Jeanie Hannaman

March 6, 2025

Cardinal Cupich Praises Muslim ‘Brothers and Sisters’ at Annual ‘Iftar’ Dinner for Ramadan, by Stephen Kokx

By Stephen Kokx, LifeSiteNew - Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich is under fire for attending an annual Muslim-Catholic “Iftar” dinner... “Happy to be at the … Muslim-Catholic Iftar in Morton Grove tonight to break the daily fast observed by our Muslims brothers and sisters during Ramadan" ... Cupich is one of the most liberal members of the clergy in the United States. He has attended multiple Iftar dinners in the past, dating to at least 2016. His praise for Muslims comes as New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan has also been receiving blowback for equating Lent to “Catholic Ramadan” this week.

March 6, 2025

If The Supreme Court Is Going To Ignore The Constitution, Trump Should Ignore The Supreme Court, by John Daniel Davidson

By John Daniel Davidson, The Federalist - The Supreme Court’s shocking decision on Wednesday to allow a D.C. district court judge to order the Trump administration to disburse $2 billion in federal grant money is a major blow to the separation of powers undergirding our constitutional system of government... But the thing about separation of powers is that they stand or fall together. All three branches of our government — legislative, executive, and judicial — have to respect the Constitution’s clear separation of powers. If one of them doesn’t, there’s no reason that the others should.

March 6, 2025

USAID Has Always Been About Population Control, by Michael Hichborn, Steven Mosher

By Michael Hichborn and Steven Mosher, National Catholic Register - For the past six decades, the agency has been operated on the morally bankrupt principle that the best way to eliminate poverty is to eliminate the children of the poor... The National Catholic Register recently published an editorial, “Separate the Wheat From the Chaff in US Foreign Aid,” attempting to balance support for President Donald Trump’s cuts to “rank ideological colonialism” while promoting USAID’s “humanitarian” work, particularly through Catholic Relief Services (CRS)... Unfortunately, the article overlooks USAID’s inherent ideological colonization... Even more disqualifying is this: Since its inception, the aid provided by USAID has been tied to population control.

March 6, 2025

Blog: The Next Pope’s Agenda, by Vicki Yamasaki

By Vicki Yamasaki, Corpus Christi for Unity and Peace - Will the next pope hold Pope Francis accountable for his actions of causing harm to the Deposit of the Faith? While we embrace Jesus’ infinite mercy, it is important to recognize that His justice serves as a counterbalance. History recalls this stark precedent when Pope Stephen VI conducted the Cadaver Synod. In 897, Pope Stephen VI had the body of his predecessor, Pope Formosus, exhumed and put on trial. Formosus’ corpse was dressed in papal vestments and propped up on a throne while Stephen VI accused him of perjury and other crimes. The trial ended with Formosus being found guilty, his papacy declared null, and his body thrown into the Tiber River. ...