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October 27th, 2026 - Happy feast of King St. Kaleb, or Elesbaan! The Holy See Press Office confirmed Oct. 26 that Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru will proceed as planned for Nov. 6-17. Today Israel is voting in a closely contested election that could end in another political deadlock. Netanyahu, who has dominated Israeli politics for decades, has resisted calls to accept responsibility for the security failures of October 7th or establish an independent state commission of inquiry. President Donald Trump said he directed the Justice Department to sue over potential voter confusion in Alaska’s Senate race, alleging a similarly named candidate entered to confuse Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan’s supporters and help Democrat Mary Peltola win. SoCal Strategies shut down its website and social media accounts when questioned on the integrity of its polling data and methodology — the second firm to be suspected of fabricating polling data in the past week. The rate of serious violent crime and property offenses fell in the U.S. in 2025 by 25% and 19%, respectively, according to preliminary findings released yesterday by the Department of Justice. Catholic Education Arizona says the state’s gubernatorial election could determine whether Arizona joins a new federal tax credit program that could expand access to Catholic schools for “underserved, disabled, and foster students.”  Rise Right is a live morning program hosted by Sarah Cain & Jakob Martin Kraft, designed to help Catholics begin their day grounded in faith, clarity, and peace. The goal is simple: help listeners start their day well. Stay rooted in prayer, informed about the world, and able to face each day with joy and reason. RiseRight.org

October 26th, 2026 - Happy feast of Pope St. Evaristus! The Israeli military launched large-scale domestic military exercises on Sunday to counter surprise border infiltrations and ground raids across northern and central Israel, mobilizing multiple divisions and air assets amid rising regional tensions. According to the Justice Department, Instacart required American workers to mail physical job applications while allowing foreign nationals to apply for open positions online, prioritizing hiring temporary foreign workers over Americans. A federal appeals court raised concerns that a Pennsylvania township's rejection of a proposed Catholic shrine may have been influenced by its pro-life message. Although the court declined immediate relief, it found the parish likely to succeed on a key religious liberty claim. Sister Constance of the Little Sisters of the Poor is urging Catholics to defend the vulnerable as assisted suicide expands. She encourages Catholics to take concrete action, from volunteering at nursing homes to spending time with those suffering from dementia. Fox News stars Ainsley Earhardt and Sean Hannity married on Saturday at an Episcopal Church in Palm Beach, Florida. This comes months after Hannity announced that he no longer considers himself to be Catholic.  Rise Right is a live morning program hosted by Sarah Cain & Jakob Martin Kraft, designed to help Catholics begin their day grounded in faith, clarity, and peace. The goal is simple: help listeners start their day well. Stay rooted in prayer, informed about the world, and able to face each day with joy and reason. RiseRight.org

October 23rd, 2026 - Happy feast of Ss. John of Capistrano & Theodore of Antioch! President Donald Trump warned yesterday that the United States may launch further strikes against Iran, as Washington and Israel prepare for a possible new offensive following the November midterm elections. A newly unsealed federal indictment charges Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, and six others with racketeering conspiracy, marijuana distribution, money laundering, bribery-based honest services fraud, and related crimes. Former NBA player and outspoken women’s sports advocate Enes Kanter Freedom said he contacted the FBI after receiving “thousands of death threats” over his plans to attend Game 3 of the WNBA Finals Oct. 21. The FBI arrested a Texas-based teenager accused of plotting an ISIS-linked terrorist attack and targeting Republican Rep. Keith Self for assassination. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that it had issued New York a compliance warning letter over alleged failures to oversee its Medicare and Medicaid programs that provide daytime social activities to seniors, resulting in millions of dollars in fraud. Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez released a pastoral letter yesterday urging Catholics to renew their missionary calling as the Church prepares for the 500th anniversary of Our Lady of Guadalupe’s apparitions. A Fox News report claims that Ilhan Omar is not the congresswoman’s real name, and that she may have spent her entire life under an alias. Her real name is Ilhan Nur Said Elmi. Following medical advice after his surgery last week, Pope Leo XIV will not travel to Assisi on Oct. 27 for a gathering marking the 40th anniversary of the World Day of Prayer for Peace convened by St. John Paul II.  Rise Right is a live morning program hosted by Sarah Cain & Jakob Martin Kraft, designed to help Catholics begin their day grounded in faith, clarity, and peace. The goal is simple: help listeners start their day well. Stay rooted in prayer, informed about the world, and able to face each day with joy and reason. RiseRight.org

