Pope Leo XIV warned priests in a recent engagement in Rome to beware of artificial intelligence (AI) and not rely on it to prepare homilies, as AI "will never be able to share faith.
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A former Air Force major was arrested for allegedly training Chinese military pilots in a scheme arranged by a Chinese national who admitted stealing U.S. military secrets.
65-year-old Gerald Eddie Brown Jr. flew to China in Dec. 2023 to train pilots and returned in February of this year, according to the Dept. of Justice. He was arrested on Feb. 18 and charged with providing and conspiring to provide defense services to Chinese pilots without U.S. government authorization.
'He broke that oath and betrayed the country, jeopardizing the safety of our service members and allies.'
More significantly, Brown is also allegedly linked to Stephen Su Bin, a Chinese man who pleaded guilty in 2016 to conspiring to hack into U.S. defense contractors' computer networks and steal sensitive military data for the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Su Bin was sentenced to four years in prison, and he was placed on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Entity List in 2014, along with his company PRC Lode Technology Company.
The DOJ says Brown answered questions about the U.S. Air Force for about three hours on his first day in China and then presented a brief for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force on the second day.
The U.S. has warned that China is actively targeting Western countries in spying operations.
"China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) continues to target current and former military personnel from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) nations and other Western countries to help bolster the PLA’s capabilities," read a warning in a joint 2024 statement from the U.S., the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.
Brown was known by the call sign "Runner" during his 24 years in the U.S. Air Force. He could face significant prison time if convicted.
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"As an Air Force Officer, Brown took an oath to defend our nation against all enemies foreign and domestic. He broke that oath and betrayed the country, jeopardizing the safety of our service members and allies," said U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro about the case.
"We will hold Brown, and anyone conspiring against our nation, accountable for their actions," she added. "The Department of Justice and my prosecutors are steadfast in our commitment to use every lawful tool available to keep American military expertise where it belongs — here in America."
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Military officials, defense analysts, and critics have issued numerous warnings in recent years about the state of America's military readiness.
While the Trump administration has taken steps to address some of the problems identified by scrutineers, there is at least one outstanding issue that could impact America's ability to wage a protracted ballistic war against its adversaries, namely its depleted stores of critical munitions.
'I don't want our adversaries to think for a second that we don’t have enough resources.'
Two U.S. military officials recently told the New York Times that the Department of War presently lacks the requisite forces and munitions for an extended bombing campaign against Iran.
One of the officials suggested that the American forces presently positioned in the region could continue strikes in the region for only seven to 10 days.
Christian Brose, the president of the American defense firm Anduril, similarly suggested earlier this week in a piece for the Wall Street Journal that "in a conflict with China, the U.S. would run out of critical munitions in days, according to the results of war games."
Amid such chatter and mounting concerns over what America's stockpiles might look like in the wake of a lengthier conflict with Iran, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement to Politico, "The Department of War has everything it needs to execute any mission at the time and place of the president’s choosing and on any timeline."
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The Pentagon's confidence notwithstanding, some American officials and analysts are worried about how America's stockpiles will look after a potential conflict with Iran.
After all, by arming Ukraine for its ongoing war with Russia, bombing Houthi terrorists in Yemen, vaporizing numerous alleged Venezuelan drug-runners, and helping to protect Israel — which has its own sophisticated albeit depleted missile defense system — from regional threats, the U.S. has reportedly burned through a great many Patriot missiles, Standard Missile-3s, and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptors.
According to American Enterprise Institute fellows Mackenzie Eaglen and Todd Harrison, the U.S. expended over 150 THAAD anti-ballistic missile interceptors defending Israel in June 2025 during its 12-day conflict with Iran.
That's reportedly nearly 25% of its total number of THAAD interceptors and reportedly three times the average annual procurement since 2010.
Each THAAD interceptor is valued at approximately $12.7 million.
The AEI duo noted that during the same conflict, the U.S. also launched over 80 Standard Missile-3 interceptors.
According to a December report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the SM-3 missiles fired last June — which range in cost from around $9.6 million to $27.9 million — represented nearly one-fifth of the military's stockpile at the end of 2025.
"If the Iranians can deplete 25% of America’s THAAD stocks and a significant portion of our SM-3 magazines in a few days, the Chinese can and will exhaust them in a few hours," wrote the AEI duo, who proposed that the military "regain its ability to compete at scale."
American forces in the Red Sea have also expended a significant number of munitions battling Houthi terrorists in recent years.
Stars and Stripes reported last month that Navy forces had fired over 200 missiles and 150 artillery rounds in response to Houthi attacks since November 2023.
Vice Admiral Brendan McLane, commander of Naval Surface Forces, told Stripes that over the past 15 months or so, the Navy had fired 120 SM-2, 80 SM-6, and 20 Evolve Sea Sparrow and SM-3 missiles.
SM-2 and SM-6 missiles roughly cost $2.1 million and $3.9 million each, respectively.
While Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) acknowledged to Politico that munitions scarcity was "not a secret," he indicated that assembly lines for air defenses such as THAAD systems and Patriot interceptors have been "set up, and they just have to maximize, with double or triple shifts."
"I don't want our adversaries to think for a second that we don’t have enough resources," Calvert added. "We do."
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The Department of Justice unsealed an indictment on Friday charging 30 more people who allegedly stormed Cities Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota, last month.
The arrests are related to an incident that occurred on January 18, when anti-immigration enforcement protesters entered the church, disrupting its Sunday service and intimidating the attendees.
'The First Amendment does not give anyone — regardless of profession, prominence, or politics — license to storm a church.'
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that she instructed federal agents to apprehend 25 of the newly indicted individuals, vowing that more arrests would follow.
"YOU CANNOT ATTACK A HOUSE OF WORSHIP. If you do so, you cannot hide from us — we will find you, arrest you, and prosecute you," Bondi wrote in a post on social media. "This Department of Justice STANDS for Christians and all Americans of faith."
FBI Director Kash Patel revealed additional details about the indictment, stating that the individuals had been charged under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, commonly known as the FACE Act.
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Patel explained that the FBI had carried out a joint operation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations to arrest the suspects. He also noted that there would be additional arrests.
"This makes 39 indictments in the Cities Church case total so far, including the arrest of Don Lemon and multiple alleged leaders of the riot last month," Patel stated. "Let it be known: This FBI will never tolerate anyone who targets, intimidates, or attacks Americans peacefully exercising their right to worship freely."
Lemon was arrested on January 29 and released the following day. He pleaded not guilty to violations of the FACE Act and conspiracy to violate another's constitutional rights. The other original eight defendants in the case also pleaded not guilty.
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True North Legal, the law firm representing Cities Church, responded to the superseding indictment and additional arrests in a Friday statement.
"The indictment of 30 additional people for their involvement in the invasion of Cities Church sends a clear message: Houses of worship are off limits for those who would use chaos and intimidation to advance a political agenda," Doug Wardlow, director of litigation for True North Legal, stated. "The invasion of Cities Church was a planned, coordinated effort to disrupt a worship service and interfere with religious exercise that placed congregants, including children, in fear for their lives. The First Amendment does not give anyone — regardless of profession, prominence, or politics — license to storm a church and intimidate, threaten, and terrorize families and children worshipping inside."
"Cities Church is grateful for the Department of Justice's continued commitment to enforcing federal law to protect churches and other places of worship. The Department's aggressive prosecution of this case affirms a foundational principle: In the United States, the sanctuary remains a sanctuary," Wardlow added.
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