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You had to live--did live, from habit that became instinct--in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized."--George Orwell, 1984 It had the potential for disaster. Early in the morning of Monday, December 15, 2020, Google suffered a major worldwide outage in which all of its internet-connected services crashed, including Nest, Google Calendar, Gmail, Docs, Hangouts, Maps, Meet and YouTube. The outage only lasted an hour, but it was a chilling reminder of how reliant the world has become on internet-connected technologies to do everything from unlocking doors and turning up the...

Vaccination refusal among the parents of pediatric population is emerging globally, regardless of religious or political background or geographical location. In many countries legal systems advise how to react to vaccination refusal (44). For example, in Croatia vaccination is mandatory, the law is clear, but the practice of vaccination and the court judgments are not standardized. The legislators are unlikely to enact legal limitations of religious or philosophical exemption (4,5). The number of vaccination refusals based on religious exemption is increasing. The question is whether religious freedom is a threat to public health, in this case to the vaccination system...

As COVID-19 vaccines are now being distributed in Arizona and across the nation, the Diocese of Phoenix gives thanks to God for our first responders, medical professionals and public servants who continue to work selflessly throughout this pandemic for the common good. May they be protected from the COVID-19 virus, granted strength in their important work, and used as instruments of healing to those who are most in need. In concurrence with moral and scientific guidance from the National Catholic Bioethics Center and Charlotte Lozier Institute, the Diocese of Phoenix affirms that the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are morally...

Pope Francis pledges zero CO2 by 2050 at pro-abortion UN climate conferenceThe pope joined pro–population control world leaders including U.N. secretary general António Guterres and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in a video conference commemorating the Paris Climate Accord.VATICAN CITY, December 14, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — “The moment has come for a change of direction,” Pope Francis urged the world in a video to the U.N. virtual Climate Ambition summit on Saturday, before begging viewers not to “rob the new generations of their hope in a better future.” The summit, attended by numerous state leaders, was held to mark five years...

Introduction Surely there are few people in the civilized world that have not now been acquainted with the so-called ‘pandemic’ caused by a virus that medical science has named Coronavirus, that is said to cause the disease named COVID-19. This event has been with us now for nearly a full year. When it began, little was known about the ‘coronavirus’ and the information that was given to the public was sketchy and constantly changing. I have questioned the event, in my own mind, many times since it became public, and have closely followed the information about it and the ways...

Father Nicanor Austriaco, a Filipino Dominican priest, is currently working on a possible COVID-19 vaccine that will be affordable and accessible to poor people, especially in less-developed countries like the Philippines. “I thought about developing this vaccine when I realized that many of the available vaccines have already been promised to resource-rich countries,” said Father Austriaco, a Dominican microbiologist. He admitted that “it is a crazy idea” but said what he is working on “has to be tested in the small chance that it would work.” “I decided to do this for the well-being of the Filipino people,” Father Austriaco...

Vatican to give employees, residents, abortion-tainted Pfizer COVID vaccineVATICAN CITY, Italy, December 14, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Vatican employees and residents are to receive the new Pfizer vaccine, which has been tested on cell lines from an aborted baby, in measures taken to supposedly prevent the spread of COVID-19.The head of the Vatican health service, Dr. Andrea Arcangeli, announced the news on December 11 when speaking to Vatican News. “Only through a widespread and capillary immunization of the population will it be possible to obtain real advantages in terms of public health to achieve control of the pandemic,” Arcangeli stated, saying...

One Cardinal and Four Bishops Teach Clearly that Catholics Must Refuse Vaccines Tainted by AbortionOn December 12, 2020, one Cardinal and four Bishops released a statement to teach Catholics that they should refuse COVID vaccines derived from the cells of aborted children. Comparing the practice of making vaccines from aborted children to cannibalism, these princes of the Church argue that accepting such vaccines willingly contradicts the Church’s unequivocal condemnation of abortion. During a CFN Special Report (embedded below), Brian McCall explains the important points of this statement on COVID vaccines and reads the full text of the statement. The text...

Former Head of Israeli Space Program: Aliens Live Among Us IS THIS HOW ANTICHRIST WILL MAKE HIS APPEARANCE ON THE EARTH? Whenever I have pondered the appearance of the ‘Wicked’ (Antichrist), I Have Wondered if AI Would Play a Part. Now, after reading the article which originated in the Jerusalem Post – I’m more inclined to believe that artificial intelligence would not be needed. After all, we are talking about Satan and his demons (fallen angels). I believe that the so-called “Aliens” of which the former head of the Israeli Space program speaks are actually demons. But the unbelieving “World”...

The California Catholic Conference said it’ll take an active role to promote and encourage COVID-19 vaccinations.CALIFORNIA, USA — With so much anticipation about coronavirus vaccines, there has been a lot of misinformation and unfounded claims about its safety. So, leaders in the Catholic Church in California are doing what they can to dispel some of those rumors and inform people about the vaccines. Some churches are still holding indoor services during this pandemic, but leaders in the Catholic Church here in California are speaking out about coronavirus vaccines and have decided whether or not it’s morally right for parishioners to...

