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[Catholic Caucus] Irish Catholics pray for Biden’s conversion at Marian apparition site, spread blessed salt after his visit'There was an eerie absence of crowds' at the Knock shrine during and after the pro-abortion U.S. president's visit.KNOCK, Ireland (LifeSiteNews) — A group of Irish Catholics prayed a Rosary of reparation today outside the Marian apparition site of Knock, County Mayo as U.S. President Joe Biden was given a special tour of the shrine.Praying for his conversion from behind a security fence, the group then spread blessed salt throughout the shrine after President Biden’s departure.Organizer Rory O’Beirn told LifeSiteNews that there were...

Mel Gibson: $8M More to Private ChurchYou may recall Gibson telling the officer who arrested him that he “owned half of Malibu.”  Well, not quite. But as I reported in this space last February, following up on a New York Times report by Christopher Noxon, Gibson has been building a religious retreat in Malibu for some time.  Holy Family is a Catholic church that isn’t recognized by any archdiocese.   Instead, it follows beliefs counter to the 1965 Vatican II Conference, which among other things, absolved Jews of Christ’s death. Instead, Holy Family Catholic Church adheres to 16th century Catholic values.Click...