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Pornocracy and the Limits of Legal Limits – Religion & Liberty Online
The human degradation that is part and parcel of pornography should make for a compelling legal case to ban it. But so long as it’s seen as a form of speech, there’s little hope in that. But where there’s a will, there’s a way. Read More… It’s…
Vatican City’s high appeal court rejects prosecutor’s appeal in Cardinal Becciu case
Vatican City’s highest appellate court has rejected an appeal from the city state’s chief prosecutor that sought to reopen the case against Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu and other defendants, even after the prosecution secured convictions…
Church History Does Not Support Trump’s Expansionism
Edward Feser, First Things Wednesday, January 14, 2026 The Trump administration’s recent military engagement with Venezuela and rhetoric with respect to Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, and Greenland mark a new bellicosity in foreign policy, and one at…
Nicaragua dictatorship releases dozens of political prisoners after U.S. pressure
Walter Sánchez Silva, Catholic News Agency Wednesday, January 14, 2026 The Nicaraguan dictatorship announced the release of “dozens of people” who were imprisoned following pressure from the United States and coinciding with the 19th anniversary…
Evil and modernity’s unbelief – The Catholic Thing
Larry Chapp, What We Need Now Wednesday, January 14, 2026 The Church might indeed be a field hospital, but all too often these days it resembles a hospice for those with a dying faith rather than a center of restorative health that generates a…
The New Iconoclasm: What We’ve Forgotten
A few years ago, I attended a conference given by a wise Benedictine abbot, who recounted an experience he had during a trip to the Orthodox monasteries on Mount Athos. What he described was an episode directly related to the veneration of…
New Utah Bill Would Defund Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz
A newly proposed bill in the Utah Legislature would stop taxpayer funding of abortion companies. It would block abortion businesses from receiving state Medicaid reimbursements, targeting facilities like Planned Parenthood of Utah amid ongoing…
In The Mailbox: 01.13.26 : The Other McCain
Posted on | January 13, 2026 | No Comments — compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOMDirector Blue: A Day Capturing Maduro (2026), What Are The CEW Used To Capture Maduro? and A Day With The 5th U.S.…
DHS Ends TPS for Somalis; Some 700 Set for Deportation in March if They Don’t Leave Voluntarily
The U.S. taxpayer gravy train that Somali invaders have been riding since 1991 is about to end.Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has said Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalis ends March 17, its expiry after the last extension on…
Trump’s New Rose Garden Signage Deemed ‘Tacky,’ ‘Overwrought’
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite its lavish overhaul to provide the iconic landscaping with a much-needed facelift for 2026, President Donald Trump's new White House Rose Garden signage was deemed by pundits to be "tacky" and…