LOOP: FDA restricts COVID shot for healthy individuals

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 FDA RESTRICTS COVID SHOTS FOR HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS The FDA announced Tuesday it will restrict COVID booster shots for healthy people under 65, saying drugmakers must prove real health benefits—not just antibody spikes—before receiving future approval.  READ TRUMP URGES GOP TO PASS PRO-FAMILY BILL President Donald Trump urged House Republicans yesterday to unite behind his sweeping "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" that defunds Planned Parenthood, bans gender procedures for children on Medicaid, and delivers major tax cuts and pro-family provisions.  READ HAITIAN GANG LEADER GUILTY IN MISSIONARY KIDNAPPING  A US jury found former Haitian gang leader Germine Joly guilty of orchestrating the 2021 kidnapping of 17 Christian missionaries and using them to demand ransom.  READ BISHOPS BACK TRUMP'S 'BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL'  Bishops Robert Barron and Daniel Thomas praised lawmakers for including plans to defund abortion providers and "gender transition procedures" on kids in the Trump-backed budget bill in Congress, urging lawmakers to support life-affirming care for women and children. READ JUDGE ORDERS TRIAL IN CATHOLIC HOSPITAL PENSION CASE  A New York judge ruled the Albany Diocese must face trial after 1,100 former Catholic hospital workers sued for millions in lost pensions, alleging breach of contract and years of mismanagement. READ OP-ED: LET KIDS CHANGE THEIR MINDS, NOT THEIR BODIES  "As humans, we are gifted with the unique abilities to reason and change our minds completely when presented with new information," writes CatholicVote's Kelsey Reinhardt. "However, some legislators in Congress simply refuse to reorient their mindsets when presented with evidence that gender-transition procedures are not authentic healthcare."  READ   SENATE TO PROBE COVID VACCINES COVER-UPS  Sen. Ron Johnson, R-WI, will lead a Senate hearing today investigating how federal health agencies allegedly concealed data on harms tied to COVID vaccines. READ SO MUCH NEWS...  Here are the stories we couldn't fit it today's LOOP: •    New report: Here's how Dems and media hid Biden's cognitive decline. READ •    Cardinal Dolan will receive an award for defending religious freedom. READ •    A Christian man in Pakistan was brutally killed over a theft accusation.  READ AD: HEAVENLY 5-STAR BOOK!  LOOPers will love "Humans of Heaven." New "Humans of Heaven" owner Cameron says, "Absolutely gorgeous book!! The writing is captivating and each Saint story beautiful." GET IT NOW! BISHOPS CONDEMN LOSS OF PROTECTIONS FOR PREGNANT MIGRANTS  The US bishops condemned the Trump administration's recent removal of US Customs and Border Protection policies protecting pregnant and postpartum mothers and their babies in CBP custody. READ TEXAS CATHOLIC CHARITIES FOCUSES ON HOMELESS  With fewer migrants arriving in South Texas, Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley has shifted its focus from migrant assistance to serving the region's homeless population. READ GREEN LIES DEBUNKED  Want to cut waste and be a good steward of the earth, but don't want to fall into mere virtue-signaling trends? For example, do paper straws actually make a difference? Are electric vehicles actually better for the environment? Here are seven green lies debunked along with better ways you can live sustainably.  READ CATHOLIC 101  The Sacrament of Confession might be the thing that most intrigues and most repulses non-Catholics. One sign of a good Confession, though, is its humdrum nature — that happens when we go frequently and do it honestly. But sometimes, Confession is the most healing thing we can experience in a time of distress. Here's what it looks like both ways.  READ SAINT OF THE DAY  Today the Church honors Saint Christopher Magallanes and 24 companions, martyred between 1915 and 1937 for defying anti-Catholic persecution during Mexico's Cristero uprising. "I forgive… and ask God my blood serve Mexico's peace," Magallanes said before his death. READ DAILY PSALM  "Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord." (Psalm 122:1)  READ DAILY READINGS  Today's Mass readings.  READ WITNESS  The White Sox honored Pope Leo XIV's attendance at Game 1 of the 2005 World Series with a visual tribute marking the section where he watched the game.  SHARE Paid for by CatholicVote Civic Action, a 501(c)(4) organization. Update your email preferences or unsubscribe here. CATHOLICVOTE  |  PO Box 3310  |  Carmel, IN 46082  |  (317) 669-6127