October 22nd, 2026 - Happy feast of Pope St. John Paul II! The Trump administration has ordered non-emergency U.S. government employees and their families to leave Saudi Arabia as deadly Houthi attacks intensify across the kingdom, raising the stakes as President Donald Trump weighs direct military action against the Iran-backed group. The Supreme Court of the United States on Oct. 21 rejected an appeal from the Trump administration to allow a Federal Bureau of Prisons to enforce a policy prohibiting inmates from undergoing sex-rejecting procedures or receiving hormones. Wedgewood Polls confessed that it had fabricated the results of 17 polls since June, claiming that its fraudulent data was an “experimental project” aimed at exposing the lack of verification processes in the polling industry and mainstream media. Pope Leo XIV will not require further cancer treatment following his Oct. 13 surgery, his doctors confirmed. Christians in Taybeh, the last entirely Christian town in the West Bank, urged visiting U.S. diplomats to turn concern over Israeli settler violence into concrete protections for residents, warning that preserving churches alone will not ensure families can remain in their homeland. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., dismissed longstanding allegations that she married her brother for immigration purposes as "insane" during a Wednesday interview, while saying she was unaware of any familial relationship with her former husband. The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith today published “Venite Ad Me (Come to Me): Considerations on the Transmission of the Faith in an Epochal Change.” The introduction begins: “Jesus is the true light of the world, and whoever believes in him, the living Risen One, overcomes the darkness of death and lives by the light of life. This is the faith of the Church, and this is the faith that every believer is called to spread to the ends of the earth. This task, the transmission of the faith under today’s sociocultural conditions, is at the heart of these Considerations.”  Rise Right is a live morning program hosted by Sarah Cain & Jakob Martin Kraft, designed to help Catholics begin their day grounded in faith, clarity, and peace. The goal is simple: help listeners start their day well. Stay rooted in prayer, informed about the world, and able to face each day with joy and reason. RiseRight.org

October 21st, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Hilarion, St. Ursula & Companions, and Emperor Bl. Karl of Austria! Shortened episode today, with Sarah out sick. The Social Security Administration announced on Tuesday that it has completed “the most comprehensive” cleanup of the agency’s records in its 91-year history. According to the Social Security Administration, this cleanup has involved adding 17 million “dates of death” to Social Security records that previously lacked this vital detail. Italy is moving to deploy 500 troops with expanded police powers following a weekend of violent riots, taking a more direct military approach to public security than France, where weeks of unrest have prompted authorities to bolster their security response. Washington state is moving to revise its foster care rules after a Christian couple’s lawsuit secured a court order barring the state from categorically excluding families from consideration for placements because of their religious beliefs about marriage, gender, or sexual relationships. The protections stem from a lawsuit brought by Shane and Jennifer DeGross of Port Orchard, whose foster care license renewal was blocked after nine years of fostering. In May, Washington agreed to a permanent injunction resolving their challenge to the state’s licensing requirements. About a dozen members of the Camas High School female cross-country team walked off the course at a league meet rather than race alongside a transgender teammate, a protest that has drawn national attention ahead of a statewide vote on girls’ sports. The policy letting the male athlete compete on the female team is a statewide athletic association rule backed by state law. Washington voters will decide in November on Initiative 638, which would change the law. Florida has secured a state arrest warrant charging former Cuban president Raúl Castro with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in connection with the 1996 downing of two civilian planes flown by Brothers to the Rescue, a Miami-based exile group that searched for Cuban migrants at sea. The state case follows a federal indictment announced in May over the same incident.  Rise Right is a live morning program hosted by Sarah Cain & Jakob Martin Kraft, designed to help Catholics begin their day grounded in faith, clarity, and peace. The goal is simple: help listeners start their day well. Stay rooted in prayer, informed about the world, and able to face each day with joy and reason. RiseRight.org