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Canada's War on the Elderly Worsens

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September 22nd, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Maurice & Companions! President Trump is expected to address the United Nations General Assembly today. U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz told reporters that Trump’s remarks would highlight peace deals the president has worked on, U.S. actions in the Western Hemisphere and progress on his 20-point peace plan in Gaza. French intelligence is now almost certain there will be a major Russian attack on Europe by 2030. Current projections assess the attack will happen in autumn 2027. Poland recently went on alert as Russian air operations took place near the Polish border. With an election on the horizon, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pledged to ban burqas and other Islamic face coverings at schools, limit the number of foreign students allowed in classrooms, and require foreign children to learn Italian to integrate into society. Virginia Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger quietly ended a regulatory effort launched under former Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin that would have barred men from competing in women’s sports and entering certain female-only spaces. The anti-immigration AfD party won a second major win in Germany, knocking out the establishment Christian Democratic Union. Rep. Chris Smith will host a hearing today to highlight the plight of Christians who are imprisoned by the Chinese Communist Party. The hearing will feature a recently freed pastor and some of the more than 200 cases involving Americans detained in China under coercive measures. France has invited all the country leaders of the European Union to Metz for Pope Leo's speech on Europe next Monday. 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

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Co-Hosted by Sarah Cain and Jakob Martin Kraft, Rise Right is a live morning program designed to help Catholics begin their day grounded in faith, clarity, and peace. In an age of outrage, our goal is simple: help listeners start their day well. Together we’ll stay rooted in prayer, informed about the world, and able to face the day while maintaining our joy and reason. Produced by The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network.