Jeanie Hannaman
April 10, 2026
By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet, Human Life International - On Thursday, March 26, Finland’s Supreme Court convicted Päivi Räsänen – a sitting member of parliament and former Minister of the Interior – of criminal “hate speech” for a pamphlet she wrote for her church more than twenty years ago... The pamphlet, titled Male and Female He Created Them, affirmed the biblical understanding of marriage and sexuality. For that, Räsänen now has a criminal record, has been fined €1,800, and the pamphlet has been ordered to be destroyed.
April 10, 2026
By Harrison Berger, The American Conservative - Indeed, Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization was not an expression of American values but the purest expression, and logical endpoint, of an ideology the United States has attached itself to under both Joe Biden and now Trump: Zionism and the Greater Israel project, first through U.S. support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing of the West Bank, and most recently through the joint war of aggression against Iran.
April 10, 2026
By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - The habitual tendency to favor “dialogue,” as if it were an end in itself, has cropped up again recently, in debates about the wars in Ukraine and in Iran. Again and again, Church leaders have called for negotiations to end the fighting and prevent further bloodshed. Of course it is always preferable to resolve conflicts by talking rather than fighting—if the talks can settle the contentious issues. But there are times when peace talks collapse, when opposing views and competing claims prove irreconcilable. ...
April 10, 2026
By Zeale News, April 10, 2026 - Vice President JD Vance will reportedly lead a U.S. delegation to Islamabad for talks with Iranian officials beginning April 11. The delegation will include special envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser Jared Kushner, with Pakistan serving as mediator... Officials are expected to focus on whether the temporary pause in fighting can be extended into a broader agreement, though significant gaps remain between the two sides on core issues, including Iran’s nuclear program and regional security demands, according to The New York Times.
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