Baptist preacher Clive Johnston, 78, has been convicted under Northern Ireland’s buffer-zone law for abortion clinics. The prosecution related to an open-air church service held on July 7, 2024, a Sunday, near Causeway Hospital, where unborn babies are killed. However, Johnston didn’t speak about abortion or related issues. He delivered a sermon centered on John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.” The gathering involved about a dozen attendees. No pro-life signs or banners were displayed. On May 7, Coleraine Magistrates’ Court found Johnston guilty on influencing protected persons within a safe-access zone and failing to leave when directed by police. He was fined £450. Following the verdict, Johnston said he had not harassed or confronted anyone and described the ruling as “a dark day for Christian freedom.” #newsAerngtfojc
Four Catholics were arrested in Rajasthan after Hindu nationalist activists stormed a Catholic gathering of about 70 faithful and accused them of “forced conversions.” Police intervened and detained the four Catholics, even though Church leaders say the meeting was a peaceful religious event attended only by Christians. Attacks and harassment against Christians continue to rise across India.
Christian Finnish parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen, who was criminally convicted for “hate speech” by her country’s Supreme Court for a church booklet she wrote decades ago, has today announced that she will appeal her case to the European Court of Human Rights.
@petrus100452, anyway it is good to do that. To keep tose evil newbabilonians busy and don't let them to enjoy in their false peace with their big salary stolen from people. This is kind of battle that all even a little bit decent people must keep fighting as a part of bigger resistance.
Leo XIV met U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday while tensions continue between the Vatican and the administration of President Donald Trump. Cardinal Pietro Parolin underlined yesterday that Rubio requested the meeting. The U.S. State Department said the talks focused on the Middle East and “issues of shared interest in the Western Hemisphere.”
Dog Brings Rings at Catholic Wedding: A viral video shows a recent wedding at the Basílica San Vicente Ferrer in Godoy Cruz, within the Archdiocese of Mendoza, Argentina, where the couple’s dog carried the wedding rings to the altar during the exchange of vows.
This is the apostasy that has led the Novus Ordo to believe that, in the House of God, one may do whatever one pleases and profane it whenever one wishes. They—and a dog—come first, ahead of the rights of God.
He is Kamala Harris JGenX As U.S. Debt Hits a Worrying Milestone, Washington Barely Notices nytimes.com/…/05/07/business/us-debt-trump-polici… The debt is outgrowing the size of America’s economy. The president’s policies could accelerate the country’s fiscal headaches, experts say, unless policymakers intervene. The U.S. government learned last week that it may have reached an unfortunate milestone: The size of its debt surpassed the nation’s total economic output. It was a striking imbalance, according to early estimates, one that the country has experienced only in rare circumstances — briefly during the pandemic, and in the aftermath of World War II. But the development barely seemed to register in the nation’s capital, where few policymakers bothered to acknowledge the latest warning sign about the government’s poor fiscal health. The root of the problem is well-documented and widely known. U.S. debt has soared in recent years because of a mismatch between federal spending …ተጨማሪ
The body of the missing monk of the sedevacantist Transalpine Redemptorists appears to have been found. According to Police Scotland, an as yet unidentified body was recovered from the sea near the island of Stronsay on Wednesday morning. The family of the missing monk has been informed. The cause of death has not yet been established. The missing monk was the New Zealander Justin Evans, 24. He took the religious name Brother Ignatius Maria. He disappeared in mid-April from the order’s monastery on Papa Stronsay in Orkney. Police searches involving helicopters and boats had continued for weeks. The Diocese of Aberdeen declined further comment while police investigations remain ongoing. #newsZdqcfjagtk
During yesterday’s Papal General Audience, the music ensemble in St. Peter's Square entertained the older generation with 1970s songs: Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond and Dancing Queen by ABBA. The latter celebrates nightlife.
Ist „Dancing Queen“ ein passender Song für eine allgemeine Papstaudienz? Was meint ihr dazu?
@JANET ZIMMER Perhaps it was to awake nostalgy for the spirit of "conciliar spring" of 1960's and 1970's - long gone and forlorn. The song came out in 1976 - just a year after Montini's "charismatic moment" in St. Peter's Basilica.
Neither the immoral—such as sodomites or adulterers—nor idolaters—nor anyone who loves and practices deceit—will enter the Kingdom of God. (Cf. Revelation 22:15 ) The wages of rebellion against God and obstinacy in sin is the Second Death in the Lake of Hell.
