In Case You Missed It – Tuesday, April 29, 2025

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Conclave to elect new Pope to begin on May 7

Yesterday the approximately 180 cardinals present at the Vatican agreed to begin the conclave on May 7, 2025. The conclave will take place in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, which will remain closed to visitors during those days.

Read more at Vatican News

Bishop Schneider Calls for ‘Worldwide Crusade of Prayers’ for Upcoming Conclave

The popular auxiliary bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan is inviting the faithful to pray for a new pope who will strengthen the faithful and be uncompromising in his duties as Successor of Peter.

Read more at Edward Pentin's blog

Commentary: The media’s selective understanding of a complexed pope

The death of Pope Francis leaves us with some very different narratives and perspectives of who he was and how we might assess his life and pontificate. We are faced with trying to reconcile some of the many contradictions his pontificate presented to both the Church and the world. One element with a significant degree of confusion is the way the Press understood him.

Read more in the Catholic Herald

Essay: The Jesuits maneuver to discredit Sarah and Erdö

Sarah and Erdö are being presented as “victims of external pressures” and as political figures not as what they are: “two eminently Catholic cardinals, of solid doctrine and faithful heart.”

Read more at Infovaticana

TRUMP 100 DAYS: Breaking down the President’s Biggest Wins & Biggest Challenges Ahead

Even the most strident critic of President Donald Trump can’t deny that the first 100 days of his second term have been some of the most consequential of any president in history. After a whirlwind start, here’s where things stand and what to expect moving forward ...

Read more at Amac

Trump to hold rally in Michigan today to celebrate first 100 days in office

President Donald Trump is set to speak in Michigan in Warren, Michigan this evening to celebrate the first 100 days of his second term in office. Trump will give his remarks at 6 p.m. at Macomb Community College. Warren located about 20 miles north of Detroit is an automotive hub.

Read more at News Channel 3

Senators, others hopeful Trump could send fighter aircraft to key Michigan base 

Michigan's two Democratic senators wrote Monday to President Donald Trump, thanking him for his recent "commitment" to base a new fighter mission at Macomb County's Selfridge Air National Guard Base and offering to work with him on the effort to replace the A-10s that are being decommissioned there.

Read more at The Detroit News

Trump to sign executive order granting relief from auto tariffs

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order today granting some relief from auto tariffs. This evening the president will be making an appearance in auto-heavy Michigan to celebrate 100 days in office.

Read more at the Washington Examiner

Democrat Congressman Shri Thanedar of Michigan has filed SEVEN articles of impeachment against President Trump

Facing stiff political competition in upcoming elections and reportedly "deep in debt," India-born Shri Thanedar is trying to impeach President Trump. He is currently serving Michigan District 13.

Watch at Daily Caller on X

Essay: Fake Polls Won't Tell You About Trump's 100-Day Success

The liberal press is at it. Again. They’re doing everything they can to phony up their polls in order to show that President Trump’s first 100 days are a failure. Well, it’s not true. These are fake polls. …

Read more at Real Clear Politics

House Passes Melania-Backed Bill To Fight Deepfake Revenge Porn

Yesterday, the GOP-led House overwhelmingly passed a bill championed by First Lady Melania Trump to protect victims of non-consensual intimate imagery, including so called revenge porn using AI-generated deepfakes.

Read more at The Daily Wire

Black Hawk pilot Rachel Lobach ignored instructions before mid-air collision over Potomac River

The Black Hawk crew was permitted to control its own navigation around the passenger jet just before the crash.

Read more at The Post Millennial

Canada Elections: Prime Minister Carney's Liberal Party to lead fourth consecutive government

The Liberal Party is led by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who took over after Justin Trudeau resigned. Carney says "old relationship with the United States is over."

Read more at Fox News

Massive Anti-Migration Protests Sweep Across Europe as Citizens Demand Control Over National Identity and Borders

This weekend, a wave of anti-mass migration demonstrations erupted across Europe, with tens of thousands of people gathering in Ireland, England, Germany, and Poland to voice their frustrations with and opposition to the current migration policies imposed by Brussels and their globalist-led governments.

The demonstrations, fueled by growing concerns over national security, ever-increasing strained public services, and the erosion of cultural identities and their formerly high-trust societies, showcased the rising discontent in local communities, particularly in working-class and rural areas.

Read more at the Gateway Pundit

Rundown on 13 candidates in Poland's upcoming high-stakes presidential election (thread)

Poles will choose May 18 for traditional Catholic values and patriotism or a quick slide toward open borders and leftist rule

View on X @WojPawelczyk

Furious residents of Spain and Portugal blame Net Zero agenda for chaotic widespread blackout

Spain, Portugal and France are just starting to emerge from a state of emergency that plunged their cities into chaos today after a widespread blackout that disrupted the lives of millions.

Watch more at Sky News Australia

Honoring Pope Francis’s legacy: A call to action for global justice / ecological responsibility

A group of religious leaders, academics and economists pay tribute to Pope Francis, highlighting his call for an economy that prioritizes human dignity and ecological responsibility. They propose debt conversion initiatives as a practical way to balance global inequalities and advance his vision of fraternity and sustainable development.

Read more at Vatican News

Editor's note:

HOW SOULS AND LIBERTY WILL MOVE FORWARD THE NEXT FOUR YEARS

There can be no doubt we have witnessed an extraordinary moment in the history of the United States and the world. The election of Donald Trump to a second Presidential term is a great victory for Christian patriots, but it is not a complete or final victory. Rather, it is a reprieve from the ceaseless assaults on life, liberty and faith we have had to endure for four years.

Donald Trump is president once again, and his decisions, Cabinet selections, and force of personality are shaping the United States and the world in ways we could only dream of.

We have a Heaven-sent opportunity to step up and ensure this victory is not merely a one-off, but the first of many and the foundation of a lasting legacy of patriotic, Christian, pro-family policies.

Souls and Liberty will be part of that effort, but we cannot do it without you. It will require reporting and activism that YOU can be a part of.

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Stephen Wynne

Editor-in-Chief, Souls and Liberty