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Yahoo
18-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
First U.S. born male saint could be from Wisconsin. Who are the female American saints?
Almost 70 years after his death, the Solanus Casey Foundation is building momentum to make the Wisconsin-born priest a saint. If it succeeds, he would be the first U.S.-born male ever canonized. Two saints were born in the United States: Elizabeth Ann Seton, born in New York in 1774 and canonized in 1975; and Katharine Mary Drexel, born in Philadelphia in 1858 and canonized in 2000. Kateri Tekakwitha was born in Ossernenon near what is now Auriesville, New York 1656 and canonized in 2012. However, she was born in a Mohawk village; the United States didn't exist at the time. She became the first Indigenous saint. More: Hundreds lined up daily to meet Wisconsin-born priest. Now, he's on path to sainthood. The first male saint tied to the United States was John Neumann, born in 1811 and canonized in 1977. However, he was born in Prachatice, Czechia. Casey was born in Oak Grove, Wisconsin, northwest of Milwaukee in Dodge County, in 1870. He was the sixth child in a family of 10 boys and six girls. As he grew older, Casey took on a variety of jobs, such as lumberjack, prison guard and trolley operator. He was ordained in 1904 by Archbishop Sebastian Messmer at Milwaukee's St. Francis of Assisi Church. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: What Catholic saints were born in America? Solve the daily Crossword
Daily Mail
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Conservative Wisconsin bishop who could become first American pope
A pro-Donald Trump, American bishop is among the front runners to replace Pope Francis following his death. Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, 76, is being touted as one of the leaders in the race for the papacy. His selection would mark the first time an American has held the papacy in the Catholic Church's 2,000 year history. The Wisconsin-born bishop is diametrically opposed to the late Pope Francis' views on nearly all the contested issues within the faith. Burke is a traditionalist, who is de facto leader of the church's conservatives. He is outspoken against any softening of its policy towards LGBTQ people, divorce, and the role of women and often spoke out to contradict Pope Francis' more progressive stances. Francis became so at odds with Burke that he stripped him of his role as head of the Catholic courts, the panel that chooses judges, and even his free Rome apartment. The Wisconsin bishop has been vocal in his support for Donald Trump and called his election victory in 2016 a win for anti-abortion causes. In 2019, he urged voters to cast their votes for Trump again, stating that the president has a 'great disposition' towards the Church's moral laws and would 'follow the principles and dictates of our Declaration of Independence and the Constitution'. He stopped short of endorsing Trump in the latest election, but vocalized his condemnation for abortion laws. Burke was born in Richland Center, a rural town in Wisconsin, as the youngest of the six children to Thomas and Marie Burke, both of Irish Catholic heritage. He grew up on a dairy farm until his father was diagnosed with brain cancer in 1955 when he was in second grade. As Thomas Burke lay dying, he was regularly visited by a local priest to receive communion, which had a 'tremendous impression' on his son. Burke joined the Holy Cross Seminary in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and served as a parish priest and high school teacher there after he was ordained in 1975. His bishop then sent him to the Gregorian University in Rome to study canon law, which Burke admitted he at first wasn't enthusiastic about. That was until an older priest noticed how glum he was and took him under his wing. Burke became 'hooked' on canon law, and is now considered one of the foremost scholars of it. Eventually he became Archbishop of St Louis in 2004 until 2008, when Pope Benedict XVI called him to Rome to become the prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura - the church's highest court. Burke was made a cardinal two years later by Benedict, who was also known for his hardline views. Increasingly prominent as an uncompromising traditionalist, Burke clashed with new reformist pope Francis within a year of his inauguration. In December 2013 Francis declined to renew his membership of the Congregation of Bishops, a panel that helps the pope select new bishops. 'One gets the impression, or it's interpreted this way in the media, that he thinks we're talking too much about abortion, too much about the integrity of marriage as between one man and one woman,' Burke responded. 'But we can never talk enough about that.' He also spoke out in October 2014 when the Vatican Synod on the Family conference proposed relaxing papal approach towards homosexuality. 'Many have expressed their concerns to me. At this very critical moment, there is a strong sense that the church is like a ship without a rudder,' he said. 'They are feeling a bit seasick because they feel the church's ship has lost its way.' The pope responded by sacking Burke from the Supreme Tribunal and named him patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, a largely ceremonial role, instead. Francis at the time insisted he planned to make the change months earlier and he wasn't punishing Burke, but the events were widely seen as connected. Just three years later, Francis stripped Burke of all but his figurehead role at the Order over his plot to oust a senior official for authorizing a purchase of condoms for the people of Burma. The pope sent a 'special delegate' to exercise the duties of the patron, and it was later confirmed Burke was 'de facto suspended'. Burke was outspoken in his condemnation of pedophile priests as the crisis engulfed the church, but repeatedly blamed it on feminism and homosexuality. He in August 2015 claimed it was the fault of 'radical feminism which has assaulted the Church and society since the 1960s'. Then in 2019 he and German Cardinal Walter Brandmueller claimed the 'primary fault' for the scandal was 'the plague of the homosexual agenda', not the priests themselves. Burke claimed those priests who perpetrated abuse on children 'were feminized and confused about their own sexual identity'.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Jesse Marsch rips Trump's 'insulting' rhetoric as Canadian soccer fans celebrate their American-born coach: 'More Canadian than Gretzky'
