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Lipno Island, Novgorod Region, January 7, Interfax - Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken part in the Christmas liturgy at the unique church of St. Nicholas on Lipno Island built in the 13th century. Following the liturgy, the president congratulated Russians on Christmas and told journalists of the Rossiya 24 television channel about his understanding of God's love for humans. "God's love for humans is not in fulfilling every wish and request, but in allowing praying for him and for us in hope for the best," Putin said. According to Putin, hope and expectation of a miracle is the very...

Biden, a Catholic, has previously pledged to codify the right to abortion into federal law.WASHINGTON — Looking ahead at 2021, abortion advocates are hoping the incoming presidential administration will bring policy changes and new personnel who are sympathetic to their goals. “Planned Parenthood is committed to partnering with the Biden-Harris administration to ensure sexual and reproductive health doesn’t take a backseat in health policy and when making appointments,” said Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood and Planned Parenthood Action Fund, in a December 31 essay in Elle. “On day one, we want Biden to issue an executive...

Jesuit Fr. Leo O'Donovan to deliver invocation at Biden inaugurationJesuit Fr. Leo O'Donovan, former president of Georgetown University, will deliver the invocation at Joe Biden's presidential inauguration on Jan. 20.O'Donovan confirmed to NCR that Biden had personally called him and invited him to offer the prayer at the inauguration, which will mark the election of the nation's second Catholic president, and that he had accepted.O'Donovan is a longtime friend of the Biden family. In 2015, he presided at the funeral Mass for Biden's oldest son, Beau, after he died of brain cancer at the age of 46.Biden is known to...

QASR AL-YAHUD, West Bank (CNS) -- For the first time in 54 years, a Mass will be celebrated Jan. 10, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, at St. John the Baptist Chapel on the banks of the Jordan River. "It will be a very special day," said Franciscan Father Ibrahim Faltas, chancellor of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, which cares for holy sites. "After all this time, we have come back. This gives us hope for peace. For us, this is a sign not to lose hope, not to lose hope for peace." The almost 100-year-old...

President Trump officially conceded in a video released today. This is unfortunate as my hope was he was continuing to fight. I was wrong. And that may be a good thing, which I’ll talk about below. First, here’s the President’s speech.

CNA Staff, Jan 6, 2021 / 03:15 pm MT (CNA).- The Diocese of Tucson, Arizona announced new COVID-19 protocols that will require closing all churches for regular public indoor Masses from Jan. 8-Feb. 5, when the current policy will be revisited. “A period of four weeks should make a considerable difference in the availability of the Covid vaccine for those most at risk,” Bishop Edward Weisenburger of the Diocese of Tucson said in a news release. “Hopefully it also will help us to evaluate more accurately the anticipated post-Christmas spike in infections and resulting hospitalizations.” The new protocols say Sunday...

Tulsi Gabbard, in an interview with Tucker Carlson, blasted her own Democrat party for eliminating gendered language from the official House rules. Speaker Nancy Pelosi proposed to eliminate the language and stated instead that only gender-neutral terms such as “parent,” “child,” “sibling” and “parent’s sibling” would be allowed. The rules package was passed along partisan lines on Monday. Gabbard called the removal of gendered language by the Democrats “the height of hypocrisy.” Removing the language, according to the Democrat Representative, “does the very opposite” of empowering women. “It’s the height of hypocrisy for people who claim to be the champions...

Dear Oklahoma friends and neighbors: I am aware this is a long letter, but it is a serious issue that requires a serious response. January 6, 2021, was a terrible day for our country and for our democracy. Americans do not all agree, but we settle issues through elections, legislation, and conversation. Ronald Reagan once said, “Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.” Obviously that did not happen January 6. At 1pm eastern, the Joint Session of Congress started normally. Within a few minutes, a small group of Senators and House...

What happened in the Capitol building yesterday, American time, was terrible but inevitable. Any organisation which does something as stupid as ban words like mother is simply not fit to govern. I see this and say this as a man who was a midwife for 32 years. I pray for peace and understanding and freedoms which good people must fight for in good ways whenever freedom is under attack.

Chief Steven Sund of the Capitol Police is stepping down following Wednesday's debacle at the nation's Capitol. Sund's resignation is effective January 16.Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle called on Sund to resign after a large crowd of Trump supporters gathered in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday and a contingent of demonstrators breached the U.S. Capitol. Congressional offices were ransacked and rioters made their way onto the House floor. (Via NBC News) Officers are "frustrated and demoralized" with how a lack of leadership undermined the response to the mob, according to a statement from Gus Papathanasiou, the union chairman. Papathanasiou...

Leo Kelly was one of the first men to breach the Capitol building and go inside with dozens of others. In this exclusive interview with LifeSiteNews correspondent Jim Hale, Leo talks about his conflicted feelings about what he did, and why he felt it was necessary.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on Sens. Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley to resign or face expulsion from Congress, accusing the Republican lawmakers of fomenting Wednesday's violent riots at the U.S. Capitol.

JUST IN: A US Capitol Police officer has died from events stemming from Wednesday's riot at the Capitol, three sources confirmed

Special analysis of the moments leading up to and after the U.S. Capitol breach.

He tells angry people to march to the Capitol. Then this... Very disappointed. https://youtu.be/KFqoDE5kzaI

Pardon my use of the title, but yesterday we saw what looked like a Pyrrhic victory, wherein those who would Keep America Great came together in a blue and red sea of vibrant harmony, only to incur the distaste of the chattering class when they entered the Capitol Building (through suspiciously ill-guarded entries) and behaved like a rowdy tour group after a hot toddy or two. When a trigger-happy member of the Secret Service shot a female veteran trying to open a door through a broken window, this startling display of assertiveness (which liberals have come to never expect in...

The police officer who shot Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt dead has been suspended and the incident is currently under investigation. Babbitt was shot in the neck at almost point blank range during yesterday’s chaos in DC during the storming of the Capitol building. Footage of the shocking incident clearly shows that non-lethal measures could have been used against Babbitt, who served her country during a 14 year stint in the Air Force. The officer who shot Babbitt, who was wearing a suit and positioned inside the Senate chamber when he opened fire, has now been suspended pending an investigation. US...

It's right there. I see it and this goober doesn't? Chuckles would - even before it happened. Cocaine Mitch is about to become the Senate Minority Leader and he may not know why.

The Daily Mail reports that the FBI already has a list of the ‘MAGA Most Wanted”Daily Mail reported today’s list from the FBI of their most wanted who waltzed into the Capitol Building yesterday:Hunt for MAGA’s most wanted: FBI releases pictures of Trump rioters who stormed the Capitol https://t.co/eWfvnYOJNr pic.twitter.com/zbxAnUJJ3Q— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) January 7, 2021In addition to the list above, the Justice Department has not discarded President Trump’s role in events yesterday at the Capitol:Federal prosecutors have announced President Trump could potentially face charges over his role in inciting the violent siege of the US Capitol after he...

Did you feel it, Patriots? Did you feel your heart swell with an indescribable emotion at that moment when the real patriots walked reverently into our Capitol building and suddenly, for one glorious unforgettable moment, their elected "representatives" cowered and ran from We The People. For one glorious moment, it was our House again, our voices were heard in its hallowed halls. Watching on YouTube and Twitter, I thought my heart was going to explode! Stick with me as we explore what really happened yesterday and hey! Hold your heads up high, Patriots! Hold the line! Yesterday had like many...