Catholic bishops in Turkey pledged not to contest plans to turn Istanbul’s ancient Hagia Sophia cathedral that now serves as a museum into a Muslim place of worship. MORE

Catholic schools have faced tough times for years, but the pace of closures is accelerating dramatically amid economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, sparking heartbreak and anger in scores of affected communities. MORE

Devil says “I can’t breathe.”
“The Guardian has promoted a petition calling for British honours depicting the victory of St Michael the Archangel over Satan to be redesigned, as the “offensive” imagery is “reminiscent of the recent murder of George Floyd”.

“This is a highly offensive image, it is also reminiscent of the recent murder of George Floyd by the white policeman in the same manner presented here in this medal,” reads the petition to redesign the honour, attributed to one Tracy Reeve. MORE

“As a priest in the Orthodox Church, it is my duty to ban members of Black Lives Matter from receiving Communion. I will not desecrate the precious Body and Blood of Christ, by allowing it to touch the unclean lips of those who are members of that satanic organization. If they want to take communion, they will have to find some other church.”

“Members of Black Lives Matter need to get on their knees, and ask forgiveness for their participation in this godless movement.” MORE

Muhammad Ali Jr., 47, said his dad believed ‘all lives matter’ and would have branded protesters demanding an end to police brutality and systemic racism as ‘devils’, in an interview with the NY Post on the fourth anniversary of the boxing legend’s death. 

‘My father would have said, “They ain’t nothing but devils,” Ali Jr. said. MORE

Sweden is compelling parents to keep sending their children to school — including students with conditions that some evidence suggests may make them more at risk of catching COVID-19 — as part of its policy to avoid a fullscale lockdown in response to the coronavirus. MORE

So, people of color could get sick? Sounds to me, like a backfire.

Lincoln County, Oregon, has exempted non-white people from a new order requiring that face coverings be worn in public — to prevent racial profiling. MORE

The pandemic has made us reflect on “the relationship between man and the environment,” the pontiff told pilgrims and tourists gathered in Saint Peter’s Square for his weekly Angelus message. “The lockdown has reduced pollution and revealed once more the beauty of so many places free from traffic and noise.” MORE

Type in any 3 digit random numbers in Google search: i.e.: 999 new cases and you get: BREAKING: 999 new coronavirus cases, two dozen deaths confirmed in last 24 hours

666 new cases and you get: Virginia sees 666 new coronavirus cases, now reporting 46,905 statewide

567 new cases and you get: 567 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Tenn. on Tuesday

123 new cases and you get: Coronavirus update: 123 new cases in Yakima County as total reaches 6,062

PREPARATION
The Saints of the Apocalypse fervently sing: “With Your Blood You have purchased for God peoples of all tribes, races and nations; You have made of them a priestly dynasty that serves God and reigns over the earth” (Ap. 5:9)

We now unite ourselves to this celestial clamor, and in the communion of the Holy Spirit with all the saints of the earth and, venerating that Divine Blood which has rescued us from the power of darkness and transported us to the kingdom of light, as the priestly people we are, we serve reverent worship to God. (Col. 1:13 and 20). MORE

What does he want us to do about it? Kill white people?

The Rev. Michael Pfleger: If immediate action isn’t taken to address systemic racism, poverty and “black folks being shot down and killed out here like dogs,” Pfleger said the last weekend in May will merely serve as a “coming attraction of what’s going to happen next.” MORE