The American-born coach of the Canadian men's national soccer team had some words for U.S. President Donald Trump this week: Time to knock it off, bud. As Canada, the United States and Mexico prepare to co-host the World Cup in 2026, Jesse Marsch took the side of his adopted team on Wednesday, telling the U.S. president to chill out on the "unsettling" and "insulting" rhetoric around Canada becoming the 51st state — a narrative Trump has been repeatedly pushing since he was re-elected in November. This Wisconsin-born soccer coach, who's also a former U.S. men's national team player, took aim at the U.S. president in a press conference ahead of the CONCACAF Nations League Finals. 'I'd like to address the 51st state discourse, which I find unsettling and frankly insulting,' said Marsch while speaking to the press in Los Angeles this week. 'If I have one message to our president, it's lay off the ridiculous rhetoric about Canada being the 51st state.' 'As an American, I'm ashamed of the arrogance and disregard that we've shown one of our historically oldest, strongest and most loyal allies." 'Lay off the ridiculous rhetoric about Canada being the 51st state'CANMNT head coach Jesse Marsch to Donald Trump, U.S. — TSN (@TSN_Sports) February 26, 2025 Marsch — who became Team Canada's coach in May 2024 — continued by comparing the "decency" of Canadian politics to the "hate-fuelled" way he feels things are done in his home country. 'Canada is a strong, independent nation that's deep-rooted in decency,' said Marsch. 'It's a place that values high ethics and respect, unlike the polarized, disrespectful and often now hate-fuelled climate that's in the U.S.' Unlike a certain NHL great whose stock has been dropping in Canada the past few months, Marsch has vaulted himself into the hearts of fans north of the border just by standing up for his adopted country publicly. And Canadians were not scared to let both Marsch and Wayne Gretzky know it. Wayne Gretzky …this is how you stand up for CanadaCANMNT head coach Jesse Marsch message to Donald Trump 👏👇🏻 — Great White North 🍁🇨🇦 (@MadeInCanada_eh) February 27, 2025 This is awesome. Life is about choices. You can be Jesse Marsch and use your platform to speak loudly for Canada or you can be Wayne Gretzky and do the opposite. — Catherine McKenna (@cathmckenna) February 27, 2025 Jesse Marsch, an American, rejects the denigration and disrespect of Canada by Trump and his administration, and vocally, proudly, defends Canada. Quite the contrast with Wayne Gretzky's total silence. — Alheli Picazo (@a_picazo) February 26, 2025 Jesse Marsch - now more Canadian than Gretzky. — Meaghen Johnson (@MeaghenJohnson) February 26, 2025 For those of you scoring at home, in 2:27 Jesse Marsch, an American born soccer coach, said more to defend Canada's sovereignty than our most beloved and celebrated homegrown athlete. — Ryan Moynes (@RMoynes51) February 26, 2025 This man sure knows how easy it is to score points with Canadians, as fans — and even his own players — took to social media to praise Marsch for having Canada's back during a tense time between neighbouring countries. "To hear it come from him was really powerful.."#CANMNT star Alistair Johnston reacts to Jesse Marsch's message to the U.S President — TSN Soccer (@TSNSoccer) February 27, 2025 American Jesse Marsch... head coach of Canada's National Men's Soccer team... bravely backing Canada and what we stand for. — Chris Gailus (@chrisgailus) February 26, 2025 Jesse Marsch — the American coach of the Canadian Men's National Soccer Team — is more articulate and values-driven than any member of the US is the friendship Canadians expect from Americans. Thank you, Mr. Marsch. 🇨🇦 — (@RevivalCare) February 26, 2025 Jesse Marsch is smart, articulate, and confident. I disagree with his depiction of America, but I love that he's leaned into the heel role as the American coaching Canada. This stokes the rivalry and is music to Canadian ears (and his employer)…which is the point. Well played. — Alexi Lalas (@AlexiLalas) February 27, 2025 Jesse Marsch is quickly becoming my favourite American. Love this guy. — Jay Onrait (@JayOnrait) February 26, 2025 This is my head coach 🇨🇦🙌 — Brendan Dunlop (@Brendan_Dunlop) February 26, 2025 Jesse Marsch when it comes to sharing his thoughts at a press conference — Corey Perry Enthusiast (@RubensBeardness) February 27, 2025 All this comes as Canada prepares to take on Mexico in the CONCACAF Nations League semifinal on March 20. The winner will likely take on the U.S. — who faces Panama in the other semifinal — in the championship game, which would be absolutely nuts considering all the geopolitical tension between the three countries right now. Sports have been at the forefront of the Canada-USA tensions, especially recently, as the two nations squared off twice at the 4 Nations Face-Off — the NHL's first best-on-best international clash in nine years — earlier this month. The first game featured three fights in nine seconds off the opening draw as tensions boiled over in a hurry before Team USA left Montreal with a 3-1 win. Canada got its revenge in the championship game in Boston as superstar Connor McDavid buried the game-winner in overtime to once again secure a Canadian win over the Americans in the final of a best-on-best tourney. CONNOR MCDAVID!!!! THE GAME WINNER!!! CANADA WINS THE #4NATIONS FACE-OFF 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 21, 2025 Canadian fans have also frequently booed the U.S. national anthem before NBA and NHL games — as well as at the 4 Nations Face-Off — in recent weeks as Trump's annexation rhetoric amped up. Marsch, clearly a sharp lad, understands the importance and impact sport can have amid tense times like these. 