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[Catholic Caucus] 47-year-old photo shows future Pope Francis with dissident priest who helped engineer Amazon synod August 30, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – A 47 year-old photograph has surfaced showing the man who would become Pope Francis standing in a small group of people, one of whom is a Brazilian Liberation-theology proponent and priest who would become laicized and who is now widely credited for being the “theologian of reference” for the upcoming controversial Amazon synod. The picture takes on significance due to the claim of the laicized priest that Pope Francis remembered their meeting in 1972 and had recently sent...

Conservative activist and journalist Laura Loomer is running for Congress in one of Florida’s Democratic-dominated districts. According to an August 2 filing with the Federal Election Commission, Loomer wants to represent Florida’s 21st district. The district is located in Southeast Florida — a liberal stronghold. The congressional seat is currently held by Trump-hating Democrat Lois Frankel, who ran unopposed in 2018. In her statement announcing her Congressional run, Loomer said: “My opponent cares far more about radical leftist special interests, her anti-Semitic colleagues, and protecting criminal illegal aliens from deportation than about her district and constituents here in Florida who...

It will be the ravishing of the nation of Israel, under the anti Christ, climaxing with the global bloodbath of Armageddon, at Messiah's glorious return, in which Jesus Messiah will obliterate the global armies of the Anti Christ, which will finally bring about a TRUE and EVERLASTING PEACE to Jerusalem (the City of Peace) and to the world (Dan. 2:44, 7:13-27, Zech. 12:4,14:2-4, Rev. 19:11-21)! What Israel and the nations have attempted for centuries and could NEVER achieve will finally be accomplished at Almighty God the Son’s second coming to earth (Psalm 2, 24:7-10, 110, Isa. 2:3, 9:6-7, 33:22, 51:5,61:1-11,...

The former deputy director’s FBI coddled Clinton and addled Trump. Now he seeks clemency . . . even as he sues the Justice Department. Hillary Clinton checked every box for a violation of the Espionage Act. So much so that, in giving her a pass, the FBI figured it better couch her conduct as “extremely careless,” rather than “grossly negligent.” The latter description was stricken from an earlier draft of then-director James Comey’s remarks because it is, verbatim, the mental state the statute requires for a felony conviction. It wouldn’t do to have an “exoneration” statement read like a felony...

Is There Anything Too Wonderful? Song Lyrics (Jer. 32:17-19; 27, Mark 9:23; 10:27, Eph. 3:20-21) Years have gone by since you ransomed my soul I have seen Your mighty hand and Your will for me to know You have been my Hiding Place, You have been my Blessed Hope When all, seemed so lost How can I fear, when Your Presence shines so bright! As the sun in its strength, yeah Thy glory in its might! What's impossible with men, is truly possible through Thee Thy risen Son, my ETERNAL Victory! (Chorus) Ah, My Lord is there anything too wonderful,...

WASHINGTON -- Ukrainian tycoon Vyacheslav Boguslayev is having a hard time parting with the company he has controlled for the past three decades, and it's not just because it is close to his heart. The 80-year old is caught up in the global rivalry between the United States and China as he seeks to sell his defense company, Motor Sich. At stake for Ukraine is potentially billions of dollars of investment from China, thousands of jobs, and eventual membership in NATO, analysts say. The possible sale of Motor Sich -- a maker of engines for missiles, helicopters, and jets --...

[Catholic Caucus] Pro-LGBT archbishop of DC has long record of supporting liberal causes August 30, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — Archbishop Wilton Gregory is this week’s Bishop of the Week for Faithful Shepherds, a website launched by LifeSiteNews in 2018 that encourages bishops to remain faithful to Christ by enabling laity to email, send personalized postcards, or call their bishops to urge them to uphold the Church’s perennial teachings. Archbishop Gregory was recently installed as the archbishop of one of the most politically important sees in the U.S. — the Archdiocese of Washington. Prior to his high-profile appointment, Gregory was archbishop of...

Law enforcement officers in Virginia have seized enough fentanyl to kill 14 million people, busting a massive three-state drug ring as part of what they called "Operation Cookout." Thirty-five suspects were arrested, and four others are on the run. "This opioid crisis is not an issue that is happening someplace else, or to someone else. It's happening right here in Norfolk," said G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. In total, authorities seized over 30 kilograms of fentanyl, 30 kilograms of heroin, five kilograms of cocaine and over $700,000. It's the largest drug takedown in Virginia...

The administration has tried every tool at its disposal to tighten the nation's immigration policies — including the so-called "public charge" rule that makes it harder for immigrants to get green cards or visas if they use a wide range of public assistance. It also has pushed to ramp up enforcement, carrying out the biggest workplace raids in at least a decade. At the same time, many of the administration's efforts have been stalled or blocked by Congress, the courts, or state and local officials. Below is a look at what the White House has accomplished on immigration — and...

Count Vlad usually does his own music but now and again he collaborates with other writers. In this case he wrote a song with Tom Davis. The Promise is a laid back, soft jazz piece almost in the vein of Simply Red or Sade. If you like the music please subscribe to Count Vlad's channel.

