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13 December 2022Saint Lucy, Virgin, Martyr on Tuesday of the 3rd week of Advent Saint Lucy, Valletta, Malta Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: A(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingZephaniah 3:1-2,9-13 ©All peoples shall invoke the Lord's name and serve himTrouble is coming to the rebellious, the defiled,the tyrannical city!She would never listen to the call,would never learn the lesson;she has never trusted in the Lord,never drawn near to her God.Yes, I will then give the peoples lips that are clean,so that all may invoke the name of the Lordand serve him...

The Department of Energy has fired a top nuclear waste official who happens to be non-binary and has been accused in a string of luggage thefts, according to reports. “Sam Brinton is no longer a DOE employee. By law, the Department of Energy cannot comment further on personnel matters,” a spokesperson for the DOE told the Daily Beast on Monday.

“Pope Francis” promotes and WILLINGLY MEETS with cardinals, bishops, priests and lay people who promote the culture of death, BUT DOES NOT DIALOGUE with cardinals, bishops, priests and lay people who promote the culture of life and who demand that we remain faithful to the Truth of God in Divine Revelation, which does not change with the world, explained infallibly by the Catholic Church for 2000 years. What are the fruits of such behavior for the Church. What are the effects of this confusion for individual immortal souls?!? (Note: When pasting this document into Free Republic, it seems that most...

DENVER (KDVR) — The decision to drop charges against Matthew Dolloff did not sit well with the family of Lee Keltner. The Denver district attorney will drop charges against Dolloff, the unlicensed security guard who shot and killed Keltner. “It didn’t matter what we said to the DA, they were not going to change their mind. They were not going to prosecute this case,” Keltner’s sister, Suzan Keltner, told “The Steffan Tubbs Show on 710 KNUS.” Lee Keltner at the 2011 National Western Stock Show (Credit: American Angus Association) The shooting happened during a rally in 2020. “They explained to...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Young voters who have been critical to Democratic successes in recent elections showed signs in November’s midterms that their enthusiasm may be waning... ...the trend line for younger voters may be an early indicator of the Democrats’ challenge to maintain the coalition of Black people, women, college-educated voters, city dwellers and suburbanites that has buoyed the party... ...Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, president of NextGen America, a progressive organization that works to mobilize young voters, said the group contacted 90% of eligible voters between the ages of 18 and 35 in Pennsylvania...“For us, it’s not just about a politician...

> GOLF TRIVIA: > > - Golf balls are like eggs - they're white, they're sold by the dozen, > and a week later you have to buy more. > > - It's amazing how a golfer who never helps with house or yard work > will replace his divots, repair his ball marks, and rake his sand > traps. > > - Did you ever notice that it's a lot easier to get up at 6:00 a.m. to > play golf than at 10:00 to go to church? > > - It takes longer to become good at golf...

'European democracy is under attack': Roberta Metsola addresses EU Parliament corruption scandal By Euronews • Updated: 13/12/2022 - 11:31 Roberta Metsola address the European Parliament plenary in Strasbourg, France. Roberta Metsola address the European Parliament plenary in Strasbourg, France. - Copyright Philippe BUISSIN/ European Union 2022 - Source : EP Roberta Metsola, the President of the European Parliament, warned on Monday that there would be "no impunity" for those found guilty of corruption as she addressed what is perhaps the gravest graft scandal to hit the hemicycle in recent years. "Make no mistake, the European Parliament, dear colleague, is under...

The charge at the center of the arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia was the obstruction of an official proceeding before Congress...The charge - formally known in the penal code as 18 U.S.C. 1512(c)(2) - was never a perfect fit for the many cases [about 360 cases] stemming from the Capitol attack...The measure was initially intended to prohibit things like shredding documents or tampering with witnesses in congressional inquiries.

Japan eyes $11.6B in construction bonds for military facilities TOKYO DEC 13, 2022 - 10:24 AM GMT+3 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) battle tanks and a helicopter take part in the annual live-fire exercise at East Fuji Maneuver Area, in Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan, May 28, 2022. (Reuters Photo) Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) battle tanks and a helicopter take part in the annual live-fire exercise at East Fuji Maneuver Area, in Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan, May 28, 2022. (Reuters Photo) RECOMMENDED An F-16 Fighting Falcon of the Turkish Air Force takes off on a sortie from an air base during Exercise...

