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| VATICAN REAFFIRMS MALE & FEMALE A new Vatican document condemns gender theory as a “cultural and ideological revolution.” The document is titled “Male and Female He Created Them” and it affirms the principles of human dignity, difference, and complementarity. READ |
| LEGALIZE “SEX WORK”? The State of New York could become the first state to decriminalize prostitution, which is called “sex work” by its defenders. Democrats in the legislature have introduced a bill that would end penalties for buying and selling sex. READ |
| RAINBOW DIPLOMACY The State Department has instructed diplomats not to display the LGBT flag at U.S. embassies. But several diplomats are defying the order – and they’re also posting photos of the flags on social media. One diplomat said it was a “category one insurrection.” READ |
| CEOs FOR ABORTION 180 CEOs claim that recent pro-life laws that restrict abortion are “bad for business.” Included in the list of companies are: Yelp, Square, H&M, Warby Parker, and Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream. READ |
| RUST BELT 2020 Pennsylvania voters who switched from Barack Obama to Donald Trump are sticking with Trump in 2020, according to a focus group of such voters. “When I changed my vote I gave him eight years,” said 62-year-old David R. READ |
| JUDICIARY “Shocking New York Times story reveals left-wing dark money groups working with Democrat pres candidates on a secret list of nominees for SCOTUS. Why are they hiding this list? Why are they scared to show the American people the kind of judges they want?” -Carrie Severino, chief counsel of the Judicial Confirmation Network. READ |
| THE PRO-ABORTION HOTEL A hotel manager in the small town of Yale, Michigan, is offering free housing for women looking to get abortions from states which recently restricted or banned the procedure. READ |
| ATTACKING CHRISTIANS Winning court battles here and there isn’t enough, writes David Harsanyi. “The campaign to destroy [baker Jack] Phillips’s business was never merely about punishing a single man for refusing to submit to prevailing leftist orthodoxy. It was also a warning to all would-be apostates that thought crimes could lead to fiscal ruin, public denunciation, and endless harassment. In that sense, the prosecution has probably already paid off.” READ |
| FINALLY! After 137 years of ongoing construction, the Sagrada Familia Cathedral in Barcelona finally received a building permit. Sagrada Familia was consecrated in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI. READ |
| PAPAL TRAVEL Pope Francis announced his desire to visit Iraq in 2020. READ |
| SAINT OF THE DAY What little we know about Saint Barnabas comes to us from the Acts of the Apostles, where he plays a fairly big role in the expansion of the early Church. Closely associated with Saint Paul, he shared in several of Paul’s trips and difficulties. READ |
| DAILY READINGS “The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.” (Ps. 98:1) READ |
| PILGRIMAGES Planning a summer vacation? Here’s a list of over 100 Catholic pilgrimage sites from every state in the union. Here is a sculpture from the Shrine of Christ’s Passion in Saint John, Indiana – located 40 miles south of Chicago. SHARE |
