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    Catholics Around the World Pray, Fast for Peace in Holy Land

    Catholics around the world prayed and fasted on Tuesday for peace in the Holy Land as Israel continues to respond to attacks by Hamas terrorists. Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, not only invited believers to join with the Catholic Church in dedicating Tuesday to prayer and fasting but also declared Oct….
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Lankford Demands Answers on FBI’s ‘Unconstitutional’ Targeting of ‘Traditional Catholics’

    Eight Republican senators are demanding answers from the FBI as the bureau continues to stonewall investigations into the Richmond, Virginia, office's January memo citing the Southern Poverty Law Center to target "radical traditional Catholic hate groups" for surveillance. “The U.S. Constitution protects the right not just to have a faith but to live your faith as well, and the…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    FBI Director Lied Under Oath on Memo Targeting ‘Radical Traditional Catholics,’ New Memo Suggests

    FBI Director Christopher Wray may have lied under oath concerning the FBI Richmond office's Jan. 23 memo citing the Southern Poverty Law Center in urging investigation of "radical traditional Catholic hate groups," Rep. Jim Jordan suggested in a letter sent Wednesday. After publication of this story, the FBI told The Daily Signal that Wray's testimony…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Reporter Savannah Hernandez Describes Massive Religious Protest Against Anti-Catholic Bigotry

    Field reporter Savannah Hernandez was one of the only reporters on the ground covering the massive religious protest against anti-Catholic and anti-Christian bigotry. Hernandez joins today’s episode of “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the protesting against the Los Angeles Dodgers honoring the anti-Catholic “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” — a group of trans-identifying and queer…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    If You Don’t Like ‘Conservative Principles Driven by Judeo-Christian Foundation,’ Sen. Tim Scott Says, ‘Choose Another Candidate’

    Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott says his public policy priorities might not be for everyone.   “For those who don’t like commonsense, conservative principles driven by the Judeo-Christian foundation, choose another candidate,” said Scott, R-S.C. “It’s that simple.”  Scott made his remarks during a nearly 30-minute onstage interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson…
    Virginia Allen
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    FBI Refuses to Disclose Documents Regarding Agency’s Targeting of Catholics

    The FBI responded on Friday to a lawsuit filed by an advocacy group and claimed that the group is “not entitled” to records regarding the agency’s targeting of Catholics in a memo from January, according to documents obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Catholic Vote filed a lawsuit in April against the agency after it failed…
    Kate Anderson
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    ‘I Stand With Clayton Kershaw’: Tim Scott Condemns Dodgers’ ‘Shameful and Disgusting’ Stunt With Anti-Catholic Drag Group

    Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., who is running for president, condemned the Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision to celebrate the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a group of drag performers who mock Christianity, and Roman Catholicism in particular, by dressing up as sexualized nuns and even sexualizing Jesus himself. “We should all be incredibly disappointed in the Los…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    EXCLUSIVE: US Bishops Urged to Stop Trans Surgeries at Catholic Hospitals

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: A health sharing group is urging the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to address reports that Catholic hospitals are performing hormonal and surgical sex-change operations on young people. Solidarity HealthShare's June 14 letter asks the bishops "to vote to revise their Religious and Ethical Directives for Catholic Health Care…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Bishops Call for Prayers, Reparation Ahead of Dodgers’ Anti-Catholic Pride Night ‘Blasphemy’

    Catholic bishops in the United States are calling for prayers and acts of reparation ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ "Pride Night" featuring an anti-Catholic group of drag performers posing as religious sisters. Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who is the president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and heads the Archdiocese for the Military…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    EXCLUSIVE: Hair Salon Fires Christian Stylist for ‘Homophobic’ Post Criticizing Disney+ on Facebook

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A Virginia hair salon fired a Christian stylist over a Facebook post criticizing the streaming movie service Disney+. "My Facebook is my page," Sidney York, the fired stylist, told The Daily Signal in an interview Wednesday. "I understand it’s a touchy subject and people may be offended over it, but it…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    LA Dodgers Execs Deserve Bud Light Treatment for Inviting LGBTQ Anti-Christian Bigots to ‘Pride Night’

