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'Young people of America, do not be afraid. The deepest joy there is in life is the joy that comes from God'
Pope John Paul II
'America, defend LIFE'
Pope John Paul II gave a stirring defence of the right to life with Bill Clinton standing a foot away from him in Denver in 1993
🚨 The Irish State has SUSPENDED their SINISTER ad which campaigned for grandparents to seek CONSENT before showing affection to their own grandchildren
Under the current government, elder abuse has EXPLODED
Fine Gael have overseen the largest escalation in elder abuse in the history of the Irish State
This new ad, demanding that elderly relatives seek consent to show affection to their grandchildren, is part of a wider programme of dehumanisation of the elderly that is designed to normalise Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide
The Irish State has released a DERANGED new advertisement in which it implies that grandparents should seek CONSENT to hug their grandchildren
Elder abuse has reached RECORD highs under the current government
October 21st is the Feast Day of Blessed Karl of Austria
The great Habsburg monarch is remembered for his deep faith and for his efforts to end World War I
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Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan has CONDEMNED the country's growing problems with drugs and violent crime
Bishop Cullinan was speaking at the funeral of two parents and their children who were murdered in a drug related incident
Under Fianna Fail/Fine Gael, Ireland has become the 4th biggest user of cocaine per capita in the world
The bishop said:
'As a country we have not really faced up to this problem and it is a fact that in every city, town, village and townland harmful drugs are available.
Up and down this dear land, people are turning to drugs.
Young lives and the lives of the not-so-young are being destroyed by drugs, and those who work behind the scenes need to see the consequences of their dark trade and atone for their sin.
Pope Francis often said that ‘everything is connected’ and anyone who deals in drugs is contributing to a deadly darkness.
Anyone in Ireland who thinks that there is no harm in taking a line of cocaine on the weekend is utterly mistaken and is also feeding this evil machine
The use of drugs is a choice and a physical and spiritual problem. The human spirit seeks to be filled by love and meaning. Many people look in the wrong places.
I do not come to judge. I ask you all to join with me in saying this must stop. We must see what is happening to our country and our communities.
If the demand for drugs dries up then the supply disappears. Please join with me in proclaiming that there is another way to live, a better way to live'
In light of recent episodes of violence, the Church in France is calling for a response to the anxiety expressed by young people and those who feel marginalized or left behind, with the Archbishop of Tours advocating for restoring democratic dialogue through intermediary institutions.
vaticannews.va/en/world/news…
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The European Parliament at Strasbourg has unveiled a meeting room named after Saint Benedict of Nurcia
Benedict is a patron saint of Europe 💪 ✝️
🚨 The Patriarchs and Heads of the churches in Jerusalem have issued a letter CONDEMNING the continuing settlers attacks by Israeli Settlers against Christians in the West Bank
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The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Leo XIV will RETURN to his Wednesday audience TOMORROW
"People power and the communities that right-wing governments want to smash is the only thing that will save society.
"From Paris to the Garvaghy Road, only ordinary people looking out for what’s right and what they deserve will make governments listen."
Read Aoife Moore: tinyurl.com/246ykrhe
🚨 'Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon'
US President Donald Trump has commented on the riots in Paris
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Pope Leo has spoken with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
'The Holy Father recalled the grave situation in the city of Oleshky, in the Kherson region, and made reference to the request for a humanitarian ceasefire that he had presented to the President of the Russian Federation'
BELFAST
HUGE numbers of Catholics took part in the Rosary procession for Our Lady's Rosary Festival this past weekend
The event was organised by the Legion of Mary and the Knights of Saint Columbanus
The persecution of Christians in India is horrific.
Location: Konta, Sukma, Chhattisgarh
Date: October 13
Hindu nationalist supporters barged into a Christian missionary school, accusing the institution of exposing Hindu students to Christian teachings as a means of religious conversion. They demanded changes to the school’s dress code and prayer practices during the nine days of Navratri, arguing that Hindu students should not be exposed to Christian religious practices or indoctrinated into Christianity.
Exciting day for the Irish church
Fascinating day yesterday at Mullingar Cathedral for the closure of the diocesan case into the cause for sainthood of Fr Willie Doyle, the WW1 priest, who was killed at the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917. Here is @jshocds taking an oath to transmit the 11 volumes of material, all shown on the altar in this video, to Rome to the Dicastery of Saints for consideration. You don't have to be a believer to take inspiration from the life of a man who was the personification of selflessness and self-sacrifice. He truly was a remarkable man @FrWillieDoyle