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[Pedro Sánchez @sanchezcastejon]

Ha sido un honor mantener este nuevo encuentro con el Papa León XIV antes de su intervención histórica ante las Cortes.

Compartimos el compromiso de defender el valor de las migraciones y los derechos de todas las personas.

España seguirá apostando por el diálogo, el multilateralismo y el entendimiento entre los pueblos.

[Thor Cok @CokThor]

John Lithgow and Lesley Manville lead Tony Award winners

https://t.co/QHsGpFOhZi

[James Martin, SJ @JamesMartinSJ]

When I see photos like this, I always imagine the feelings of the people in them.

Today a woman at CEDIA 24 Hours, a social service agency in Madrid, encountered Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex. Perhaps she has difficulty speaking and asked for this sign to be written, so that Pope Leo could understand her. Perhaps she was worried that she would be too nervous to get the words out once the Pope was passing by. Perhaps those are her daughters, or caretakers, behind her, looking on, grateful that she has had this moment with the Pope. Once she heard the Pope would be visiting, perhaps she prayed for weeks that she would be able to meet him. Maybe she has a photo of him in her room, like my own mom did. Think of how much time she and her daughters spent getting her dressed and ready this morning. Look at her elegant dress, maybe her favorite one, and how lovely her freshly painted nails look. She seems to use an IV and so getting ready would have been an even more arduous task, but worth it.

At the same time, when I see photos like this I also think of passages from the Gospels. In the story of Bartimaeus, a man who is blind and a beggar, is sitting by the roadside in Jericho, when Jesus passes by. Bartimaeus cries out "Son of David, have pity on me!"

The woman's sign reads: "Please, Your Holiness, could you bless my family, especially my grandson Will, all my friends, and the sick throughout the world?"

Jesus, busy in Jericho, on his way to Jerusalem to face his Passion, stops to listen to Bartimaeus, and heals him of his blindness. Pope Leo of course doesn't have the same kind of power to heal, but he offers Christ's love to all he meets.

How blessed we are to be able to see photos like this, just a few hours after the event. Still more blessed are we to have Pope Leo as the Vicar of Christ.

Thanks to @vaticannews_it for this photo.)

[RTVE Noticias @rtvenoticias]

#VisitaPapaRTVE | "Nadie puede arrodillarse ante el Señor y despreciar al hermano"

Palabras de León XIV durante la misa del Corpus de hoy en Cibeles

[Rich Raho @RichRaho]

Pope Leo at homeless shelter in Madrid; “The fact that the exercise of charity is despised or ridiculed, makes me think that we must always reread the Gospel anew, so as not to risk replacing it with a worldly mentality…Those who truly love do not limit themselves to giving something. They listen, they dialogue, they try to understand the situation and its causes.”

[Art Guide @ArtGuide_db]

Caravaggio
Saint Francis in Ecstasy, c. 1595
The saint who faints

[Thor Cok @CokThor]

War Crimes!

[Martina Navratilova @Martina]

How is this ok?

[Thor Cok @CokThor]

Crimes Against Humanity!

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

Betore Rome, there was Carthage. Before Carthage, there was Tyre.

What you see in this image are not merely ordinary columns; they are the historical columns of Tyre in southern Lebanon are iconic Roman architectural remains. They are part of an ancient Phoenician city-state that is now a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Israel is currently demolishing Tyre—a city more than 5,000 years old. Europe, Princess of Tyre, gave her name to those who, today, let her city be destroyed without saying a word.

We are watching history beirg erased in real time by Israel.

[Thor Cok @CokThor]

Bazinga!

[Antifa_Ultras @ultras_antifaa]

Iraqi footballer Aymen Hussein issued a statement after being detained and questioned for seven hours upon entering the United States:

“If America is so hostile towards foreign nationals, why is it hosting the #2026WorldCup?”

[Thor Cok @CokThor]

Unconscionable War Crimes!

[Scott Nover @ScottNover]

New: The Washington Post reconstructed journalist Amal Khalil’s final hours in Lebanon found that Israel’s military denied rescuers access to her during a key period when she was still alive.

w/ @suzanHaidamous, @mmkelly22, and @MohamdEch

https://t.co/ar48t6g4ei

[Thor Cok @CokThor]

Unconscionable War Crimes!

[Scott Nover @ScottNover]

New: The Washington Post reconstructed journalist Amal Khalil’s final hours in Lebanon found that Israel’s military denied rescuers access to her during a key period when she was still alive.

w/ @suzanHaidamous, @mmkelly22, and @MohamdEch

https://t.co/ar48t6g4ei

[Thor Cok @CokThor]

🎾Love🧡Mia Babu Flavio Cobolli!🏆

[Thor Cok @CokThor]

Love TheseTwo! https://t.co/4X5ZgJGAd1

[Thor Cok @CokThor]

Um Hmm…
https://t.co/WL600p9cuG

[Thor Cok @CokThor]

Toxic Rancid Orange dRUMPf Pox Americana Sepsis Spew Tidy Bowl Blue LIME REPO Ruination ~ Eff Him And This Shit On A Stickitecture Crapola!
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Americans react to Reflecting Pool's completed paint job #BBCNews

https://t.co/IfGWnOQrD8

[Thor Cok @CokThor]

Good 1st Time Effort At A Grand Slam Final Mia Babu Flavio!

[Thor Cok @CokThor]

Yes! We Can Do It, Too!

[╰┈➤ 🇮🇪 Brònzy 🇮🇪 @BronzyGuevara]

Albania has officially drawn the
line, Sazan 'lsland is being cleared. In an stunning turn of events, Albanian authorities have
launched an active enforcement operation to kick
out foreign developers and private security
personnel occupying Sazan Island. The decisive
action marks a total collapse of the controversial €1.4 billion luxury real estate deal that aimed to turn the protected national marine reserve and
former military base into an exclusive private playground for global elites,
The eviction comes after four consecutive weeks of historic
hundred-thousand-strong protests that completely
shut down the capital city of Tirana, refusing to allow their native coastlines and ecologically sensitive wetlands to be privatized by foreign
investors, the Albanian public unified under a
single, unyielding demand: "Albania is not for sale, the courts faced with a historic political crisis, mounting
domestic fury, and a widening anti-corruption
investigation by special prosecutors (SPAK), the
government was forced to pivot, by deploying state forces to reclaim Sazan lsland, Albania has
sent a clear message to international billionaires
and foreign developers trying to bypass environmental protection laws, This historic victory for citizen-led activism proves that the collective voice of a nation can successfully overpower backroom corporate deals and protect sovereign land.
The people spoke, and the
government had to listen.