FBI Reportedly Fires Agents in Connection With Memo On ‘Radical-Traditionalist’ Catholics
A field office of the federal bureau had issued a memo on investigating Catholic communities in Virginia over alleged extremism.
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FBI Leader Who Oversaw Catholic Investigation Tapped to Lead Virginia Public Safety Department
In 2021, Stanley Meador became special agent in charge at the bureau’s Richmond, Virginia, field office, which in 2023 issued a memo to agents launching an investigation into ‘radical traditionalist’ Catholics. The FBI retracted the memo, though years of investigations have followed the revelation.
Judiciary Committee: FBI Spied on Catholic Priest for Not Divulging Info On Parishioner
Information unveiled by the Judiciary Committee shows the investigatory efforts into Catholics were more widespread and that the national FBI headquarters was involved.
Attorney General Nominee Pam Bondi Vows to End ‘Weaponization’ Against Catholics
During her Jan. 15 hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Bondi referred to the Richmond FBI memo that targeted Catholics as the “ultimate weaponization” of government.
Hawley Warns Feds: Retain Records on Catholic Investigation, Pro-Life Convictions
The senator accused the federal agencies of engaging in “unprecedented abuses of the justice system.”
Trump Taps Patel to Shake Up the FBI
If confirmed, Kash Patel will head an agency shrouded in controversy, including the targeting of traditional Catholics and pro-life activists in recent years.
The FACE Act Is a Fiasco
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: The FACE Act is fatally, irreparably flawed and ought to be repealed, as Republicans in Congress are trying to do.
FBI Investigating Threats Against ‘Multiple Faith Communities’ in Pennsylvania
The security director praised the diocese’s team of officers, who were hired last year and whom the diocese recently began to place in schools.
Latin Mass Held in Capitol on Anniversary of FBI Memo Targeting Traditional Catholics
One year after the FBI’s Richmond office sent out a memorandum outlining an investigation into traditionalist Catholics, a Latin Mass was held in the U.S. Capitol with the support of House Speaker Mike Johnson and two other Republican members of the House.
FBI Investigation of Catholics, and Advent Reflections From a Former Muslim (Dec. 9)
A new report released this week details the extent of the FBI’s weaponization of law enforcement against traditional Catholics. Catholic News Agency staff writer Joe Bukuras brings us the latest about how far the FBI went in looking for possible domestic terrorists within traditional churches. Also, we hear the conversion story of Register blogger Zubair Simonson who wrote, ‘Advent Thoughts About Gaza and Israel, From a Muslim Who Became Catholic.’
