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The Cologne District Court has charged Fr. Dariusz Oko with illegal ‘incitement to hatred’ for condemning predatory homosexual clergy after a complaint by a scandal-ridden priest.COLOGNE, July 28, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Polish priest Fr. Dariusz Oko has been charged by a German court with “incitement to hatred” for an article he wrote about homosexual clerical abuse, following a complaint by a pro-LGBT priest in Germany. Oko’s article, published in the January/February edition of theological journal Theologisches, highlighted cases of abuse by homosexual priests and bishops and detailed mechanisms used by “homoclans” or a “homomafia” of predatory clerics to avoid accountability....

This article sheds light on Diogenes Syndrome, its symptoms, causes, and possible treatment. It also looks at different therapies that may be used to reduce the symptoms of this disorder. In addition to this, you may find a few helpful resources that may help in dealing with this disorder. Diogenes Syndrome is a behavioral disorder that affects older adults. Diogenes Syndrome is characterized by hoarding, squalor, and disregard for personal hygiene. Individuals with Diogenes Syndrome may have a habit of keeping dirty objects in their houses....

WATCH: Fr. Michael Rodríguez on Traditionis CustodesCatholic Family News has invited back by popular demand Fr. Michael Rodríguez, a priest of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, who delivered an outstanding testimony at the 2019 CFN Conference, “The New Mass: Fifty Years of Problems”.In this new interview, Fr. Rodríguez shares his experience of persecution for adherence to the Traditional Latin Mass and offers wise advice to both priests and laity at this moment in which we must all stand together for the Mass of the Ages.(Click on article link to watch interview video)

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says the state's Hunter and Upper Hunter regions will be placed into lockdown from 5:00 pm today. The affected local government areas are Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Port Stephens, Cessnock, Dungog, Singleton and Muswellbrook. Ms. Berejiklian said the lockdown was expected to continue until midnight on August 12...

McAllen TX has declared an emergency after the flood of COVID positive migrants

A majority of Americans do not believe it is appropriate for public figures to criticize unvaccinated Americans, particularly as a tactic to drive up vaccination rates, a Convention of States Action/Trafalgar Group survey released this week found. The survey asked respondents “Do you believe public figures being openly critical of Americans who choose not to be vaccinated is an appropriate way to increase vaccination rates?” The vast majority, 59.8 percent, said no, followed by 23.7 percent who said yes, and 16.5 percent who were unsure. Republican respondents overwhelmingly disagree with public officials vaccine-shaming. Over three-quarters, 77.7 percent, said it is...

The White House dismissed Wednesday the idea of an independent investigation into women’s allegations against President Joe Biden of inappropriate touching or actions. The New York Post’s Stephen Nelson asked press secretary Jen Psaki during the daily press briefing if the White House would support an investigation into allegations from female Secret Service agents complaining of Biden skinny dipping at his pool in front of them when he was vice president and allegations of sexual assault by one of his former Senate aides Tara Reade. Psaki dismissed the idea of an investigation, claiming the allegations were already “heavily litigated” during...

The average American eats roughly 22 teaspoons of added sugar a day—more than three times the recommended amount for women and more than double the recommended amount for men. Although this overconsumption is known to contribute to Type 2 diabetes and other disorders, the exact ways sugar sets the stage for metabolic diseases on a cellular level has been less clear. Now, a team led by scientists has found that surplus sugar may cause our cellular powerplants—called mitochondria— to become less efficient, reducing their energy output. Using their new model, Wu and her colleagues demonstrated that excess glucose reduces the...

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted Wednesday to finally repeal two decades-old measures giving open-ended approval for military action in Iraq, an early round of action in a growing Democratic push to reclaim congressional say over U.S. military strikes and deployments. Committee members voted 14-8, with three Republicans voting with Democrats, to repeal the 1991 measure that sanctioned the U.S.-led Gulf War to expel Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s forces from Kuwait, and the 2002 measure that greenlighted the United States’ 2003 invasion of Iraq. Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat who sponsored the measure with Indiana Republican Sen. Todd Young,...

Germany’s Green party said Tuesday that it would seek to introduce a new climate protection ministry with the power to veto government policies if it becomes part of the next coalition following September’s general elections. The proposed new ministry would be able to veto proposals of any nature from other ministries which were “incompatible” with the aims of the Paris climate accord of keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, said Annalena Baerbock, the party’s candidate running for Angela Merkel’s post. “This is about finally taking on the huge, century-defining task of becoming climate neutral,” said Baerbock as she presented...

