America’s Frontline Doctors, by Geoff Mitchell: The CDC indicates unclassified weekly deaths outnumber COVID deaths. Are these deaths due to COVID vaccines? Since COVID vaccinations began at the beginning of 2021, there have been anecdotal reports of unexpected post-vaccine deaths….

NPR, by The Associated Press: Leaders of Indigenous groups in Canada said Thursday investigators have found hundreds of unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school for Indigenous children — a discovery that follows last month’s report of…

Vatican News, by staff writer: In a note released on Tuesday, The Apostolic Penitentiary explains that “in order to increase the devotion of the faithful and for the salvation of souls,” grandparents, the elderly and the faithful will be able…

USA Today, by Michael Collins and Joey Garrison: A nightclub that was the site of a horrific shooting in Florida became a national memorial Friday. President Joe Biden signed a law designating the Pulse nightclub in Orlando as a national…

Washington Examiner, by Lawrence Richard: A Massachusetts university compiled a growing list of words and phrases it considers “oppressive” and discouraged people from using them. The phrase “killing it,” for example, is language Brandeis University wants people to stop using….

Wesh 2 News: Rescue workers digging feverishly for a fifth day Monday stressed that they could still find survivors in the rubble of a collapsed Florida condo building, a hope family members clung to even though no one has been…

Koin 6 News, by Liz Burch: The sound of gunfire is becoming increasingly familiar across Portland as shootings and homicides reach historic rates, with no sign of slowing down. Police in Portland reported a staggering 347 shootings citywide between January…

By Kris Loewen: “I want to say, in response to Bible-proof-texting and using “clobber” passages to single out, judge, and marginalize lgbtq people, there are many ways of reading the scriptures faithfully. Feminists, liberation, process, public, queer, and other theologies…

RFI, by Amanda Morrow: France has entered a matrix of sorts, with QR codes becoming the new normal as the country shakes off its coronavirus shackles. Already used as proof of vaccination, the pixelated square barcodes now adorn restaurant tables,…

Vatican News, by staff writer: Opening his video message on the occasion of the 109th meeting of the International Labour Organisation, Pope Francis noted that in recent months, the organization has done “a commendable job of dedicating particular attention to…

Advocate, by Daniel Reynolds: There’s some sweet news in the world of cereal. Kellogg’s, in a partnership with the LGBTQ+ media organization GLAAD, has released a Pride-themed cereal called Together With Pride. Retailing for $4, Together With Pride will be…

Politico, by Victoria Guida: The Federal Reserve is taking what may be the first significant step toward launching its own virtual currency, a move that could shake up banks, give millions of low-income Americans access to the financial system and…