TEHRAN — As the music ended and the crowd rose in a standing ovation, several women in the audience could be seen with heads bared, the obligatory head scarves draped around their necks.

This was no underground concert by an indie band in North Tehran, though. Rather, it was a recital by a classical lute player in Vahdat Hall. As the opera house emptied, the women casually slipped the scarves back on and walked out. No one seemed to care, or even to notice. MORE

A priest has photographed what he believes is the Virgin Mary in a forest fire that has raged through Colombia for days. It was captured by Father Pito on his camera phone in Paramillo y El Rosa, in the San Sebastian region of Cauca, which has been devastated by the blaze. Villagers are convinced that they can make out the Madonna and hope it may be a sign from God that their fortunes are about to change.

Aerial photos have revealed the devastating impact Hurricane Joaquin has had on the Bahamas and in South Carolina. MORE

Russia’s mission creep in Syria seems more like a mission sprint over the last month, with a fully established air base supporting daily air strikes humming away and an Iranian-Iraqi-Hezbollah backed ground offensive, which Russia will support, looming.

According to NATO, two aerial incidents occurred near the Turkish-Syrian border this weekend involving tactical aircraft emanating out of Syria. The first saw a Russian Su-30SM cross into Turkey’s airspace and after repeated warnings Turkish Air Force F-16s were vectored in to intercept the jet. As the F-16s approached, the Su-30 crossed back over the border into Syrian airspace. A similar incident is said to have occurred with a Russian Su-24 Fencer. MORE

Finishes were selected to create a hip and eclectic vibe pairing interesting wallpapers and light fixtures. Linc custom designed and fabricated many of the home’s details like the climbing wall, dining room table, Murphy bed in the nursery and much of the furniture. MORE PICS

This is the moment a brave soldier rescues a kidnap victim being held at gun point by a crazed attacker. MORE

These days, it seems you can’t go anywhere without seeing someone taking a selfie or smiling cheesily for a group photograph. MORE

Solange Strong Hertz, RIP Solange Strong Hertz, RIP
This evening, First Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 10:15 PM, a great lady and a champion of the old Faith passed away at 95 years of age.

Since the 1980s The Remnant has been proud to publish the powerful insights and commentary of the incomparable Solange Hertz. A close friend of Remnant founder Walter L. Matt (RIP) for many years, she was with the Remnant almost from the beginning. In her own right, Mrs. Hertz came to be regarded as the matriarch of traditional Catholicism in the English-speaking world (although her writings appeared not infrequently in French, as well). MORE

Around a thousand people took to the streets of Minsk on Sunday to demonstrate against Russian plans to build an airbase in the former Soviet state.

“No foreign military bases!” the protesters at the opposition-organised rally shouted, waving placards reading: “We want a peaceful sky.” MORE

With the heavy rainfall and floodwaters having completely saturated the soil at the coffins depth, the pressure from the water pushes the coffins through the surface where they can be swept away by flood waters. The floodwaters can spread toxic chemicals used in formaldehyde and other chemicals used for embalming.

Drenching thunderstorms contributed to at least 17 deaths near the French Rivera on Sunday,CNN reported.

According to the BBC, the Brague River overflowed its banks, sending water into nearby towns and cities, including Cannes.

People were killed in the towns of Cannes, Boit, Golfe-Juan and Mandelieu-la-Napoule, the Associated Press reported. MORE

The Battle of Lepanto, the Catholic victory over Mohammedanism
Vol 8 Issue 40 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
October 3, 2015 ~ Thérèse of Lisieux, opn!

1. Baptism: Means of Salvation (36)
2. Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
3. Sts. Francis of Assisi
4. Christ in the Home (11)
5. Articles and notices Continue reading →

While Russia has been in the crosshairs of the U.S. mainstream media and the Obama administration for their all-out attack against ISIS in Syria along with the supposed “moderate” U.S. supported Syrian rebels (who recently handed over U.S assets to al-Qaeda!), we find out  the U.S. just bombed a hospital, killing nine members of the staff of medical aid group Doctors Without Borders in the Afghan city of Kunduz. MORE

1. Revelation clearly teaches that a certain class of good angels fulfill the office of guardianship over men. Our Lord said of children: “They have angels of their own in heaven, that behold the face of my heavenly Father continually” (Matt. 18:10). Woe to him, then, who scandalizes a child, or anyone else who is a child of God through baptism, or who is even called to be such, as all men are; for God has assigned a Guardian Angel to every soul. All these angels are “spirits apt for service, whom he sends out when the destined heirs of eternal salvation have need of them” (Heb. 1:14). These comforting words of the Psalmist apply to all men: “He has given charge to his angels concerning thee, to watch over thee wheresoever thou goest” (Gradual). Continue reading →

A Hindu mob killed a Muslim man in India over rumours that he butchered a cow, unleashing violence that police on Wednesday blamed on tension fuelled by politicians who seek strict protection of an animal many Hindus consider sacred. MORE