Bp. Thomas Paprocki on why honoring Sen. Dick Durbin is a SCANDAL to the faithful: "Giving an award to a politician who has a consistent pro-abortion voting record gives scandal because it basically gives the message to other politicians... you can be Catholic & be pro-abortion."

Robert Royal, on Pope Leo's comments regarding the controversy that erupted when Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago chose to grant pro-abortion Senator Dick Durbin a "lifetime achievement award" for his work on behalf of migrants: "there's a difference..." The World Over Live with Raymond Arroyo

Fr. Robert McTeigue SJ, on Chicago Cardinal Archbishop Blase Cupich's justification for honoring pro-abortion Senator Dick Durbin: "...we are a one-issue Church, and the one issue is the Truth. I find the Cardinal's objections to be disingenuous".  @worldoverlive

Bill Donohue, on why The Catholic League stood in opposition to a "lifetime achievement award" being given to Illinois Senator Dick Durbin: "It wasn't just abortion... we listed his support for same sex marriage... his opposition to religious liberty."  @worldoverlive

Robert Royal, share's his thoughts on Pope Leo's first apostolic exhortation, Dilexi Te, on love for the poor: "I think it doesn't have a realistic appraisal of where we are."  @worldoverlive

Dr. Walid Phares, on the Israel - Hamas peace deal announced this week and what will make it last: "The issue here is to make sure that Hamas is disarmed."  @worldoverlive

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), on when he thinks the partial government shut down might end: "I hope it breaks soon. That's our prayer, because this is exactly real pain on real people."  @worldoverlive

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), on whether the Democrats' demand to extend Obamacare subsidies will end the shutdown: "No, because they filed a counter proposal that's filled with all sorts of things... including restoring taxpayer-funded health care to illegal aliens."

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), on whether illegal aliens currently have "free" access to healthcare: "No, they don't... in the One Big Beautiful Bill, we eliminated all the loopholes."  @worldoverlive

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), on the decision to use "discretionary funds" to ensure the men & women of the US military are paid during the shutdown: "It is a temporary fix because those are not inexhaustible funds... we've got to solve this before the end of the month."

Nina Shea, on the CCP's arrest/detention of Christian Pastor Ezra Jin in China: "He is being charged with using the internet to preach. He refuses to be part of the government Patriotic Church Association."  @worldoverlive

Nina Shea, on the ongoing effects of the Vatican-China agreement on religious liberty in China: "This agreement that was signed in 2018, and it's been extended throughout the years by the Vatican, I see it as a legal fiction."  @worldoverlive

Nina Shea, on the violent persecution of Christians in Nigeria and efforts to declare Nigeria a "country of particular concern": "Senator Ted Cruz has introduced a bill calling for CPC in the Senate...designating it as a serious, egregious violation of religious freedom."

Joseph Shaw, on the efforts of a number of Catholic Bishops in the United States to further restrict the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass: "This is something which seems to be unique to America... so this is a real puzzle."  @worldoverlive

Joseph Shaw, the significance of a Traditional Latin Mass being celebrated in St. Peter's Basilca on October 25th: "Cardinal Burke will be celebrating that Mass. And if that isn't an indication that the Pope Leo is okay with this Mass, I really don't know what would be."

Edward Pentin, on the UK's King Charles' ecumenical visit with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican: "the roots of the monarchy are Catholic in England."  @worldoverlive

Edward Pentin, on the significance of the return of the Traditional Latin Mass to St. Peter's Basilica on October 25th: "(it) does give a sign of hope that maybe there will be a relaxation of the restrictions from Traditionis Custodes."  @worldoverlive

Fr. Robert McTeigue SJ, on the news that Pope Leo XIV MAY be considering significant structural changes to Opus Dei: "as I understand it, Opus Dei, as we know it, will come to an end if those changes are affected."  @worldoverlive

Marta Petrosillo, on the newly released 2025 Report on Religious Freedom from Aid to the Church in Need: "the law and and the regimes are strongly not only controlling, but preventing people to enjoy full religious freedom."  @worldoverlive

Marta Petrosillo, on the worst examples of restrictions on religious liberty according to the newly released 2025 Report on Religious Freedom: "it's not a really surprise, but a region where we see that the situation is worsening, it's Latin America."  @worldoverlive