LOOP: CatholicVote asks Trump to protect women from abortion pill

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 CATHOLICVOTE CALLS FOR ABORTION PILL REGULATION  CatholicVote joined a coalition of pro-life organizations this week in a letter urging the Trump administration to reevaluate the FDA's controversial approval of the abortion drug mifepristone. The move came immediately after the release of a bombshell study revealing the drug's grave harmfulness to women. READ RUBIO CALLS OUT WAPO CLAIM OF DEPORTED CHILDREN Secretary of State Marco Rubio decried a headline that suggested US citizen children were deported. "Their mothers, who were illegally in this country, were deported. The children went with their mothers," he said. If officials had not allowed the women to bring their children with them, Rubio pointed out, "then your headlines would read 'US holding hostage two-year-old, four-year-old, seven-year-old, while mother deported.'"  READ LANDMARK CATHOLIC SCHOOL CASE AT SUPREME COURT TODAY  The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in a major religious freedom case involving whether a Catholic school can participate in a publicly funded charter school program. Up for consideration is whether St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School will be allowed to be the nation's first-ever Catholic charter school. READ 'HOW CANADIAN CONSERVATIVES LOST A SURE WIN'  Canada's federal election delivered a surprise upset April 28 as the Liberal Party — widely expected to lose — retained power under Prime Minister Mark Carney. According to one analyst, the outcome reflected not only domestic shifts but also an unexpected wave of nationalist backlash triggered by comments from President Donald Trump. READ NEW JERSEY DIOCESE FACES PIVOTAL COURT CASE  The New Jersey Supreme Court heard arguments April 28 in a pivotal case that could determine whether a state grand jury may publicly accuse the Diocese of Camden of mishandling clergy sex abuse cases — without issuing formal criminal charges. READ INSPIRING: JUBILEE FOR THE DISABLED BEGAN THIS WEEK  An April 28 Mass at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls kicked off the Jubilee of Persons with Disabilities. The event was part of the Jubilee Year 2025 calendar and emphasized full participation and inclusion for people with disabilities. Many disabled people were in attendance.  READ   RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION DID NOT DECREASE IN FIVE YEARS  Religious affiliation has largely remained stable in the US over the past five years, with almost no gains or losses in any particular denomination, according to a new Gallup report. Here are the numbers.  READ   SO MUCH NEWS...  Here are the stories we couldn't fit in today's LOOP: •    Arkansas lawmakers allocated $2M for moms in need! READ •    A watchdog group says a deadly crash in Nigeria was no accident. READ •    The man who set fire to Gov. Shapiro's home had a history... READ AD: BEAUTIFUL BEST SELLERS  Floral necklaces, tea towels, saint pictures, and more will beautify your home.  SHOP NOW OP-ED CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT PRO-LIFE RESOURCES WEBSITE  Now that the Trump administration has shut down the Biden-era "reproductiverights.org," Congress should go a step further and create a federal website compiling life-affirming resources for women in need, a recent op-ed argued. READ FIRST-EVER NATION CONSECRATED TO DIVINE MERCY! On Divine Mercy Sunday, the Philippines became the first nation to be formally consecrated to Jesus through Divine Mercy, standing as a sign of hope and faith for the world amid global challenges. READ THE GOD OF LOVE vs. SELFISHNESS  The choice between love of God and love of self is the ultimate factor that determines the outcome of a person's life. From Saint Augustine, Dante, and C.S. Lewis, here are the two forces that either pull us up or pull us down and determine the course of our earthly life and eternal life. READ CATHOLIC 101  Five holy men appear in the Easter story—Saint Simon of Cyrene, Saint Joseph of Arimathea, Saint Peter, Saint Dismas, and Saint John the Apostle. Each of them reveals a virtue that Christ's followers are called to emulate.  READ SAINT OF THE DAY  Pope Saint Pius V ascended to the papacy 1566. The main mission of his papacy was the application of the Council of Trent. Less known is his fervent effort to rid his court of the extravagant luxuries he found there. He gave the money usually invested in these luxuries to the poor, whom he personally cared for, washing their feet, consoling those near death, and tending to lepers and the very sick. READ DAILY PSALM  15 "The Lord hears the cry of the poor." (Psalm 34:7)  READ DAILY READINGS  Today's Mass readings.  READ SERVICE  As the Church began the Jubilee of Persons with Disabilities yesterday, people remembered the time Pope Francis stopped his motorcade in order to get out and bless a disabled boy.  WATCH & SHARE Paid for by CatholicVote Civic Action, a 501(c)(4) organization. Update your email preferences or unsubscribe here. CATHOLICVOTE  |  PO Box 3310  |  Carmel, IN 46082  |  (317) 669-6127