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Join Us Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM Eastern Time for an Interview with Sheldine Guyton about Trump vs. Pope

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Join us Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 6:00 PM Eastern Time for an interview with Sheldine Guyton on Trump vs. the Pope. You can use the following YouTube livestream link starting at 6:00 Eastern Time: https://www.youtube.com/live/z5Adjh8GzH8?si=vUOSNK7h0UJdnc2J

The Treaty of Tripoli, Ratified by the United States in 1797 States: “The Government of the United States of America is Not In Any Sense Founded on the Christian Religion”

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The historical record leaves little room for doubt. The Treaty of Tripoli—negotiated during the era of George Washington and ratified under the presidency of John Adams by a unanimous United States Senate—constitutes a clear and authoritative statement from the very generation that forged the nation. Its declaration that the United States “is not in any […]

Catholic Bishop Appeals to the Catechism, Claiming the Papacy Holds Moral Authority Over US War Decisions

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The clash between Pope Leo XIV and President Donald Trump over the military actions in Iran and tensions tied to Venezuela has put the world on a collision course between moral authority and state power. While the Pope condemns the conflicts, Donald Trump defends them as necessary. Beneath it all lies a struggle over who […]

Beast or Image? How the Trump–Pope Clash Is Forcing the World to Choose

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On April 16, 2026, The Spectator published a striking cover image depicting Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV locked in fierce confrontation. The magazine declared the clash historic, stating that never in the history of the United States has a sitting president attacked the Pope with the intensity and directness that Donald Trump has displayed. […]

Rome’s Top Attorney Tells the DOJ’s Religious Liberty Commission that Religion Can Be Government’s “Greatest Partner” in Shaping Society’s Moral Values

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Testimony heard during the U.S. Department of Justice’s Religious Liberty Commission’s final hearing on April 13, 2026, brought together officials, legal experts, and faith leaders to review current challenges facing religious liberty and propose future policy directions for the U.S. administration. Law professor Helen Alvaré, a Vatican-connected official and member of the Holy See’s Dicastery […]

Catholic Bishop on Trump’s Religious Liberty Panel Warns Declining Faith and the Rejection of the Ten Commandments Threaten Democracy

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Robert Barron, a Roman Catholic bishop, serves as a member of the Presidential Commission on Religious Liberty, appointed by Donald Trump. This commission serves as a policy advisory initiative housed within the United States Department of Justice, the federal agency responsible for enforcing civil rights and religious liberty laws. By placing the commission within the […]

Day Four of Loud Cry International 2026: “Press Together, Press Together, Press Together”

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On Sabbath, April 11, 2026—day four of the Loud Cry International Convocation—I found myself at Camp Blue Ridge in Clayton, Georgia, seated with a group of pastors and leaders discussing the messages of Revelation 14, the end times, the urgency of avoiding compromise, and the call to revival and reformation. We engaged attentively with faithful […]

Pope Leo XIV Backs Catholic Efforts in the U.S. to “Recover Sunday” as the Sacred Day of Rest, Worship, and Healing

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On April 11, 2026, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tucson, AZ, published an article stating that other Catholic dioceses in America are calling for the recovery of “Sunday, the Lord’s Day, as a sacred time of worship in the Eucharist, of rest, and of healing relationships.” This work is being carried out with the blessing […]

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