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The underground bishop, recently recognized by the government as auxiliary bishop, withdrew his request. In it obedience to the laws of the country was accepted, but not membership of the PA. But the government does not want to publish it, making underground priests believe that they are obliged to join the body that proclaims the independence of the Church. In the Sino-Vatican agreement - also unpublished – membership of the PA is optional.Rome (AsiaNews) - Msgr. Vincenzo Guo Xijin, auxiliary bishop of Mindong (Fujian), is willing to suffer persecution along with other underground priests, rather than join the Patriotic Association...

The Democratic-controlled House on Wednesday approved a spending bill that included a reauthorization of the so-called Hyde Amendment barring federal money for abortions, despite a recent bubbling of vocal opposition to the amendment from liberals and 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. There was no direct, up-or-down vote on the Hyde Amendment itself. It was ensconced inside the spending package of Labor and Health and Human Services appropriations. It passed 226-203. No Republicans supported the spending bill. Six Democrats, including New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the progressive firebrand, voted against it. Asked about the Hyde Amendment, she told ABC News’ “This Week”...

Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Ha Chi-shing rallied with thousands of Christians overnightAs massive protests continued in Hong Kong, the auxiliary bishop pledged to remain with those opposing a controversial extradition bill and the resignation of the Chinese territory’s leader. Although chief executive Carrie Lam announced on June 15 that she had suspended the bill, Hong Kong people were not satisfied and turned out in even greater numbers June 16 than the 1 million estimated to have marched on June 9, reported ucanews.com. The Civil Human Rights Front estimated that about 2 million people joined the latest rally — a record for...

Israeli forensics company Cellebrite – which has gained a reputation for unlocking mobile devices like the iPhone to obtain personal data without the passcode or biometrics – claims it can now unlock any iOS device running up to iOS 12.3. The firm boasted of its capability in a tweet posted on Friday, which promoted UFED Premium, the latest version of its Universal Forensic Extraction Device.

Trump will be featured from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., an hour called... “Salute to America.”...During that hour, Trump will address the crowd on the National Mall and witness “military demonstrations and flyovers.” “For the 'first time in many years', the World War II Memorial and areas around the Reflecting Pool will be open for the public to enjoy a stunning fireworks display and an address by our Commander-in-Chief. We are excited to open these new areas so that more visitors may experience this year’s Independence Day celebration in our nation’s capital,” he said. Trump called on Americans to come...

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 17, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — Bishop Joseph Strickland called for the U.S. bishops to support proposed efforts before them to reveal specifics related to the scandal surrounding disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick. Speaking from the floor of the spring General Assembly last Thursday, Strickland expressed support for what Jefferson City, Mo., bishop Shawn McKnight had said earlier: that lay involvement is mandatory in dealing with holding bishops for either sex abuse or its cover-up. The bishops considered and approved three documents related to reporting and investigating claims of abuse or the intentional mishandling of these cases by bishops...

Mark Levin’s gutting of the liberal media’s bias and hate of President Trump in his latest book continues to dominate the New York Times bestseller list, now for a fourth week..... has sold some 300,000 copies 'over all' forms, hardcover, ebook, eaudio.... Levin told Secrets that he isn’t surprised with his book remaining at No. 1. “The public is furious with the left’s hijacking the media and want some answers. I think my book provides those answers,” he said. His recently told Secrets that his goal is not to destroy the liberal press but to nudge it away from being...

Xi Jinping has departed Beijing for Pyongyang, a historic trip that marks the first time a Chinese leader has traveled to North Korea in 14 years. He left the Chinese capital Thursday morning with his wife and several key aides, including Foreign Minister Wang Yi, top diplomat Yang Jiechi, and key economic adviser He Lifeng, according to Chinese state media. Xi will spend two days in the North Korean capital with leader Kim Jong Un, in what is expected to be a largely symbolic affair.

Video only at link: Youtube Deleted The Trump Fan Network – No Warning, No Reason

The latest edition replaces the designated banker with an intelligent, voice-activated top hat that handles all of the game’s financial transactions, giving players an outlet for their frustrations, without hurting anyone’s feelings. As intelligent voice assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant have become more common and more capable, there have been a handful of board games that use them as quiz masters, scorekeepers, or even just impartial timers. But since they require players to have access to a smartphone or a smart speaker, limiting their accessibility, and since board games are most often played by children, they also raise...

