Jeanie Hannaman

April 17, 2025

Social Media and Personal Research Driving France’s Record Baptism Boom, Survey Reveals, by Heather Tomlinson

By Heather Tomlinson, CNA, Catholic World Report - The Catholic Church in France will welcome a record number of adults into the faith this weekend, with particularly strong growth in the numbers of young adults and teenagers, according to newly released statistics from the country’s Conference of Bishops (CEF)... A survey of 900 French catechumens conducted by Catholic media outlets Famille Chrétienne and Aleteia has revealed that social media plays a crucial role in attracting young adults to Catholicism, with 78% saying social media played a role in the discovery or deepening of their faith, while 84% said they follow Christian content creators or “influencers.”

April 17, 2025

Bishop Joseph Strickland: Pray and Advocate for Life to be Sustained for Baby Elaine Wren

By Bishop Joseph Strickland, Substack - An infant girl, Elaine Wren, lies in a Texas hospital, her small body supported by a breathing apparatus that sustains her fragile life. Her parents, driven by love and faith, desire to continue caring for her, to give her every chance to live. But they are now facing a grave threat – not from her illness alone, but from a law in our own land... The Texas Advance Directives Act (TADA), also known as the “25-day rule,” permits hospital ethics committees to unilaterally decide to withdraw life-sustaining treatment, even over the objections of the patient’s family. Once notice is given, the family has 10 days to transfer the patient before care may be withdrawn. This puts an impossible burden on families – both emotionally and logistically ....

April 17, 2025

‘Tell the Truth’: Mother of Md. Woman Slain by Illegal Alien Urges Media to Share Her Story, by Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell, The Daily Signal - The mother of Rachel Morin, the Maryland mom of five brutally raped and murdered by an illegal alien in August of 2023, on Wednesday joined a White House briefing to urge the media to share her daughter’s story... “Tell the truth,” Patty Morin said. “Tell like how violent it really is.”... Morin shared the gruesome details of her daughter’s death on a walking trail near her Maryland home. On Tuesday, Victor Martinez-Hernandez was convicted of first-degree murder, first-degree rape, third-degree sexual offense, and kidnapping in Morin’s case. The jury found Martinez-Hernandez guilty on all four counts.

April 17, 2025

Arkansas Becomes 5th State to Teach Kids About Development of Unborn Babies, by Jerry Cox

By Jerry Cox, LifeNews - On Tuesday the Arkansas Legislature passed a good law to help teach public school students about unborn children... Similar legislation reportedly has passed in North Dakota, Tennessee, Idaho, and Kansas... S.B. 450 by Sen. Breanne Davis (R — Russellville) and Rep. Kendra Moore (R — Lincoln) lets public school students see a recording of a high-definition ultrasound video as part of human fetal growth and development education courses.