Canadian Miriam Lancaster, 84, went to a hospital in Vancouver late March with severe back pain. She told EWTN that before any tests or diagnosis, a doctor offered assisted suicide: “The very first thing she said to me was: ‘I would like to offer you MAiD.’” She had come for treatment and responded: “No, thank you.” Lancaster added that her husband had previously been told the same and had replied: “There is no way that we are going to take measures to end our life. That is in the hands of the Lord.” A few years later she gave the same response.
When Miriam Lancaster went to the hospital for severe back pain, she was stunned to be offered euthanasia instead of real care. In this conversation, she shares how that moment exposed a terrifying shift in our culture: suffering patients are being treated as problems to “solve,” not persons to love. She says, her husband had also been offered assisted su*cide a few years earlier as well. From a Catholic perspective, Miriam’s story is a stark reminder that every life—especially when it’s fragile, disabled, or in pain—is precious, unrepeatable, and entrusted to us by God, not the state or the medical system. Her witness challenges us to build a society that offers compassion, accompaniment, and authentic palliative care, never a lethal injection disguised as “dignity.”
The central figures present before the Sacrament for the Life of the World are Jesus on the eve of Sacrifice and Satan on the eve of battle to restore the darkness.
Solemn Procession of the Most Blessed Sacrament at the conclusion of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, celebrated this morning by His Beatitude Pierbattista Cardinal Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Paola Fanelli on April 1 as Director of the Directorate for Personnel of the Holy See, a role within the Secretariat for the Economy. She takes over responsibility for personnel policy across Vatican dicasteries. There is no public record of her expressing views on Catholic teaching. She brings a background in organizational change and human resources. Her institutional background is rooted within BNL BNP Paribas (banking). Notably, she took part, as a BNL representative, in a closed-door think tank in 2018 organized by UNICEF Italy. Fanelli's position has, because of its unique weight, a somewhat unusual history. On March 6, 2020, the Holy See Press Office announced that such an office had been established, in a reform effort backed by Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich. But the next day, the same office clarified that it remained merely a proposal under consideration. The idea stalled at the time, amid internal resistance and broader reform turbulence. With …sɔgbɔ ɖe edzi
53K views · 2.4K reactions | What do you think happened to this lost village? I should state that my theory is merely just speculation and I have no evidence that this was indeed that case. Therefore, you guess is as good as mine - and I’d love to hear some more theories, if you have any. The church tower is very easily accessible, just located in a small patch of woodland off a fairly busy road near the town of Newmarket. The clothes with the hi-vis vest is a scarecrow, but it really did scare me when I visited! | Great British Architecture What do you think happened to this lost village? I should state that my theory is merely just speculation and I have no evidence that this was indeed that case. Therefore, you guess is as good as mine - and I’d love to hear some more theories, if you have any. The church tower is very easily accessible, just located in a small patch of woodland off a fairly busy road near the town of Newmarket. The clothes with the hi-vis vest is a scarecrow, but …sɔgbɔ ɖe edzi
Judge Andrew Napolitano says Trump is “not all there” and heading for a war illegal, unwinnable, and driven by pressure from Israel and donors. It's a disaster in the making. INTERVIEW: Mercenaries for a foreign country
When ziokillers talk about the emergence of a type of messiah from their evil, they are talking about Bibi handing over the reigns to some kind of anti-christ. He is confusing his defeat with a victory. Our Lord told us that He will return during a time of grace, not evil. "...then the end will come".
Low IQ fanboys. This is what your church wants. Basically man-children. When tradition has been completely erased, there is no need for memory. Everything is transient and juvenile. There is nothing eternal, and thus there is no peace, only disturbance, like a churning adolescence.
If you haven’t read Bugninni’s own enormous volume on the changes he made, and why, and his diary of what happened, don’t tell me that the NO was inspired by God.
Sulaiman Ahmed @ShaykhSulaiman BREAKING: Iran's FM Araghchi on the Strait of Hormuz: It is not in international waters. It is the internal waters of Iran and Oman. The strait is currently open and is closed only to those who are at war with Iran. For many of them, especially those from friendly countries, we have put arrangements in place so they can pass through the strait safely. Some countries have passed through the strait after reaching an agreement with Iran. The Strait of Hormuz can be a waterway of peace, enabling the calm passage of ships from all countries. x.com/ShaykhSulaiman/status/2039345578287550503
Rev. Jakob Rolland, chancellor of the Diocese of Reykjavík, Iceland, does not advocate changing “a person’s sexual attraction”. He told the Substack.com account The Pillar (March 31) that accusations he violated Iceland’s ban on “conversion therapy” stem from a “misunderstanding”. Rev Rolland is a French priest who has lived in Iceland for more than 40 years. The controversy arose from an interview with a lesbian journalist from the state broadcaster RÚV. The discussion initially focused on the Eucharist, including the need to be in a state of grace before receiving Communion. The conversation shifted when the journalist asked whether people not living according to Church teaching could receive Communion. She offered her own example: a lesbian in a relationship, asking whether she could receive the Eucharist if she became Catholic. Rev Rolland replied that she would need to reconsider her way of life. When she said she did not want to change, he responded that this was her choice …sɔgbɔ ɖe edzi
“They have stolen my harvest and taken everything from us they’ve left us with absolutely nothing. They’ve destroyed our identity.” A Palestinian grandfather cries after Zionist settlers destroyed his olive groves and stole the olives in Tulkarem (West Bank).