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Iran War Day 13: New Supreme Leader Threatens Hormuz Closure as US Weighs Navy Escorts for Oil Tankers, By Elise Winland

By Elise Winland, Zeale – Conflicting reports and escalating tensions surrounding the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran continued March 12, as the White House rejected claims of an Iranian drone threat on U.S. soil, Iran’s new supreme leader reportedly issued his first public message, and U.S. officials signaled plans to protect global oil shipments in the Strait of Hormuz… White House issues response to reports of Iranian drone threats… White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt disputed an ABC News report claiming the FBI warned California police departments in February that Iran could retaliate for a U.S. military operation by launching drone attacks in the state.

WATCH! The Vatican’s Former Auditor: Exclusive Interview, by Colm Flynn

By Colm Flynn, EWTN – Former Vatican Auditor General Lobero Milone sits down with EWTN News Colm Flynn for this exclusive one-on-one interview. Milone is currently taking a case against the Vatican for unfair dismissal, loss of earnings, and reputational damage. His case has been dismissed, and he is now lodging his final appeal. In this interview, he reveals new details about the work he was doing overseeing the Vatican finances with the late Cardinal George Pell …

With Landmark Voter ID Legislation in Limbo, Gridlocked in Senate, Americans Don’t Seem to Care, by Amanda Head

By Amanda Head, Just the News – In new survey, just 23% of registered voters could accurately describe the act… In the midst of President Donald Trump’s high-stakes ultimatum to freeze all congressional business until lawmakers pass his revamped SAVE America Act — demanding strict voter ID, proof of citizenship, and curbs on mail-in ballots — a fresh Napolitan News Service survey finds a glaring irony: less than one-quarter of registered voters appear to have no clue what, in fact, the legislation is.

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Reports Warn of Increased Settler Violence, Fatalities in West Bank as Iran Conflict Continues, by McKenna Snow

By McKenna Snow, Zeale – The European Union is calling on Israeli authorities to take swift action to protect West Bank communities suffering amid a reported wave of increased attacks by Israeli settlers, according to a March 11 BBC report… The death toll of Palestinians has risen to six in the past week amid the conflicts, prompting outcry from human rights activists, organizations, and others warning that the outbreak of the Iran war may have a correlation to the increased settler attacks.

Big Money Abandons Blue States, by Douglas Andrews

By Douglas Andrews, Patriot Post – Jamie Dimon told a funny joke last November … Dimon, who grew up in New York City, was speaking at the American Business Forum in Miami, and he was asked a question about the “historic relocation of both people and capital to Florida and to South Florida”… “It’s a competitive world. It’s competitive between countries. It’s competitive between cities. It’s competitive between states. And you’re mentioning a bunch of these states that are driving business out, and it will backfire. And so, people vote with their feet … because they see a better life for them and their family.”

Saying “Yes” to Satan, by Sean Fitzpatrick

By Sean Fitzpatrick, Crisis Magazine – The world, now being unveiled, stands or falls on the faith and fortitude of Catholics willing to follow Christ as the persecution intensifies… These are days of disturbing disclosure, when the mask is being plucked from the overlords of politics, economics, and entertainment. Their cabal is one clearly structured by unadulterated pride: power-mongering and pressure, money and manipulation, bribes and blackmail, using people for self-service, trafficking and corruption. …

Saint of the Day: Saint Euphrasia A.D. 380–410

The Dynamic Catholic Institute – Saint Euphrasia was born into the loud world of royalty and politics in Constantinople, but learned to live and love the quiet life no matter what her outer circumstances were. Her father died when she was young, and when she was seven years old, her mother arranged to marry her to a young nobleman. Euphrasia serenely said no, and expressed her desire to devote her life to God. Euphrasia’s calm demeanor was so convincing that her mother agreed, and brought her to a convent in Egypt.

Synod Calls for More Leadership Roles for Women But Female Diaconate ‘Not Yet Ripe’, by Victoria Cardiel

By Victoria Cardiel, EWTN News, (Catholic World Report) – The final report of the Synod on Synodality’s study group “Women’s Participation in the Life and Leadership of the Church” raises the possibility of “reformulating” certain competencies and functions of priests, deacons, and bishops to give women greater responsibility in the Church, while noting that the issue of the female diaconate “is not ripe.”… Regarding the female diaconate, the report states that the issue “is not yet ripe” and refers to the work carried out by previous commissions — the second of which issued an opinion against it — without reaching a definitive judgment.

Daily Scripture Readings and Meditations: You Are Not Far from the Kingdom of God

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – Mark 12:28-34 – 28 And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” 29 Jesus answered, “The first is, `Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one; 30 and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this, `You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Newsmax: Rep. Mary Miller to Newsmax: SAVE Act Is ‘Ground Zero to Save Our Country’

By Newsmax Wires – Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., said Thursday on Newsmax’s “National Report” that passing the SAVE America Act is “ground zero to save our country,” urging the Senate to bring the election integrity legislation to the floor and put lawmakers on record… “It’s absolutely necessary, and I believe it’s going to happen under the strong leadership of President [Donald] Trump,” Miller said when asked about the possibility of Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., allowing debate on the bill.

Five Quick Things: How’s the Iran War Actually Going? by Scott McKay

By Scott McKay, The American Spectator – It is being run by professionals, which is more than you can say about the Senate… I’m as disgusted as our readers with the Republicans in the Senate, who — with some merciful exceptions — are as gray and drab a collection of political losers as America has ever produced. As I wrote yesterday, the utter debacle that is the SAVE America Act standstill in that body is proof that, as much as we’d like to think the GOP has finally moved past its well-deserved reputation as the Stupid Party in Washington, it hasn’t.

63% of Babies Killed in Abortions Were Killed With the Abortion Pill. This Bill Would Stop Them, by Sarah Holliday

By Sarah Holliday, LifeNews – At a press conference, the Missouri senator (Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)) unveiled his new legislation, the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act. This bill seeks to strip mifepristone — the drug responsible for the majority of U.S. abortions — of its longstanding approval from the FDA. According to recent data from the Guttmacher Institute, chemical abortions made up 63% of all abortions in 2023, with the trend only accelerating in the years since.

Death Is Not The End, by Regis Martin 

By Regis Martin, National Catholic Register – At the same time, however, (death) remains the most painfully bewildering of all mysteries, an intolerable affront to our dignity as children of a God who neither made death nor delights in the death of the living. It was owing instead to the envy and malice of the devil that death entered the world, thus forcing us to endure that which God never intended from the beginning. …

The Cross as a Universal Symbol of Christianity, by Kenneth Joe Galloway

By Kenneth Joe Galloway, Catholic Exchange – The Cross’s Visual Simplicity and Symbolic Depth… To better understand how the cross embodies visual simplicity and symbolic depth, consider its technical qualities: it has two intersecting lines—a form so simple even a child can draw it, yet so distinct that it is immediately recognizable worldwide. This simple geometry makes it open to symbolic interpretations. The horizontal line evokes the relationships among human beings; the vertical line represents the relationship between God and humanity; ….

Senator Josh Hawley Introduces Bill to Take Abortion Pill Off the Market, by Steven Ertelt

By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews – Sen. Josh Hawley introduced legislation Tuesday to strip federal approval from the dangerous abortion drug mifepristone, which he described as “inherently dangerous” to women… The abortion pill has killed millions of babies and injured tens of thousands of women… The bill, titled the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act, would prohibit the use of mifepristone, withdraw its approval by the Food and Drug Administration and classify distribution of the drug for abortion purposes as a violation of federal law.

The Talking Filibuster Won’t Save the SAVE Act, by Thomas Gallatin

By Thomas Gallatin, Patriot Post – President Trump and others are pushing Senate Republicans to require a talking filibuster, hoping to break the Democrats’ blockade of commonsense legislation… President Donald Trump and Republicans writ large want to see the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility or SAVE Act passed. And they are right to desire to see this commonsense election-protection legislation become law. Indeed, upwards of 80% of American voters — huge majorities in both parties and among independents — agree that requiring voters to show photo ID is a good idea.

FDA Admits in Abortion Pill Lawsuit That HHS Can Suspend Any Drug If ‘Imminent Threat to Public Health’, by Carole Novielli

By Carole Novielli, Live Action News – The Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary has the authority to suspend an application for a drug’s approval — including the abortion pill — if they determine that the drug would be an ‘imminent hazard to public health.’… This information was included in a response from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in an abortion pill lawsuit filed by the State of Louisiana. The lawsuit seeks an injunction over changes to the abortion pill’s safety protocols known as REMS, made in 2023, which enabled the mailing of abortion inducing drugs — an act already prohibited by federal law known as the Comstock Act.

Planned Parenthood Los Angeles to Manage Affiliate in Southern States, by Carole Novielli

By Carole Novielli, Live Action News – Planned Parenthood Southeast (PPSE), which currently oversees facilities in the largely pro-life states of Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi will now be managed by Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, an affiliate based in pro-abortion California that was recently awarded $90M from Governor Gavin Newsom…. Planned Parenthood Los Angeles will step in to oversee the facilities of Planned Parenthood Southeast following complaints of discrimination against PPSE’s interim CEO, Mairo Akposé.

Daily Scripture Readings and Meditations: You Are Not Far from the Kingdom of God

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – Mark 12:28-34 – 28 And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” 29 Jesus answered, “The first is, `Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one; 30 and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this, `You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

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Saint of the Day: Saint Euphrasia A.D. 380–410

The Dynamic Catholic Institute – Saint Euphrasia was born into the loud world of royalty and politics in Constantinople, but learned to live and love the quiet life no matter what her outer circumstances were. Her father died when she was young, and when she was seven years old, her mother arranged to marry her to a young nobleman. Euphrasia serenely said no, and expressed her desire to devote her life to God. Euphrasia’s calm demeanor was so convincing that her mother agreed, and brought her to a convent in Egypt.

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