MONDAY, OCTOBER 5

REPORT: ICE MADE ALMOST NO INTERIOR ARRESTS IN 4-YEAR PERIOD UNDER BIDEN A Department of Homeland Security investigation found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was given more than 3 million leads on illegal visa overstays between 2021 and 2024. Due to a 2021 directive, ICE made only 12 arrests. READ

CHRISTIAN MOTHER AND DAUGHTER KILLED IN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE IN GAZA Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa mourned two Christian women, a mother and daughter, killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, offering prayers for their family and the enclave’s small Christian community. The women had previously sheltered for an extended period of time at Gaza’s Holy Family Catholic Church. READ

POLL: AFFORDABILITY COULD SWAY VOTERS BACKING DEMOCRATS IN MIDTERMS Nearly one in five voters backing Democrats said they would vote Republican if they believed the GOP had the best plan to lower everyday costs, a new poll found. Republican supporters were less willing to switch. Justin Haskins, president and senior fellow at Our Republic, said the results show “economic issues will play an important role in determining” who wins the November midterm elections. READ

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ANALYSIS: WHY JD VANCE SAYS MASS DEPORTATIONS WILL FIX AMERICANS’ ECONOMIC TROUBLES In a recent interview, Vice President JD Vance linked affordability issues, housing costs, low wages, and job scarcity to mass immigration. “A lot of the problems that exist in American society would be solved … just by deporting illegal aliens,” he said. Data supports his claim. READ

TRUMP ADMIN BOOSTS RURAL HEALTHCARE IN ALABAMA The Trump administration announced nearly $55 million in federal funding to improve care for mothers and babies, expand emergency services and cancer screening, and train healthcare workers in rural Alabama. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said the move is intended to “strengthen rural health, improve the lives of patients and families, and Make America Healthy Again.” READ

WIDESPREAD FRAUD FOUND IN MIGRANT-CHILD SPONSOR VETTING PROCESS A new Department of Health and Human Services review found widespread fraud in the vetting of sponsors for unaccompanied migrant children under the Biden administration, with a group of “representative cases” telling of children being raped, going missing, and dying. READ

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POPE LEO: ‘GOD NEVER DISCARDS OUR LIVES!’ In his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Leo XIV upheld St. Francis of Assisi as a model for renewing the Church and building peace. The Pope also renewed his call to pray the Rosary for an end to war and asked Catholics to pray especially for the Holy Land and innocent victims of violence. READ

INAUGURAL SHEEN AWARDS CELEBRATE A NEW GENERATION OF CATHOLIC VOICES Honoring the legacy of the recently beatified American archbishop, the first ever Sheen Awards gala in Sheen’s home diocese of Peoria, Illinois, recognized the contributions to Catholic media that have carried on Sheen’s legacy of Catholic evangelism. READ

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CATHOLIC 101 Twenty years after his death, the first millennial saint continues to draw pilgrims from around the world. Assisi is preparing to honor his life with an observance centered on the Eucharist he loved. READ

SAINT OF THE DAY Today, the Catholic Church celebrates St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, the Polish religious sister who popularized Divine Mercy Sunday and the Divine Mercy chaplet, bringing the message of Christ’s forgiveness and endless mercy to the whole world. READ

DAILY PSALM “The Lord will remember his covenant for ever.” (Psalm 111) READ

DAILY READINGS Today's Mass readings. READ

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