A significant increase in air traffic and the nation-wide worker shortage forced Nantucket Memorial Airport to suspend Jet-A fuel sales over the weekend.Fuel has since arrived on the island and sales were back on Monday, but there could be implications down the line for the small airport.Fuel usage is up 60 percent this year compared to 2019, as commercial flights have increased more than 30 percent on the island, and up to 40 percent for private jets.Assistant airport manager Noah Karberg says they've also been impacted by a low number of fuel truck drivers during the pandemic, and there has...

In a newly published study, scientists have shown that the flu vaccine may provide vital protection against COVID-19. This was the largest study…which strongly suggested that the annual flu shot reduces the risks of stroke, sepsis, and DVT in patients with COVID-19. Patients with COVID-19 who had been vaccinated against the flu were also significantly less likely to visit the emergency department and be admitted to the intensive care unit. Members of the first study group had received the flu vaccine two weeks and six months prior to being diagnosed with COVID-19. Those in the second group also had a...

A bioactive compound found in cocoa powder and dark chocolate could help middle-aged adults enjoy exercise, a new study has suggested. The research analyzed the potential health benefits of cocoa flavanols, a plant nutrient extracted from cocoa beans. Cocoa flavanols are found in abundance in cocoa powder, and to a lesser extent in dark chocolate, and can be consumed as a supplement. Because cocoa flavanols have a 'vasodilatory' effect, helping to increase blood flow, they've been shown to prevent blood clots and even combat memory decline. And the report found that cocoa flavanols contribute to faster oxygen uptake kinetics—with improved...

As Democrats continue infringing on our rights in their zest for controlling the masses, why isn't there a major public outcry? There have been at least a dozen studies showing a minure difference in wearing or not wearing a mask. Students suffer in masks all day, not to mention problems caused in athletics. Even researchers in Sweden have proven the ineffectiveness of masks. Time to get vocal folks. Enough is enough!

Ken Burns blasted Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg as ‘an enemy of the state’ who ‘doesn’t give a s***’ about the United States and thinks he and his No. 2, Sheryl Sandberg, should be tried for crimes against humanity and put in prison. ‘He knows he can transcend it. He can get away to any place,’ Burns, the award-winning film documentarian and historian, told The New York Times. ‘And so it’s just about filthy lucre, that’s it.’ Burns, the 68-year-old two-time Oscar winner, made the remarks during an interview with Times podcaster Kara Swisher, who invited the filmmaker to talk to...

Everyone entering Germany has to have proof of full vaccination, recovery from COVID or a negative test. Here’s what the situation looks like at the borders. Germany’s new rules requiring every unvaccinated person returning from abroad to have proof of a recent negative coronavirus test came into force this weekend. And although many travelers were prepared, some people weren’t able to show proof of being fully vaccinated, recovery from COVID-19 within the last six months or a negative test. During spot checks at the A3 near Passau, Bavaria, on Sunday, for instance, 110 people were unable to present proof. At...

Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones’ drummer since the group’s inception in 1962, is “unlikely to be available” for the group’s rescheduled U.S. tour this fall. Veteran drummer Steve Jordan, who has worked extensively with Stones co-founder Keith Richards, will fill in.Watts, who turned 80 in June, recently underwent a “completely successful” medical procedure, according to a statement from the group.

The US media establishment “moved heaven and earth” to make President Joe Biden seem presidential at the CNN town hall, according to Sky News Digital Editor Jack Houghton. “In America we are witnessing this issue played out in reverse as the gushing media establishment moves heaven and earth to make President Joe Biden seem presidential," he said. “As Biden fronted the CNN town hall this week, his chief stenographer Don Lemon was on the case. And boy did Don come prepared with some tough questions for the ‘big guy’.” Biden was asked to name one extraordinary moment since becoming president...

PHOENIX (AP) — A top Arizona lawmaker asked state Attorney General Mark Brnovich on Tuesday to investigate whether Maricopa County is breaking the law by refusing to comply with subpoenas for records related to the 2020 election. Majority Whip Sonny Borrelli of Lake Havasu City, the No. 3 Republican in the Senate, filed his complaint under Senate Bill 1487. The 5-year-old law allows any lawmaker to demand an investigation of “any ordinance, regulation, order or other official action” taken by a local government that may conflict with state law.

BACKGROUND Despite the high efficacy of the BNT162b2 messenger RNA vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), rare breakthrough infections have been reported, including infections among health care workers. Data are needed to characterize these infections and define correlates of breakthrough and infectivity. METHODS At the largest medical center in Israel, we identified breakthrough infections by performing extensive evaluations of health care workers who were symptomatic (including mild symptoms) or had known infection exposure. These evaluations included epidemiologic investigations, repeat reverse-transcriptase–polymerase-chain-reaction (RT-PCR) assays, antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic testing (Ag-RDT), serologic assays, and genomic sequencing. Correlates of breakthrough infection were...