Robert Adolph Boehm, in accordance with his lifelong dedication to his own personal brand of decorum, muttered his last unintelligible and likely unnecessary curse on October 6, 2024, shortly before tripping backward and hitting his head on the floor. Robert was born in Winters, TX, to the late Walter Boehm and Betty Smith on May Read more
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Pelosi doesn’t like saying Trump’s name as she’s Catholic: ‘It’s up there with, like, swearing’
Thursday, October 17th, 2024Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said she considers Donald Trump’s name a swear word and, because she is Catholic, refuses to say it. Pelosi, a top Democrat from California, revealed her thoughts on saying the former president’s name and described him as “what’s-his-name” during an interview with The Guardian released Tuesday. “I hardly Read more
Church to be used as a climbing hall in the future
Monday, October 14th, 2024
The Petrus Canisius Church in Innsbruck, Austria, is set to be partially converted into a climbing hall, according to a letter from Bishop Hermann Glettler to the parish The project, titled “Train your body & soul,” aims to make the church space more accessible and appealing to a wider audience. Planned changes include The church Read more
Catholic Singer’s Latest Album Sets the Rosary to Song
Thursday, October 10th, 2024
On Oct. 7, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Laura Huval will drop her latest album, Sing the Rosary. The album offers listeners the opportunity to pray the Rosary accompanied by song. Noting Pope Francis’ words in Evangelii Gaudium, “Mary is the handmaid of the Father who sings his praises” (EG, 286), Huval shared she was inspired by the Read more
Bibles that Oklahoma wants for schools match version backed by Trump
Monday, October 7th, 2024
Oklahoma’s top education official is seeking to purchase 55,000 Bibles for public schools and specifying that each copy contain the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution, which are not commonly found in Bibles but are included in one endorsed by former President Donald Trump. The request is part of Republican State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ ongoing Read more
Lourdes Basilica backdrop of Rugby team annual photo
Friday, October 4th, 2024A French rugby team has chosen the Basilica of the Rosary in Lourdes as the backdrop for this year’s team photo. The Lourdes-based club FCL XV had its players pose in front of the church façade for the 2024/2025 season, the online magazine “lourdesactu” reported on Monday. The team presents itself in both home and Read more
Shifting flat by bike on a fine Wellington day
Monday, September 30th, 2024
A Wellington woman says the city’s new cycle lanes are opening up a world of possibilities of what can be achieved without motor vehicles. Last weekend Beth Walker – an executive assistant and researcher in Green MP Julie Anne Genter’s office – moved into her new flat with the help of a collection of cargo Read more
Vatican gives environmental tips: From LED lamps to lawn clippings
Thursday, September 26th, 2024The Vatican offers practical environmental tips for everyday life. In the magazine “Dal cuore dello Stato”, the government of the smallest state in the world lists 29 pages of advice from its specialised departments on how to live sustainably and conserve resources. For example, we should not overload fridges and freezers in the home, use Read more
Magazine depicts Chlöe Swarbrick as Jesus
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
Canterbury University student magazine Canta has depicted Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick as Jesus Christ. It also depicted Prime Minister Christopher Luxon as Judas, in a somewhat bizarre take on Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper painting. The student magazine took to social media this week to explain its centre-spread artwork and to reinforce that it Read more
They’re eating our dogs – they’re eating our cats
Thursday, September 19th, 2024
From 1 September to 4 October, the feast of St Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis draws our attention to nature’s cry. The church calls it the season of creation. In Laudato Si: On the Care of Our Common Home, the Pope argues that everything is connected. “We must hear both the cry of the earth Read more