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has imposed an “unprecedented” economic pressure campaign on Iran that is forcing its proxy Hezbollah to beg for spare change, a top Department of State (DOS) official told House lawmakers on Wednesday. Brian Hook, the U.S. Special Representative for Iran and senior policy adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, told the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and International Terrorism: Today by nearly every metric the regime and its proxies are weaker than when our pressure began. … Our pressure campaign is working. It is making Iran’s violent and...

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador convened a special legislative session to hold the vote after the Senate convened in April..“The USMCA is synonymous with opportunity in the short and long term,” Mexican Sen. Verónica Martínez García said of the pact. Canada has already introduced legislation through its parliament to ratify the agreement and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to lobby Democrats to support the USMCA during his visit to Washington, D.C., this week. Meanwhile, the deal is running into some roadblocks , Speaker Nancy Pelosi has the authority to bring legislation on the matter before the chamber,...

CHICAGO — Federal agents raided the ward office of another Chicago alderman Wednesday. The FBI confirmed they were "conducting court-authorized law enforcement activities" in the area of 34th Ward Ald. Carrie Austin's campaign office, which is located on West 111th Street. It is unknown what the agents were looking for and no charges have been filed.

A former aide to two Democratic members of Congress will receive a sentence of four years in prison for data theft after pleading guilty to five felony charges linked to 'doxing' — or releasing personal information such as home addresses — five Republican senators. Jackson Cosko was sentenced Wednesday by Judge Thomas Hogan in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Cosko was arrested in October 2018 for breaking into the office of his former employer, Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and stealing private data before using it to 'dox' several Republican senators by posting their personal contact information...

During the Obama presidency, Americans discovered that his administration’s intelligence agencies were spying on us. In fact, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper lied to Congress about it, for which he was never charged -- but then, he’s a Democrat, the laws don’t apply to them. Eventually, he came clean, admitting that all Americans were being spied on, all the time, with spy agencies keeping a record of all phone conversations, texts, and emails made by every American. This was merely a precaution in case they ever needed to prosecute any of those who disagreed with Barry. Yet, I believe...

I’ve written before about the “Great Awokening” of white liberals (or if you prefer Social Justice Warriors) who have made news in the past few years, often on college campuses. A couple of weeks ago, Zach Goldberg, a student pursuing his Ph.D. in political science, published a piece at Tablet offering a social science perspective on the phenomenon and his conclusions are interesting. Golberg argues that something quite dramatic has happened in the past few years among white liberals who are now the only group of Americans who express a preference for other racial groups over their own. Over the...

A black parolee arrested for raping and bashing a white woman on the roof of his Bronx apartment building allegedly told a witness that she “deserved” the brutal attack because of slavery, according to court papers. “She was a white girl. She deserved it because us minorities have been through slavery,” Temar Bishop, 23, allegedly said to someone who witnessed the bloodied 20-year-old woman after the assaults, according to a criminal complaint. “This is what they used to do to us. This is what they did to us during slavery. They used to beat us and whip us.” Temar Bishop,...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ MAINTENANCE MISSION Marine Corps Cpl. Yesenia Rojas performs maintenance on an MV-22B Osprey aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex in the Arabian Sea, Oct. 2, 2018. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Francisco J. Diaz Jr. Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. SEA STAND . Navy Ensign Taylor Poynter stands watch in the pilothouse of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage in the Mediterranean Sea, Sept. 30, 2018....

Hope Hicks, the former White House communications director and one of President Donald Trump's closest aides, was questioned behind closed doors on Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee as part of the committee's ongoing investigation into potential obstruction of justice by the president. Shortly after Hicks arrived, the Democratic chairman, Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York, emerged to tell reporters that Hicks was "answering questions put to her" in the committee interview. But later, while Hicks was still facing questions, other Democrats coming in and out of the room didn't appear satisfied with her answers. While she was answering questions...

[Catholic Caucus] Faithful Rebel Against Bad Bishops Petition for Abp. Wilton Gregory to resign is rapidly gaining signatures WASHINGTON (ChurchMilitant.com) - Faithful Catholics rising up since last August have succeeded in taking down two former archbishops from Washington and have their sights set on the current archbishop as well as several other compromised bishops and cardinals. Washington's new archbishop, Wilton Gregory, is viewed by many as a mere crony of his two disgraced predecessors, Theodore McCarrick and Cdl. Donald Wuerl. Installed for less than a month, Gregory already has more than 8,000 Catholics calling for him to become a "worthy shepherd" or resign. A recent petition is asking Gregory to become...