The LOOP
The Thursday Loop - May 29, 2025
CATHOLICVOTE JOINS CALL TO PROBE DC ABORTIONIST
CatholicVote has joined a coalition of nine prominent pro-life organizations calling on interim US Attorney Jeanine Pirro to investigate the suspected infanticide of five late-term aborted babies discovered at a Washington, D.C., abortion facility.
DOJ INVESTIGATING 2 BLUE STATES OVER 'TRANS' SPORTS POLICIES
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday it has launched investigations into Oregon and California for potential Title IX violations after both states continue to allow males to compete in girls’ sports.
TRUMP TALKS NETANYAHU DOWN FROM STRIKING IRAN
President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that he personally asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week not to attack Iran, citing progress in US-led nuclear negotiations with Tehran. “I told him this would be inappropriate to do right now because we’re very close to a solution,” Trump said at a White House press briefing.
JUSTICE ALITO BLASTS LOWER COURT OVER STUDENT T-SHIRT CASE
The Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of a Massachusetts student whose school banned him from wearing a "There are only two genders" t-shirt, but Justice Samuel Alito had some choice words for a lower-court ruling on the boy's case.
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MICHIGAN ROSARY-MAKING MINISTRY CELEBRATES 60 YEARS
A Michigan-based rosary-making ministry that crafts more than 20,000 rosaries each year for Catholic missions around the world is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2025.
RUBIO TACKLES FOREIGN CENSORSHIP VIA VISA RESTRICTIONS
Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled a new visa restriction policy Wednesday aimed at foreign officials and individuals complicit in censoring Americans — a bold move to protect free speech.
SO MUCH NEWS
Here are the stories we couldn’t fit it today’s LOOP: • Republicans are moving to reverse Missouri's pro-abortion amendment. • Pope Leo's hometown parish has been drawing crowds! • The Presbyterian Church is losing money and members.
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CARDINAL PIZZABALLA MEDITATES ON JERUSALEM
Every place that Christ’s disciples go to proclaim the Gospel “will be Jerusalem,” as they are called to give their lives as Jesus did, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem said in a meditation for the May 29 Solemnity of the Ascension.
PROBE: MALE STUDENTS COMPLAIN OF SHARING LOCKER ROOM WITH GIRL
A Virginia school district has placed three male students under a Title IX investigation after a female student entered their locker room and recorded them having a private conversation about their discomfort sharing their locker room with her.
FAMILY, HEART, CULTURE
“The bonds among the Church, the Holy Family, and the 'domestic church' founded on the sacrament of marriage are intimate and profound,” wrote Stratford Caldecott. Here’s a deep dive into the essential connection between the family and the culture of life.
CATHOLIC 101
Saint Augustine is an obvious patron for our age, writes Francis Maier at The Catholic Thing. Much like us, Augustine found himself at the end of one era and the beginning of another. He was realistic, but full of hope. Here are all the ways St. Augustine can be a guiding force during the reign of our new Augustinian Pope.
SAINT OF THE DAY
Today the Church honors Saint Maximus, a bishop who strenuously defended the true faith against the Arian heresy. Maximus was an intimate friend to Saint Athanasius, harboring him as a guest during his exile.
DAILY PSALM
"The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power." (Psalm 98:2)
DAILY READINGS
Today's Mass readings.
FUN
Pope Leo XIV catches a cloth doll made for him by someone in the crowd.