'These international tournaments for Canada mean something different now,' said Marsch. The most popular sporting event world-wide is about a year-and-a-half away, and the World Cup co-hosts, USA and Canada, could square off in the knockout round amid an unprecedented time in the relations of the normally friendly neighbouring nations. What an absolute spectacle that would be. Trump continued to tout his desire for Canada to become America's 51st during the first Cabinet meeting of his second term on Wednesday: 'I say Canada should be our 51st state. It's not fair for us to be supporting Canada, and if we don't support them, they don't subsist as a nation,' Trump said. Later that day, Trump wrote and published a strange Wayne-Gretzky-related post to his social media accounts while simultaneously teasing Canada annexation once more and trolling "governor Trudeau" as he's been doing regularly for weeks now — something Canadians had plenty to say about. Trump also leaned into Canada and Mexico once more on Thursday, taking to his Truth Social social media platform with the following message: 'Drugs are still pouring into our Country from Mexico and Canada at very high and unacceptable levels." The U.S. President added that tariffs will "indeed" go into effect next week (March 4) as originally scheduled, despite hinting the day before that they would be delayed another month.
NBC News
27-02-2025
- Politics
- NBC News
Canada's mens soccer coach blasts Trump's 'ridiculous' comments on nation becoming 51st state
The American coach of the Canadian men's national soccer team blasted President Donald Trump on Wednesday amid icy geopolitical tensions between the northern neighbors. The fiery rhetoric comes just as the U.S., Canada, and Mexico prepare to co-host the World Cup in 2026, with Trump's threat of tariffs on both nations looming. Since winning the presidential election in November, Trump has repeatedly stated that Canada should become America's 51st state, a thought that doesn't sit well with Canada's Wisconsin-born soccer coach Jesse Marsch. 'I'd like to address the 51st state discourse, which I find unsettling and frankly insulting,' said Marsch while speaking to the press in Los Angeles earlier this week. 'If I have one message to our president, it's lay off the ridiculous rhetoric about Canada being the 51st state.' 'As an American, I'm ashamed of the arrogance and disregard that we've shown one of our historically oldest, strongest, and most loyal allies,' said Marsch. The Racine, WI, native and former U.S. Men's National team player compared the politics of his home nation to that of the country he's now coaching. 'Canada is a strong, independent nation that's deep-rooted in decency,' said Marsch, who at one time was touted to take over the U.S. Men's Soccer team. 'It's a place that values high ethics and respect, unlike the polarized, disrespectful, and often now, hate-fueled climate that's in the US,' he said, comparing Canada and the United States. Trump reiterated his desire for the United States to absorb Canada during Wednesday's inaugural cabinet meeting of his second term. 'I say Canada should be our 51st state. It's not fair for us to be supporting Canada, and if we don't support them, they don't subsist as a nation,' Trump said, flanked by his cabinet appointees and special government employee Elon Musk. On Thursday morning, Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, to blast both Canada and Mexico. 'Drugs are still pouring into our Country from Mexico and Canada at very high and unacceptable levels,' he wrote. While U.S. Customs officials intercepted 20,000 pounds of fentanyl at the Mexican border in 2024, only 43 pounds of fentanyl were intercepted at the Canadian border last year, according to an NBC News analysis of U.S. Customs and Border Protection data. Also included in Trump's social media post was a deadline for his looming tariffs on Canada and Mexico. 'The proposed TARIFFS scheduled to go into effect on MARCH FOURTH will, indeed, go into effect, as scheduled,' wrote Trump. During his cabinet meeting earlier this week, Trump outlined the crippling effects his tariffs will have on Canada. 'The tariffs will make it impossible for them to sell cars into the United States. The tariffs will make it impossible for them to sell lumber or anything else into the United States,' said Trump of how tariffs will affect Canada. Since Trump's pugilistic tone toward Canada has taken shape, the tension between the longtime allies has boiled over into the world of sports. Canadian fans have repeatedly booed the American national anthem at NBA and NHL games. That trend continued on February 15th when the U.S. and Canada's hockey teams faced off in an international hockey tournament in Montreal, where three fights broke out in the first nine seconds of the game between the players on the ice. 'These international tournaments for Canada means something different now,' acknowledged Marsch. The most highly watched international tournament in all of sports is just over a year and a half away. The World Cup, which will be hosted between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, could see the host nations play each other in the knockout rounds amid the backdrop of unprecedented geopolitical dynamics.
