On 20 April 2017, three French National Police officers were shot by Karim Cheurfi, a French national wielding an AK-47 rifle on the Champs-Élysées boulevard in Paris. One officer, French National Police Captain Xavier Jugelé, was killed and two other French National Police officers and a German tourist were seriously wounded. Screengrab youtube A police officer with the General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI) took his own life “at a Ministry of the Interior site” in Essonne, the Evry prosecutor’s office announced Tuesday, marking the fourth suicide of a domestic intelligence officer in France. Earlier in 2025, at least three DGSI officers are known to have committed suicide at the Levallois-Perret site (Hauts-de-Seine). According to figures from the Ministry of the Interior, a total of 27 police officers and 26 gendarmes committed suicide in 2024, the lowest figure in 20 years, celebrated Le Monde back in January. In 2022, 10 police officers and gendarmes committed suicide …
Dec 7 Second Week of Advent, Sunday We continue posting daily Advent reflections by the Church Fathers. It's a good way to prepare to celebrate Christmas. The reflections and quotations come from the book titled, Advent and Christmas with the Church Fathers by Marco Pappalardo. Introduction Praying is stretching a hand toward the Infinite. You are always heard. And no one ever really knows what he or she is asking. It is a loving dialogue between our own lowliness and the greatness of God. Our meager words, silence, abandonment, and meditation rise and go to the heavens. God will never hold back his hand when we turn to him with a sincere heart, with our limitations, and with our journey of faith. Dec 6 Is there no limit to Canada's shame? Just days ago, Calgary Pastor Derek Reimer was arrested once more and sent to jail. His crime this time? He had been ordered by a court to write an apology for protesting a public library's "drag queen story hour." He refused to do so. He's Christian …
Genesis 3:9-15, 20 “I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid.” Fear (evil) is the cause of all our separations from God. Fear; anguish, worry, anxiety… Luke 1:26-38 The angel Gabriel says to Mary, “Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.” God greets us in this way every day. Biblical texts: NAB-RE Normand Thomas.
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Canadian Catholic bishops have written to the federal government to oppose elements of Bill C-9, which would remove long-standing religious and “good-faith” exemptions in the Criminal Code’s hate-speech provisions. They argue that without these protections, quoting religious texts such as the Bible in sincere, non-malicious contexts might be seen as hate speech, creating uncertainty for clergy and faith communities. The bishops warn that removing the exemption could chill legitimate religious expression, even if actual prosecutions remain unlikely. The surrounding commentary criticizes the Liberal government and Bloc Québécois for supporting the change.
St. Nicholas Day Around the World - Traditions & Customs. NKFU on Dec 4 2019 What are the traditions and customs of the feast St. Nicholas Day around the world? St. Nicholas Day in various cultures. #stnicholas#stnicholasday
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has been hearing the appeal of Cardinal Joseph Zen (93, retired Catholic bishop of Hong Kong) and four other trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund: barrister Margaret Ng, academic Hui Po-keung, former lawmaker Cyd Ho, and singer-activist Denise Ho. They were convicted in November 2022 of failing to register the 612 Fund as a “society” under Hong Kong’s Societies Ordinance and each fined HK$4,000; the fund’s secretary, Sze Shing-wai, was fined HK$2,500 and is not part of the appeal.
Hongkonško sodišče obravnava pritožbo kardinala Zena: Hongkonško prizivno sodišče je 4. decembra nadaljevalo obravnavo, saj je pet skrbnikov sklada 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, med katerimi je bil tudi kardinal Joseph Zen, izpodbijalo svoje predhodne obsodbe zaradi opustitve registracije društva v skladu z Odlokom o društvih. Tožilci so trdili, da je sklad jasno deloval kot "društvo", pri čemer so navajali njegovo javno zbiranje sredstev, 58 sestankov upraviteljev in občasno podporo političnim dejavnostim. Odvetniki so nasprotovali, da so skrbniki menili, da sklad, ki je bil ustanovljen za nudenje humanitarne pomoči, ne spada pod zahteve odloka. Vseh pet pritožnikov je bilo predhodno kaznovanih z denarno kaznijo po 4 000 hongkonških dolarjev, medtem ko je bil sekretar sklada, ki v pritožbi ni sodeloval, kaznovan z denarno kaznijo 2 500 hongkonških dolarjev. Sodniki so zadržali svojo odločitev in povedali, da bo pisna odločba izdana v devetih mesecih.