Unity Among the Wicked Apostate Robert Prevost: “To the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally Archbishop of Canterbury” Prevost despises the priesthood and the papacy instituted by Christ; he maliciously affirmed the impenitent heretical woman—disguised as a bishop—in her flagrant profanation of the Sacrament of the Priesthood. Prevost maliciously using the name of Christ carried out his vendetta against the male priesthood instituted by Christ and against his Church 2 Corinthians 11:13-16 For such false apostles are deceitful workmen, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no wonder: for Satan himself transformeth himself into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers be transformed as the ministers of justice, whose end shall be according to their works. Primus inter pares The Archbishop of Canterbury holds a unique position as the first among equals within the Anglican Communion. This title, often referred to as "Primus …ተጨማሪ
It is premature to foresee an intervention by the Holy See regarding the German bishops on the blessings for homosexuals. Cardinal Pietro Parolin said this at the Augustinianum to present the book “Robert Francis Prevost. Free Under Grace”, as reported by VaticanNews.va on May 6. At this moment, Cardinal Parolin said, there is “dialogue”: “Let us see what happens.” He reiterated that the decision belongs to the Pope. “But in any case," he continued, “we have already for some time begun a dialogue, each expressing our own views.” Cardinal Parolin hopes that sanctions will not be necessary and that problems may be resolved peacefully, as should be the case in the Church. #newsZztiabfumv
Remember the good old days when the Jesuits forbade their members from becoming bishops or accepting any other kind of powerful religious or secular office to keep their innate intelligence and talent from devolving into arrogance, and resulting in their judgment about whether they existed to serve God or to improve on Him being clouded? So much of the evil that has seized the church has been initiated by Jesuits who were set free to give their conceit and arrogance free rein.
The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights posted this as their feature article today. I should be flattered, but more importantly I admire them for their sense of justice and support for Pornchai Moontri. -- Father Gordon MacRae
Fr. Gordon J. MacRae (This story originally appeared onBeyond These Stone Walls) I wrote a post recently entitled “Book of Tobit: The Angel Raphael on the Road with Pornchai Moontri.” It was an allegory, like the Book of Tobit itself. An allegory is a sort of genre of Sacred Scripture in which a story is told more for its meaning than for its historical value. Every parable of Jesus falls into this same genre. A part of the story of Tobit, and his son Tobias and their interactions with the Archangel Raphael in disguise were all part of the allegory. That does not mean the allegory did not happen. It means only that the truth of the story does not depend upon someone believing it. There was one aspect of the Book of Tobit story that became a centerpiece of my blog linked above. At the beginning and the end of the Book of Tobit there is a mysterious dog whose presence, meaning and purpose remain a mystery. My friend Pornchai Max and his grueling assimilation to his native Thailand after …
An Israeli soldier was photographed placing a cigarette in the mouth of a Virgin Mary statue in the southern Lebanese village of Debel during recent attacks. The Israel Army admitted the photo was authentic and claimed the incident had been referred for investigation.
I SOLDATI DI NETANYAHU DILEGGIANO I SIMBOLI CATTOLICI - NUOVO EPISODIO DI VANDALISMO DA PARTE DI UN SOLDATO ISRAELIANO CHE METTE UNA SIGARETTA IN BOCCA ALLA STATUA DI MARIA IN UN VILLAGGIO NEL SUD DEL LIBANO – GIORNI FA UN COLONO ISRAELIANO HA SPUTATO SULLA PORTA DI INGRESSO DELLA CATTEDRALE DI SAN GIACOMO A GERUSALEMME E POI USA IL DITO MEDIO PER FORMARE IL SIMBOLO DELLA CROCE – AD APRILE, UN SOLDATO ISRAELIANO HA COLPITO CON UNA MAZZA UNA STATUA DI GESÙ CROCIFISSO IN LIBANO. SEMPRE A GERUSALEMME, UN UOMO HA AGGREDITO LA SUORA CATTOLICA FRANCESE MARIE-REINE IN PIENO GIORNO SUL MONTE SION - IN UN ALTRO MOMENTO STORICO SAREBBERO GIA' PARTITE LE CROCIATE PER RIPORTARE PACE E ORDINE IN TERRASANTA...
The Diocese of Amiens, northern France, has announced that it will not renew the mission of three conservative priests from the Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon after months of “growing tensions” within the parishes. Fathers François-Régis Favre, Éloi Legrand, and Pierre-Marie Brochery, began serving in the parishes of Albert, Bray-sur-Somme, Mailly-Maillet, and Acheux in September 2025. They will depart at the end of the current pastoral year. In a statement released on April 27, Bishop Gérard Le Stang said the decision followed “a long period of reflection” and consultations with diocesan clergy and parishioners. He described the situation as having created a “deep and lasting disruption” within the communities. Cassocks, Novus Ordo in Latin The priests drew criticism from some parishioners for wearing cassocks, celebrating the Novus Ordo partly in Latin, and emphasizing moral teaching. Complaints also emerged regarding what some described as divisive preaching. One deacon reportedly …ተጨማሪ