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The IDF said Tuesday that two soldiers involved in damaging a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon have been removed from combat duty and sentenced to 30 days in military detention, following an incident that drew international criticism. The case occurred in the Christian village of Debel, where a s...

1 year ago.

The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the authenticity of a photo showing a soldier in southern Lebanon smashing a statue of Jesus with a sledgehammer, and said it would take action against those involved. The statement, issued shortly after midnight on Monday, came after the photo circulated online. ...

Whoo-hoooooooooooo!!!

Bishop Robert Barron@BishopBarron: The statements made by President Trump on Truth Social regarding the Pope were entirely inappropriate and disrespectful. They don’t contribute at all to a constructive conversation. It is the Pope’s prerogative to articulate Catholic doctrine and the principles tha...

President Donald Trump was elected in 2024 with support from a majority of Catholic voters, but a poll shows his support from Catholics dipping below 50% amid the U.S. war against Iran. According to the poll, only 40% of Catholics approve of the way Trump has handled the conflict with Iran, and 60% ...

Pope Leo XIV on Monday strongly pushed back against criticism from US President Donald Trump, defending his position of seeking peace and rejecting violence amid the Iran war. “I have no fear of the Trump administration or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel, which is what I believe I a...

Jack3 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2026 11:20 pm After that, Trump posted a picture of himself as Jesus.

And here is the Lord and Saviour of the USA in Easter week.

Paul Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops: “I am disheartened that the President chose to write such disparaging words about the Holy Father. Pope Leo is not his rival; nor is the Pope a politician. He is the Vicar of Christ who speaks from the truth of the Gospel and for th...

Delusional Trump: Trump linked the pope’s ascension to his return to office as president. “Leo should be thankful because, as everyone knows, he was a shocking surprise,” Trump said. “He wasn’t on any list to be Pope, and was only put there by the Church because he was an American, and they thought ...

Trump has lashed out at Pope Leo in a post to Truth Social on Sunday, saying the first American pope should “stop catering to the Radical Left.” It was an extraordinary broadside against the global leader of the Catholic Church, exacerbating a feud that began over the war in Iran. “Pope Leo is WEAK ...

The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate has announced the cancellation of all public Easter celebrations in Syria for 2026, citing ongoing security concerns and unstable conditions across the country. In an official directive addressed to clergy in the Patriarchal Archdiocese of Damascus, the Patria...

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that he has instructed authorities to give Cardinal Pizzaballa 'full and immediate access' to the Holy Sepulchre for Holy Week Netanyahu wrote on social media: 'I have instructed the relevant authorities that Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the L...

Consider the source. Not the Pope, but the "information" provider. I wonder how accurate Leo's quotes are. At least, he is clear...unlike Francis. Here is the homily: Brothers and sisters, this is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war. He does ...

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday said that God “does not listen to the prayers” of individuals who start wars, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues. “Brothers and sisters, this is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war,” the first American pope, citing a...

Brief homily.

This morning, the Israeli Police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Head of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, together with the Custos of the Holy Land, the Most Reverend Fr. Francesco Ielpo, OFM, the official Guardian of the Church of the...

As someone asked on the Interweb a couple of days ago: "I've always seen The Trinity as Infinity divided by 3, and that’s what I've told people because dividing infinity by 3 just gives you infinity 3 times. Let me know what y'all think?"

I am usually focused on the next part: Therefore, O Lord, as we celebrate the memorial of the saving Passion of your Son, his wondrous Resurrection and Ascension into heaven, and as we look forward to his second coming, we offer you in thanksgiving this holy and living sacrifice. Look, we pray, upon...

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the office of apostolic nuncio in the United States of America presented by His Eminence Cardinal Christophe Pierre, upon reaching the age limit (80). The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, titular of Sepino, until now Hol...