Pope calls faithful to fast and pray TODAY for world peace; FBI raids John Bolton’s home; NY appeals court throws out $500M penalty against Trump; Trump admin reviewing 55 million visas for potential deportation; Rubio halts employment visas for truck drivers; Democrats encountering nationwide voter registration crisis; Priest urges devotion to Immaculate Heart in ‘tremendously critical’ times; and more —
Pope Leo XIV Calls for Global Fasting [TODAY] to Aid Ukraine, Middle East Peace Efforts
Pope Leo XIV urged Christians around the world on Wednesday to participate in fasting and prayer for world peace on Friday, the commemoration of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
In his message, the pope specifically named the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the war between Israel and the jihadist terror organization Hamas as situations desperately in need of impassioned Christian prayer. Pope Leo has focused heavily on praying for peace in both those conflicts and offered his mediation services repeatedly since being elected to lead the Catholic Church on Earth in May.
The pope has also maintained communications with leaders of the involved countries, recently welcoming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the Vatican in July.
Read more at Breitbart
Patel’s FBI raids John Bolton’s home in high-profile national security probe
FBI agents raided the DC-area home of President Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton on Friday morning in a high-profile national security probe …
“NO ONE is above the law… @FBI agents on mission,” FBI director Kash Patel said in a cryptic post to X shortly after the raid began.
The probe — which is said to involve classified documents — was first launched years ago, but the Biden administration shut it down “for political reasons,” according to a senior US official.
Read more at the New York Post
Trump’s response to FBI raid on John Bolton’s home
Trump’s massive $500M civil fraud fine in AG Tish James’ case thrown out by NY appeals court
President Trump won a huge, symbolic victory Thursday when a New York appeals court threw out the more than $500 million fine he owed in Attorney General Letitia James’ business fraud case.
The Appellate Division, First Department, overturned the whopping $464 million judgment against Trump, 79, but upheld a finding that the real estate tycoon-turned-president engaged in fraud by exaggerating his net worth for decades.
“I had a victory today. You know, they stole $550 million from me with a fake case, and it was overturned,” Trump told dozens of law enforcement officers later Thursday during a visit related to his crime crackdown in Washington, DC.
Read more at the New York Post
President Trump Joined Law Enforcement and Military Personnel in Washington, D.C. on Thursday
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Trump administration reviewing all 55 million people with U.S. visas for potential deportable violations
The State Department said Thursday that it’s reviewing the records of more than 55 million foreigners who hold valid U.S. visas for potential revocation or deportable violations of immigration rules.
In a written answer to a question posed by The Associated Press, the department said that all U.S. visa holders are subject to “continuous vetting” with an eye toward any indication that they could be ineligible for the document.
Should such information be found, the visa will be revoked and, if the visa holder is in the United States, he or she would be subject to deportation.
Read more at Spectrum News
Obama Judge Bars Trump Admin From Bringing New Criminal Illegal Aliens to Alligator Alcatraz – Orders Facility to be Dismantled
On Thursday evening, US District Judge Kathleen Williams, an Obama appointee, barred the Trump Administration from bringing new illegal alien detainees to Alligator Alcatraz. She also ordered the facility to be dismantled within 60 days.
Alligator Alcatraz is a detention center for illegal aliens, many of whom are rapists, murderers, and designated foreign terrorists.
Read more at the Gateway Pundit
Biden-Appointed Judge Orders Release of ‘Teens’ Who Violently Attacked Ex-DOGE Employee Edward Coristine, AKA “Big Balls”
DC Superior Court Judge Kendra Briggs, a Biden appointee, released two of the ‘teens’ who attacked former DOGE member Edward Coristine, AKA “Big Balls.”
Earlier this month, 19-year-old Edward Coristine was severely beaten in DC after he jumped into action to save his significant other’s life.
Trump posted a photo of Coristine after he was beaten bloody by the mob of teens. The President has since federalized DC to crack down on crime.
Read more at the Gateway Pundit
[Obama-appointed] judge rules Alina Habba ‘unlawfully’ working as US attorney in New Jersey
A federal judge rejected President Donald Trump’s use of a loophole to keep Alina Habba in place as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor.
In a 77-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann said Thursday that Habba “is not lawfully holding the office of United States Attorney” and has been in the position without legal authority since July 1.
Read more at Politico
Rubio pauses worker visas for truck drivers after deadly Florida crash involving illegal immigrant kills 3
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said, “effective immediately,” he would pause the issuance of worker visas for commercial drivers after an illegal immigrant truck driver allegedly caused a crash that killed three people in Florida.
In a post on X, Rubio cited public safety for the move.
“The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on U.S. roads is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers,” he wrote.
Read more at Fox News
NYT: Democrats encountering nationwide voter registration crisis
The Democratic Party is dealing with a voter registration crisis across the country while Republicans continue to gain voters, a New York Times journalist explained in an X thread.
Shane Goldmacher shared voter registration data from the 30 states, plus Washington, D.C., that allow partisan registration. In the thread, he noted that Democrats lost 2.1 million voters in those states between 2020 and 2024. Republicans gained 2.4 million voters in the same areas.
Read more at CatholicVote
Judge Blocks Texas Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Schools
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Texas law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments—at least in 11 school districts for now.
The law was due to take effect Sept. 1, but the preliminary injunction issued Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Fred Biery of San Antonio blocks the requirement in the Austin and Houston school districts, as well as in nine others across the state.
Read more at Education Week
Pro-Life Leader James Dobson Passes Away at 89
Dr. James Dobson, a prominent pro-life advocate and founder of Focus on the Family, passed away at the age of 89 today, according to a statement from his organization.
