On Oct. 23, Rouhani, while on a provincial trip to Arak in Markazi province, told the crowd, “The America that claims it enjoys more than 200 years of democracy and [holding] more than 50 presidential elections is now a major and industrial country that is devoid of morality, and this issue we witness in the [presidential] candidates’ debates.” MORE

In the last six months Saudi Arabia has discontinued financial aid for the Palestinian Authority, the Times of Israel website reported on Tuesday citing senior Ramallah officials.

According to the report, no reason was given for the withholding of the monthly payment of $20 million; however, a discord between Saudis and Palestinians may be linked to the widely reported rapprochment between the Gulf kingdom and Israel. MORE

Russia has unveiled chilling pictures of its largest ever nuclear missile, capable of destroying an area the size of France.

The RS-28 Sarmat missile, dubbed Satan 2 by Nato, has a top speed of 4.3 miles (7km) per second and has been designed to outfox anti-missile shield systems. MORE

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell plans to vote for Hillary Clinton, his staff confirmed on Tuesday.

Powell’s announcement, which came at a Long Island Association luncheon, is the latest example of Republicans who are ditching their own party’s nominee. MORE

Pope Francis has strongly outlined anew a comprehensive vision for the future of the Catholic church, forcefully telling an emblematic meeting of the entire Italian church community here that our times require a deeply merciful Catholicism that is unafraid of change.

I’m a reporter who intensely dislikes both major party presidential candidates, but my personal experience during this campaign, bolstered by witnessing the incredibly slanted coverage we’ve seen the past month, is that the media is far more interested in running negative stories about Donald Trump than about Hillary Clinton. Trump indisputably received a lot of positive coverage when he was running in the GOP primaries, but once this became a two-person race the gloves came off, which has had a huge impact on coverage and helped Hillary immensely. MORE

A Belfast bakery on Monday lost its appeal of a ruling that it discriminated against a gay customer by refusing to bake a cake decorated with a message supporting same-sex marriage.

The judgment against Ashers Baking Co. found that the family-run chain was wrong to treat gay customers any differently from heterosexuals. The Ashers directors argued they were happy to bake goods for anyone but could not put messages on their products at odds with their Christian beliefs. MORE

Curt Schilling threw CNN’s Jake Tapper a curveball Friday when he asked why many Jews support the Democratic Party.

The legendary Boston Red Sox pitcher’s comments on “The Lead” seemed to come out of left field after Tapper had been asking Schilling about his controversial social media posts about transgender Americans and Muslims. MORE

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump received his first endorsement from a prominent newspaper, the Las Vegas Review-Journal — which is owned by major Republican donor Sheldon Adelson.

The endorsement said that despite his divisive proposals and rhetoric that has stoked racial tensions, Trump will upset the political norm in Washington. MORE

Vol 9 Issue 47 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
October 22, 2016 ~ Our Lady on Saturday

1. Baptism: Means of Salvation (91)
2. Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost
3. Saint Anthony Mary Claret
4. Family and Marriage
5. Articles and notices

Dear Reader:
Normally one could expect the Liturgy of this Sunday to fall within the month of November as the Church considers death and the souls in purgatory. However early it may be this year it is also an early reminder to make sure one is prepared for death, yes with the reception of the Sacraments of Penance, Holy Eucharist and Extreme Unction, Continue reading →

October 25, 2016 – Sts. Chrysanthus & Daria, Martyrs  Simple Feast

Newchurch Sells the Traditional Immaculate Conception Off
To the Infidel Mohammedans for Two Million Shekels
From: The TRADITIO Fathers

Immaculate Conception Church
The Beautiful, Traditional Immaculate Conception Church
Was Sold off to Mohammedan Infidels Continue reading →

(InfoWars) An unnamed former Navy official has warned the residents of Alaska to prepare for an invasion in the event of war between the U.S. and Russia.

The Daily Star has reported that a former high-ranking Naval official has evidence to suggest Russia is preparing to invade Alaska if war breaks out between the United States and Russia. MORE

“As far as Catholics who go to church on a weekly basis, they’re overwhelmingly conservative, they accept the church’s teachings. You get these people who are no more Catholic than I am Buddhist, quite frankly, but they report that way.

“They show up in the polls that way. The last time they went to church maybe was Easter and then Christmas, if they went there at all.” MORE