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isiXhosa Text of Pope Francis’ consecration of ‘humanity, especially Russia and Ukraine’

Isenzo Sokungcwalisa kwiNtliziyo eNgcwele kaMariya E-Basilica yaseSaint Peter 25 Matshi 2022   Ah Mariya, Nina kaThixo noMama wethu, ngeli xesha lokulingwa siphendukela kuwe. NjengoMama wethu, uyasithanda kwaye uyasazi: akukho nkxalabo yeentliziyo zethu ifihliweyo kuwe. Mama wenceba, kukangaphi sifumana inkathalo yakho kunye nobukho bakho obunoxolo! Awuyeki ukusikhokelela kuYesu, iNkosana yoXolo. Ukanti siphambukile kuloo ndlela yoxolo. Sesilibele […]

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Teks van Pous Francis se Daad van Toewyding van die ‘mensdom, veral Rusland en Oekraïne’

Daad van Toewyding aan die Onbevlekte Hart van Maria Basiliek van Sint Petrus 25 Maart 2022   O Maria, Moeder van God en ons Moeder, in dié tyd van beproewing kom ons voor u.  As ons Moeder ken u ons en het u ons lief: u sien alles raak wat swaar op ons harte druk. 

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Text of Pope Francis’ consecration of ‘humanity, especially Russia and Ukraine’ released

The wording of Pope Francis’ consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary has been released. The key section of the prayer reads: “Therefore, Mother of God and our Mother, to your Immaculate Heart we solemnly entrust and consecrate ourselves, the Church and all humanity, especially Russia and Ukraine.” The full text

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Fatima: More Urgent Than Ever

Those who insistently promote Our Lady of Fatima’s message might be accused of giving it a forced sense of urgency. After all, it has been over 100 years since the apparitions and it might seem sensational to call this message that stresses prayer, penance and amendment of life as something not only urgent but “more

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Natural Law and Catholic Morals Do Not Justify Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

As of this writing, Putin’s troops are in the suburbs of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, after invading that country by land, sea, and air. Here we will consider just one aspect of the conflict: Is this a just war or not? In other words, did ex-KGB colonel Vladimir Putin have the right to invade Ukraine? To

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“Russia will spread her errors throughout the world, creating wars and…”

These were the direct words of Our Lady to the three shepherd children at Fatima in July 1917, where the Blessed Virgin spelled out the trajectory of the 20th Century should mankind not turn away from sinful lifestyles. Central to her admonitions, was the call to prayer and conversion and specifically to the Five First

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Are the Russians on Board with the Fatima Message?

The war in Ukraine has catapulted the Fatima Message into the centre of discussions. The Mother of God’s mysterious 1917 references to Russia and its errors are the backdrop to the death toll and destruction in Ukraine: “If my requests are heeded, Russia will be converted, and there will be peace. If not, she will

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Will the West Let Itself be Squeezed Between Russia and China?

Entering a new year, many news commentators customarily do a retrospective analysis of the past year as a means for proposing possible scenarios for the upcoming one. This is an increasingly difficult task as events become more chaotic and unpredictable. Today, we cannot speak of political processes with an internal logic that allows us to

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“Putin, Defender of Christian Values?” Plain Lies of the New KGB, Says Archbishop

In a press conference at the Vatican Radio headquarters, the web site La Nuova Busssola Quotidiana, reported, Most Rev. Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of the Greek Catholic Rite said he warned the Pope about statements by the Holy See which might be associated with Russian propaganda. Archbishop Shevchuk was on his ad limina visit to Rome along with more than

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