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9 November 2026 Dedication of the Lateran Basilica Feast St Patrick's Catholic Cathedral, ArmaghReadings at MassThis is a preview of Universalis. The Universalis app gives you every day of every year, not just the single week you’re seeing now, and it doesn’t need the Internet. It gives you the official New American Bible version for the readings at Mass. As well as the Mass, it gives you the Liturgy of the Hours. It costs $9.99-12.99 on your phone, or £19.99 (about $26.50) on your computer. Get it now.Liturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).When a Feast of the Lord is celebrated...

London police are investigating two more allegations of rape against the comedian LONDON—Russell Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison following his conviction for rape and sexual assault, a fall from grace for one of the U.K.’s most prominent entertainment figures.Passing sentence at London’s Southwark Crown Court Monday, Justice Joel Bennathan described Brand as a “sexual predator” and accused him of “staggering arrogance.”“You thought fame meant you could act how you liked, when you liked, unhindered by the rules by which decent people live,” he said.A jury found Brand, 51 years old, guilty of one count...

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) said President Donald Trump is acting like an “unserious fool.” Host Jonathan Karl said, “You said that Democrats should drop the decorum and treat Trump, these were your words, as the unserious fool that he is. So how is that going to work? How are you going to deliver on your promises? You’re calling the president the unserious fool that he is.” El-Sayed said, “Well, let’s talk about how he is an unserious fool. Think about this war in Iran that every single president had resisted fighting because, of course, it...

HUGE UPDATE on Watson's case: the Article 32 found no probable cause for 3 of his 10 specifications, including the big one. The charge sheet says Maj. Watson's Capitol steps speech calling for impeachment violated Article 92 and DoD Directive 1344.10, partisan political activity. The hearing officer's finding: no probable cause. Same finding on the Jessica Denson interview, and on the leave-form specification. DoDD 1344.10 defines partisan as tied to a political party or a candidate. Calling for the impeachment of an elected official isn't a campaign. It's a constitutional remedy. No election, no candidate, no party on the ballot....

Vasily Nebenzya stressed that the settlement must be comprehensive, lasting, and long-termUN, November 9. /TASS/. Russia does not intend to agree to a freeze on the Ukrainian conflict, because the settlement must address the root causes of the crisis, Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said. "We will not agree to a freeze of the conflict that would allow the existing threats to our security to persist and create conditions for a new escalation," he told a meeting of the UN Security Council on Ukraine convened at the initiative of Western countries. "Our position is firm and unwavering: the...

[Catholic Caucus] Ohio cathedral to offer funeral Mass for man in homosexual ‘marriage’ The Cathedral of Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, of the Diocese of Toledo will host a Catholic funeral Mass for a man who lived for decades in a homosexual relationship, threatening grave scandal.The Catholic Cathedral of Toledo, Ohio, is set to offer a Catholic funeral for a man who lived in a homosexual “marriage.” The funeral will be in direct violation of ecclesiastical law regarding the refusal of Christian burial for manifest sinners.A visitation for John Arthur Park will take place Monday, November 9,...

Nearly 700 rural hospitals are facing financial pressures that are putting them in danger of shutting down… Many of the states with significant numbers or percentages of rural hospitals at risk are largely rural states. But New York, Pennsylvania, and Georgia are also among the states with the most rural hospitals that are deemed at grave risk of closure. More than 100 rural hospitals have closed nationwide between 2015 and 2026… In addition, 56 rural hospitals have eliminated inpatient services since the beginning of 2023. Lisa Kidder Hrobsky, at the American Hospital Association, said the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation...

[Catholic Caucus] Exclusive interview: Archbishop Aguer on the papal visit to Argentina and the legacy of Pope Francis n an exclusive interview with AdVaticanum, Archbishop Héctor Aguer discusses Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Argentina, the legacy of Pope Francis, the state of the Church in his country and the place of tradition in its futureArchbishop Héctor Rubén Aguer is the Archbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina. Born in Buenos Aires on 24 May 1943, he was ordained a priest in 1972 and served as Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires from 1992 to 1998 before being appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of La...

On Holy Island, a field called "The Palace" hides a story no one expected. Time Team digs into Lindisfarne's past to learn whether this plot belonged to monks, soldiers, or something stranger. Armed with a 1548 plan, geophysics and local archives, the team chases clues from a chamfered plinth and cobbled yards to twin circular structures that point to a very different "palace." A debated cannonball, boundary stones that redraw the Priory line, and an eerie butchered horse burial twist the plot. Then a Neolithic cup-marked stone surfaces from a medieval pit, and a Charles I coin keeps the dates...

Kiki is a special dog, Who sometimes lays just like a frog. Painted black and white and brown, She sometimes acts just like a clown. Each day when it’s time to eat, Kiki’s favorite food is meat! An Australian Shepherd, a true-blue Aussie, I must admit, she can be bossy. I’ll drop her off each day at Poochees, She gets treats and lots of smoochees. Her friends are there, all kinds of dogs, Chasing balls and jumping logs. She loves the groomer, getting ready, A shampoo, "mani and a pedi." She loves the dryer's warm air power, Her primping takes...

