The New Yorker: No one tells a Supreme Court Justice when to retire. But there are currently two retirement dramas under way at the Court—one semi-public and the other semi-private—and they both have the potential to reshape the meaning of the…

The Guardian: The US vice-president, Mike Pence, has sharply rebuked Washington’s European allies over their efforts to shield their businesses from US sanctions on Iran, as transatlantic tensions over U.S. foreign policy were laid bare at a conference in Warsaw….

Associated Press: The Trump administration can go ahead with its plan to restrict military service by transgender men and women while court challenges continue, the Supreme Court said Tuesday. The high court split 5-4 in allowing the plan to take…

KTF News – Between 6,000 and 10,000 U. S. churches are dying each yearWatch this video on YouTube Image by ddzphoto from Pixabay Transcript of this video Source References “Between 6,000 and 10,000 churches in the U.S. are dying each…

KTF News – Dramatic Increase in Witches and Wiccans in the U.S.Watch this video on YouTube Image by Enrique Meseguer from Pixabay Transcript of this video Source References Number of Witches in U.S. on the Rise, May Surpass 1.5 Million

National Catholic Register, Michael Sean Winters: If the year 2018 in politics was dominated by Donald Trump, the life of the Catholic Church in this country in 2018 was marked by two major stories, one a reprise and the other…

Angelus Guest Editorial by Callista Gingrich: One year ago, on Dec. 22, 2017, I had the honor of presenting my credentials to Pope Francis to serve as the 11th U.S. ambassador to the Holy See. It has been a privilege…

KTF News – Senkaku Islands: US and Japan Draw up Battle Plans to Defend IslandsWatch this video on YouTube Image: Al Jazeera English [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], wikimedia.org Transcript of this video Source References Senkaku Islands dispute: US and Japan…

KTF News – Sociologist: Clergy sex abuse on the rise again, and being Ignored AgainWatch this video on YouTube Image: “Deceased Clergy Requiem Mass in Westmins” (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) by Catholic Church (England and Wales) Transcript of this video Source…

KTF News – Pittsburgh synagogue shooting Suspect is charged in 44 count hate crime indictmentWatch this video on YouTube Image: daveynin from United States [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)] Transcript of this video Source References Suspect in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting is…

KTF News – Now the U S Justice Department is Probing the Catholic Church for AbuseWatch this video on YouTube Photo by Shalone Cason on Unsplash Transcript of this video Source References The federal investigation of the Catholic Church: What…

End of the American Dream: America is littered with thousands upon thousands of church buildings that aren’t being used anymore.  As you will see below, between 6,000 and 10,000 churches are dying in the United States every single year, and…