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Father Christian Olding blesses a same-sex couple at the “Love Wins” blessing service at the Church of St. Martin in Geldern, Germany, May 6, 2021. (CNS photo/Rudolf Wichert, KNA)On Dec. 18, the Vatican’s doctrine office—the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith—issued a declaration called “Fiducia Supplicans” which opened the possibility for priests…

Dignitas Infinita, the new declaration of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), affirms that “every human person possesses an infinite dignity” and enumerates assaults on that dignity, with particular attention to new developments in “gender theory.”  While the sections dealing with abortion, surrogacy and gender ideology contain nothing…

Pope Francis has revived the papal title Patriarch of the West, bringing back the style which has fallen in and out of usage over the centuries and was most recently dropped by Benedict XVI in 2006.Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Christ, Supreme Pontiff, Patriarch of the West, Primate of Italy, Servant of the Servants of God, presides at a prayer…

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s focus on reviving the Russian economy isn’t just about funding the country’s war on Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War says.”Several Russian financial, economic, and military indicators suggest that Russia is preparing for a large-scale conventional conflict with NATO, not imminently but likely on a shorter…

Published April 10th, 2024 – 02:48 GMT ALBAWABA – Three children of Ismail Haniyeh, the current chairman of Hamas’s political bureau, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza.Also ReadOn Eid Al-Fitr, Israel launches airstrikes in GazaIn an interview with Al Jazeera, Haniyeh identified the children who were killed in…

CNN  —  The millions of Norway rats that live alongside New Yorkers are among the animals that can catch the virus that causes Covid-19, a new study says. However, reports of the virus spreading from any types of animals to humans remain rare. Pets like cats, dogs and hamsters; zoo animals such as big cats, primates and hippos; farmed mink;…

The Times of Israel liveblogged Saturday’s events as they unfolded. Sirens warning of incoming rocket attacks sound again in southern Israel. They are heard in Sderot, Kibbutz Nir Am, Yad Mordechai, and Netiv Ha’asara, all near the Gaza Strip. Earlier overnight, a home in Sderot suffered a direct rocket hit, causing no injuries…

It looked like the bad bromance of the century: the unsavoury friendship between the former and possibly future US leader Donald Trump and the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.Not so long ago, Trump, the brash businessman, was a Democrat. Shortly before that, British leaders from Blair to Cameron told us Putin might steer his country towards the sunny…

While relations have experienced strain since October 7, they have not reached a breaking point, leaving room for potential diplomatic maneuvers in the near futureAriel OseranMiddle East Correspondent, i24NEWS English ChannelRussian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greet each other during their meeting in…

In a message to Israel, Iran sent its foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, to Damascus on Monday, a week after an airstrike in the city struck a building adjoining its consulate, killing senior Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Mohammad Reza Zahedi. Iran has vowed revenge on Israel, accusing it of the strike.Amirabdollahian pledging to…

Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday it had deployed additional forces in the Syrian-controlled areas of the Golan Heights, where Israel had allegedly struck at an increasing rate over the last few months.The forces, from Russia’s military police, were tasked with de-escalating tensions in the Syrian provinces of Quneitra and Daraa, as…

SaveA new round of cease-fire negotiations began this week in Cairo, though a senior Hamas official said talks were “on hold” after the group received a proposal from mediators. While Israel’s key objective remained “foremost” the release of hostages, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in recorded remarks Monday that Israel remained set…

A video of a Donald Trump supporter saying she would vote for Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of this year’s 2024 election has recently gone viral on social media.President Joe Biden and Trump each won a series of primary elections last month to become their party’s presumptive presidential nominees, sparking a likely rematch of the 2020 election.On…

Col. Douglas Macgregor: Israel Is Desperate.

In a dramatic and unexpected move, the Russian Military deployed troops along the Israel-Syria Border at Golan Heights. Russian troops were deployed in the Quneitra and Daraa provinces. This post is staffed by a unit of the Russian Military Police and is responsible for monitoring the ceasefire regime continuously, as well as de-escalating tensions…

Ультраправый российский философ Александр Дугин разжигает войну против Израиля. В российском обществе усиливается антисемитизм. Один из самых известных философов РФ Александр Дугин, который считается идеологом “русского мира” и диктатора Владимира Путина, начал призывать к оккупации Иерусалима.Дерзкое заявление Дугин опубликовал вечером 6 апреля…

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi discussed the latest efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip with CIA Director William Burns during a meeting in Cairo on Sunday. During the meeting, they reviewed the Egyptian-Qatari-American ceasefire efforts, highlighting the need to intensify efforts to stop military escalation in the strip, a presidential…

Журналисты «Медиазоны» и BBC, опирающиеся на помощь волонтеров, установили, что с момента начала полномасштабного вторжения России в Украину погибли свыше 50 тысяч российских военных. Их имена идентифицированы на основании открытых источников. Данные обновлены 5 апреля. С момента публикации предыдущего доклада, обнародованного в конце марта, количество…

“On Saturday morning I was at my house in Modi’in,” said the former head of the Mossad, Yossi Cohen. “There was no siren, but the phone started going off, and people reached out to me, and that’s how I learned the magnitude of the horror. A year in the civil service, but you will never be sufficiently prepared for such a shocking event.”What did you…

Israel ready to reach hostage deal – but not to give in to Hamas’s ‘extreme’ demands: Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel is ready to reach a deal to secure the release of 130 hostages held by Hamas. But he said Israel would not give in to the “extreme” demands of the Palestinian militant group. Talks aimed at securing…