WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24

HHS TO PULL FUNDING ON EXPLICIT KIDS' CONTENT The Department of Health and Human Services is preparing to terminate $67 million in teen pregnancy prevention grants after a department review found that many programs used curricula the Trump administration described as “sexually explicit,” “age-inappropriate,” and “medically inaccurate” for minors. READ

TRUMP ADMIN GETS TWO BORDER SECURITY VICTORIES IN COURTS The Trump administration saw two immigration enforcement victories yesterday, as the Supreme Court ruled that green card holders can lose their admission status based on pending criminal charges and the D.C. Circuit cleared the way for nationwide expedited removal of noncitizens. READ

WHAT STARMER'S RESIGNATION MEANS FOR LIFE United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s resignation as Labour Party leader and prime minister removes a longtime supporter of assisted suicide and could affect renewed parliamentary fights over end-of-life care and abortion in Britain, according to Right to Life UK. READ

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UN INDEPENDENT REPORT FINDS GENOCIDE IN GAZA A United Nations inquiry accused Israeli authorities and security forces of deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza, concluding that the alleged conduct amounted to genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. The report also documented systemic violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, echoing concerns raised days earlier by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. READ

A PASTORAL NEED: FSSP-RUN CHAPLAINCY COMING TO ARLINGTON The bishop of Arlington, Virginia, recently announced the establishment of a chaplaincy led by priests of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP) to support those wanting to attend the Traditional Latin Mass. READ

VATICAN TELLS GERMAN BISHOPS NO LAY PREACHERS AT MASS The Vatican Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments this month told the president of the German Bishops’ Conference in a response letter that laypeople may not, even in exceptional circumstances, give the homily during Mass. READ

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ARCHBISHOP PAGLIA ADMITS TRYING TO ALTER NATURAL LAW THINKING Controversy recently erupted after Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, former head of the John Paul II Institute on Marriage and Family Life, said that the changes he made during his tenure aimed to start a “profound reform” of the idea of natural law. READ

POPE LEO CITES LEJEUNE IN EMPHATIC PRO-LIFE SPEECH Reflecting on the legacy of Jérôme Lejeune during a June 22 audience with the foundation named after the venerable French Catholic geneticist, Pope Leo XIV said that “a physician should never be allowed to decide of the life of a particular embryo or a particular elderly person." The Holy Father also argued that medicine "must never become the servant of programmed death!” READ

PHILOSOPHY OF WINNE-THE-POOH People often turn to saints and philosophers for wisdom, but the childlike character of Winnie-the-Pooh teaches important lessons to kids and grown-ups alike. READ

CATHOLIC 101 Some have speculated that St. John the Baptist was born without sin. Here's what the Catholic Church teaches. READ

SAINT OF THE DAY Today, the Church celebrates the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. The Gospel of Luke details how John’s birth was divinely ordained and a sign of one even greater to come. READ

DAILY PSALM "I praise you, for I am wonderfully made." (Psalm 139) READ

DAILY READINGS Today's Mass readings. READ

PRAY WITH ZEALE During this month of the Sacred Heart, join the Sisters of Life in praying the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. WATCH & PRAY

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