From the synthesis report of the first session of the Synod on collegiality (October 2023) Pope Francis Ten topics for study groups to explore now to move forward into the next session. He included them in a letter to the cardinal Mario Gresh, Secretary General of the Academy Secretariat, which…
Read MoreHospital abuse: Neglected patient (73 years old) calls emergency services out of desperation
Martin Wild, 73, a Parkinson's disease patient, was admitted to hospital in Salford, United Kingdom. He had inflammation of the spinal cord after surgery. His eight-month hospital stay became hell. The man did not receive pain medication because there were too few staff. The man even had to lie in…
Read MoreThe Prime Minister of Catalonia announces early elections after rejecting the regional budget
In a surprising development, the regional Prime Minister of the Catalan government, Pere Aragonés, has decided to call early elections on May 12, 2024. This decision comes after the Catalan Parliament rejected the budget, which represents a major blow to the Catalan government. His government. As an autonomous region within…
Read MoreAlps: Storm Fohn, lots of snow in the Southern Alps and desert dust!
advertisement A low pressure area west of the Alps creates a hairdryer-like southerly flow. There is a Fohn storm on the mountaintops, with wind speeds reaching more than 100 kilometers per hour during the night until Sunday. This, combined with moist air masses and a cold front, causes a lot…
Read MoreRare two-faced calf born in the US: 'It has already exceeded a lot of expectations' | outside
look. “Deux Face” is bottle fed so he can gain strength The chance of a calf having two faces is about 1 in 400 million, the calf's owners, Eric and Don Brough, said in a Facebook post. The Breaux family runs an agricultural business in Cossinade, southern Louisiana. Most calves…
Read MorePope Francis wants Ukraine to show “white flag courage” and begin negotiations with Russia
He added, “The word negotiation is a word of courage. When you see that you are defeated and that things are not going well, you must have the courage to negotiate.” These are the words of Pope Francis during an interview recorded last month by the Swiss channel RSI. The…
Read MoreIn Portugal, the radical right-wing newcomer is hoping for a breakthrough
With a seemingly simple ad for a bookcase, furniture giant IKEA recently made painfully clear why the Portuguese will go to the polls for the third time in five years on Sunday. The billboards say: “Good for storing books.” “Or 75,800 euros.” This amount was not surprising: it was exactly…
Read MoreThe United States has a problem with an expensive Russian yacht, which has so far cost about 20 million euros
HThe US Department of Justice did no favors when it asked the Fiji Islands to seize the luxury boat owned by Suleiman Kerimov in 2022. This Russian billionaire, whose fortune is estimated at approximately 10 billion euros, has been on the US sanctions list since 2018, because he is said…
Read Morelook. Lightning strikes a Boeing 777 plane full of passengers immediately after take-off Instagram HLN
An Air Canada Boeing 777 was struck by a massive lightning strike on Sunday shortly after takeoff from Vancouver, Canada. There were about 400 passengers on board at the time, and it was on its way to Heathrow Airport in London. It's Ethan West, a plane spotter and pilot-in-training, who…
Read Morelook. Lightning strikes a Boeing 777 plane full of passengers immediately after take-off Instagram HLN
An Air Canada Boeing 777 was struck by a massive lightning strike on Sunday shortly after takeoff from Vancouver, Canada. There were about 400 passengers on board at the time, and it was on its way to Heathrow Airport in London. It's Ethan West, a plane spotter and pilot-in-training, who…
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