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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance will be in Rome April 18 and has meetings planned with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, his office said. Although the visit had been rumored for weeks and was published on Meloni’s official schedule days early,…
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Anicetus was a Syrian from Emesa. He became pope about 155 and actively opposed Marcionism and Gnosticism. His pontificate saw the appearance of the controversy between East and West over the date of Easter. St. Polycarp, a disciple of John, is reported to have visited him in Rome about the dispute, which was to accelerate…
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WESTMINSTER, England (Michael Haynes/LifeSiteNews) — The U.K. Supreme Court has issued a ruling stating that “woman” in law refers to a biological female, and that transgender “women” are not female in the eyes of the law. In a unanimous verdict, … Continue reading → The post UK Supreme Court rules ‘woman’ means biological female appeared…
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The commentary below is by Rev. Father Ibrahim Faltas, OFM, an Egyptian Franciscan Friar who was the Custodian of the Holy Land from 2016 to 2022. It was published in Italian yesterday by Vatican News. There was no English translation … Continue reading → The post Father Faltas: The Sorrowful Ways of Gaza appeared first…
What do we suppose was going through Judas’ mind when Jesus made His clear, prophetic announcement at the Last Supper that one of the disciples would betray Him (Mt. 26:20-25)? Certainly, Judas acted just as shocked as all the other disciples, joining in with their, “Surely it is not I?” question. Does he think that…
We have all had the experience of trying to recall the name of that guy in that movie. We rack our brains and finally give up in frustration. Hours later, just as we lay our head on the pillow, the name erupts from our subconscious: Dennis Quaid! Although our conscious brain had set the problem…
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Reading 1 Isaiah 50:4-9a The Lord GOD has given me a well-trained tongue, That I might know how to speak to the weary a word that will rouse them. Morning after morning he opens my ear that I may hear; And I have not rebelled, have not turned back. I gave my back to those…
Christ began His final trek into Jerusalem from Bethany, two miles to the east of the city, just on the other side of the Mount of Olives. He had been staying out in the wilderness, but now the King makes His triumphant entry into His Holy City. Why had Christ been staying east of town,…
St. Bernadette was born in 1844 in Lourdes, France, into a poor but devout family. Frail in health and often overlooked due to her simple background, she was only 14 when she experienced a series of Marian apparitions in 1858 at the grotto of Massabielle. The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to her 18 times, asking…
(Frank Wright/LifeSiteNews) — Leaked audio obtained by the GrayZone shows how the Israel lobby exerts enormous power over the Trump administration. In a statement published April 9 alongside the seven-minute recording, GrayZone editor Max Blumenthal wrote: “The Grayzone obtained leaked audio … Continue reading → The post Leaked audio exposes Israel lobby’s enormous power over the…
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