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April 2025

April 29, 2025

Who am I to Judge was Gospel Truth

Anybody can make mistakes. I’ve made them myself, and I know, no matter how hard...

April 28, 2025

God our Father, Send Us a Holy Pope

God our Father, send us a Holy Pope, all for the sacred and Eucharistic Heart...

April 21, 2025

Our Beloved Pope Francis has Finished His Race

All those who put their hope in God place their feeble hands in his strong...

March 2025

March 28, 2025

The Lord has Returned Our Holy Father to Us for a While.

The Lord has returned our beloved Holy Father to us for a while. Pope Francis...

March 08, 2025

Pope Francis is Slowly Improving

Pope Francis is slowly getting better. I hesitate to write the words, even though they...

March 07, 2025

Pope Francis Sends Message from Hospital

Pope Francis released an audio recording with a brief message from him in his own...

March 03, 2025

Pope Francis Suffers 2 New Breathing Crises

Pope Francis has suffered two episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency caused by an accumulation of...

March 02, 2025

Pope Francis is off Ventilator. Prognosis Still “Guarded.”

Pope Francis' condition has improved and he is completely of. the ventilator! He is continuing...

February 2025

February 28, 2025

Pope Francis has Relapse, On Non-Invasive Ventilation

Pope Francis has had a relapse. He has been put on "non-invasive ventilator." The Holy...

February 26, 2025

Pope Francis’ Health is Improving

I have hopeful news. Pope Francis' health is slowly improving. The "slight" kidney failure that...

February 23, 2025

Pope Francis Thanks the World for Our Prayers

Pope Francis' X account carried a message from the Holy Father to those of us...

February 23, 2025

After Peaceful Night Pope’s Condition Remains Critical

Pope Francis spent a peaceful night but is still on oxygen. His condition is still...

February 22, 2025

Pope Francis is in Critical Condition

Pope Francis is in critical condition after what Vatican News describes as an asthma-like respiratory...

November 2022

November 16, 2022

Did the Bishops Stick their Thumb in the Pope’s Eye?

Are the United States Catholic bishops declaring war on Pope Francis? I don’t know anything...

July 2022

July 28, 2022

Peter or Judas? Which one will you follow?

In the face of this deplorable evil, the church kneels before God and implores his...

June 2022

June 17, 2022

Pope Francis’ Address World Meeting of Families.

You can read the full text of Pope Francis' address to the World Meeting f...

March 2022

March 26, 2022

Pope Consecrates Russia and Ukraine to Mary. Russia Backs Away from Kyiv.

These two stories crossed my feed today, a few hours after the Holy Father consecrated...

March 25, 2022

Peter Consecrates Russia, Ukraine to Mary.

Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to have you, that he might sift you...

March 23, 2022

Pope Francis Consecrates Russia to the Immaculate Heart. Here is his Prayer.

Pope Francis has released the prayer of consecration he will pray Friday when he consecrates...

March 22, 2022

Putin’s Patriarch and Pope Francis: Darkness and Light.

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and Pope Francis of Rome held a virtual meeting a few...

July 2021

July 20, 2021

Will Pope Francis’ Half Measure Save the Latin Mass?

I guess it’s time for me to do what I often do, and make everybody...

December 2020

December 17, 2020

Happy Birthday Pope Francis!

Happy birthday Papa! Stay well. We need you.

December 04, 2020

Pope Francis’ Op Ed: Thank You Papa for Caring About America

Pope Francis wrote a most remarkable Op Ed for the New York Times this week....

May 2020

May 14, 2020

Pope Francis’ Urbi et Orbi for an End to COVID-19 Pandemic

Pray for this man.

April 2020

April 16, 2020

Pope Francis Sets Up Commission to Care for Those Affected by COVID-19

Pope Francis recently set up a new commission to provide care for people around the...

April 16, 2020

Pope Francis Visits Elderly Home

This is from four years ago. The Holy Father visited what here in America we...

April 16, 2020

Pope Called Cardinal Dolan to Express His Closeness to New Yorkers During the Pandemic

Pope Francis called Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York Tuesday to express his...

March 2020

March 23, 2020

Let the Pope Gift You with a Lenten Wash Job and Make You Ready for Heaven

The Holy Father has granted a Plenary Indulgence because of the pandemic sweeping the world....

February 2020

February 20, 2020

“The devil is real,” Pope Francis Says in Italian TV Interview

Pope Francis is an Italian tv star. He has his own series, an eight-part series...

February 13, 2020

Pope Says No to Married Priests, Women Deacons.

Pope Francis has decided to say no to allowing married priests and women deacons. He...