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The LOOP MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17 CORRUPTION SCANDAL ROCKS UKRAINIAN LEADERSHIP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his administration are now facing a growing corruption scandal. Concerns over corruption in Ukraine have repeatedly come up in U.S. politics, with former President Joe Biden and members of his family facing accusations of wheeling and dealing with government officials and businessmen in the foreign nation.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17
CORRUPTION SCANDAL ROCKS UKRAINIAN LEADERSHIP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his administration are now facing a growing corruption scandal. Concerns over corruption in Ukraine have repeatedly come up in U.S. politics, with former President Joe Biden and members of his family facing accusations of wheeling and dealing with government officials and businessmen in the foreign nation. READ
PROTESTERS ATTEMPT TO BREACH CAPITOL IN MEXICO "Thousands of protesters swarmed Mexico City Saturday," according to Fox News, "attacking police officers and attempting to breach a security barrier around the National Palace, which houses the federal government's executive branch." READ
FIRST DECLASSIFIED AMELIA EARHART FILES RELEASED "A trove of declassified documents released Friday by the Trump administration sheds new light on the frantic search for Amelia Earhart after she mysteriously vanished on her infamous final flight across the Pacific nearly 90 years ago," the New York Post reports.READ
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RELIGIOSITY PLUMMETS AMONG US ADULTS A sharp decline in U.S. adults’ religiosity during the past decade is among the most dramatic drops recorded by Gallup in any country over any 10-year period, the pollster reported last week. READ
LIFE SAVED IN NEBRASKA THANKS TO PRO-LIFE LAW Nebraska Republican Gov. Jim Pillen recently praised the safe surrender of an infant, saying the incident shows the state’s expanded safe haven law is working as intended to protect vulnerable children and support parents in crisis. “It’s not just that Nebraskans are pro-life, we’re pro-baby," he said. "Which means being here to help babies and moms who are in tough situations.”READ
NEW YORK CITY SEES SPIKE IN CATHOLIC CONVERSIONS A New York City priest recently remarked that the number of people signing up to become Catholic at his parish has roughly tripled in the past year. Find out more about New York's Catholic boom here. READ
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POPE LEO REFLECTS ON END TIMES, ENCOURAGES HOPE Addressing the faithful in Saint Peter’s Square yesterday, Pope Leo spoke of Christ’s warnings about the end times and encouraged Christians to hope when confronted with evils like war and natural disaster.READ
CATHOLIC COLLEGE SEES RECORD ENROLLMENT North Carolina’s Belmont Abbey College is celebrating a landmark year, posting record enrollment and unveiling a slate of new academic, campus, and community initiatives that signal continued growth for the Benedictine liberal arts institution.READ
READING ALOUD FOR ADULTS Reading aloud isn't just for school or family settings with children. Things happen when any two people read aloud to each other that don't occur when one reads by himself. Here, Sarah Reardon at Intellectual Takeout explains why we should do more of it.READ
CATHOLIC 101 We hear all the time that we're supposed to have a "personal relationship with Jesus." Maybe you attend Mass, pray a daily Rosary and the Angelus three times a day, and regularly go to confession, and you're STILL not sure you'd describe your faith life as a "personal relationship." Here's some advice on where to go next.READ
SAINT OF THE DAY Today the Church celebrates the memorial of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. She was the daughter of Andrew II, King of Hungary, and the wife of Duke Louis IV of Thuringia. She is famous for her great kindness and inexhaustible charity toward the poor and the sick.READ
DAILY PSALM "Give me life, O Lord, and I will do your commands." (Psalm 119)READ
