The LOOP
The Wednesday Loop - May 28, 2025
TRUMP TO REVOKE CALIFORNIA'S FUNDING IN ORDER TO PROTECT GIRLS
President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to pull federal funding from California unless the state stops allowing males to compete in women’s sports. “THIS IS NOT FAIR, AND TOTALLY DEMEANING TO WOMEN AND GIRLS," the president stated.
NPR SUES OVER TRUMP'S ORDER DEFUNDING THEM
National Public Radio (NPR) and three Colorado member stations filed a lawsuit yesterday against Trump’s recent executive order that cuts all federal funding to NPR and Public Broadcasting Services (PBS).
CDC DROPS PUSHING COVID SHOT FOR HEALTHY KIDS, PREGNANT WOMEN
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will no longer recommend the COVID mRNA injection for healthy children and pregnant women in its immunization schedule, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced yesterday.
APPLE CEO PUSHES TEXAS GUV TO VETO CHILD SAFETY BILL
Apple CEO Tim Cook has reportedly made a personal appeal to Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in a behind-the-scenes effort to derail a child safety bill that would protect kids by requiring apps to verify users' ages.
PRO-FAMILY RALLIERS CLASH WITH LGBT COUNTERPROTESTERS
A Seattle rally in support of both life in the womb and the reality of unchangeable genders escalated into violence May 24, leading to numerous arrests after clashes with LGBT activists.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD TO CLOSE 8 MORE FACILITIES
Citing budget challenges and impending federal funding cuts, the abortion giant Planned Parenthood is going to close eight facilities located across Minnesota and Iowa.
POPE LEO SPEAKS UP FOR PERSECUTED CHURCH IN CHINA
Pope Leo XIV took a significant stand for the Catholic Church in China during his Regina Caeli address Sunday. The pope’s address comes amid continued strain in Vatican-China relations, especially over the communist regime's illegal appointments of bishops and persecutions of underground Catholics.
SO MUCH NEWS
Here are the stories we couldn’t fit it today’s LOOP: • A vandal defaced pro-life signs at UCLA in broad daylight. • The Vatican updated its design for the first time in 30 years! • Corporations this year stopped supporting Virginia's "Pridefest."
LOOPcast
Here's what outspoken Catholic NFL star Harrison Butker had to say to the crew about marriage, the first US-born pope, and why he keeps his kids in mind when he's playing in the Super Bowl.
POPE MAKES CONTROVERSIAL APPOINTMENT
Pope Leo this week appointed Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro — the longtime chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Life who in 2022 suggested contraception could be permissible in certain cases — as the academy’s new president.
CARDINAL PIZZABALLA IMPERSONATED ON SOCIAL MEDIA
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem yesterday announced that Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa does not operate any personal or private social media accounts. In other words, any accounts that appeared to be his were always fraudulent.
LITERARY BABY NAMES
A great baby name can be drawn from the depth, adventure, and beauty of stories we in literature. Redemption arcs, models of virtue, symbols of great ideals — give a nod to these great characters with these names that pay homage, but aren’t too bold or try-hard.
CATHOLIC 101
People say religion and politics are inappropriate topics for the workplace. Then how does one live the faith while on the job? Here are some thoughts about sharing the Good News at work, sometimes in unexpected ways.
SAINT OF THE DAY
Today the Church celebrates Blessed Archbishop Antoni Julian Nowowiejski, a Polish World War II martyr. He was arrested by the occupying Germans in 1940. He refused a chance to escape, saying, "How can a pastor abandon their sheep?" He died in a Nazi death camp at the age of 83 after countless beatings.
DAILY PSALM
"Heaven and earth are full of your glory." (Psalm 148:1)
DAILY READINGS
Today's Mass readings.
WITNESS
Devout Catholic Jake Burger of the Texas Rangers has been saying "New pope, new me," as he finds creative ways to incorporate his faith into the game. "I told the guys yesterday that my new doubles sign is going to be the Sign of the Cross."