Hongkonský súd vypočul odvolanie kardinála Zena: Odvolací súd v Hongkongu pokračoval 4. decembra v pojednávaní, na ktorom piati správcovia 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund - vrátane kardinála Josepha Zena - napadli svoje predchádzajúce odsúdenia za neregistrovanie spoločnosti podľa nariadenia o spolkoch. Prokurátori tvrdili, že fond jednoznačne fungoval ako "spoločnosť", pričom sa odvolávali na jeho verejné získavanie finančných prostriedkov, 58 stretnutí správcov a príležitostnú podporu politických aktivít. Obhajcovia oponovali, že správcovia verili, že fond, ktorý bol vytvorený na poskytovanie humanitárnej pomoci, nespadá pod požiadavky vyhlášky. Všetci piati odvolatelia boli predtým potrestaní pokutou po 4 000 hongkonských dolárov, zatiaľ čo tajomník fondu, ktorý nie je súčasťou odvolania, dostal pokutu 2 500 hongkonských dolárov. Sudcovia si svoje rozhodnutie vyhradili s tým, že písomné rozhodnutie bude vydané do deviatich mesiacov.
2nd Sunday of Advent – A - Second Reading - Romans 15:4–9 - Christ saves everyone Letter to the Romans 15,4-9. Brothers and sisters: Whatever was written previously was written for our instruction, that by endurance and by the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to think in harmony with one another, in keeping with Christ Jesus, that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Welcome one another, then, as Christ welcomed you, for the glory of God. For I say that Christ became a minister of the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, to confirm the promises to the patriarchs, but so that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written: "Therefore, I will praise you among the Gentiles and sing praises to your name." Denice May
Nuestra Señora de los Reyes - December 4th, 2025 | No Greater Delight No Greater Delight is a daily Marian podcast meant to start the day with a Marian touch. After examining the Marian feasts celebrated throughout the world on a given day, Fr. Nate offers a brief reflection to help make our love for Our Lady concrete in daily living. The title "No Greater Delight" is inspired by a homily of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, wherein he expresses his joy in preaching about the Virgin Mother, even though he acknowledges the challenge of adequately praising her. Mary's greatness is beyond words. 0:00 Feasts of Mary Today 02:57 True Devotion to Mary WhatsApp Channel: Catholic Voice | WhatsApp Channel Links: catholicvoice | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree
DECEMBER 6 2025 THE GOSPEL breski1 Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 9,35-38.10,1.6-8. Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness. At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest." Then he summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness. Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, make this proclamation: 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'" Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons. Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give."
On Thursday, retired Swiss bishop Marian Eleganti warned at the RomeLifeForum.com that efforts to promote a 'universal fraternity' risk collapsing into religious relativism. He stressed that, according to Christian teaching, people are not 'children of God' simply by existing. Rather, they receive this identity through faith in Christ and baptism. Any model of human fraternity that obscures this truth ceases to be authentically Christian, he said. Mission Cannot Be Replaced by Dialogue Monsignor Eleganti warned that the Church’s mission must not be reduced to interreligious dialogue which avoids proclaiming the truth. He also noted the impact of media imagery showing religious leaders praying together, which implicitly suggests that "one religion is as good as another". Criticism of Pope Francis’ Statements Furthermore, Bishop Eleganti criticised Pope Francis's controversial remarks. He cited the 2024 statement in Singapore that "all religions are a path to God", as well as the assertion …More
Friday, December 5, 2025 9:30 AM Mass, at the Chapel of the Apparitions of Fatima 1st Week of Advent | Friday First Reading (Isaiah 26:1-6) Reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah On that day, this song will be sung in Judah: “A fortified city is our security; the Lord surrounds it with walls and ramparts. 2 Open its gates, that a righteous people may enter, a nation that keeps its word, 3 steadfast in its purpose; and you will keep it in peace, because it trusts in you. 4 Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord is the Rock eternal. 5 He will bring down those who dwell on high, he will humble the proud city, laying it low, making it kiss the ground. 6 The feet of the poor will trample it down, the steps of the humble.” – The word of the Lord. – Thanks be to God. Responsory Psalm 117(118),1.8-9.19-21.25-27a (R. 26a) — R. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Or: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. — R. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Or: Alleluia, Alleluia, …More