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The Tuesday Loop - September 29, 2026

CATHOLIC SCHOOL REOPENS IN GAZA

Holy Family School in Gaza City reopened earlier this month for about 1,000 students, serving families from Holy Family Catholic Parish and the wider community. “Everyone in Gaza is carrying so much trauma,” Holy Family’s parish priest told Aid to the Church in Need. “For me, the school is a light in the darkness. It means a lot to people.”

CV PRESIDENT URGES BISHOPS TO STAND AGAINST BIDEN’S PLANNED PARENTHOOD AWARD

After former President Joe Biden accepted a Planned Parenthood award and praised his administration’s actions following the Dobbs ruling, CatholicVote President and CEO Kelsey Reinhardt urged bishops to speak out. She called the honor a “public scandal” and said the stakes extended to Biden’s soul and the nation’s spiritual health.

SENATE REPUBLICANS PUSH DATA CENTER AFFORDABILITY BILL

Senate Republicans are pushing for a vote this week on a House-passed bill aimed at keeping new data center power costs off families’ electricity bills. CatholicVote’s Tom McClusky praised its bipartisan House support but warned that Senate Democrats are “poised to sink the bill.”

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OHIO LEADERS DEMAND CRACKDOWN ON MAIL-ORDER ABORTION PILLS AFTER FORCED ABORTION CASE

Pro-life leaders and politicians are urging federal and state governments to make mail-order abortion pills harder to obtain after a Toledo doctor was sentenced to six months in jail for forcing them into his pregnant girlfriend’s mouth while she slept, resulting in her baby’s death.

NEW YORK PAID $7.6M IN MEDICAID FUNDING TO INCARCERATED CONVICTS

According to the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services, Democrat-run New York’s Health Department made over $7.5 million in Medicaid payments available to more than 1,300 imprisoned convicts.

JUDGE DISMISSES CHALLENGE TO TITLE X GRANT RULES

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit over HHS grants that could disadvantage abortion providers, ruling the case was not yet ripe for judicial review. “In any grant competition, the criteria for selecting awardees are going to favor some applicants and disfavor others,” Judge Jennifer Wilson stated. “That is the point of a competitive process.”

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YOUNG ADULTS DRIVE CATHOLIC BAPTISM SURGE IN FRANCE

Adult baptisms have more than tripled over the past decade, with younger generations helping fuel the growth. As Pope Leo concludes his visit to France, young adult converts are offering a closer look at what is drawing them to the faith.

POPE LEO CALLS EUROPE TO PEACE IN FRANCE

On the final day of Apostolic Journey to France, Pope Leo XIV invoked Catholic statesman Robert Schuman’s work to reconcile European nations after World War II as he called for dialogue across religious and national divides. “Today we must ask whether we are truly making ‘creative efforts’ to advance world peace, or whether we are simply seeking to ‘stem the tide of war’ and better prepare ourselves for wars that we assume are still to come.”

BLESSED FULTON SHEEN RELIC COMING TO ST. PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL

One week after the American archbishop’s beatification, Catholics in New York will have an opportunity to venerate a relic of Sheen before it takes a permanent place in the cathedral of the archdiocese he once served.

CATHOLIC 101

After years of apologetics and evangelization, Catholic Truth President Bryan Mercier shared the lesson that changed how he approaches fallen-away Catholics and offered practical ways the faithful can reach loved ones who have left the Church.

SAINT OF THE DAY

Today, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the archangels: Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. The three appear throughout Scripture to advance God’s will.

DAILY PSALM

“In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.” (Psalm 138)

DAILY READINGS

Today's Mass readings.

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