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BREAKING: Trump Cancels Hegspeth’s Plan to Livestream Fort Hood Execution Amid Bipartisan Opposition, Broad Condemnation Among Catholic Leaders
This is a developing story and will be updated.
By Gary Gately
President Donald J. Trump said Thursday that he has reversed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream the execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan...
BREAKING: Trump Cancels Hegspeth’s Plan to Livestream Fort Hood Execution Amid Bipartisan Opposition, Broad Condemnation Among Catholic Leaders
This is a developing story and will be updated.
By Gary Gately
President Donald J. Trump said Thursday that he has reversed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream the execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasa...
Catholic Voices: What would you do with $276 million? Elon Musk gave that much to a bad cause, Republicans in the mid-terms.
Elon Musk is seen holding a chainsaw as he prepares to speak at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference on February 20, 2025, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Musk, who at the time led t...
FLASHBACK: Donald Trump, listen to the choir of angels whose fellow Ukrainians you and your dictator buddy Putin kill....
I saw her today at the reception/A glass of wine in her hand/I knew she was gonna meet her connection/At her feet was a footloose man… I saw her today at the reception/In her glass was a bleeding man/She was practiced at the art of deceptio...
“Prayer becomes effective when it reaches out to others. The charity born of the Holy Spirit is God’s love poured into our hearts: a love that takes shape in a commitment to life and service.”
Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile as he rides around St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience Aug. 6, 2025. (Photo: Vatican Media)
(Stay tuned for a full story on the latest on Pope Leo XIV’s i...
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