ABC News obtained audio from a call between the White House and state governors in which officials told states to prepare to vaccinate children between the ages of five and 11 beginning next month.⠀ ⠀ “In a private phone call Tuesday with the nation’s governors, the White House said states should prepare to begin vaccinating elementary-school-aged kids against COVID-19 in early November,” ABC News reported.⠀ ⠀ On the call, President Joe Biden’s White House COVID coordinator Jeff Zients told governors that they could expect overwhelming demand for the shot. “It’s important that all of us recognize that parents have been waiting for a pediatric vaccine for a long time so they will understandably be very eager to get their kids vaccinated or kids vaccinated right away,” Zients said.⠀ ⠀ Click the link in our bio for more.

President Joe Biden will meet with Pope Francis in Rome on Oct. 29, the White House has confirmed.⠀ ⠀ “The President and [First Lady] Dr. Biden will also visit Vatican City and have an audience with His Holiness Pope Francis on October 29,” the White House stated. “They will discuss working together on efforts grounded in respect for fundamental human dignity, including ending the COVID-19 pandemic, tackling the climate crisis, and caring for the poor.”⠀ ⠀ The upcoming visit will take place against the backdrop of growing tensions between Biden — America’s second Catholic president — and Catholic leaders in America.⠀ ⠀ Click the link in our bio for the full story.

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St. Teresa of Ávila, pray for us!

Let's set it straight. 🇺🇸

American households could see the cost of heating surge up by as much as 54% this winter, according to a forecast from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.⠀ ⠀ Prices for fuel and many consumer goods have been spiking, with experts even taking to TV to warn the public that they ought to get their Christmas shopping done now. The U.S. Postal Service has also announced slowdowns in service, and White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki has told reporters that the administration cannot “guarantee” holiday orders will arrive on time.⠀ ⠀ “With prices surging worldwide for heating oil, natural gas and other fuels, the U.S. government said Wednesday it expects households to see their heating bills jump as much as 54% compared to last winter,” the Associated Press reported.⠀ ⠀ Click the link in our bio for more.

Fr. Daniel Horan, OFM, wrote an essay arguing that Catholics should use the “preferred pronouns” of “trans and nonbinary persons.”⠀ ⠀ Horan invoked the Church’s sacraments, including Holy Orders, to justify his case for capitulating to the LGBTQ movement’s demands that people use “preferred pronouns” rather than those associated with the two biological sexes.⠀ ⠀ Horan went on to point out that the Bible contains many instances of people receiving new names, and that an angel of God gave Jesus His name.⠀ ⠀ Click the link in our bio for the full story.

Pretty simple.