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US man seeks exoneration in Missouri murder Updated: 13 December ,2022: 10:27 AM GST Lamar Johnson has wrongly spent nearly three decades in prison for a St. Louis killing after a witness was coerced into falsely identifying him as the shooter, an attorney for the local prosecutor’s office told a judge Monday. But Assistant Missouri Attorney General Miranda Loesch said detectives will testify that they never threatened or coerced anyone. Advertisement “They did their job” and followed leads that pointed to Johnson as the killer, Loesch said. ADVERTISING For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or...

Two police officers among six killed in gunfight in Australia’s Queensland Published: 13 December ,2022: 10:37 AM GST Updated: 13 December ,2022: 10:58 AM GST Six people including two police officers were killed in a gunfight at a remote property in Australia’s Queensland state, authorities said on Tuesday, after police visited the place to investigate reports of a missing person. Initial information indicated the officers were shot by two armed offenders on Monday evening when they approached the residence on the property in Wieambilla, about 300 km (186 miles) northwest of Queensland’s capital Brisbane, state police said in a statement....

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul . . . Matth. 20:28

Updated: 12 December ,2022: 10:26 AM GST Iran on Monday carried out the second execution linked to nearly three months of protests, the judicial news agency Mizan reported. “Majidreza Rahnavard, who was sentenced to death on November 29 for killing two security guards with a knife and wounding four others,” was executed in public in Mashhad, the report said. Advertisement For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app. ADVERTISING He was arrested on November 17 while trying to flee the country, according to Mizan. Iran has been rocked by weeks of protests sparked...

A loud blast and gunfire were heard in the Afghan capital Monday near a guest house popular with Chinese business visitors. AFP, Kabul Published: 12 December ,2022: 02:32 PM GST Updated: A loud blast and gunfire were heard in the Afghan capital Monday near a guest house popular with Chinese business visitors, a witness said. Although the Taliban claim to have improved national security since storming back to power in August last year, there have been scores of bomb blasts and attacks -- many claimed by the local chapter of the ISIS group. Advertisement For all the latest headlines follow...

A verdict was reached on Monday in the in the battery trial of Fort Lauderdale police Officer Steven Pohorence... Prosecutors have a video showing Pohorence’s interaction with a woman who was kneeling during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020 near the Broward County Main Library....

TACOMA, Wash. — The defense rested its case on Monday in the criminal misdemeanor trial of Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer, who returned for a second day of testimony. The sheriff is accused of filing a false report that a Black newspaper carrier threatened to kill him. On his second day on the witness stand, Troyer said he never requested the big police response when he called a back line to dispatch about a confrontation with a suspicious man in his neighborhood who Troyer said threatened him. “I knew one or two units was all I needed to handle the...

Trans hockey player Danny Maki was left concussed after a much larger player collided with him during a trans hockey tournament last month. The tournament saw a championship match in which a team dominated by trans women trounced a team of mostly trans men. Despite the NHL promoting the tournament and VICE filming the tournament, next to nothing has been published about it. Quilette magazine Jonathan Kay suggested that because of the outcome of the tournament, the NHL has opted not to give it coverage A female-to-male transgender hockey player was left concussed after being flung to the floor by...

....America First Legal is headed by Stephen Miller, the architect of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigrants. While AFL lacks the name recognition and financial heft of many conservative counterparts, it has racked up notable court victories over the Biden administration. Casting itself as “the long-awaited answer to the ACLU,” AFL has weaponized the grievance politics embodied by Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement through dozens of federal lawsuits... ...The group’s success is alarming civil rights advocates, who fear Miller has figured out how to harness the courts to protect America’s declining White majority ...

The Da Bank of Afghanistan, the Taliban-controlled central bank of Afghanistan, tweeted images of the cash A large package containing around $40 million in cash for "humanitarian aid" was seen on an airport tarmac in Afghanistan, officials there said last week. The money was handed over to the Da Bank of Afghanistan, the Taliban-controlled central bank of Afghanistan, which is headquartered in Kabul. The bank tweeted several images of the cash. One shows packages of U.S. $100 notes bound in plastic... ...In September, the Biden administration announced the creation of a fund to assist the people of Afghanistan, apart from...