There are thousands of young Assyrian Christian men that have volunteered to join the protection units we’re planning on establishing in the coming weeks and months… Situations like this need political consensus before anything takes place on the ground. MORE

It seems just about everyone is doing the “Ice Bucket” Challenge…in fact, I can’t recall a day in the past few weeks where I haven’t seen something on someone’s Facebook page about it. Even in USA Today, it was reported that a grandfather dumped a large bucket of ice water on an infant!  You can CLICK HERE to see that story. MORE

Also drawing attention to the topic of same-sex unions, the cardinal explained that within the outline “a distinction is made between the contexts in which civil legislation is more or less in favor.”

He emphasized that “There is a need for pastoral care on the part of the particular Churches in these situations, including matters relating to children who may be present.” MORE

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia’s armed forces, backed by its nuclear arsenal, were ready to meet any aggression, declaring at a pro-Kremlin youth camp that foreign states should understand: “It’s best not to mess with us.” MORE

Billions of locusts swarmed Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo on Thursday, prompting residents and tourists to share photographs of the sudden insect invasion on Twitter, while experts worried about the effect on the country’s food supply.

In the past five years, swarms of giant locusts have regularly swept in over the island nation off Africa’s southeastern coast, devastating crops and other food supplies within just a few hours. MORE

What happened to the New Church’s Utopia? MORE

Pope Francis has removed a key protege of Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI from the Vatican’s liturgy office and sent him back to his native Spain. MORE 

Illegals have taken their invasion of our borders to a whole new level.

Last Monday, a homeowner’s video cam caught pictures of a group of illegals storming the beach in San Diego. They were in a small boat, and strangely they were all dressed in black. MORE

A new study says that California’s drought is so severe it’s causing the ground to rise. Angela Fritz of The Washington Post reported scientists estimate 63 trillion gallons of water have been lost in the past 18 months. MORE

 SSPV bishops and priests are shown in white and yellow boxes.

A grandfather is faced with a difficult decision: pass on his precious silver dollar coin to his grandson? Or spend it on one of eleven craveable creations from Taco Bell’s new Dollar Cravings Menu? MORE

The Supreme Court of California has ruled that a suspect’s silence can be used as evidence of guilt during trial.

The 4-3 decision reversed an appellate court’s ruling and reinstated a man’s felony conviction for a 2007 vehicular manslaughter case. That case involved a motorist named Richard Tom, who broadsided another vehicle while speeding in Redwood City. MORE

Open the door to the otherside, why don’t you? Ouiji Board carelessly left on top of a television and abruptly falls to the ground while innocent child is reading to himself in a corner, what comes next is bone-chilling  MORE

Despite how unsavory and barbaric Islamic groups and persons around the world have been acting—whether Nigeria’s Boko Haram, Mesopotamia’s Islamic State, Somalia’s Shabaab—perhaps few things are as disgusting and cowardly as the Muslim rape of nuns: defenseless Christian women who sacrifice much of their lives to help sick and needy Muslims. MORE