Gadi Eisenkot formally received the mandate on Sunday to form the next Israeli governing coalition, and vowed to pursue “creative and unconventional” pathways to assembling what he termed a “national emergency government.” Eisenkot’s nomination was expected, after 67 of the incoming Knesset’s 120 members asked President Isaac Herzog to give him the opportunity. Now, after a ceremony Sunday at the President’s Residence, the leader of the centrist Yashar party will have up to six weeks to form a government that, he has pledged, will unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and usher in a new era for the country. “Israel is...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A crew member aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship was rescued by three fishermen after going overboard miles off Newport Beach Friday. The cruise ship departed from San Pedro on Friday and was headed to Ensenada when the crew member went overboard. According to the fishermen, they were about 20 miles offshore when they spotted the man floating on his back in waters near Catalina Island. They said the man appeared to be depleted of energy when they pulled him aboard their vessel.

HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Fla. (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that President Donald Trump launched the war against Iran even if it was not “necessarily popular” to safeguard the world from the country’s nuclear ambitions.He would not comment directly about the Republican wipeout in Tuesday’s elections, which delivered a resounding rebuke to Trump. The unpopularity of the Iran war and its impact on gasoline prices and other parts of the economy helped Democrats seize control of Congress.Asked about Vice President JD Vance’s social media post last week that largely blamed the war for the Republican losses,...

President Donald Trump questioned the results of the midterm elections in a jaw-dropping social media post, less than a week after he, his preferred candidates, and GOP control of Congress were smacked down in a brutal rout. Taking to Truth Social on Monday morning, the president said: “Does anybody really believe that this ‘Election’ was honest. How could the Polls be so wrong??? Some early voting “dumps” were so large that it was impossible to win, no matter how many people went to vote.” He added: “It’s all about the machines, which are far more important than the voter!” The...

Two Spokane County sheriff's deputies were killed in what began as a domestic violence call and turned into a deadly rescue attempt. Authorities say deputies Mason Acheson and Parker Perry were shot Tuesday as they tried to enter a home near Spangle, Washington, after a woman reported she'd been shot and that others might still be inside, per Fox News. SWAT teams later sent in a drone and found the suspected gunman, 37-year-old Ryan Larsen, dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot, along with the bodies of his mother and sister, 72-year-old Suzanne Larsen and 45-year-old Rebecca Larsen.Acheson died shortly after...

What are these ills that are laid at the door of capitalism? Just a short list includes: business monopolies that jack up prices and prey on captive consumers; laws favoring vested industry interests passed through lobbying, often in backroom insider deals; barriers to entry to squelch small competitors; fatcat executives without accountability to shareholders and multi-million-dollar payouts; systemic crises created by financial or corporate scandals; and the list goes on… But none of these ills is an attribute of capitalism – in fact, in a truly capitalistic system every one of these ills would disappear. These ills are the outcome...

A ProPublica investigation is casting a suspicious eye on a lucrative government contract awarded to a small company to monitor Ebola in Africa. The $40 million contract to XpresTest stands out for two reasons, according to the story: The company has zero experience working in Africa, and President Trump's two eldest sons invested in the firm just months before the contract was awarded. XpresTest, a biosecurity subsidiary of airport spa operator XWELL, has experience monitoring COVID-19 at airports but no track record working with Ebola or in Africa. Even the company's CEO is leery of the work in the Democratic...

Another massive migrant caravan busted through the Mexican border en route to the United States on Friday after the Democrats swept the midterm elections. At least 800 migrants busted through Mexico, optimistic after the Democrats took control of the House and the Senate. The latest migrant caravan is mainly comprised of Hondurans. Video posted to social media shows the migrants walking over the Rodolfo Robles International Bridge from Guatemala into Ciudad Hidalgo Chiapas on Friday night. Democrats also seized control of the Texas governorship and state House – Governor Abbott was ousted by open-borders zealot Gina Hinojosa.

A car crashed near the White House on Monday morning, and the driver was detained after a physical confrontation with Secret Service officers and National Guard troops, according to reporters at the scene. A silver sedan drove onto the paved area at the north end of Lafayette Square, directly across from the White House, and struck a sign post, according to video circulating online. White smoke could be seen rising from the car. The Secret Service ordered members of the White House press corps indoors at about 10 a.m. local time. President Donald Trump was at the White House at...

Both Redeemed in Christ — Yet Two Different Last Days Perspectives on His Appearing The Watchful Believer — Living in the Light of His Coming (1 Thessalonians 5:1–8; Titus 2:13). This believer, agape loves the Lord Jesus Christ, abides in His Word, agape loves the whole counsel of God, and faithfully serves Him while eagerly anticipating Jesus' glorious appearing for His bride (1 John 3:1-3). This one personally understands and comprehends the Last Days times and seasons through the prophetic Scriptures, recognizing the EXPONENTIAL global increase of darkness, deception, lawlessness, and spiritual blindness of a fallen world. Yet his hope...