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February 28, 2024

WATCH: Bishop Joseph Strickland Says Catholics Were Targeted by FBI Because They Are Pro-Life, by Katherine Hamilton

By Katherine Hamilton, Breitbart - The FBI’s targeting of Catholics sounds “much more like Nazi Germany or communist Russia than the United States,” Bishop Joseph Strickland said... Breitbart News’s Matthew Perdie interviewed Strickland on Thursday at CPAC 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland, about the FBI’s investigation into traditional Catholic churches... a leaked memo last year from the FBI’s Richmond office stated that violent extremists’ “interest” in “radical-traditionalist Catholic” ideology was growing ....

February 28, 2024

Bishop Rhoades Condemns Paxton’s Attempt To Curb Catholic Organizations Enabling Illegal Immigration, by McKenna Snow

By McKenna Snow, Catholic Vote - Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana this week issued a statement arguing that faith-driven ministries should be free to “meet the basic human needs of migrants.”... Rhoades’ statement comes shortly after Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso criticized Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to shut down a Catholic-run nonprofit migrant shelter. Rhoades is the chairman of the United States Council of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty.

February 28, 2024

Pro-Lifers to Strategize at Major Retreat in Florida With Fr. Orsi Next Month, by Calvin Freiburger

By Calvin Freiburger, LifeSiteNews - “The Law of Life Summit is a vital opportunity to open people’s eyes to the reality of post-Roe America,” said Nate Robertson, vice president of Sidewalk Advocates for Life. “With a weaponized DOJ, misleading ballot measures in state elections all across the country, and governors of abortion-destination states advertising across state lines, we need people to understand that the movement to save lives and end abortion did not end with the Dobbs decision. We need to work together more than ever before. We need to reach out to women more than ever before.

February 28, 2024

Is There Still a “Catholic Vote?”, by George J. Marlin

By George J. Marlin, Crisis Magazine - Are there Catholic voting blocs today? Yes and no... Let me explain... For most of the 20th century, there were monolithic blocs of urban Catholic voters who determined the outcomes of many Federal, State and local elections. These Catholics, whom Cardinal Timothy Dolan fondly calls “meat and potato” faithful, went to Mass on Sunday, obeyed the teachings of the Church, sent their children to Catholic schools, and joined Catholic fraternal societies. The parish was often the center of their lives.