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Daily Readings from the USCCBPentecost SundayJesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” John 20:21–23Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Pentecost, which took place fifty days after Jesus rose from the dead. Today’s Gospel recounts Jesus’ first appearance to the Apostles as a group—Thomas being absent—on the evening of the Resurrection... This gift anticipates the fuller outpouring...

This is a war, which means that it isn't over until it's over. The stakes are high, the incentives to deceive are astronomical, and most information leaks are strategic. But there is plenty of reason to suspect that this might be the real deal. After all, Trump has been making all sorts of threats that turned out to be empty since the beginning of the "cease-fire," and has shown no real inclination to restart the war. 🚨 BREAKING: President Trump CONFIRMS a peace deal between the US and Iran has been “largely negotiated,” and could be finalized imminentlyAn announcement could...

For those of us who grew up in the days before the internet, even now it's rather amazing that we have all the knowledge of the world literally at our fingertips. When I was a kid, if I wanted to know something, I looked in books; if my parents' rather extensive library didn't have the information I sought, there were a couple of city libraries within an hour or so by car, and I could generally find what I sought there. Now, though? If I'm not sitting here at my desk in front of four 27" screens and access to...

New research shows nearly 40 percent of cancers are preventable.Lia Hasier’s breast cancer diagnosis in 2022 was disorienting. She was not unhealthy before it, as she regularly prioritized exercise and healthy eating. So she became curious about what she might have been doing wrong and how she could prevent a recurrence. The 48-year-old mother of two now avoids all added sugar, chips away at exposure to cancer-causing chemicals, does daily gratitude journaling, and continues to learn about the ways her body works at the cellular level to prevent cancer. “There’s always room to make changes, but not all at one...

President Trump held a powerhouse call with key Middle Eastern leaders on Iran — and it’s a game-changer, according to Fox News. Tonight, Trump is briefing Netanyahu on the details. It is peace through strength. President Trump confirmed that a peace deal with Iran has been “largely negotiated,” and he expects it to be announced shortly. Reports of the Iran Deal via Eli David: * Strait of Hormuz will fully reopen * Iran will not charge transit fees * US won’t pay any money to Iran * Sanction relief on Iranian oil * Lebanon is part of the ceasefire *...

Britain's government proposed the creation of a single market for goods with the European Union in what would be an ambitious ​reset of its post-Brexit ties with the bloc, but Brussels ‌has rejected the idea, British media reported. The Guardian said the EU instead suggested Britain should join a customs union or agree to deeper economic alignment via the ​European Economic Area, both of which would require Prime Minister ​Keir Starmer to reverse his refusal to allow free movement ⁠of workers. UK officials told The Guardian that the EU has not definitively ​rejected a single market for goods and the...

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson This is Nasir Best. Nasir just stormed the White House and fired three shots at the building while Trump was working in the Oval Office. This was another assassination attempt on our President. Right as Trump is announcing a peace deal. STOP. TRYING. TO. KILL. OUR. PRESIDENT

Faith FactsLuigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has attracted disturbing fan worship from Americans celebrating violenceCultural critics warn of an emerging ‘assassination culture’ where murder is glamorized and political violence is normalizedThe breakdown of shared moral values rooted in the sanctity of life threatens the foundation of civil society and democratic governanceThe troubling case of Luigi Mangione has exposed a dark undercurrent in American culture that should alarm every person of faith and conscience. Accused of the cold-blooded murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan, Mangione has inexplicably become a folk hero to a disturbing number...

Faith FactsLuigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has attracted disturbing fan worship from Americans celebrating violenceCultural critics warn of an emerging ‘assassination culture’ where murder is glamorized and political violence is normalizedThe breakdown of shared moral values rooted in the sanctity of life threatens the foundation of civil society and democratic governanceThe troubling case of Luigi Mangione has exposed a dark undercurrent in American culture that should alarm every person of faith and conscience. Accused of the cold-blooded murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan, Mangione has inexplicably become a folk hero to a disturbing number...

The ultra-left’s conquest of the Democratic Party continues apace, as extremists triumph over more centrist candidates in primaries across the country. The dynamic may be most visible in Maine, where Graham Platner drove old-line Dem Gov. Janet Mills out of the race before the primary even happened. Platner is as hard-left as they come: all out on gender extremism, pushing anti-Israel lunacy to the extreme (including publicly cheering antisemitic conspiracy theorists) and screaming about the rich despite his own ultra-privileged background.

Key Senate Republicans are raising concerns about a reported peace deal being negotiated with Iran, arguing it would be a disaster for the United States that would make meaningless the war launched by President Trump nearly three months ago. “The rumored 60-day ceasefire — with the belief that Iran will ever engage in good faith — would be a disaster,” Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, wrote in a post on social platform X. He said the effects of the joint military operation between the U.S. and Israel titled “Operation Epic Fury” would “be...

