By Mary Rose, Zeale – In the latest episode of the Virtue of Patriotism video series, Cardinal Raymond Burke cautioned against efforts to dissolve national sovereignty in favor of global governance… He argued that proposals for a single global authority — often framed as instruments of peace — contradict the moral order established by God… “The family and the nation are not accidents of history nor products of ideology,” Cardinal Burke said. “They arise from the natural law and are indispensable for the attainment of the common good.”

By Grace Porto, Zeale – The relics of 36 Mexican saints who were martyred in the Cristero War will be hosted in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on April 18… The one-day congress at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels culminates a year-long initiative of regional congresses celebrating the centennial of these Mexican martyrs, according to the archdiocese’s website… “All are invited to take part in the Congress to reflect on the persecution of Catholics during the Cristero War in Mexico and the impact of these events on our Church today” ….

By Thomas Gallatin, Patriot Post – The burgeoning artificial intelligence industry requires gobs of computing power, which in turn requires gobs of energy. As new technology develops and spreads, so too has a new conflict emerged, pitting small towns and residential areas against the construction of data centers… New industries have long clashed with the old ways. In America, it’s a tale as old as our nation. But that doesn’t make the reality of it any easier to navigate. …

By Stefani Buhajla, Daily Signal – Historically, tax season has never been easy for working Americans… But this year feels different… As families made the mad dash to file their taxes in the lead-up to April 15, many found they were keeping more of what they earned. And others, like mine, were astonished to find that, for the first time in a long while, they didn’t owe a few extra zeroes to the IRS. That’s because President Donald Trump made a commitment to put American workers and families first—and followed through.

By Kevin Wells, Crisis Magazine – Just steps from Preterm, Ohio’s blue-ribbon winner each year for most murdered babies, the scene outside resembles a kindly pop-up country fair. Slices of pepperoni pizza, snack bags, racks of sharp-looking maternity wear, shiny new toys, rosaries, and Miraculous Medals circulate like borrowed cups of sugar—passed hand to hand among white volunteers and their black friends outside LaRonde Apartments, a seven-story public housing project in a high-crime area of east Cleveland.

By Shawn Fleetwood, The Federalist – D.C. District Chief Judge James Boasberg suffered a humiliating legal defeat on Tuesday in his efforts to stymie President Trump’s deportation of illegal aliens from the United States… In a 2-1 ruling, a three-judge panel for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals shot down the Obama appointee’s attempted criminal contempt proceedings against Trump administration officials involved in last year’s deportation of suspected Tren de Aragua gang members to El Salvador… the panel granted the government’s request for a writ of mandamus, (said) “…to stop exceeding their authority” …

By Carole Novielli, Live Action NewS – A small study — published as a ‘research letter’ by JAMA Internal Medicine and alleging that the abortion pill [mifepristone (200mg)/Mifeprex] is safe for over-the-counter (OTC) use — was funded by an abortion pill investor and authored by researchers associated with groups working to expand abortion… The research letter, “Accuracy of Self-Selection for Medication Abortion Using a Prototype Drug Facts Label,” is receiving a great deal of abortion-friendly media attention for such a small sample size — 168 — who “completed study activities.” …

By Katelynn Richardson, LifeNews – Abortion advocacy groups routinely helped the Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) track pro-life activists, providing information that became the basis for indictments, according to a new report.
The DOJ’s National Task Force on Violence Against Reproductive Health Care Providers “affirmatively asked the abortion groups about pro-life individuals’ travel and constitutionally protected advocacy,” according to a Tuesday report on the Biden administration’s “weaponization” of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.

By Peter Wolfgang, Catholic Culture – President Trump’s post on April 12th attacking Pope Leo, followed by the blasphemous image of himself as Christ, were a tremendous gift to the people who want to kill unborn babies and trans your kids. He should be required to report these posts as an in-kind contribution to the Democratic Party… Trump says he thought the image portrayed him as a doctor, not Christ. Perhaps the white coat and stethoscope were concealed under the Christ-like robes. At any rate he took down that one, the one that offends both Evangelicals and Catholics. But not the one that offends only Catholics.

By Tyler Arnold, EWTN News – Border czar Tom Homan said Roman Catholic Church leaders should “stay out of politics” when questioned about President Donald Trump criticizing Pope Leo XIV… “I love the Catholic Church. I just wish theyʼd stick to fixing the Church, because thereʼs issues. I know because Iʼm a member. And stay out of politics,” Homan said… he wished Church leaders would sit down with him to understand his experiences as border czar… “Maybe theyʼd understand why a secure border saves lives. A secure borderʼs the most humane thing this country can do” …

By Catholic Culture, April 15, 2026 Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter St. Paternus, Bishop (RM) Saint Paternus of Avranches, also known as Paternus of […]

By T. S. Flanders, OnePeterFive – As you may know, President Donald Trump posted a blasphemous image of himself as Our Lord Jesus Christ. However, he (or someone from his staff, or a robot), strangely changed the original to include some kind of libertas goddess (“horned figure”?), wearing the divinising sun crown (Libertas is the goddess that is the Statue of Liberty)… One of my friends suggested to me that men of God should organise a Novena to the Holy Face of Jesus in reparation for this outrage against Our Lord Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

By Jim Hᴏft, Gateway Pundit – Three progressive American Cardinals, Blase Cupich…Robert McElroy… and Joseph Tobin… crashed CBS’s failing Sunday night propaganda hour “60 Minutes” to publicly flog President Donald Trump for daring to criticize the newly elected Pope Leo XIV… This was a coordinated election-year hit job designed to fracture President Trump’s exploding Catholic voter base just months before the critical 2026 midterms… Pope Leo XIV has already waded into U.S. politics by slamming President Trump’s decisive military action against Iran and his record-setting mass deportation operation that is finally securing our southern border.

By Scott Yenor, American Greatness – The Senate’s failure to pass the SAVE America Act highlights a deeper divide over election rules, while Congress retains constitutional authority to oversee federal election integrity. … The failure of the United States Senate to pass the SAVE America Act is as regrettable as it is predictable. Noncitizen voting is already a federal crime in America. SAVE would have required voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote. States would have to purge noncitizens from voting rolls, too.

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word –  John 3:7-15 – 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, `You must be born anew.’ 8 The wind blows where it wills, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know whence it comes or whither it goes; so it is with every one who is born of the Spirit.” 9 Nicodemus said to him, “How can this be?”10 Jesus answered him, “Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand this? 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen; but you do not receive our testimony. …