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Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane made the announcement in a November 15 letter to clergy obtained by LifeSiteNews. ‘I will not consider conscientious objection,’ he wrote to priests.BRISBANE, Australia (LifeSiteNews) – Australia’s senior Catholic cleric Archbishop Mark Coleridge has warned that any clergy in the Archdiocese of Brisbane who do not take the abortion-tainted COVID-19 injections, will be removed from “pastoral duties,” and suffer “suspension of faculties” until vaccination is complete. The dictates came in a November 15 letter from the archbishop’s desk, obtained by LifeSiteNews. Referencing severe new COVID mandates which take effect from mid-December, cutting off the unvaccinated...

President Biden and members of his inner circle have reassured allies in recent days that he plans to run for reelection in 2024, as they take steps to deflect concern about the 79-year-old president’s commitment to another campaign and growing Democratic fears of a coming Republican return to power. The efforts come as the broader Democratic community has become increasingly anxious after a bruising six-month stretch that has seen Biden’s national approval rating plummet more than a dozen points, into the low 40s, amid growing concerns about inflation, Democratic infighting in Washington and faltering public health efforts to move beyond...

Today, on November 20, His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, on his 75th birthday, gave an interview aired on the government TV channel. Starting with a recollection of his formative years which made him a faithful Christian in opposition to the godless totalitarian Soviet power, His Holiness turned to the events of the present day, so markedly different from the recent past. Considering a few letters he received from U.S. residents who expressed their desire to move to Russia, the Patriarch said: "I have no doubt – please, listen carefully – that Russia today is the leader...

The Minister of the Interior spoke following an interministerial crisis unit held in Beveau this Saturday evening. Guadeloupe will benefit in all from a reinforcement of 2,200 police and gendarmes announced Gerald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior, this Saturday evening at the exit of the interministerial cell convened after several days of violence in Guadeloupe, which originates from the anti-health pass mobilization. They "arrive in the next few hours" specified Gerald Darmanin. Among them will be present "in particular about fifty agents of the GIGN and the Raid", he added. The intermissional cell, chaired by Gerald Darmanin, took place alongside...

But you won’t hear this on CNNFriday, Andrew Coffee was found not guilty on all five counts after state prosecutors alleged Coffee fired at officers during an early morning SWAT raid, resulting in the death of Coffee’s girlfriend. More from WPBF: VERO BEACH, Fla. — Andrew Coffee was found not guilty on all counts of murder and attempted first degree murder Friday. Coffee is accused of firing at Indian River County Sheriff’s Deputies during an early morning drug raid at his home back in 2017. His girlfriend, Alteria Woods was caught in the crossfire, shot 10 times and later died....

Despite around 60% of Americans being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, health officials warn that hospitalizations are rising as the Delta variant continues to surge, with immunity within vaccinated people declining. Public-health officials have displayed apprehension regarding this upcoming winter season and the potential of another surge in cases, though those who are unvaccinated are still at greater risk, being 11 times more likely to die from the virus. "What we're starting to see now is an uptick in hospitalizations among people who've been vaccinated but not boosted," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden. On...

Washington (AFP) – Joe Biden celebrated his 79th birthday Saturday one day after being declared "healthy" and "fit" for the presidency following an extensive but routine checkup. The US president, who spent the day in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, had no public events scheduled. That didn't stop a number of top Democrats from sending him their congratulations. Vice President Kamala Harris wished him "a happy and joyous day" on Twitter. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi meanwhile tweeted that "America is grateful for your heart, your decency, your love of country, your love of people, and your principled leadership and vision...

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch has been quite busy lately. He has four movies awaiting release: "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," "Spider-Man: No Way Home," "The Electrical Life of Louis Wain," and "The Power of the Dog." It was Cumberbatch's dedication to immersing himself in this last film's character that got him into a bit of health trouble. "The Power of the Dog," based on the 1967 novel by Thomas Savage, is a story about an early 20th century Montana rancher, Phil Burbank, who torments the wife of his younger brother, George. Phil is described as "a great reader, a...

“Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men, but as wise” (Ephesians 5:15). Every believer is responsible to walk wisely. I believe the moment an individual becomes saved, God deposits enough wisdom in him to make him absolutely responsible for his behavior. Someone may say, “Wait a minute! How can a brand-new believer walk in wisdom? Doesn’t he grow into that? Haven’t wise Christians been saved for many years?” Such questions miss the point of Ephesians 5:15. The first word in this verse takes us back to Paul’s invitation to become saved in verse 14: “Awake, sleeper, and...

