SAINT OF THE DAY: St. Peter of Tarantaise
BLACK SMOKE: NO ELECTION OF NEW POPE AFTER VOTING ON THURSDAY MORNING
Black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at 11:51 am Rome time on Thursday, signaling that the cardinals voting at the conclave have not yet elected a new pope. The plume of dark smoke indicates that the 133 cardinal electors sequestered inside the chapel have not reached the required two-thirds majority — at least 89 votes — needed to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21….READ MORE >
CONCLAVE SCHEDULE: WHAT TIME DOES THE SMOKE APPEAR?
As the conclave gets underway, all eyes turn to the small chimney atop the Sistine Chapel. From this simple metal tube will emerge the long-awaited white smoke that will announce the election of the new pope….READ MORE >
DEFROCKED NYC PRIEST AND BOOTED TEXAS BISHOP LOOK FOR HAIL MARY REINSTATEMENT FROM NEW POPE
New York native and former Father Frank Pavone, an ardent right-to-lifer who posted photos of the remains of the fetus online, was stripped of his clergy status by the late Pope Francis in 2022 for alleged “blasphemous” social media posts and “persistent disobedience” involving his local bishop….READ MORE >
THE HISTORY OF THE NAMES OF THE SUCCESSORS OF PETER
A longstanding tradition has it that Popes change their names from their baptismal name, though it hasn’t always been the case, especially in the first centuries of Christianity. Popes have often chosen the names of their immediate or distant predecessors out of respect, admiration, or recognition to mark continuity, but also different names to mark innovation…READ MORE >
‘HUGE WIN FOR MAHA’: TRUMP DUMPS SURGEON GENERAL NOMINEE, TAPS TOP MAHA LEADER
President Donald Trump on Wednesday dumped Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, his nominee for U.S. Surgeon General, and instead tapped Dr. Casey Means, a leader in the “Make America Healthy Again” movement. Means, author of “Good Energy,” is a Stanford University-trained surgeon…READ MORE >
BONDI ANNOUNCES THE RESCUE OF OVER 100 CHILDREN IN HISTORIC BUST OF SEXUAL PREDATORS
The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that the FBI arrested 205 child sex offenders throughout the country in Operation Restore Justice, part of a nationwide crackdown on child sex trafficking and abuse that the agency says “resulted in the rescue of 115 children.”…READ MORE >
HOUSE OVERWHELMINGLY PASSES STOP FORCED ORGAN HARVESTING ACT
The House voted 406–1 to pass a measure aimed at punishing perpetrators of state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting in China. The Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act (HR 1503), led by Reps. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and William Keating (D-Mass.), takes aim at the organ transplant abuse and the trafficking of people for that purpose….READ MORE >
OPINION: THE NEW POPE MUST PURGE THE CHURCH OF THE LAVENDER MAFIA
While a bishop living a life of grave sin could still be a good administrator or social worker, he will seldom be what matters most – a defender of the faith and morals necessary to our salvation….READ MORE >
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