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August 2, 2025

Fr. Raymond J. de Souza: 8 Ways St. John Henry Newman Is the Doctor of the Church We Need Now

By Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register - Pope Leo XIV’s first selection for doctor of the Church offers a model of courage and clarity in our time of confusion... Elected to the papacy in 1878 after the long, defensive years of Blessed Pius IX, Pope Leo XIII advised paying close attention to his first cardinals. Included among them would be St. John Henry Newman, the towering intellectual convert who, while accepting the truth of Vatican I’s declaration of papal infallibility, thought it was not opportune to do so.
August 2, 2025

Trump Admin to Revoke Biden’s Veterans Affairs Abortion Rule, by Jacob Adams

By Jacob Adams, The Daily Signal - Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., is applauding the Trump administration‘s reversal of a Biden-era rule that permitted the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system to perform abortions... On Friday, the administration posted the proposed rule change in the Federal Register, which will be formally published on Monday, to prevent VA-run hospitals and other medical centers from performing abortions in nearly all cases.
August 2, 2025

Saint of the Day for August 2: St. Eusebius of Vercelli (c. 300 – August 1, 371)

 By Franciscan Media - Saint Eusebius of Vercelli’s Story - Someone has said that if there had been no Arian heresy denying Christ’s divinity, it would be very difficult to write the lives of many early saints. Eusebius is another of the defenders of the Church during one of its most trying periods.
August 1, 2025

Planned Parenthood Hiding ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Data: The Numbers ‘Don’t Add Up’, by Elise Winland

By Elise Winland, Catholic Vote - Planned Parenthood’s national service totals and its local affiliate data on the number of “gender-affirming care” services provided nationally don’t line up, according to a new report from The Daily Wire... In a July 24 article, The Daily Wire’s Macy Petty notes that Planned Parenthood’s latest annual report, 2023-24, shows a sharp decline in its “other procedures” subcategory — which includes “transgender” services — despite reports from local affiliates that those services are increasing. The subcategory also includes pediatric care, adult preventative care, and high complexity visits, including infertility services.

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