Singapore has granted San Francisco start-up Eat Just Inc. regulatory approval to sell its laboratory-grown chicken in the city-state — the world’s first government to allow the sale of cultured meat. MORE

I’m sure most so-called Catholics voted the same way

Latino voters this election season were instrumental in helping flip the state of Arizona blue for the first time since 1996, but in Florida and Texas more Latinos than expected voted for President Donald Trump. MORE

Michael was one of 270 students studying at the Good Shepherd Seminary in Kaduna State on the main highway to Abuja. On the evening of January 8, 2020, his world was upended when an armed gang, disguised in military fatigues, breached the gate of the school. They snagged four seminarians, including Michael, and made their escape. MORE

Admittedly, she was spectacular. Fuller went 5 for 5 on field goals, booted 3 touchbacks past the end zone, and even made a game saving tackle as the clock expired in regulation. Just kidding. Actually, she kicked one time, it went 30 yards, Vanderbilt lost 41 to zero, and the head coach was fired after the game. This is reality, not a movie. And in real life, women embarrass themselves when they try to play against male athletes. MORE

Vol 13 Issue 48 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward KrierNovember 28, 2020 ~ Our Lady on Saturday

1.      What is the Holy Eucharist
2.      First Sunday in Advent
3.      Saint Saturninus
4.      Family and Marriage
5.      Articles and notices
Dear Reader:

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has cancelled a ceremony that traditionally begins Rome’s Christmas season on Dec. 8 at the Spanish Steps because of coronavirus restrictions, the Vatican said on Monday. MORE

Archbishop Wilton Gregory’s comment is sure to raise questions about the Church’s pro-life witness. But for some Catholics, the remark might also raise questions about the sincerity of U.S. bishops on the topic of ecclesial reform. MORE

Reports are coming out of Japan that their suicide rate has spiked to a tremendous level as that country is in strong lockdown conditions. In the month of October the nation recorded over 2,100 people who had taken their own life. That monthly figure exceeds the total of all Covid deaths Japan has experienced this year, which numbers less than 2,000. MORE

You will be happy to know that in today’s sermon Father Casimir said this,  
“We might be the people that will see the Second Coming of Christ.” (Last Sunday after Pentecost). Also my daughter’s birthday.
Guess what, Fr. Casimir was here one year ago on the 24th at Our Lady of Lourdes in W. Covina and we had a nice talk after Mass.
In Christ, Joseph

POPE COMPARES ABORTION TO HIRING A HITMAN – Pope Francis just compared abortion to hiring a hitman… because he says both acts are designed to get rid of a problem. MORE

Too Late: Francis Slams Law And Endorses Those Who Made It MORE

Abiy Ahmed, the continent’s youngest leader, has gone from winning a Nobel peace prize to presiding over a bloody conflict against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front MORE

These are coronavirus days, and very few people can be seen in the narrow corridors of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot. We’re in the molecular immunology laboratory, located in one of the institute’s old buildings. MORE

NOTE: Biden is not President-elect.

The fact that some of President-elect Joe Biden’s top cabinet picks are Jewish should be a source of pride for the community, especially because such appointments aren’t considered remarkable anymore, say American Jewish leaders. MORE

The Supreme Court late Wednesday night granted requests from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and two Orthodox Jewish synagogues to block enforcement of a New York executive order restricting attendance at houses of worship. MORE