One-upping the Pope
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Iran gets in the fray.
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Great monologue ...
Link to video
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Thomas Wenski, Archbishop of Miami, said the federal government abruptly ended a more than six-decade relationship with Catholic Charities in Miami, calling it “baffling” to shutter a program the government would be “hard-pressed to replicate at the level of competence and excellence that Catholic Charities has achieved.”
The canceled contract was worth $11 million, the Miami Herald reported.
Emily G. Hillard, the Department of Health and Human Services press secretary, claimed to the Miami Herald the partnership was terminated because the number of unaccompanied children under the charity’s care is “significantly lower” under the Trump administration compared to the Biden administration.
The Office of Refugee Resettlement, an HHS office that had a contract with Catholic Charities, is “closing and consolidating unused facilities as the Trump Administration continues efforts to stop illegal entry and the smuggling and trafficking of unaccompanied alien children,” Hillard said.
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why are people so quick to assume that that’s not a real photo?
Just trying to keep an open mind here…
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"The Pope's English".
Escalating tensions between Pope Leo XIV and President Trump may hinge on something unusually simple: the pope doesn't need a translator.
The big picture: Leo's native-level English removes a long-standing Vatican buffer — ambiguity in translation — that has historically softened or clarified papal critiques of U.S. leaders.
Without that layer, Leo's comments land more directly in the American media ecosystem and to American Catholics, amplifying political impact and backlash.
The pope's remarks have worked seamlessly into cable news clips, social media, and campaign messaging, accelerating their political impact — just like the president.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/20/pope-leo-english-trump-iran
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