> > **AFGHAN REFUGEE SEX ABUSERS** > > Ted Cruz grills Sec. of State Antony Blinken. [FULL STORY](https://twitter.com/newsmax/status/1437834511350386695) > > **UNVAXXED CLERGY BANNED FROM MINISTERING​​​​** > > Homo-friendly bishop of Lexington won't let priests help sick. [FULL STORY](https://youtu.be/6__w2Vh24C4?t=780) > > **PROTECTING A CALIFORNIA SAINT​​​​​** > > CA archbishops defend legacy of St. Junípero Serra. [FULL STORY](https://www.wsj.com/articles/slander-saintt-junipero-serra-california-legislature-statue-indigenous-11631470675) > > **THE CROSS IS NOT A FLAG** > > Pope sleights Christian nationalism. [FULL STORY](https://cruxnow.com/church-in-europe/2021/09/francis-condemns-political-use-of-religious-symbols-during-slovakia-liturgy/) > > **POPE REPEATS 'RIGIDITY' SPIEL** > > Pontiff advocates for 'freedom, creativity and dialogue.' [FULL STORY](https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248960/pope-francis-to-slovakian-catholics-we-need-creativity-of-the-gospel-not-a-defensive-catholicism) > > **CALL TO FIGHT COMMUNISTS** > > South American bishop calls for fight against a Marxist uprising. [FULL STORY](https://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=52212) > Please consider [Church Militant Evening News](https://www.churchmilitant.com/video/archive/evening-news) for daily hard-hitting news and analysis through an authentic Catholic lens, covering the latest developments in the Church, across the nation and around the world. > *[Church Militant](https://www.churchmilitantaction.org/) (a 501(c)4 corporation) is responsible for the content of this commentary.* If you also seek the truth, then please consider joining Church Militant today by supporting our work. Sign up for a [Church Militant Premium account](https://www.churchmilitant.com/gopremium) or simply [make a donation](https://www.churchmilitant.com/donate). Primary Video source and transcript continues here: https://www.churchmilitant.com/video/episode/news-2021-09-15