Steve Bannon urges prayer for President Trump: ‘The pressure around him is absolutely relentless’; Jack Posobiec reports Iran open to negotiation; UK votes for infanticide; Cdl. Burke connects moral corruption with liturgical abuse and more —
Gaza internet restoration allows resumption of humanitarian operations
Internet access in the Gaza Strip was restored on Monday following a complete three-day internet blackout due to Israel’s apparent targeting of Palestine’s communications infrastructure, allowing civilians to access essential information and the resumption of humanitarian operations.
Palestine’s Telecommunications Regulation Authority accused Israel of “systematically” targeting Gaza’s communications infrastructure. Israel has not responded to these claims, according to the Times of Israel. …
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Vatican’s Daily Newspaper draws renewed attention to Gaza
L’Osservatore Romano drew renewed attention to the plight of Gaza’s inhabitants.
[The daily] reported that “while the world’s attention is focused on the conflict between Israel and Iran, in Khan Younis 50 people have died and 200 others have been injured under IDF fire: they were waiting for food distribution” …
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Latest: “WE HEAR THIS MORNING THAT IRAN HAS REACHED OUT!”
Jack Posobiec gives us the latest update on the conflict in the Middle East: “Two Iranian government planes have departed Iran … flown over to Oman … the place where those negotiations were originally scheduled to take place.”
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US Embassy in Jerusalem closes, Trump sends mixed signals as Israel-Iran war enters fifth day
The US Embassy in Jerusalem early Wednesday announced that it would be closed until Friday in compliance with local ordinances amid retaliatory Iranian strikes on the state of Israel, while the Trump administration signaled it may be weighing further US involvement in the Middle Eastern war.
After declaring “complete and total control of the skies over Iran” and oscillating between diplomacy and threats of military action in a series of June 17 media posts, President Donald Trump convened with national security officials in the White House Situation Room to discuss the escalating conflict.
Read more at Catholic Vote
Two Top MAGA Leaders Against U.S. Involvement in Israel-Iran War
As the war between Israel and Iran perilously escalates, two MAGA leaders have become the face of the resistance to a U.S. involvement in the fight.
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon, the ex-White House strategist are becoming the loudest voices against any U.S. involvement in the Middle East conflict.
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Steve Bannon calls for prayers for President Trump – ‘The pressure around him is absolutely relentless.’
Bannon: Pray for the president that he gets good guidance and he thinks this [Israeli-Iran conflict] through with his heart and God touches him today. The pressure around President Trump is absolutely relentless.
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Charlie Kirk: Why Americans Trust Trump in This High-Stakes Situation
“Turning Point USA” Founder Charlie Kirk told FNC’s Jesse Watters on Monday that preventing the current crisis with Iran from spiralling into another Iraq War is “the moment Trump was elected for.”
“President Trump knows that his base does not want another Iraq, does not want another Libya, does not want a civil war or bedlam where the United States is left carrying the bag,” Kirk said. “But also, President Trump has been morally clear for a decade: Iran should not have a nuclear weapon.”
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Despite close ties with Iran, Russia stands aside as Israel attacks
Iran aided the Kremlin with badly needed drones in the first year of its Ukraine invasion, helped Moscow build out a critical factory to make drones at home and inked a new strategic partnership treaty this year with President Vladimir V. Putin, heralding closer ties, including in defense.
But five months after that treaty was signed, the government in Iran is facing a grave threat to its rule from attacks by Israel. And Russia, beyond phone calls and condemnatory statements, is nowhere to be found.
Read more at Business Standard
New Poll Finds 60% of Americans, Majority of Republicans Oppose US Involvement in War with Iran
According to a new YouGov poll, conducted June 13 to June 16, a majority of Americans think the United States should not get involved in Israel’s war with Iran, signaling trouble for the midterms if President Trump decides to send troops into the conflict.
50% say they believe Iran is an enemy of the U.S., while only 1% consider Iran an ally.
Still, of the 1,512 survey respondents, only 16% support U.S. involvement in the war, with 60% opposed and 24% are not sure. The opposition to U.S. involvement includes 65% of Democrats, 61% of Independents, and 53% of Republicans.
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Trump admin orders Colorado to turn over ‘all records’ from 2024 federal election
The US Department of Justice has ordered Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold to hand over “all records” related to the 2024 federal elections.
In a letter to Griswold, the DOJ stated, “We recently received a complaint alleging noncompliance by your office” concerning the National Voter Registration Act, and that “all records” related to election were needed to evaluate the complaint. …
[Executive director of the Colorado County Clerks Association] suspects the inquiry may be related to Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk currently serving a nine-year sentence for allowing unauthorized access to voting machines.
Read more at the Post Millennial
How Chinese Intel Infiltrated LA Mayor Karen Bass’ Camp
An official in Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ administration is the son of a Chinatown powerbroker and Democratic donor who has praised the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and works with foreign intelligence agencies, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation discovered.
Adam Ma has held multiple positions in Bass’ office … and now serves as both the city’s liaison for Asian-Americans and director of commission appointments … His father, who raised tens of thousands of dollars for Bass’ mayoral campaign, previously lauded the Communist Party for creating a “strong China” and is listed as an official by multiple arms of a Chinese government …
Read more at the Daily Caller
Kraft Heinz to eliminate artificial colors amid Kennedy, Health Department push
Kraft Heinz — one of the largest food and beverage companies in North America — said it will remove food, drug and cosmetic (FD&C) colors from its products before the end of 2027.