Aging late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart does not shy away from the fact that he is killing babies. But he tries to legitimize his life-destroying career with words like “care” and “compassion.” He even offers to allow women to cuddle with their dead baby and take their footprints before he disposes of their body. A brochure on Carhart’s website provides details about his late-term abortion practice in Bethesda, Maryland. He touts himself as a specialist in “second and third trimester abortion care,” and advertises abortions after 28 weeks – long past the point when an unborn baby is viable. “Abortion is...

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died from a toxic mix of the powerful painkillers fentanyl and oxycodone along with alcohol in an accidental overdose, a medical examiner in Texas said in a report released Friday. The 27-year-old Skaggs was found dead in his hotel room in the Dallas area July 1 before the start of what was supposed to be a four-game series against the Texas Rangers. The first game was postponed before the teams played the final three games. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office issued a technical report that said Skaggs died as a result of "mixed...

Shirley Temple Black (actress, born April 23, 1928, Santa Monica, California; died, February 10, 2014, Woodside, California) From the start, Shirley Temple had what the camera loves: bright eyes and a curly top, a magical presence and irrepressible charm -- and an amazing talent. President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, proclaimed that "as long as our country has Shirley Temple, we will be all right." She was the star of more than forty motion pictures, most of them made during the 1930s before she had celebrated her 12th birthday. Shirley Temple became a unique symbol of American movies and a joyous tonic...

A Humboldt Park man was found guilty Friday of aggravated battery charges for stabbing a man who confronted him about his purported membership in a white nationalist group outside a concert at Northerly Island in 2017. Brushing aside claims of self-defense during a two-day bench trial, Judge William Hooks on Friday found that Thomas Christensen badly overreacted to a “sophomoric” confrontation with a 30-year-old fellow concertgoer who called him out as a member of the white nationalist Proud Boys, and got in a scuffle that left Christensen with cut on his lip and scalp. “The reaction of the defendant to...

Court Grants Significant New Discovery in Clinton Email Case New IG Report Confirms Comey Crimes but DOJ Drops Ball JW Takes on Another Dangerous Sanctuary Policy in California Chris Farrell to Host “On Watch” on the One America News Network Court Grants Significant New Discovery in Clinton Email Case We have won a significant victory in our pursuit of the truth about Hillary Clinton’s misuse of official email and the Deep State’s efforts to cover it up. A federal judge granted us seven additional depositions, three interrogatories and four document requests related to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s...

While prosecutors routinely recite their full knowledge of and compliance with their Brady obligations, in truth they often scoff at them and continue to play games to win convictions at all costs. Meanwhile, the defense does not know what the defense does not know. This problem was demonstrated dramatically in the prosecution of United States Senator Ted Stevens. In fact, it was the prosecutorial misconduct in that case that led this Court to adopt the Brady order it now routinely enters in every criminal case. Unfortunately, the government learned nothing from the rebukes in Stevens. It has engaged in even...

GOP Rep. John Shimkus announced Friday he will not seek reelection for Illinois’s 15th Congressional District next year. Shimkus, who has served in the House since 1997, said while his tenure in Congress has been “an honor of a lifetime” he is looking to spend more time with his family. “As Illinois candidates begin to circulate petitions next week, now is the time for me to announce that I will not be seeking re-election. … Serving in Congress has been a blessing, but it has also been a sacrifice for my wife Karen, and our boys,” he said in a...

Democrat Dan McCready has a narrow advantage over Republican Dan Bishop heading into the final days of the Sept. 10 redo election in North Carolina’s 9th District, according to a new bipartisan poll for Inside Elections. The survey, conducted Aug. 26-28 by Harper Polling and Clarity Campaign Labs, showed McCready with a 46-42 percent advantage over Bishop, and two third party candidates receiving a combined 3 percent. When leaners are included, McCready’s advantage extended to 49-44 percent. In Nov. 2018, McCready finished behind Republican Mark Harris 49.3-48.9 percent, but a winner was never certified or seated in Congress because of...

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account on his own platform appeared to have been hacked Friday afternoon as his page began posting a stream of racist and vile messages. "We're aware that @jack was compromised and investigating what happened," an official Twitter corporate account tweeted. A Twitter spokesman did not immediately respond when asked for comment. Dorsey's account on Friday afternoon began posting racial slurs and other odd messages. He retweeted one user who wrote, "nazi germany did nothing wrong." "Follow @taytaylov3r or Twitter hq is blowing up," read another of the tweets posted on Friday. Dorsey has more than 4.2...

Victims Of The Charleston Church Mass Shooting Can Sue Over Background Check Failures That Let The Shooter Buy A Gun, A Court Ruled Survivors and family members of victims of the July 2015 mass shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, can sue the federal government over failures in the national background check system that allowed the shooter to buy a gun, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. A lower court judge previously had dismissed the case, finding the government was immune from the claims raised by the Charleston survivors and victims' families. The US Court of...