A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has hit off the coast of Oregon. MORE

Venezuela rocked by strongest earthquake to hit country in 100 years

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro was wrapping up his livestreamed address in Harrisburg last week, on the release of a bombshell grand jury reportcataloging how the Catholic Church covered up the abuse of more than 1,000 minors by some 300 priests over 70 years, when he made an appeal: We want more survivors to report. MORE

Category 4 Hurricane “Lane” is heading west at 19 km/h (12 mph) and is expected to turn toward Hawaii on August 22 and 23 and pass dangerously close to the main Hawaiian Islands. Current forecast track doesn’t call for a direct impact and Lane will be a significantly weaker hurricane by the time it draws closer to the islands. However, impacts from this dangerous hurricane will extend well away from its center, large and potentially damaging surf is expected along exposed shorelines as well as excessive rainfall across portions of the state from August 22, leading to flash flooding and mudslides.

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The number of people killed after heavy rain flooded the Raganello gorge on August 20, 2018, rose to 10 on August 21. 23 people were rescued and brought to safety, three were found alive today and another three still remain missing. There were up to 40 hikers in the gorge when the creek running through it rapidly rose and turned into a raging torrent. MORE

The Conciliar Jesuit turned pujari at St. Peter’s Jesuit Church, Bandra, on August 15, Independence Day, when he performed the 10.00 am inculturated “mass” in a saffron shawl (photograph attached) with readings from non Christian scriptures and other indiscretions, could invite the anger of fundamentalists, reference, two articles attached herewith, taken from a  fundamentalist website, under the titles: “Christian missionaries target every single component of Hindu Society” and “Christian Inculturation of Hinduism is Religious Prostitution.”This is a timely warning to the Conciliar Authorities of the Vatican II New Church (instituted on November 21, 1964, when Paul VI signed “The Dogmatic Constitution of the Church”) as its Roman Curial Congregations are likely, in the near future, to shed their powers to local episcopal conferences and the a/m “mass” may well be the forerunner of future biblical, catecetical and liturgical adventures in this country. MORE
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A sandstorm with rain passed in Mecca on one of the days of Hajj. The heavy rain was accompanied by intensified gusts of wind, which carried garbage cans, road signs and plastic fences. MORE

NY Times Columnist: Trump “Would Certainly Like to’ Murder People Without Due Process

White man charged in shooting death of unarmed black man
This story written by A.P. news (8-13-18) Why didn’t A.P. say “Man charged in shooting death of unarmed man?” On the other hand they don’t mention that the BLACK guy pushed an elderly white guy to the ground over a disputed parking space. The BLACK guy or his wife, parked in a handicap parking space without a handicap sign. 
At first the shooter wasn’t charged, under the Florida, “Stand your ground” Law. But the uproar by the BLACK community forced the Prosecutors to charge the WHITE man with manslaughter. I’m sorry, but I’m led to believe that A.P and other news sources are using the color line to foster insurrection and using the Black community to foster civil disobedience. If these articles continue, then this would indicate that President Trump is right in calling the news media, the Enemy of the Nation.
In Christ, Joseph

California Senate Passes A.B. 2943, Which Bans Counseling For …

Another blow to Christians. This  most likely will go to the courts. Prayers.

On Thursday, the California state Senate passedAssembly Bill 2943 (A.B. 2943), a bill making any efforts to help people change their sexual orientation or gender identity illegal under laws against fraudulent business practices. LGBT activists have pushed the law in an effort to prevent the much-maligned “conversion therapy” bugbear, but the practical effects of the law would actually hurt LGBT people who seek to question their orientation or identity. MORE

In Germany, the Catholic Church and the Evangelical cults are losing more and more faithful, even if the proportion of those who call themselves “Christian” still represents more than half of the population.

 A massive quake of magnitude 8.2 struck in the Pacific Ocean close to Fiji and Tonga on Sunday but it was so deep that it was not expected to cause any damage, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The U.S. Tsunami Warning Center also said the quake was too deep to cause a tsunami. MORE

Kerala flood situation remains precarious with water levels still rising dangerously in many rivers and people are stranded in many areas waiting for help to arrive. Rescue operations are in full swing with army and local authorities heading efferent to secure lives and disburse aid materials to stranded people. 

Bp. Louis Vezelis Dear Friends in Christ, Jesus, Faith is often tried and made strong in times of hardship. A case in point is the present Great Apostasy. Because of the Great Apostasy that has changed the Church forever into a very small flock as opposed to the great number that has apostatized and those that have been led into schism by false teachers, the remnant of the Church is often physically isolated from other members of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. Our once-Catholic schools are no longer Catholic because Catholic doctrine is no longer taught in them. 

This is a classic example of how much more barbaric the Sunnies are compare to the Shiites

A suicide bomber targeted students preparing for university exams in a Shiite neighborhood of Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 48 people and wounding 67 in an attack blamed on the Islamic State group, officials said. MORE