Thursday, 30 April 2026

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April 30, 6:59 p.m. EDT

Carbon pollution is making food less nutritious and risking health of billions

Surging concentrations of carbon in the atmosphere have produced potent changes in the way plants grow, draining the nutrients from food.

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Keep Planned Parenthood defunded

Friend,

There was a great sense of victory in the air for pro-lifers last year when President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill took substantial funding away from Planned Parenthood.

Money being TAKEN from abortion providers was a first.

And just how dependent Planned Parenthood is on government largesse became immediately apparent when more than 20 Planned Parenthood centers closed as a direct result of the funding cut.

It was a satisfying result after months of hard work to get the One Big Beautiful Bill into law.

But the time for resting on those laurels has passed.

Those budget cuts were only slated for one year. On Independence Day of 2026, money will once again start flowing to abortion providers…unless we do something about it

Go to the CatholicVote Action Center and send a direct message to your Member of Congress. Make it clear that you want to see those cuts to Planned Parenthood’s funding continued.

It is wrong that Planned Parenthood should take in more than $800 million dollars in taxpayer funds every year. Our Founding Fathers would be sickened by such an investment in outright murder. And to have the spigot of cash turned on the same day we celebrate their triumphant Declaration of Independence is nothing short of a slap in the face to them.

Stand up for the innocent and tell your congressional representative your tax dollars must not be sullied by putting them in the hands of abortionists.

The CatholicVote Action Center will connect you automatically, via email, with the Washington office of your representative. You can send our prewritten message, edit it, or write a message of your own.

Go forward bravely,

Kelsey Reinhardt
President & CEO

CatholicVote

Breaking News: White House drops surgeon general pick Casey Means, announces new nominee

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April 30, 1:09 p.m. EDT

White House drops surgeon general pick Casey Means, announces new nominee

Means's nomination stalled as some Republicans questioned the health products entrepreneur's credentials. The new nominee, Trump's third pick for the role, is Nicole B. Saphier, a radiologist and Fox News contributor.

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Trending Now: Brain scans reveal 3 ADHD subtypes, including a more extreme form

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April 30, 12:35 p.m. EDT

Brain scans reveal 3 ADHD subtypes, including a more extreme form

Researchers identified a more severe presentation of the condition marked by emotional dysregulation.

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SCOTUS nixes illegal racial district lines

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THURSDAY, APRIL 30

SCOTUS STRIKES DOWN RACE-BASED CONGRESSIONAL MAP The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Louisiana’s 2024 congressional map was an example of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. The ruling voided the map, which included a recently added majority-black district, narrowing the circumstances under which states may intentionally draw majority-minority districts. READ

SUPREME COURT SIDES WITH PRO-LIFE CENTERS vs. NEW JERSEY The Supreme Court yesterday ruled unanimously in favor of a coalition of pro-life pregnancy centers in New Jersey. The ruling held that former New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin’s actions against First Choice Women’s Resource Centers violated the centers’ First Amendment right to freedom of association. READ

LEADING CHARITABLE ORGS CUT OFF SPLC OVER INDICTMENT Fidelity Charitable and Vanguard Charitable, two of the nation’s largest sponsors of donor-advised funds, have stopped allowing donations to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SLPC) after a federal indictment accusing the organization of fraud. READ

BRITISH ROYALS VISIT NEW YORK, HONOR 911 VICTIMS King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited New York City yesterday, stopping at the National September 11 Memorial, where they laid wreaths and met with victims’ families and first responders. The royal couple is also scheduled to travel to Virginia today for an event celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. READ

'SECTARIAN' ATTACK: NUN BEATEN IN JERUSALEM A 36-year-old man was arrested yesterday after he allegedly threw a French Catholic nun to the ground and kicked her near the Cenacle on Jerusalem's Mount Zion in what the director of the nun's institution called an act of "sectarian violence." The incident comes as Catholic and other leaders warn of a pattern of escalating hatred and violence against Christians in the Holy Land. READ

BOY AT TPUSA EVENT: 'GOD'S CALLING ME' TO BE A PRIEST Bryce, a 10-year-old boy, told Catholic speakers Michael Knowles and Matt Walsh at a Turning Point USA event that he wants to become a priest “because God’s calling me,” prompting both commentators to encourage him to keep praying and discerning God’s will. READ

CARDINAL BURKE SAYS LOVE OF ONE'S COUNTRY IS TRUE 'PIETY' Drawing on the Fourth Commandment and St. Thomas Aquinas, Cardinal Raymond Burke argues that after God Himself, we owe our deepest debt to our parents and our country — and that debt demands "justice, truth, and the dignity of every human person." READ

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BIDEN DOJ PROSECUTORS OUTED FOR TARGETING NUNS Prosecutors with the Biden Justice Department reportedly exchanged text messages in early 2021 expressing a desire to target Catholic nuns who attended the Jan. 6, 2021, “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, D.C. “I would like to take a special assignment of finding and prosecuting them,” one prosecutor texted. “I’m with you,” the other replied. “Although I’d like to prosecute any nun who still wears the head habit.” READ

VATICAN ‘PREPARED FOR A SCENARIO OF SCHISM' WITH SSPX The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has reportedly drafted a declaration of schism in the event the Society of Saint Pius X consecrates new bishops this summer without papal approval, while also preparing to provide pastoral support to SSPX clergy who choose to leave the Society if a break with Rome proceeds. READ

EASY CLEAN & GREEN SWAPS TO MAKE AROUND YOUR HOME From ditching sulfates and seed oils to swapping plastic tupperware for glass, these six small changes protect your health and your home without a complete lifestyle overhaul. READ

CATHOLIC 101 Pope Leo's prayer intention this month was for priests in crisis. Fr. Jesse Maingot, O.P., explains how our prayers for priests during Mass and Eucharistic adoration have real spiritual power. READ

SAINT OF THE DAY A widowed mother turned Ursuline nun, St. Marie of the Incarnation sailed from France to the Canadian wilderness to found the first convent and school in North America. She learned indigenous languages to bring the faith to Native peoples, and Pope St. John Paul II called her "the Mother of the Canadian Church." READ

DAILY PSALM "For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord." (Psalm 89) READ

DAILY READINGS Today's Mass readings. READ

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