Chilling reports taken from the residents of a Gary, Ind., home recount a haunting that involved a 12-year-old girl levitating over her bed and a 9-year-old boy walking on a hospital ceiling. Astonishingly, the family’s recollections are backed by not only a local police official but also by medical personnel. LINK

The Internet exorcism probably won’t heal you or cast off your demons. Evangelical Christian Reverend Bob Larson appeared on Anderson Cooper’s nighttime television show Friday to discuss one of the holiest—and least understood—religious rites: exorcisms. LINK

The Oratory Catechism states that, “Why the Church in the End Times will lack state protection.” # 733 – It means that Christians cannot count on any secular protection in the defense of their FAITH or in the face of persecution by enemies of the Faith.”   The blue laws the states had at one time were Christian laws. 85 % of the states did away with them. Joseph LINK

Recognizing that Blessed John XXIII and John Paul II have widespread reputations for holiness and that years of studying their lives and actions have proven their exceptional virtue, Pope Francis announced he would declare his two predecessors saints at a single ceremony April 27. LINK

Palestinian leader turns to Putin for Palestinian state, dumps US and Israel as peace partners. Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) launched his “diplomatic intifada” against Israel and exit from the Kerry peace initiative Thursday, Jan. 23, from Moscow. LINK

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Vibrio vulnificus, a naturally occurring bacterium that thrives in warm seawater, is absorbed by filter-feeding oysters and is most often associated with severe illness and death in individuals with certain medical conditions, such as liver disease or cancer, who eat raw oysters. This is the leading cause of death from seafood consumption in the U.S. LINK

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MADRID (AP) — It was a short story, then a Hollywood movie. Now the tragic tale of cowboys in love is being reinvented again: Brokeback Mountain — the opera. LINK

Thieves broke into a small church in the mountains east of Rome over the weekend and stole a reliquary with the blood of the late Pope John Paul II. A custodian, Franca Corrieri, said she had discovered a broken window early on Sunday morning and had called the police. LINK

The gay and straight weddings were officiated by Queen Latifah (‘Whatever god you come from, we come from the same one’) while the hit song about equality was performed by the rap duo with Madonna hitting the stage with them, along with Mary Lambert and jazz artist Trombone Shorty. LINK

To millions of Christians, they are a symbol of peace. But to a pair of larger birds, the two doves released in the Vatican yesterday were nothing more than a chance for a bit of Sunday morning sport.  No sooner had the birds been set free in St Peter’s Square – as a symbolic gesture of peace for Ukraine – than they were set upon by a seagull and a crow. LINK

Our country finds herself on the brink of chaos. We are witnessing an escalation of confrontation and violence, which encompasses wider and wider circles of our citizens. We mourn and pray for the repose of the people who were killed during clashes or perished of illegal actions. There can be no excuse for murder, violence, LINK