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Gloria TV News on the Feast of St. John of God. Martyr for the Inter-Religious Dialogue Pakistan- Vatican Bishop Andrew Francis of Multan is calling upon the Church to declare Shahbaz Bhatti a martyr.…More
Gloria TV News on the Feast of St. John of God.

Martyr for the Inter-Religious Dialogue

Pakistan- Vatican

Bishop Andrew Francis of Multan is calling upon the Church to declare Shahbaz Bhatti a martyr. Bhatti was a Catholic cabinet minister. Last week he was assassinated for his opposition to the nation’s blasphemy law. Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, the president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, agreed during a homily that Bhatti died as an martyr. The cardinal revealed that in their last conversation, in November 2010, Bhatti had told him: “I know that I will die assassinated, but I lay down my life for Christ and for inter-religious dialogue.”

Attacks On a Coptic Church

Egypt

Last Friday night, a mob of an estimated 4,000 Muslims attacked a Coptic Orthodox parish in the town Soul, south of Cairo. The mob set fire to the church and to several homes. Four clerics are missing after the raid. They may have died in the fire that burned the church, or they may have been abducted. The mob prevented firefighters from entering the town. Village officials sent away the troops that belatedly arrived on the scene to restore order. Instead a curfew has been imposed on the Christians of the town.

No Theological Reasons

France

Bishop Alain Planet of Carcassonne, France, has revealed that 6 years ago he made a secrete proposal to the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X. It consisted in permitting the group to function in the diocese normally as any traditionalist institute. But Bishop Planet listed three conditions. The priests of the Fraternity had to ask the bishop for the faculties for hearing confessions, to use the holy oils of the diocese and to let Bishop Planet confirm the children of their chapels and schools according to the Old Rite. The fraternity refused the proposal. Now a conflict occurred between the Bishop and the Fraternity. The Fraternity wanted to use a pilgrimage church in the diocese that - according to them – was refused for theological reasons. But in fact, the pilgrimage church is closed to anybody because of restoration work.

Calling from the Vatican

Vatican

Only now a detail of the Pope’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land in May 2009 has been revealed. During that visit the Pope met with the Chief Rabbi of Israel. The Pope noticed a colorful phone on a side table in the Rabbi's office. "What is that phone for?" the Pope asked. " It's my direct line to the Lord" – the Rabbi answered. The Rabbi insisted that the Pope try the telephone out, and, indeed, the Holy Father was connected to the Lord and held a lengthy discussion with Him. After hanging up the Pope offered to pay for the call. The Rabbi, of course, refused, but then gave in, after the Pope had insisted strongly. He checked the counter on the phone and said, "The charges were 200 Shekalim” – about50 Euro. A few months later the Rabbi came for a courtesy visit to Rome. In the Pope's office he saw a phone identical to his own and learned that this was also a direct line to the Lord. Now it was the turn of the Pope to offer him the phone. The Rabbi started a long discussion with the Lord. After the call he offered to pay the phone charges. This time, the Pope refused and the Rabbi prevailed. The Pope looked on the phone counter and said 35 Euro cents, about 0.50¢ U.S. The Rabbi looked surprised: "Why so cheap?" - he asked. The Pope smiled, "Local call."
alinalotte
Keep in mind it was 1970 ,in largest city of Poland,heat of summer,even old women dressing in short ,above the knee skirts,shorts sleeves,light airy dresses;"hi! bye! czesc! " te standard greeting of the day,average commie indoctrinated kid wouldn't even know ,how to answer to traditional Polish CatholicChristian greeting ,standard in my family,on daily order among Polish peasants.
alinalotte
"- Niech bedzie Pochwalony Jezus Chrystus ! " " May Our Lord Jesus Christ be Glorified !" is,how,on three separate occasions, was I greeted
,by the soul of an old Jewish woman,dressed in her shabbat best - long heavy woolen dress worn in the victorian times( I knew that kind very well as my maternal grandmother kept one in the attic,for whenever the occasion would arise). As I crossed the busy street …More
"- Niech bedzie Pochwalony Jezus Chrystus ! " " May Our Lord Jesus Christ be Glorified !" is,how,on three separate occasions, was I greeted
,by the soul of an old Jewish woman,dressed in her shabbat best - long heavy woolen dress worn in the victorian times( I knew that kind very well as my maternal grandmother kept one in the attic,for whenever the occasion would arise). As I crossed the busy street in front of my apartament building and entered the quiet L shaped street,looked to make sure no cars were coming from my right,as I faced the long street ,with high mesh fence on it's left,surrounding men's gymnasium I saw her coming towards me,looking at me intensively she greeted Christ.I answered " Na wieki wiekow,Amen." As she had passed by me,I thought to myself I must not let her know,that I'm aware ,who she is,so she could fulfill her penance.It happened two more times,no matter what day or time I went grocery shopping,she would appear out of thin air.The last time I was purposefully looking around before entering that little open street,yet as before,as soon as I to my right and then forward,there she was,approaching me in silence with that piercing glance.And it was then that I realized: of course she knows that I know -that how souls must communicate in heaven,through that wordless understanding and it is precisely because of that fact that she sought my help.You see,as I Holy Communion gift my Godparents gave my parents money to buy me a bike.Year later ,when I reminded them of it,my father bought heavy two person tandem,so me and my sister could share,but she preferred to hang out with her friends and I every day after school would hop on my bike and explore the outskirts of town.One day in summer I decided to surprise my best friend Anna P. spending the vacations at village of Andrzejow.Taking a short cut through the wheat fields I stumbled upon old cemetery stones piled up,with German names,stars of David and strange hebrew letters,dated mostly from1800's.I thought ,how sad it must have been for them to die and be buried in a foreign land,away from loved ones ( I was not aware back then,that city of my birth was inhabited before II War by half a million Germans,quarter mln Jews,100 thousand Russians and only 50 thousand Poles- mainly factory workers),I would go there daily,clean and read the grave stones,pray my little catholic prayers,wishing in my heart I would know Kadish,the Jewish for the dead,and I could not help but wonder ,how many of blinded by hate Nazis and my fellow country men could see a face of suffering Christ in His suffering brethern?The third time as she approached me ,greeting Christ,it was me looking at her with equal intensity..and when I answered " For ever and ever,Amen." ,she node her slightly and smiled with humble gratitude. As she passed by me and I felt brush of cold air,gathering all courage of a 12/13 year old I turned abruptly around to verify ,what I knew in my heart from our first encounter,that she must be one of the Jewish German souls I prayed for that past year ( as my father ,worried about my safety,asked Andrew P.,my best friend's brother to hide and help find buyer for my bike,yet I continued praying for the Jewish souls that had no one to pray for them) and behold: not a living soul. I understood,she ,being German Jew,must have scoffed during her life at some Polish peasant traditional Christian greeting and hundred years later had to fulfill her penance by finding someone who would do what she refused to do and answer to a Catholic Christian greeting,glorifying Christ.Thirty five years later,I will repeatedly tell my ignorant,moslem born,atheist for 40 years of his life husband,that when the moment comes ,when he will see his earthky body dropped like an old coat,it will mean he died ,his immortal soul in which existance he could not believe lives on and when that happens he must remember that humble greeting everybody entered my aunt's house with,for he will have to acknowledge Christ to be saved.For whether one is born Jew,pagan or atheist one must proclaim Christ to be saved "Nobody comes to the Father,but through Me" - Jesus Christ. ✍️
Tu_es_Petrus
@alinalotte
Na wieki wieków!
ACLumsden
I am guessing that Lucia learnt English from a British teacher or lived and studied the language in the UK - wherein she could actually learn real English (as opposed to its American cousin!). 😁 👌
Luchinka
Dear Friends,
Thanks a lot for your compliments and your support 😘
I am very glad, that you like our news 😌
Drodzy Przyjeciele!
Ciesze sie, ze ogladacie wiadomosci 😌
Wszystkich serdecznie pozdrawiam 😉
Lucia
alinalotte
@Tu_es_Petrus Niech bedzie pochwalony Jezus Chrystus!
Tu_es_Petrus
Dzień dobry! 😇
alinalotte
Their idea of worship: last Friday a mob of four thousand muslims attacks Catholic Orthodox Church in Seoul,down south Cairo,prevents the firefighters from entering the town( no word on police,but the police as also the government was always actively participating in interogating,tourturing Christians,not lifting a finger to help protect,prevent,help victims of rape,kidnapping,persecutions- all in …More
Their idea of worship: last Friday a mob of four thousand muslims attacks Catholic Orthodox Church in Seoul,down south Cairo,prevents the firefighters from entering the town( no word on police,but the police as also the government was always actively participating in interogating,tourturing Christians,not lifting a finger to help protect,prevent,help victims of rape,kidnapping,persecutions- all in the name of spreading islam ) and the curfew is imposed on the C h r i s t i a n s ! AND THE WEST IS CORRECTED WITH " POLITICAL CORRECTNESS ???!!!"
Doina
@Holy Cannoli
The sense of humor is of Don Guido Siciliano 👍 😉
Te Deum
👏 Thank you, Lucía.
Nice to see you. 😌
holyrope 3
Hi Lucia! 🤗
Holy Cannoli
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