In Case You Missed It – Thursday, April 24, 2025

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Successor talk swirls as 61,000 pay homage to Pope Francis

The public viewing for Pope Francis rolled into its second day Thursday as over 60,000 people paid their respects to the quietly strong pontiff who preached empathy and inclusion to the world's 1.4 billion Catholics throughout a 12-year reign.

Read more at USA Today

A Catholic Nun's Reaction to the Death and Legacy of Pope Francis

Mother Miriam of the Lamb of God shares her personal thoughts on the death of Pope Francis and reflects on the legacy he leaves behind. Her response is a prayerful and honest one about grief, leadership, and hope for the future of the Catholic Church.

View at Mother Miriam Highlights

Catholic writers react to Pope Francis’ papacy

Jesse Romero and Dr. Dan Schneider discuss Catholic reactions to pope’s death and legacy.

View at Full Sheen Ahead

Fr. Murray to Newsmax: Cardinals Likely to Pick Pope With 'More Traditional View' of Doctrine

As the Vatican's College of Cardinals gathers next week to select a new pope, Father Gerald Murray of St. Joseph's Church in New York City told Newsmax that he expects it will pick someone with "a more traditional view of Catholic doctrine" than the late Pope Francis held.

Read more at Newsmax

Cardinal Müller: Church risks split if it elects a liberal pope

The Catholic Church risks a schism if it elects another liberal leader like Pope Francis, a leading conservative German cardinal has warned ahead of next month’s conclave. Gerhard Müller also cautions cardinals arriving for the papal vote to avoid the backroom maneuvers depicted in the Oscar-winning film "Conclave."

Read more at The Times

Bishops ‘have got to be fired’: The Maga Catholics trying to take back control of the Church

Growing numbers of American lay Catholics hope Pope Francis’s death will mark a decisive conservative shift for the papacy.

Read more at The Irish Times

Donald Trump's touching exchange with veterans in Oval Office

During a heartfelt meeting with wounded veterans and their families yesterday in the Oval Office, President Trump jokingly asks a wounded veteran about a sticker featuring a picture of Joe Biden ...

View more at Sky News

White House to install two 100-foot flagpoles 'paid for by Trump'

Both the North and South lawns of the White House will be adorned with a flag, Trump told reporters Wednesday. He said the additions have been sorely needed at the White House for hundreds of years. “They’ve needed flag poles for 200 years,” he said. “It was something I’ve often said ‘they don’t have a flag pole.’”

Read more at ABC News

JD Vance nails the Abrego Garcia issue in one minute

"I just disagree with the idea that he hasn't been offered due process. He had a couple of immigration hearings; he had a valid deportation order. ... [but] I think there's actually a deeper issue going on ...

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The limits of due process for illegal aliens

The Supreme Court says illegal aliens need to receive due process before they are spirited away to their countries of origin. A dramatic order issued after midnight Saturday put a hold on deportations under the Alien Enemies Act pending court review.

In ordinary circumstances, heightened concern over due process is entirely appropriate. That’s not necessarily the case here. …

Read more at the Washington Times

High court hears Maryland parents’ case seeking classroom opt-out of LGBTQ+ themed books

The U.S. Supreme Court April 22 heard a case concerning a request from an interfaith group of Maryland parents to allow them to opt their children out of classroom instruction pertaining to books containing LGBTQ+ themes to which they object on religious grounds.

Read more at Our Sunday Visitor

Parents’ Rights Are Making a Comeback

The right to opt out one’s children from studying a sinister collection of sexually explicit storybooks in suburban Maryland, and the right to opt in to a Catholic Virtual charter school in Oklahoma, will be considered this month at the Supreme Court. That these two cases are under review by the high court is a strong indication that – after decades of being ignored by our educational system and the courts – parental rights are back.

Read more at Real Clear Education

Crazed Scientists to Start ‘Dimming the Sun’ to Prevent Climate Catastrophe — Planning For Full Weather Control by 2035

The British government is reportedly just weeks away from approving bizarre experiments aimed at dimming sunlight in a bid to combat so-called climate change.

Proposed outdoor trials may involve spraying aerosols into the upper atmosphere or artificially brightening clouds to bounce sunlight back into space in order to help cool the earth.

Read more at the Gateway Pundit

Huge breakthrough as scientists pinpoint cause of colon cancer in young people... with 100,000 exposed yearly

A common food bug picked up in childhood may be fueling a colon cancer epidemic in young people, according to a bombshell study. ... researchers at the University of California San Diego believe they've found a potential culprit: E. coli, a foodborne bacteria that infects around 75,000-90,000 Americans each year and at least 1,500 Britons.

Read more at Archive.today or Daily Mail