Gospel of the Day (Luke 17,26-37)
Jesus said to his disciples: “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man;
they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage up to the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
Similarly, as it was in the days of Lot: they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building;
on the day when Lot left Sodom, fire and brimstone rained from the sky to destroy them all.
So it will be on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
On that day, a person who is on the housetop and whose belongings are in the house must not go down to get them, and likewise a person in the field must not return to what was left behind.
Remember the wife of Lot.
Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will save it.
I tell you, on that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken, the other left.
And there will be two women grinding meal together; one will be taken, the other left."
They said to him in reply, "Where, Lord?" He said to them, "Where the body is, there also the vultures will gather."
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Eu e Janja vivemos hoje um momento de muita emoção na Catedral Metropolitana de Manila, nas Filipinas. Visitamos a Capela de Nossa Senhora do Pilar, onde rezamos diante da imagem de Nossa Senhora Aparecida, padroeira do Brasil, doada pelo Santuário Nacional de Aparecida à Catedral como presente ao povo filipino.
Foi emocionante ver um símbolo tão querido da fé e da devoção do povo brasileiro atravessar oceanos e ser acolhido com tanto carinho tão longe de nossa terra. A presença de Nossa Senhora Aparecida em Manila é também um símbolo dos laços de amizade, fé e esperança que unem brasileiros e filipinos.
Fomos recebidos pelo monsenhor Rolando dela Cruz, reitor da Catedral de Manila, e pelo monsenhor brasileiro Guilherme Sanches, da Nunciatura Apostólica nas Filipinas. Tivemos também a alegria de compartilhar esse momento com religiosos brasileiros que estão nas Filipinas.
Saímos dessa visita com o coração cheio de gratidão. Que Nossa Senhora Aparecida continue abençoando nossos dois povos, aproximando nossos países e inspirando um futuro de paz, solidariedade e fraternidade.
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Rubio sobre las diferencias entre Corea del Norte e Irán:
“A Kim Jong Un no le interesa conquistar Japón. Solo quiere que su régimen sobreviva.
No es expansionista. No pretende invadir Japón ni China, ni nada por el estilo. No es así.
Los iraníes son expansionistas. Son revolucionarios”.
Happy feast day of Pope St. John Paul II!
"Young people of every continent, do not be afraid to be the saints of the new millennium! Be contemplative, love prayer; be coherent with your faith and generous in the service of your brothers and sisters, be active members of the Church and builders of peace."
(Message of the Holy Father to the youth of the world on the occasion of the 15th World Youth Day, June 29, 1999)
Holy Week begins March 29 with Palm Sunday and ends April 5 on Easter Sunday—the most sacred week of the year.
🌿 Palm Sunday: Jesus enters Jerusalem
🏛️ Monday: Cleansing the Temple
🌳 Tuesday: Final teachings
🪙 Wednesday: Judas’ betrayal
🍞 Holy Thursday: The Eucharist
✝️ Good Friday: The Cross
🕯️ Saturday: The silence of the tomb
✨ Easter: Christ is risen
Join us on EWTN for live coverage of the Papal Mass and Holy Week liturgies from the Vatican and Rome. Follow along and enter more deeply into these sacred days.
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Attacks in the Middle East.
AFP Infographic with a map of the Middle East showing drone and missile strikes attributed to Iran or Hezbollah, and to Israel or the United States, including intercepted attacks. Based on non-exhaustive data from the NGO Acled from February 28 to March 26 at 0900 GMT
Norman Borlaug was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to increasing food supply worldwide.
Borlaug believed in educating farmers on the ground. After working with scientists and farmers in Mexico the country became self-sufficient in wheat in about 11 years.
🪙 Nations With the Most “Untouchable” Wealth
Gold as a share of foreign exchange reserves 👇
🇺🇸 United States - 8,134 tons (84.2%)
🇩🇪 Germany - 3,350 tons (84%)
🇮🇹 Italy - 2,452 tons (79.3%)
🇫🇷 France - 2,437 tons (81.8%)
🇷🇺 Russia - 2,327 tons (47%)
🇨🇳 China - 2,306 tons (8.6%)
Other major holders:
🇨🇭 Switzerland - 1,040 tons (15.2%)
🇯🇵 Japan - 846 tons (8.6%)
🇮🇳 India - 880 tons (17.4%)
🇹🇷 Türkiye - 613 tons (54.6%)
🇳🇱 Netherlands - 613 tons (74.2%)
🇵🇱 Poland - 550 tons (28.4%)
💡 Countries with higher gold share rely more on physical assets vs fiat reserves
Source: World Gold Council (2026)
BREAKING: US has used over 850 Tomahawk missiles in past four weeks of Iran war, 'alarming some Pentagon officials because the weapon's supply is limited', according to Washington Post report.
Gospel of the Day (John 10,31-42)
The Jews picked up rocks to stone Jesus. Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of these are you trying to stone me?" The Jews answered him, "We are not stoning you for a good work but for blasphemy. You, a man, are making yourself God."
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