The American TFP

A Medal, a Vision, a Conversion — The Story of Claude Newman

by Andrea Phillips December 16, 2020November 12, 2015

Claude Newman was a twenty-year-old African-American who, in 1943, awaited execution in a prison in Mississippi. His crime was that of ambushing and shooting a man named Sid Cook, his beloved grandmother’s abusive second husband. One day, noticing a medal hanging around the neck of a fellow prisoner, Claude asked the young … Read more

American Hand Gun Owners Seek Vatican Recognition

by Alberto Carosa February 1, 2020April 9, 2005

The right to life of the unborn and that of legitimate self-defense can be seen as two sides of the same coin. Whereas the former is constantly under the spotlight, the latter is not. A recent event in Rome sponsored by the Saint Gabriel Possenti Society, Inc., sought to bridge this gap. … Read more