LOOP: 'Nonbinary' trend reverses among American youth
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16
RATES OF 'NONBINARY' AMERICANS PLUMMET The share of young Americans identifying as "nonbinary" has fallen sharply over the past two years, reversing a trend that had been steadily growing. A 2025 survey of more than 50,000 U.S. undergraduates found that only 3.6% identified as "nonbinary," down from 5.2% in 2024 and 6.8% in both 2022 and 2023. READ
TRUMP ISSUES ORDER TO GET MILITARY PAID DURING SHUTDOWN President Donald Trump issued a directive yesterday ordering War Secretary Pete Hegseth to ensure all active-duty U.S. service members continue to receive pay during the ongoing government shutdown. READ
POLL: YOUNG US PRIESTS LEAN RIGHT, EXPRESS HIGH TRUST IN POPE A new national survey of Catholic priests in the United States found that the more newly ordained continue to be more conservative than their predecessors, and also that Pope Leo enjoys a high degree of trust among the clergy, while American bishops are still regarded somewhat with comparative suspicion. Here are the numbers.READ
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US, ISRAELI LAWMAKERS PARTNER TO NOM TRUMP FOR PEACE PRIZE House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said this week that he will work with Israel's Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana to jointly nominate Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, citing Trump's role in securing a Gaza peace deal and the release of Israeli hostages. READ
POPE LEO SENDS ANTIBIOTICS TO CHILDREN IN GAZA Pope Leo sent 5,000 doses of antibiotics to Gaza this week to help children in need after the reopening of key border crossings allowed humanitarian aid to enter the region. A Vatican official said the mission puts into action the Pope's first apostolic exhortation, Dilexi Te, which urges concrete love for the poor.READ
THE SUPREME COURT CASE THAT COULD RESHAPE 2028 Republicans could pick up as many as 19 congressional seats if the Supreme Court strikes down a key part of the Voting Rights Act in a major redistricting case argued Oct. 15. A ruling is expected by June 2026, and its outcome will have massive implications for the following elections. READ
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NEW BOOK EXPLAINS SUCCESS OF ABORTION PILL REVERSALS Dr. George Delgado, the founder of the Abortion Pill Rescue Network (APRN) and a pioneer of the abortion pill reversal, has written a new book documenting its success in empowering women who regret starting chemical abortions. READ
CATHOLIC MASS AT CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL?! Los Angeles-based writer Robert Brennan recently explained that this year's annual Catholic Mass at the now-Anglican Canterbury Cathedral in the United Kingdom was especially significant and "shows God is working." For the first time since Henry VIII, the liturgy was celebrated by none other than the papal nuncio to the UK, Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendia. "The sound you may be hearing is Henry Tudor spinning in his tomb." READ
5 SIMPLE ANSWERS TO IMPORTANT BIOETHICS QUESTIONS As Catholics, we have privileged access to a treasure trove of wisdom on the bioethical questions of our time. These questions can become vitally important (literally matters of life and death!) when you least expect, and Catholics should be ready to answer them. Here are five questions and answers to prepare yourself. READ
CATHOLIC 101Julian of Norwich was a medieval mystic and a woman of great spirituality and many talents, including writing the first book known to have been written by a woman in the English language. One of her key qualities was radical trust. Here's what it looked like for her. READ
SAINT OF THE DAY Today is the feast of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690), who was tasked by God with bringing the image of The Sacred Heart of Jesus to the world. The year 2025 marks the 350th anniversary of the final apparition of Jesus to St. Margaret Mary, when He said of His Sacred Heart: "Behold this Heart which has so loved men that it has spared nothing, even to exhausting and consuming itself, in order to testify its love."READ
DAILY PSALM "With the Lord there is mercy, and fullness of redemption." (Psalm 130)READ
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