Weissbrot is one of three supporters of Mangione who are referred to online as “Mangionistas." One of the fangirl “journalists” who has publicly supported Luigi Mangione is reportedly the daughter of a senior healthcare executive at CVS Health. Lena Weissbrot is the daughter of Reina Natero, a longtime pharmaceutical industry executive who oversees prescription drug insurance coverage rules at CVS Health. Natero has worked in the industry for more than two decades. Weissbrot is one of three supporters of Mangione who are referred to online as “Mangionistas.” They recently gained attention during Mangione’s pre-trial hearings after receiving New York City...

The UK government today branded a far-right Israeli minister a 'disgrace' as it added its voice to international condemnation of a video he shared showing him taunting Gaza flotilla activists. Hamish Falconer criticised Tel Aviv's national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over an 'inflammatory' post on social media last week. The video showed masked officers aggressively subduing activists by pushing them down, forcing them onto all fours, and dragging them across the floor. The video posted to Ben-Gvir's X account on Wednesday also showed him goading them, waving an Israeli flag and saying 'That's how we welcome the terror supporters. Welcome...

WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday that the global risk from the disease remained low. The World Health Organization has raised its public health risk from the Ebola outbreak from "high" to "very high" in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In an update on Friday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the agency, said 82 cases had so far been confirmed in the country, with seven confirmed deaths. "But we know the epidemic in the DRC is much larger," Ghebreyesus said, adding that there were around 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths. The Director-General said the global...

Two 14-year-old boys targeted one of their victims, 15, on Snapchat before luring her to an underpass where they laughed and filmed themselves as they raped her. Two months later the pair, this time joined by a third boy aged just 13, gang-raped a second schoolgirl at knifepoint while again recording the attack on their phones as they goaded each other to degrade her further. The trio - all from the traveller community - were convicted of rape in March following a five-week trial, with the two older boys also found guilty of taking indecent images of a child, relating...

Enough with the sarcasm—seriously, what are the actual obstacles keeping fusion energy inside lab experiments? Staff inspect the interior of the chamber and diagnostic equipment at the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. =================================================================================== Fusion is always “x years away,” or so goes the old joke. I tried (unsuccessfully) to find where this saying even came from. For what it’s worth, one researcher’s testimonial dates back to the 1960s, whereas another 1986 conference panel mentioned something similar. Both accounts say fusion power is 50 and between 25 and 30 years away, respectively, so that adds up to around...

White House official questions Pompeo over Iran negotiations comments Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the White House National Security Council Sebastian Gorka said on X on Saturday that former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has “no knowledge” of what is being negotiated in secret regarding Iran, adding that if he did, it would be “unauthorized” for him to possess or share such information. "You have no knowledge of what is being negotiated in secret. If you did, you would be in possession of information illegally provided to you and which you are wholly...

Vile video shows Israeli couple harassed by antisemitic hotel employee in California: ‘Are you a baby killer?’ Two tourists in California were subject to vile antisemitism after a hotel worker asked the couple, “Are you a baby killer?” videos posted to social media showed. The spiteful interaction allegedly took place Thursday at the Oceanpoint Ranch in Cambria, Ca. a spokesperson for the hotel confirmed to The Post. The altercation unfolded after a female guest of the hotel, who is allegedly a dual citizen of Israel, confronted the employee after he said “Free Palestine” as the couple exited the lobby, according...

One of the jazz guitarist’s best records was recorded in 1965 with two Coltrane sidemen.Grant Green was discovered playing in a bar in his hometown, St. Louis, by alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson, who hired the young guitarist and put him on the radar of Blue Note producer Alfred Lion. A self-taught musician steeped in the blues, Green, who idolized bebop saxophonist Charlie Parker, approached the guitar like a horn player – he rarely played chords, instead producing long streams of single-note melodic lines. Green moved to New York in 1959 and began recording for Blue Note the following year. Although...

On Tuesday the National Financial Prosecutors Office (PNF) announcing that an investigating judge will probe Le Havre Mayor and former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. Charges include embezzlement of public funds. Mr. Philippe is the leading "Moderate" candidate in next year's Presidential Election... Meanwhile another former Prime Minister for President Emmanuel Macron made his presidential candidacy official on Friday. 37-year-old Gabriel Attal speaking to a crowd and answering questions in the southwestern village of Mur-de-Barrez... The Paris Court of Appeal with a shock ruling Thursday holding Air France and Eurobus responsible for the June 1, 2009 Flight 447 crash in the...