He is also the disciple to whom Jesus entrusted his mother from the cross. Symbolized as an eagle, Saint John’s Gospel “soars” in its theological treatment of the good news. READ |
| DAILY READINGS “Rejoice in the Lord, you just!” (Ps 97:12) READ |
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