Spanish Archdiocese Celebrates ‘Sexual Diversity’Universal Church disagreesMADRID (ChurchMilitant.com) - The Office of Social-Pastoral Work of the archdiocese of Madrid parroted on its website the LGBTQ slogan of "living unity in diversity," a mantra propagated by the Jesuit-administered Community of Christian Life (CVC).Almudena Cathedral, archdiocese of Madrid The websites of the archdiocese and the CVC notably bear the rainbow colors of the LGTBQ flag. CVC claims to be inspired by Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia. Quoting the controversial document, the website states, "The Church makes her own the attitude of the Lord Jesus, who offers His boundless love to each...

In Japan, the number of electric vehicles on the road is expected to rise to 55 percent by 2030 The world is gradually embracing green energy for hybrid electric vehicles, with the active support of Pope Francis and inspired by his path-breaking encyclical Laudato si’. Japan, a leader in the electric car market, is mulling a ban on sales of new gasoline-engine cars by the mid-2030s, public broadcaster NHK announced on Dec. 3. A significant decision for one of the world’s largest carmaking economies, aligning the East Asian island nation with other governments distancing themselves from fossil fuel vehicles. It...

Pastor JD talks about how The Great Setup is leading to The Great Reset, which is a global transition to a global economy fulfilling Bible prophecy in the book of Revelation. Sunday Morning Update talking about how this is all being manipulated to destroy and then create the path forward for the antichrist, one world economy. Actually puts some things together I hadn't considered. Well worth taking the time to watch this. Time needed: 1 hour and 8 minutes.

Francis’ New Book: Praises George Floyd Riots, Condemns COVID ProtestsIs there a single issue on which Francis comes down on the Catholic side anymore? If you want to be a conservative, a patriot, a traditionalist, a regular guy—just do the exact opposite of what this little, diminutive man does. (Yes, despite what you may have seen from the Vatican glamor shot photographer, Francis is actually just over 5’7”, which explains a lot.)So, when it came to handling COVID, what did the great big man do? Closed down the churches and immediately started talking about the desperate need for a new...

Bishops across North America see no problem with abortion-tainted COVID-19 vaccinesDecember 5, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Bishops across North America are increasingly indicating that they see no problem with Catholics receiving coronavirus vaccines that used cell lines of aborted babies at some point in the development.The bishops of California, including the current head of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), unequivocally affirmed on Thursday “that the imminent Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are morally acceptable.”In Texas, Bishop Michael F. Olson of Fort Worth wrote on Wednesday, “Some have asserted on social media that if a vaccine is connected in...

ROME — The Vatican suggested Thursday a Biden presidency might inject new life into the stagnant Paris Climate Accord after President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal in 2017. The Vatican COVID-19 Commission announced Thursday that it is organizing a webinar next week in preparation for a December 12 global climate summit to be co-hosted by the United Nations and the UK to mark the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement. In its preparatory document, the Vatican team lamented the lack of initiative and commitment around the Paris climate goals, something it said needs to gain renewed momentum...

Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker posted on Facebook, “Belief in an afterlife is a malignant delusion, since it devalues actual lives and discourages action that would make them longer, safer, and happier.” I can see why a secularist would think this if such belief would focus him on the future to the neglect of the present. However, for Christians, the opposite is actually the case. Jesus clearly believed in an afterlife (cf. Luke 23:46), but he clearly valued actual lives and encouraged action that “would make them longer, safer, and happier.” He launched his public ministry by “teaching in their synagogues...

A work of art constructed with plants, recycled material and musical harmony aims to reforest the planet, beginning in the heart of Rome, in support of the UN’s Trillion Tree Campaign. It is the Living Chapel in the Botanical Garden, a concrete fruit of the commitment to creation proposed by Pope Francis in “Laudato si’”. With us are Consuelo Fabriani and Father Joshtrom Isaac Kureethadam.Australian-Canadian composer Julian Darius Revie was deeply impressed upon reading Pope Francis’s Encyclical Laudato si’. Already in 2015 he took to heart the exhortation to rediscover “harmony between humankind and nature” and reflected on how that...

Parishioners of St. Francis of Assisi gathered this week to celebrate something their Catholic church now has in common with the Vatican: home-grown solar electricity. The church arranged for a Durham company to install 216 solar panels on the roof of its fellowship hall. The panels are expected to generate 95,000 kilowatt hours of electricity a year, enough to light, heat and cool the building and knock $7,000 off its annual power bill. But saving money wasn’t the church’s primary goal. As parishioners held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday afternoon, Trevor Thompson, the church’s director of justice and peace, cited Pope...

‘Pope’s Encyclical is like Hindu Scriptures’Economy of Francesco features 'anti-science' demagogue Vandana Shiva ASSISI, Italy (ChurchMilitant.com) - A key speaker at Pope Francis' Assisi-based "Economy of Francesco" conference has compared the pontiff's 2015 eco-encyclical Laudato Sí to Hindu Vedic texts. Vandana Shiva at a "Global Catholic Climate Movement" event Dr. Vandana Shiva, who has been labeled a "pseudoscientist," said she felt she "was reading our [Hindu] Vedic texts, especially the Atharvaveda on our duty to have reverence for the Earth and all her beings" when she read Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Sí. In a Thursday interview with Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore...