Pope Leo XIII's most well known encylical

In 1891 Pope Leo XIII published Rerum Novarum, which is still cited as foundational to Catholic social teaching. Pretty sure this has some relationship to the new Pope’s name of Leo XIV.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rerum_novarum

The new Pope Leo XIV from the USA

Bio

https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/papal-front-runner-interest-polyglot-us-cardinal-prevost-rises-italian

No Pope today

The first ballot resulted in no election. Expecting o more voting till tomorrow


https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/black-smoke-signals-no-pope-elected-conclaves-1st-voting-round

National Catholic Reporter has several articles regarding Pope Francis

Senate Republicans set to bypass parliamentarian on Trump Tax Cuts

Source: The Hill

Republicans are set to make the audacious play of bypassing the Senate parliamentarian and moving forward with a budget resolution based on a scoring baseline set by Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) that would allow them to argue extending President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts won’t add to the deficit.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5226747-republicans-tax-cuts-deficit-senate-parliamentarian/

Canada announcing 25% tariffs on $29 billion of US imports

Source: Live feed CBCNN

Listening to the announcement. Reciprocal tariffs. Mostly aluminum and steel.

No link yet.

NATO chief says Zelensky must restore relationship with Trump

I recommend watching the entire Trump - Zelensky press conference

I found it on YouTube. C-span was the source.

While watching keep this in mind. Per Newsweek TASS was in the Oval Office until it got really rough - the stuff getting all the attention. Supposedly it was an oversight that was remedied once it was recognized TASS wasn’t on the approved list “The removal occurred during a tense exchange between Trump and Zelensky.”

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-admin-kicks-russian-state-news-agency-out-zelensky-meeting-2037970

The bluster and Biden bashing were expected, but the repetitive nature of it perplexed me until I realized the audience for Trump’s performance was Putin.

Trump must have been frustrated that Zelensky didn’t take the bait. To no one’s surprise, Trump repeatedly failed to offer security assurances for Ukraine. But I think what might have pushed Trump over the edge was the following: 1) Trump claimed Ukraine is pile of rubble. Zelensky contradicted that claim as Russian propaganda. He invited Trump to visit Ukraine. 2) Zelensky gave a geopolitical history lesson Ukraine and on the unreliability of agreements negotiated with Putin. Trump had the deer in the headlights look. If TASS was there long enough, Putin got an earful. Trump had no response other than to bash Biden.

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Then think about this: Zelensky invited JD to visit Ukraine so he could learn about the country and the war firsthand. He was just in Europe. How hard would have been? Of course JD said he was well informed by reading. Funny, Vice President Harris was blasted for not visiting the southern border. Double standard?

I just wonder if Trump and JD won’t visit Ukraine because they fear Putin might drop a bomb on them. Or maybe they are just cowards in general.

Bishop Stowe addresses Christian Nationalism

Addressing the Kentucky Council of Churches, Bishop Stowe gave a 40 minute address that among other things called Christian Nationalism the “oxymoron of oxymorons.”

He spent about 15 minutes addressing Project 2025, noting how it meshes with Christian Nationalism. The article contains a Facebook link to a video of the entire speech. It was well done and worth watching if you have the time. The following is from the National Catholic Reporter article covering his address

Marsh Family tune about Vance on YouTube

Just saw this on Kos. These folks are pretty darned good and effective communicators.

If you have about 5 minutes and like Dancing Queen, you might smile a bit