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Salvadoran illegal immigrant surrenders and faces deportation – to Uganda
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national and Maryland resident at the center of a high-profile immigration case, surrendered to U.S. immigration authorities in Baltimore on Aug. 25, and faces possible deportation to Uganda, a nation that…
Three-quarters of a million celebrate the Holy Family in Egypt
Georgena Habbaba, Catholic News Agency/ACI MENA Wednesday, August 27, 2025 A well-known Egyptian religious site, the Monastery of the Virgin Mary in Assiut, thought to be the final stop of the Holy Family’s flight from Herod, hosts one of the…
The decline of the Jesuit order – in numerous quotations
The following quotations speak for themselves. They were collected and collated by a Jesuit friend, now deceased (my faithful readers can probably guess…), who thought they should be made public. I’m posting them now to honor his intention. For…
Pope Leo to altar servers: Jesus’ Sacrifice on the Cross is the “Most marvelous reality of our Catholic Faith”
Pope Leo XIV yesterday urged French altar servers to deepen their friendship with Jesus Christ, to “engrave” on their hearts that He is the only Savior of the world, and to remember that His sacrifice on the Cross, renewed on the altar during…
Politics and the Birthday Party
July 2026 marks the 250th birthday of the United States. Alas, the celebration next year will come in the midst of yet another election cycle, and at a time of deep cultural divisions. We need a “common good” politics more than ever. But…
CNN Talkers Deliver Unhinged Rants on Miller, Trump
AP ImagesDonald Trump and Stephen Miller The victims of Trump Derangement Syndrome were out in full force yesterday on CNN. Tiffany Cross, fired from MSNBC three years ago, called White House advisor Stephen Miller a “white…
We can’t blame the desperate for the failures of the powerful
Walk through any town in Scotland and you will see it – the signs of a country in decline. Overgrown parks, shuttered shops, crumbling pavements. Speak to the people who live there and you will hear the same questions asked again and again: “Why…
Judge Rules Maine Abortion Biz Can be Defunded
A federal judge has ruled that an abortion business in Maine can be defunded under the same new federal law that is being used to defund the Planned Parenthood abortion company. When Congress passed a new law defunding the Planned Parenthood…
Trump Pushing to Expand Government Stake in Private Industry
AP Images Following last week’s acquisition of a stake in Intel, the Trump administration is pressing ahead. Officials now suggest defense contractors, as well as companies in other industries, will be next. The plan marks a dramatic…
Trump Pushing to Expand Government Stake in Private Industry
AP Images Following last week’s acquisition of a stake in Intel, the Trump administration is pressing ahead. Officials now suggest defense contractors, as well as companies in other industries, will be next. The plan marks a dramatic…