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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 17, 2022 / 11:13 am (CNA). A principal at a Catholic school who was placed on leave after he defied the Archdiocese of Chicago’s mask mandate will not return to the school, it was announced on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Father Martin T. Marren, pastor of Queen of Martyrs Church in Evergreen Park, Illinois, shared the news in a letter to the community of Queen of Martyrs Catholic School, following a meeting with the suspended principal, Jacob “Doc” Mathius. Mathius was suspended from his position on Feb. 8, after he announced that his pre-K-8 elementary school could...

President Joe Biden has extended the national emergency for COVID-19, saying the pandemic – which has claimed nearly 1 million lives in the United States alone – continues to cause significant risk to public health and safety. The national emergency was first declared by his predecessor, Donald Trump, on March 13, 2020, to free up to $50 billion in federal aid and would have automatically expired on March 1. Biden’s decision extends the declaration for another year, unless he decides to end it at an earlier date. “There remains a need to continue this national emergency. The COVID-19 pandemic continues...

The technology company to which Cardinal Angelo Becciu authorized millions of dollars of payments in Australia has been named in an emerging U.S. political scandal, raising new questions about the Vatican’s business with the firm. Neustar, a technology and security company, has been named in pretrial motions filed by John Durham, the special counsel investigating the handling of a 2016 inquiry into alleged Russian interference in the U.S. general election. The company has also featured in the ongoing Vatican financial scandal and trial, with Cardinal Becciu facing questions over millions of dollars of “classified” payments he authorized to the company....

Hungary’s Justice Minister slated the ruling as ‘a politically motivated judgment’ which was made in retaliation for the country’s opposition to LGBT promotionBRUSSELS, Belgium (LifeSiteNews) — In a decision announced February 16, the European Court of Justice ruled to permit removing millions in funding to Hungary and Poland in response to the nations’ opposition to the European Union’s pro-LGBT stance and expansion of power, stating that money from the European Union is dependent on adherence to EU laws. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) announced Wednesday that it rejected the challenge made by both Hungary and Poland against the European...

The Felicity Ace, a cargo ship carrying thousands of cars including Porsches to the port of Davisville, R.I., was on fire and adrift in the mid-Atlantic after the crew was evacuated Wednesday. Photo: Portuguese Navy

Reports are the woman trampled by a Canadian horse patrol just died at the hospital ... https://twitter.com/SaraCarterDC/status/1494844199564451843

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Chinese state media mockingly commemorated Wednesday as “Invasion Day,” the day U.S. President Joe Biden and some of his top officials allegedly predicted Russia would launch an all-out invasion of Ukraine. The Chinese jeered that while Biden anticipated the thunder of guns, the only sound to be heard along the Ukrainian border was a hype bubble popping. China’s state-run Global Times wrote a sarcastic editorial that treated February 16 as a pivotal date in history the world could “learn” from, but not for the reasons advanced by the Biden administration: The world has once again witnessed the shamelessness and absurdity...

Joe Biden says he has reason to believe Russia plans to imminently attack Ukraine and capture its capital Kyiv.The US President said he is convinced Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine in the coming days.UK Government officials are also reportedly certain Putin - who will watch nuclear missile tests tomorrow - will order Kremlin forces to attack.It comes after Russia's defence ministry insisted that some of their troops had pulled back from the Ukrainian border.However, the US and UK claimed Russia had actually boosted its forces with extra troops.In a televised speech today, Biden said: "We have reason to...

Former President Trump is aiming to boost former Sen. David Perdue’s (R-Ga.) primary bid against Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) with a fundraiser and at least one rally. A source familiar with the matter confirmed that Trump will host a fundraiser for Perdue at Mar-a-Lago on March 16. Attendance at the reception will cost $3,000 per person, and a donation of $24,200 will get attendees a photo with Trump and Perdue. The source also confirmed that Trump will hold at least one campaign rally with Perdue in Georgia before the May 24 Republican primary and that other Trump family members...

A federal judge refused Friday to free Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes from jail while he awaits trial on charges that he plotted with other members of his far-right militia group to attack the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s electoral victory. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said federal prosecutors have presented “compelling if not strong” evidence against Rhodes, who has been the group’s leader since its 2009 founding. Rhodes poses a “clear and convincing danger” to the public, the judge said during a remote hearing. “His ability to communicate, organize are his greatest weapons,” Mehta said,...

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Gilda Radner gained wide recognition in 1975, as one of the original "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" on the first season of Saturday Night Live. She was the first performer to be cast in the show, and co-wrote much of the material she performed. Gilda Radner's audition/screen test for "Saturday Night Live" (video)

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Police arrested scores of demonstrators and towed away vehicles Friday in Canada’s besieged capital, and a stream of trucks started leaving under the pressure, raising authorities’ hopes for an end to the three-week protest against the country’s COVID-19 restrictions. By evening, at least 100 people had been arrested, mostly on mischief charges, and nearly two dozen vehicles had been towed, including all of those blocking one of the city’s major streets, authorities said. One officer had a minor injury, but no protesters were hurt, interim Ottawa Police Chief Steve Bell said. Police “continue to push forward...

WASHINGTON — The 15 boxes of White House records that were stored at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence contained items marked as classified national security information, the National Archives and Records Administration said Friday. The agency said the matter has been referred to the Justice Department. In a response to a Feb. 9 letter to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, the National Archives confirmed reports that Trump took government records with him down to Florida when he left office in January 2021.

Deputies are on the search for two men who tried breaking into a home at gunpoint while posing as Sacramento Municipal Utility District employees. On Jan. 23, two men were captured on surveillance video impersonating SMUD workers at a home along El Sur Way in the Arden area. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said the men told a woman they were investigating a gas leak. When they got into her gated yard, one of the men held the woman at gunpoint and threatened to kill her if she did not let them inside. The woman managed to push the man...

The Pacific Grove Feast of Lanterns annual event has permanently ended. The Feast of Lanterns board voted unanimously to cancel the event indefinitely, the board president told KSBW 8. “We know we can start something new that can carry on the positive qualities and core values of the feast of lanterns. But with a new name and new adventure,” said board president Christine Gruber. The Feast of Lanterns organizers plan to work with the community to develop another community event in the future. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another...

Ottawa Police Horses Trample Protestors Increasing Tensions Between Protestors and Police

[Catholic Caucus] Concerning a Certain Diocese and the Dangerous Latin Mass (A Letter from Screwtape) My dear Wormwood,I want to applaud you with regard to the work you have undertaken in one of the Enemy's foremost dioceses in the Americas. For far too long that detestable place has flourished virtually unchecked by us. But since the enthronement of our beloved Pachamama in Rome events have gone better than I expected! These humans never cease to amaze me with how easily corruptible they are.Now let us discuss this opportunity you have with the promulgation of the Motu Proprio Traditionis Custodes...