Candace Owens and the Catholic ‘Monster Mash’

Catholic leaders rebuke antisemitism as fringe group embraces Candace Owens, Joe Kent

In the 24 hours before a fringe Catholic political group planned to host a gala in Washington honoring a number of public figures who have faced accusations of antisemitism, several prominent members of the American Catholic Church stated unequivocally that antisemitism is not a part of their religious doctrine. “The Jewish community is attacked at a far higher rate than any other religious group in the United States. If we Catholics, in truly l…

Candace Owens and the Catholic ‘Monster Mash’

A zippy 1962 hit song by Bobby “Boris” Pickett tells the tale of a monster who comes to life in a lab and enlivens some other sepulchral misfits—vampires, zombies, ghouls—into a dance party. “Monster Mash” is campy and light. On Thursday night, a doppelgänger party that is neither campy nor light will lumber out of the ether into a different kind of life in Washington, D.C.That would be the “Catholic Prayer for America Gala 2026,” hosted by a gr…