Editor’s Note: Pope Francis died on Monday April 21, 2025. This story was originally published in the Washington Examiner magazine on February 28, 2025. OBITUARY: POPE FRANCIS, LEADER OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, DEAD AT 88 For approximately 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, Rome is the axis around which the entire cosmos turns. It is often said […]
Pope Francis died 7:35 a.m. Monday, after significant health battles over recent months, including a bout of bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia in February. Pope Francis was released from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on March 23, after receiving care there for 38 days. He returned to the Vatican, where he attended public events, including the Palm Sunday […]
Vice President JD Vance expressed his condolences to “millions of Christians all over the world” following the death of Pope Francis just hours after meeting him face to face. “I just learned of the passing of Pope Francis,” Vance posted on X. “My heart goes out to the millions of Christians all over the world who […]
Project 2025 was frequently pointed to by Democrats last year as a Day One playbook for how a second Trump administration would upend the federal government. Former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris repeatedly levied attacks linking President Donald Trump to policies outlined in the 900-page blueprint published by the Heritage Foundation. […]
President Donald Trump will take part in the White House‘s Easter egg roll at about 10:30 a.m. TRUMP TURNS TO FORMER CRITICS TO HELP BUILD OUT SECOND ADMINISTRATION The Easter egg roll will take place on the White House’s South Lawn, and first lady Melania Trump will host the event. The White House Easter egg […]
Pope Francis has died at the age of 88. Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was born on Dec. 17, 1936, and was elected the 266th pope of the Catholic Church on March 13, 2013. The former archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Francis was the first pope from the Western Hemisphere and the first to take […]
Preventive healthcare measures, including certain free screenings, tests, and medications, could be put on the chopping block this week as the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in the fourth case related to Obamacare preventive coverage mandates. At the center of Kennedy v. Braidwood is Braidwood Management, a Texas-based, Christian-owned business challenging Obamacare’s […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) found himself under intense scrutiny amid questions about whether he was strong enough to counter a more assertive second Trump administration. While the spotlight has since faded a bit, the angst is now being felt in the Democrats’ 2026 primary elections. Whether Schumer should continue in his role as […]
Republican Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general running for Sen. John Cornyn‘s (R-TX) seat, appears to have violated the Lone Star State’s ethics laws by using public resources in his campaign launch ad. The video features uniformed police officers from the Dallas suburb of Collin County, Texas, a move the Texas Ethics Commission told the […]
Pope Francis made what would ultimately be his final public appearance on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square outside the Vatican to celebrate the Easter holiday. The Pope would pass away less than 24 hours later at the age of 88. It was his first public appearance before a large crowd in weeks after undergoing a […]
