Rowan Atkinson on free speech, and how it is threatened in Britain 🇬🇧

Good morning from Pope Francis’ stadium Mass in Papua New Guinea! The pope arrived one hour earlier than expected to preside over Mass in the stadium to the great relief and joy of the crowd who have been waiting since before sunrise for his arrival.

The #DeathPenalty is always inadmissible, because it attacks the inviolability and dignity of the person. I appeal for its abolition in all countries of the world. We must not forget that a person can repent and change, even up until the very last moment of their life.

Celebrities now vs their younger selves [🎞️ slava081984] x.com/i/status/18255…

This is an outrage…

#PopeFrancis urges nations to abolish the death penalty, forgive developing nations' debts and allocate arms spending to fight hunger and climate change. These steps, he said, aim to foster hope and address systemic injustice. usccb.org/news/2024/pope…

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and

What is built on the basis of force, and not on the truth about the equal dignity of every human being, begins badly and will end badly. vatican.va/content/france…

As of now I do not see Pope Francis giving up this fight and resigning. He has said: “The Lord of the Harvest still wants me here.” Barring any further major medical crisis, Francis sees his pontificate as a mission from God, and it will be up to God, not Francis to take it away.

Ave Maria from the west of Ireland, in memory of Pope Francis. A voice of compassion through difficult times. A great loss

Such a simple and beautiful grave. Rest in peace Papa Francesco!

Pope Francis’ popemobile, “the very vehicle from which he waved and was close to millions of faithful all around the world, is being transformed into a mobile health unit for the children of Gaza,” per his wishes. vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2…

I am following with great concern the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, where the civilian population is suffering from severe hunger and remains exposed to violence and death. I renew my heartfelt appeal for a ceasefire, the release of hostages, and the full respect of

Every human person possesses an inherent dignity, bestowed by God himself. I urge all parties involved in conflicts to recognize this dignity and to end every action that violates it. I call for negotiations aimed at securing a future of peace for all peoples, and for the

JUST IN: Greek & Latin Patriarchs of Jerusalem today issue joint statement saying: “It seems that the Israeli government’s announcement that ‘the gates of hell will open’ is indeed taking on tragic forms,” as “reports of heavy bombardment” in Gaza City “continue to be received.”

28 September 1890 | An Austrian Jew, Sigfried Schiffmann, was born in Vienna. In #Auschwitz from 17 October 1941. No. 21827 He perished in the camp on 21 October 1941. --- Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

6 October 1927 | Dutch Jewish girl Betty Simmeren was born in Groningen. In October 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.

Christ’s resurrection teaches us that no story is ever so marked by disappointment or sin that it cannot be visited by hope. No fall is definitive, no night is eternal, no wound is destined to bleed forever. However distant, lost or unworthy we may feel, there is no distance that

“Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you” (Lk 11:9). “To ask,” in fact, is to recognize, through poverty, that everything is a gift from the Lord and to give thanks for it. “To seek” is to open oneself, through obedience,

After enduring two years of war, losing family members and friends, and courageously choosing to remain with their sick and wounded rather than desert them, the parishioners of the only Catholic church in Gaza City sing a hymn to Our Lady in celebration.