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President Biden seemingly lost his train of thought as he stumbled through his very brief Independence Day speech at the White House barbeque Thursday — bizarrely claiming that highway congestion no longer exists and nearly calling nemesis Donald Trump his “colleague.” “I probably shouldn’t even say that … anyway,” *** Biden trailed off several times in his four-minute speech, which was peppered with slurring, despite having a teleprompter at his disposal. *** Biden compared World War I to the modern-day presidential race, questioning whether Americans would be willing to make the same sacrifice in his race against Trump — before...

Bishop Shao Zhumin was consecrated bishop in 2011, and has been abducted multiple times since 2016.WENZHOU, China (LifeSiteNews) — In what has become almost a regular occurrence, Chinese authorities have abducted the Catholic bishop of Wenzhou, a member of the underground church, and taken him “on vacation.” AsiaNews reported that Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin, the Vatican-approved bishop of Wenzhou in eastern China, was taken away by the Chinese authorities October 25. The news had come from “sources on the ground,” wrote AsiaNews. “Pray that the Lord will give him confidence and courage, that he will not be demoralized by what...

The draft text of a prospective U.S. bishops’ conference document on the Eucharist is focused on a call to “enter more deeply by faith and love into this great Mystery of Mysteries.” A draft text of the document, which was finalized in September and circulated to the bishops last month, addresses the subject of “Eucharistic worthiness,” — the states of grace and sin which the Church teaches affect a Catholic’s suitability to receive the sacrament. But as drafters predicted in June, the draft includes no specific mention of high-profile Catholic politicians in favor of abortion. It does not include any...

COMMENTARY: Given the court’s previous track record in defending religious freedom, we can at least hope that its Oct. 29 ruling isn’t the end of the story.The U.S. Supreme Court — normally sympathetic to people of faith — has uncharacteristically fallen short of its obligation to protect religious freedom. On Friday evening, a surprising six-justice majority declined a request to block a Maine rule that requires certain health-care employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 without any provision for religious exemptions. This past summer, Maine’s Democrat governor, Janet Mills, announced that the state would require certain health-care workers to be...

BOSTON -- Mayor Tom Menino was at it again today in the middle of honoring Bruins legend Bobby Orr with the statue unveiling of "The Goal" outside TD Garden near the West Entrance. The mayor said the statue captured an "ionic" moment, and also asserted that Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek was the field-goal kicker who pushed the New England Patriots to their first Super Bowl victory: "Boston has an amazing set of remarkable athletes whose actions in the moment have become (sic) ionic in sports. Havlicek stole the ball. Fisk waved the ball fair. Flutie launched the Hail Mary...

Being a moderate gets you no respect. If you’re a middle-of-the-road Democrat, you may as well be a Republican to more liberal party members. If you’re a progressive Republican – and not pining for a Ron Paul ReLOVEution – you are probably used to getting sideways glances at church. Being a centrist is actually more enlightened than die-hards would have us. It seeks to strike balance, acknowledging the political needs of all those affected. Liberals, in their fondness for diversity, are quick to cut a corner or two to leave no minority behind. That’s unless that minority is the 47...

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