It also committed to not launch any new products with FD&C colors effective immediately.
Read more at Axios
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After 4 Months on Life Support, Georgia Woman Delivers 1-Pound Baby Boy
A Georgia woman who was declared brain dead in February has given birth after four months on life support.
Adriana Smith, an Atlanta nurse, gave birth via emergency cesarean section at 29 weeks to a 1-pound, 13-ounce baby boy named Chance on Friday, June 13.
Baby Chance is currently in the NICU. Smith’s mother, April Newkirk, told 11Alive that “he’s expected to be OK,” adding: “He’s just fighting. We just want prayers for him. Just keep praying for him. He’s here now.”
Read more at the National Catholic Register
UK MPs vote for abortion up to and during birth
The House of Commons has voted for abortion up to and during birth.
A hijacking amendment at Report Stage of the Crime and Policing Bill to decriminalise abortion was passed by 379 votes to 137, a huge majority of 242.
The Bill was introduced principally to combat violence, especially against women, and to halt the scourge of knife crime but has been amended to allow abortions for any reason whatsoever and at any point in pregnancy.
Read more at the Catholic Herald
Great Britain is now a country where you can be arrested for praying silently, in your head, near an abortion clinic, while this form of infanticide is happening inside the clinic, protected by law.
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The British establishment was more afraid of the public than the rape gangs – Essay
The specter of public volatility has stalked [the Muslim rape gangs] scandal from the start. The establishment’s irrational dread of the feral masses shaped its yellow-bellied decision-making. From the local officials who “shied away” from discussing the ethnicity of the rapists to the commentariat that barked “far right!” at any pleb who dared to utter the word “Muslim”, the great fear was always that truth might unleash savagery.
We mustn’t openly discuss this, they told themselves, because the rabble will rampage. …
Read more at The Spectator World
USCCB affirms commitment to illegal immigrants
Before the opening of its most recent special assembly, USCCB president reassured immigrants of the organization’s support.
“As your shepherds, your fear echoes in our hearts and we make your pain our own. Count on the commitment of all of us to stand with you in this challenging hour,” [Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio said] addressing the surge in immigration enforcement actions.
He … acknowledged that while law enforcement actions to preserve order and ensure community security are necessary for the common good, we cannot turn a deaf ear to the anxiety and fear in communities.
Read more at USCCB website
House Committee Launches Investigation Into Over 200 NGOs that Aided Illegal Aliens During the Biden Administration
Two leading members of the House Committee on Homeland Security began an investigation last week into 215 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) suspected of illegally using taxpayer funds to aid illegal aliens who entered the country under former President Joe Biden. …
The subjects of the investigation include – Catholic Charities USA, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Haitian Bridge Alliance, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Global Refuge, Endeavors, Make the Road New York
Read more at the Maine Wire
Demons and ChatGPT
Last week, the New York Times reported on a strange phenomenon. A number of ChatGPT users believe that the generative AI model is giving them access to intelligent entities. These users, many of them smart and technologically literate, are not merely speaking metaphorically. Some are earnestly convinced that the chatbot is a window to other realms.
Needless to say, ChatGPT is not intelligent. It has no mind, no soul, no intention. … Nevertheless, the chatbot is a powerful tool of simulated intelligence, and therein lies its enchantment—and the source of confusion.
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Cardinal Burke: Doctrinal and Moral Corruption ‘Directly Related’ to Abuse of the Liturgy
Cardinal Raymond Burke has appealed to Pope Leo XIV to lift the restrictions on the pre-1970 liturgy, stressing that respect for liturgical tradition is critical for the Catholic Church’s mission and that doctrinal and moral corruption shows itself in “divisions and factions” that lead to liturgical abuse.
Speaking via video link to a London conference celebrating 60 years of the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales, Cardinal Burke recalled that the most serious difficulty St. Paul faced in the early Church in Corinth was the “abuse that had entered into the celebration of the Most Holy Eucharist” and that it was “directly related to doctrinal and moral divisions among members of the community.”
Read more at the National Catholic Register
Bishop Strickland: Statement on the massacre in Nigeria
With a heart weighed down by sorrow and righteous anger, I join the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, in mourning the brutal massacre that took place in Benue State, Nigeria. Nearly 200 souls – many of them our own brothers and sisters in Christ, internally displaced and seeking refuge in the arms of the Church – were savagely slaughtered in Yelwata, Guma, during the night of June 13.
They were not soldiers. They were not armed. They were poor. They were vulnerable. And they were targeted. Let us be absolutely clear: this was not merely a tragedy. It was a targeted massacre of innocent Christians …
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Over 450 children celebrate first holy Communion this month in Qaraqosh, Iraq
Amid renewed tensions in the Middle East, the Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul and its surrounding areas has continued its tradition of celebrating first holy Communion for children in Qaraqosh (Baghdeda), Iraq. Over 450 boys and girls received the sacrament during liturgies held over the past month in various churches of the town.
In his homilies during the celebrations, Archbishop Benedictus Hanno praised the steadfast faith of the local Christian community, emphasizing their determination to return to their ancestral homeland despite the suffering they endured due to forced displacement.
Read more at the Catholic News Agency
Our Lady of Fatima remains unscathed amidst a house fire in Brazil
An image of Our Lady of Fatima was completely unaffected by a fire that destroyed a home in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil on June 13, 2025.
The date coincides with the anniversary of Our Lady’s second apparition to the Fatima children in 1917. A firefighter videotaped the event.
Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us!
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