A very important passage of the Bible that often confuses readers is “Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and his disciples came up to show him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said to them, ‘Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.’ Now as he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, ‘Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of your coming, and of...

[Catholic Caucus] The Persecuted Mystical Body of Christ: Our Source of Direction and ConfidenceThe Church is the Mystical Body of Christ, resembling Christ and suffering as Christ suffered. When Pope Pius XII wrote this encyclical during Word War II, the world and the Church suffered immensely, but he knew that greater sufferings were on the horizon. As Christopher Ferrara related in The Secret Still Hidden, Cardinal Pacelli (the future Pope Pius XII) made the following observation while he was the Vatican Secretary of State during Pope Pius XI’s papacy:“I am worried by the Blessed Virgin’s messages to Lucia of Fatima....

Check the Neck of the Pfizer CEO at time code: 1:50 It looks freaky, like it blows up like a balloon.

People who are fully vaccinated will be rewarded with more freedoms after the state reaches that 80 percent double dosed rate. But this approach is drawing criticism from civil liberties activists with warnings of risks of Government encroaching on rights to freedom. Angus Murray, Vice President of the Queensland Council for Civil Liberties, spoke with Sarah Howells.

For those refusing vaccination because they feel it is a violation of civil liberties, would it not make sense to check in with the two largest civil liberty organizations in North America? In Canada, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association is an independent organization committed to defending the rights, dignity, safety and freedoms of all. Here’s what Cara Zwibel, CCLA director of fundamental freedoms, and Brenda McPhail, director of privacy, technology and surveillance, have to say: “Working for an organization that is dedicated to human rights and civil liberties has been challenging during the pandemic, and not only, or even mostly,...

Volcano scientists issued an alert Wednesday, warning that a cloud of ash - from an eruption more than century ago - was headed toward Alaska's Kodiak Island. The ash is from the powerful 1912 eruption of Novarupta, a volcano on the Alaska Peninsula that dropped volcanic ash that is still visible today. Strong northwesterly winds in the vicinity of Katmai National Park and Preserve and Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes on Wednesday kicked up the loose volcano ash.

NEW YORK (AP) — A Fox News executive said Saturday the network did not pay Kyle Rittenhouse's family for any special access during Rittenhouse's murder trial or after his acquittal, after it was announced that he would speak to Tucker Carlson for an interview to air on Monday. The comment came after Rittenhouse's trial attorney, Mark Richards, said that a Fox documentary crew was embedded with Rittenhouse's team against his wishes. Richards told The Associated Press on Saturday that he didn't think the filming was appropriate and that he had tossed the crew out of meetings several times. “It was...

A complaint alleges Pennslyvania election officials were tearing tapes 'into pieces and placing ... them into the trash stating they will have a campfire to burn the data.' Several residents of Delaware County Pennsylvania filed a sprawling lawsuit Thursday against the former Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar, Delaware County, the Delaware County Board of Elections, and more than a dozen individual election officials. The lawsuit followed Wednesday’s night release of videotapes taken by a whistleblower capturing concerning behavior by several election officials in the Keystone state. A source familiar with the lawsuit provided access to the tapes, noting the then-unnamed...

The Louis Vuitton store and other high-end retailers in San Francisco's Union Square were robbed Friday night and police said multiple suspects were arrested. The San Francisco Police Department said in a statement it responded to reports of possible looting and vandalism at several retail establishments in the Union Square area at 8:10 p.m. Additional officers were called to the scene to address reports of crime. The alleged thieves smashed windows, leaving piles of shattered glass across the sidewalk of the store that's adjacent to the Macy's department store. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. and video footage posted on...

Explanation: Predawn hours of November 19 found the Moon in partly cloudy skies over Cancun, Mexico. Captured in this telephoto snapshot, the lunar disk is not quite entirely immersed in Earth's dark umbral shadow during a long partial lunar eclipse. The partial eclipse was deep though, deep enough to show the dimmed but reddened light in Earth's shadow. That's a sight often anticipated by fans of total lunar eclipses. Wandering through the constellation Taurus, the eclipsed Moon's dimmer light also made it easier to spot the Pleiades star cluster. The stars of the Seven Sisters share this frame at the...

Interesting thoughts from Dr. Jordan Peterson