“Dr. Dobson was a pioneer—a man of deep conviction whose voice shaped the way generations view faith, family and culture,” said Gary Bauer, Senior Vice President of Public Policy at the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute. “His bold leadership, integrity, and compassion helped equip countless families to thrive in a world of shifting values. He was a mentor, a counselor, and a steady voice of truth in turbulent times.”
He founded the highly influential Focus on the Family in 1977 before forming other ministries and organizations like the Family Research Council, Family Policy Alliance, and Dr. James Dobson Family Institute. Dobson was also involved in the establishment of Alliance Defending Freedom, a pro-life legal group.
Read more at LifeNews.com
This Baby Was Frozen for 30 Years Before He Was Born
Thaddeus (Thad) Daniel Pierce isn’t a typical baby. He took his first breath 31.6 years after he was conceived! Thad was frozen in time. Thad is similar to another newborn who was frozen for 30 years and then birthed by a mother who was in her early 30s. Thad’s story raises all kinds of questions and concerns.
In the meantime, Congress is about to wade into this controversy by using our federal tax dollars to give the military a blank check for unlimited in vitro fertilization (IVF). We the taxpayers would be paying to create an unlimited number of children like Thad with an unrestricted number of IVF treatments — and taxpayers would have to cover ALL THE EXPENSES!
Congress needs to hear from you now as it is debating the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes this IVF provision.
Read more at LifeNews.com
6 pro-life activists face state charges for abortion clinic ‘rescue’ in Pennsylvania
Six pro-life activists, a majority of them Catholics including two recently pardoned by President Donald Trump, are now facing state charges for a July 31 Red Rose Rescue abortion clinic “rescue” in Upland, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, that temporarily disrupted its activities.
The protest took place at the Delaware County Women’s Center in the Crozer Chester Medical Center.
The facility does not perform surgical abortions, but provides first trimester medication-based abortions using mifepristone and misoprostol. The two drug-regimen is commonly used in first trimester abortions, as well as some early miscarriage protocols.
Read more at Our Sunday Visitor
Cracker Barrel Is Dead, And Its Stupid Woke CEO Killed It With Gay Nonsense
Cracker Barrel’s new logo — and its miserable attempt to reinvent itself — is obviously a complete disaster, whether in terms of customer backlash or the company’s stock price.
But the real reason Cracker Barrel has been struggling is that its service and food quality nosedived after Covid, and instead of fixing that, the company and its woke executives decided to go full Bud Light and taste the rainbow and dare its customers to object.
Read more at The Federalist
Villanova University says active shooter report was a ‘cruel hoax’
Villanova University said a report of a possible shooter at its law school was a “cruel hoax,” after it issued an alert warning of an active shooter on its Pennsylvania campus on Thursday.
“Mercifully, no one was injured, and we now know that it was a cruel hoax — there was no active shooter, no injuries and no evidence of firearms present on campus,” Villanova President Rev. Peter Donohue said in a statement to the school community. “While that is a blessing and a relief, I know today’s events have shaken our entire community.”
Read more at ABC News
Orthodox Jews DISMANTLE a CROSS in Wales
Watch @Catholic Arena on X; read more at the Daily Mail
UK Gov’t Panic: Contacts Private Residencies to House Hotel Migrants Amid Legal Challenges
In an act of apparent desperation, Britain’s left-wing government has begun contacting thousands of private rental properties to potentially house tens of thousands of supposed asylum seekers after a legal challenge threatens to quash the use of hotels to house mostly young male illegals in local communities.
The UK’s asylum accommodation programme was thrown into chaos this week, as the High Court ruled in favour of the Epping Forest district council to shut down the controversial Bell Hotel, which sparked a wave of anti-mass migration protests after one of its residents, an illegal alien from Ethiopia, allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl in Essex.
Read more at Breitbart
Drag show planned by Italian parish after bishop’s Mass
A scandal-plagued diocese in Italy is hosting a drag show directly after Mass as part of celebrations for St. Aloysius Gonzaga.
On August 31 a drag show performance is scheduled to take place as part of an event organized by the local Catholic parish and with the approval of the [Diocese of Carpi]. …
The Diocese has since removed notice about the drag show, but official material for the event shows the show still listed.
Read more at LifesiteNews
Pope urges moral theologians to take St Alphonsus as their model
Pope Leo XIV urges moral theologians to follow the example of St. Alphonsus Liguori and other saints as they reflect on the “challenges, changes, and conflicts” of the modern world in the light of divine revelation. …
Known as the Doctor of Moral Theology, Saint Alphonsus “was able to find a balanced synthesis of the laws of God and the dynamics of man’s conscience and freedom, at the same time assuming a charitable, understanding, and patient attitude towards his brethren, thus becoming a visible sign of God’s infinite mercy,” the Pope said.
Read more at Vatican News
Priest Urges Devotion to Immaculate Heart in ‘Tremendously Critical’ Times
At a London symposium, Franciscan Father Stefano Manelli, co-founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate, called for consecration, penance and prayer in response to today’s grave dangers.
The salvation of countless souls and peace in the world depend on mankind properly responding to the Lord’s command — made through the apparitions at Fatima and elsewhere — to spread devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary throughout the world. …
In an impassioned talk entitled “Fatima and the Immaculate Heart of Mary,” Father Manelli said that if the warnings at Fatima, Portugal, more than a century ago were heeded, Our Lady would intervene in a “completely inscrutable way” to “prevent the ruin of materialistic humanity, gone mad behind the false idols of Satan’s kingdom.”
Read more at the National Catholic Register
