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April 30th, 2026 - Happy feast of Ss. Catherine of Siena & Pope Pius V! Support our network appeal this week and keep Rise Right on the air! Call 1-877-711-8500, visit TheStationOfTheCross.com, or use the Donate button in your iCatholicRadio mobile app! Rise Right is a live morning program hosted by Sarah Cain & Jakob Martin Kraft, designed to help Catholics begin their day grounded in fai...

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April 28th, 2026 - Happy feast of Ss. Gianna Molla & Louis de Montfort! Support our network appeal this week and keep Rise Right on the air! Call 1-877-711-8500, visit TheStationOfTheCross.com, or use the Donate button in your iCatholicRadio mobile app! Rise Right is a live morning program hosted by Sarah Cain & Jakob Martin Kraft, designed to help Catholics begin their day grounded in fai...

April 27th, 2026 - Support our network appeal this week and keep Rise Right on the air! Call 1-877-711-8500, visit TheStationOfTheCross.com, or use the Donate button in your iCatholicRadio mobile app! 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 listener...

April 24th, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen! President Trump announced yesterday that the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has been extended by three weeks, following talks in Washington between diplomats from the two nations. The ceasefire extension comes despite Israel and Hezbollah continuing to trade rocket strikes in Southern Lebanon. Trump also stated yesterday that form...

April 23rd, 2026 - Happy St. George's Day! Secretary of the U.S. Navy John Phelan is leaving his role with the Trump administration, “effective immediately.” Phelan was reportedly “asked to step down.” Despite overnight reports of bombings, news outlets have confirmed that there are no ongoing attacks against Iran, only air defense drills. In a recently published updated end-of-life guidebook, “No...

April 22nd, 2026 - Happy feast of the Patronage of St. Joseph! The Department of Justice announced an indictment of the SPLC for fraud and allegedly staging hate crimes. Amazon reinstated the anti-immigration novel, The Camp of the Saints, after widespread condemnation of their book banning from conservative outlets. The state of Tennessee replaced ‘Pride Month’ with ‘Nuclear Family Month’ in the...

April 21st, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Anselm! With a fragile ceasefire set to expire within days, President Donald Trump warned yesterday that “lots of bombs” will “start going off" if no agreement is reached. Tehran, meanwhile, has publicly cast doubt about whether it will attend the new round of talks at all. The Louisiana gunman who shot 8 children, 7 of them his own, has been identified as Sha...

April 20th, 2026 - 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

April 17th, 2026 - Happy feast of Pope St. Anicetus and St. Stephen Harding! President Trump said Iran has “agreed” not to develop or possess a nuclear weapon. He added that the U.S. has “a very good relationship with Iran right now,” which he thinks is because of “a combination of about four weeks of bombing and a very powerful blockade.” The Trump administration has ended an $11 million federal...

April 16th, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Bernadette! Reports indicate the Pentagon is ramping up preparations for a military operation in Cuba, pending orders from the President. A Catholic university in California plans to host Pelosi as commencement speaker. VP JD Vance criticized Pope Leo’s public statements, only for the USCCB to weigh in as well. Pope Leo remains in Cameroon today during his apo...

April 15th, 2026 - Happy feast of St. César de Bus! President Trump lashed out at Italian PM Georgia Meloni, after she defended Pope Leo and said that it was normal for him to speak in support of peace. US and Iran are weighing the second round of talks as the ceasefire deadline nears (next Wednesday). Today the US Senate will hold a vote on a resolution that would block President Trump from order...

April 14th, 2026 - Rep. Eric Swalwell announced that he plans to resign from Congress, amid a flurry of misconduct allegations. Rep. Tony Gonzalez is also resigning after a scandal. The U.S. began enforcing a naval blockade on Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz after peace talks collapsed. Iran condemned the move as “piracy” and threatened a response. On day two of his apostolic journey to Afri...

April 13th, 2026 - Happy feasts of Ss. Hermenegild, Margaret of Castello, and Pope Martin I! President Trump posted a lengthy hostile message to Pope Leo on Truth Social. Rep. Eric Swalwell has suspended his gubernatorial campaign in light of misconduct allegations, though he has yet to resign from Congress. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has conceded defeat in an election that took place o...

April 10th, 2026 - Happy Easter Friday! French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Pope Leo XIV today; the Middle East will be the main topic of conversation. Israel to begin talks with Lebanon about the removal of Hezbollah and attaining peace in the region. First Lady Melania Trump is celebrating the first conviction of a law related to the creation of online deep fakes. JD Vance is to lead peac...

April 9th, 2026 - Happy Easter Thursday! Pete Hegseth declared “historic and overwhelming victory” in Iran, as Iran also claimed victory. Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz would be closed again in retaliation for Israeli strikes in Lebanon following the ceasefire. Vice President JD Vance also told reporters that Lebanon was not covered in the ceasefire agreement, though he said Iran seemed to thi...

April 8th, 2026 - Happy Easter Wednesday! After declaring that “a whole civilization will die tonight” on Truth Social yesterday, President Trump announced a two-week ceasefire just hours later. Iran pledged to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks while negotiations continue. The conditions of the ceasefire remain murky, as Israel continues to attack Lebanon despite claims that Lebanon was in...

April 7th, 2026 - Happy Easter Tuesday and feast of St. John Baptist de la Salle! The last charge against pro-life activist David Deleiden has been dropped, after a decade in the court system. President Trump is threatening to bomb civilian targets in Iran tonight, including bridges and power plants. A new study evaluating transgender “reassignment” shows its harm to minors, contrary to what activ...

April 3rd, 2025 - Please join Jake and Sarah in praying the Stations of the Cross and the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary on this Good Friday. 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, info...

April 2nd, 2025 - Please join Jake and Sarah for some extended Holy Thursday commentary and spiritual reflections, along with some brief news analysis, as we enter into the Holy Triduum. 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...

April 1st, 2026 - Blessed Spy Wednesday, our final live show for Holy Week. President Trump will address the nation tonight at 9pm Eastern regarding the Iran war. He stated yesterday that the conflict will end in the next two to three weeks, if not earlier. The United Arab Emirates plan to join U.S. military efforts to forcibly open the Strait of Hormuz. Pope Leo yesterday stated directly that he...

March 31st, 2026 - Blessed Holy Tuesday! The U.S. national gas average has hit $4 for the first time since 2022. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that President Donald Trump’s administration expressed concern to Israeli officials about the lack of access to the sacred sites during Holy Week. The Supreme Court will hear arguments tomorrow in President Trump’s case against bi...

March 30th, 2026 - Blessed Holy (or "Fig") Monday! The third round of “No Kings” protests broke out around the country; Los Angeles 'No Kings' protest turned into violent assault on courthouse, with arrests made. Pope Leo gave a forceful homily on Sunday about not using God to justify war, as he continues to make changes in the Curia. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem was prevented from celebrating...

March 27th, 2026 - Blessed feasts of Our Lady of Sorrows and St. John Damascene! War Department officials say President Trump is considering sending another ground 10,000 troops to the Middle East, hoping to provoke Iran’s capitulation. The Senate has voted unanimously to reopen the Department of Homeland Security without funding immigration enforcement or deportations. Pope Leo sent a greeting to...