    It’s been said that the most insidious power the liberal media have is to ignore news stories that don’t fit the left-wing narrative. A corollary to that is when those outlets do report on news stories that reflect badly on the liberal narrative, important negative details are typically minimized or omitted entirely. Consider the reporting…
    Peter Parisi
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    Mike Pence Slams Dodgers Over Trans Nuns: ‘Should Be Apologizing To Catholics Across America’

    Former Vice President Mike Pence is accusing the Los Angeles Dodgers of “welcoming anti-Catholic bigots” to its stadium with “open arms.” “Having been raised in a Catholic family, the Dodgers’ decision to invite the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a hateful group that blatantly mocks Catholicism, to their event next month is deeply offensive,” Pence said…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    More Dodgers Players Reprimand Team for Honoring Anti-Catholic Hate Group at Pride Night

    Blake Treinen is the latest Dodgers player to denounce the invitation, then disinvitation, then invitation again of prominent anti-Catholic hate group the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence at the team’s Pride Night.  “The debacle with Bud Light and Target should be a warning to companies and professional sports to stay true to their brand and leave…
    Elise McCue
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    Athletic Org Tied to Legendary Dodgers Announcer Condemns Anti-Catholic Move

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: An athletic organization beloved by legendary Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully is condemning the Dodgers' decision to promote an anti-Catholic group posing as transgender and queer nuns. Catholic Athletes for Christ launched in 2006 to serve athletes in the practice of their faith and to help share the gospel…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    LA Dodgers Remove ‘Anti-Catholic Hate Group’ From ‘Pride Night’ After Public Backlash

    As the Los Angeles Dodgers prepare “to host sports’ largest Pride Night of the year” on June 16, the team has faced severe pushback for its announcement of an annual “Community Hero Award” recipient. Among the list of honorees, the team included the controversial Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a “queer and trans nuns” activist group that claims to…
    Abigail Olsson
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    FOREBODING: SPLC ‘Laying the Groundwork’ for Government to Silence Conservatives, Traditional Catholic Warns

    The FBI appears, at least briefly, to have joined the Southern Poverty Law Center's attempt to demonize Roman Catholics who follow the church's teachings on marriage and who celebrate the Latin Mass, in a move one traditional Catholic leader calls both embarrassing and foreboding. Michael J. Matt, editor of The Remnant newspaper and producer of…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    EXCLUSIVE: Latin Mass Churchgoers Witnessed Suspicious Activity After FBI’s ‘Radical-Traditional Catholic’ Memo

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Two parishioners at a Latin Mass Catholic church in rural Northern Virginia say they witnessed suspicious activity from what looked like FBI vehicles in February, a month after the FBI’s Richmond office published a now-rescinded internal memo focused on “radical-traditional Catholics.” The FBI’s Washington, D.C., office, which monitors the church’s area,…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    REVOLT: 85% of Anglican Leaders Reject Head Bishop of the 3rd-Largest Christian Denomination

    How should Christians respond when LGBT activists demand they compromise the truth of Scripture by endorsing same-sex marriage and transgender identity? A global gathering of Anglicans just provided an excellent example. In February, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the head of the Church of England and the “first among equals” in the global Anglican Communion,…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Projections Show Christian Minority in America by 2070, Leading to Rise of Moral Relativism    

    A Pew Research Center study shows that since the 1990s, many Americans have left Christianity to join the growing ranks of adults who describe their religious identity as atheist, agnostic, or “nothing in particular.” Pew predicts that if current trends of religious disaffiliation continue, Christians will make up less than half of the U.S. population…
    Michael Ippolito
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    Judiciary Committee Subpoenas FBI for Documents Regarding Plan to Infiltrate Catholic Churches

    The House Judiciary Committee released internal FBI documents on Monday that show a plan to establish sources in local Catholic parishes to combat alleged potential violent extremism from “radical-traditional Catholics.” The committee also issued a subpoena to compel the bureau’s cooperation during its investigation into the FBI’s actions. Following the January leak of an FBI…
    Michael Ippolito
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