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April 11, 2026

Mark Houck Wins Seven-Figure Settlement After Joe Biden Targeted Him, by Steven Ertelt

By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews - In a major legal victory against blatant targeting and discrimination from former President Joe Biden’s administration, pro-life volunteer Mark Houck has secured a seven-figure settlement in his lawsuit against the U.S. DOJ... The settlement follows the Biden administration’s widely criticized prosecution and bogus arrest of the Pennsylvania father under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act... In 2022, heavily armed federal agents raided Houck’s home after he intervened to protect his young son from an aggressive abortion escort outside a Planned Parenthood facility.
April 11, 2026

Are Americans Immoral? by Brad Miner

By Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing - Yes. But so have many people been throughout history. And now some good news, although it’s the only good news... The Pew Research Center recently released a report, What Do Americans Consider Immoral? (We should be cautious about that verb, consider. I suppose pollsters can’t really ask the more pointed question, “What actions do you engage in that you know to be morally wrong?”)
April 11, 2026

Pope Leo Names Fr. Andrea Ciucci Chancellor of Pontifical Academy for Life, by Hannah Brockhaus

By Hannah Brockhaus, EWTN News - Pope Leo XIV on Friday appointed Father Andrea Ciucci chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Life. The Italian priest has served as the academyʼs secretariat coordinator since 2016... Originally from Milan, the 59-year-old Ciucci has a doctorate in the philosophy of religion from the Pontifical University of Sant’Anselmo in Rome. After serving as a parish vicar in Milan, he worked at the former Pontifical Council for the Family from 2012–2016.
April 11, 2026

The Cold War Splitting American Catholics, by Anne Hendershott

By Anne Hendershott, Crisis Magazine - The relationship between the Trump administration and Pope Leo XIV has evolved into a kind of diplomatic cold war, shaped by a steady escalation of public papal denunciations and competing moral narratives in how each side interprets the responsibilities of global leadership. Pope Leo’s recent condemnations of U.S. policy—from military actions to the rhetoric of senior officials—have been unusually direct for a pontiff, signaling not just disagreement but a deeper mistrust of the administration’s moral framework.

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