SteveDrake

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[Catholic Sat @CatholicSat]

Pope Leo XIV at lunch with the Poor of Rome:

“I came without a prepared speech, but I did come with hunger—hunger for justice, hunger for genuine charity, hunger for a Church that truly knows how to open its doors, to welcome and receive everyone; where there is love for all and no one is an enemy, where all of us know how to live reconciliation, forgiveness, and peace.”

[Uche is a girl 🇻🇦 @UcheMaryOkoli]

This is St. John Lateran the first church that was ever built in Rome after Christianity was legalised.

Above the altar, there is a reliquary that contains a piece of wood from the Last Supper and it also holds the skulls of St. Peter and St. Paul.

Catholicism is so beautiful 😍.

[Dr Jay Watts @Shrink_at_Large]

If you have a PIP extension letter, this is GOOD news. #DisabilityBenefits

[Dr Jay Watts @Shrink_at_Large]

Super important that we have a hashtag for activism with the Timms report out today etc

We had that brilliant #TakingThePIP and a few others but I am not seeing one being used especially at the moment.

I am going to be super basic and use #DisabilityBenefits cos of LCWRA etc x

[Dr Rosena @DrRosena]

"Corridor care" is a misnomer - there is nothing caring about being treated in a corridor.

We must ensure dignified care for all - yesterday I led a debate on corridor care in our NHS.

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: The Met Police is now investigating an alleged foreign donation made to Robert Jenrick’s Tory leadership campaign in 2024

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

Always worth knowing when bin day is.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Dear young people, never doubt the goodness of God, and do not be afraid of the plan the Lord has for each of your lives. https://t.co/42DL1q7iUd

[Dr Rosena @DrRosena]

Too many patients are stuck in corridors, waiting for care. This isn't about statistics; it's about real people in distress. As an A&E doctor, I've seen the impact firsthand.

Today, I've secured a debate in the House of Commons on NHS corridor care. We need urgent solutions.

[Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar]

EXCL: Disability benefits are “not fit for purpose” and entire assessment system must be redrawn as part of radical welfare overhaul, govt’s review of personal independence payments says.

The Timms review, commissioned in aftermath of Keir Starmer’s u-turn on welfare cuts, will conclude the points-based system of assessment is in effect worthless because of rising number of new conditions – particularly relating to mental health – that fluctuate in severity.

Its findings make it likely the govt will not pursue using a harsher points-based system and instead will explore much more root-and-branch welfare reform.

@jessicaelgot reports

https://t.co/hbj1buO39g

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Root your hearts in the firm foundation of God's love for you. Discover the Heart of Christ, and do not be afraid to build your lives upon Him (1 Jn 4:16). In doing so, you will not only find the fullness you seek, but you will also be able to share with those around you the warmth of God's love and the reconciling power of His grace.

[SteveDrake @sdrake42]

Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first item on the new PM’s list. https://t.co/m2yn1JKqOy via @38degrees @garyseconomics

[Westminster Diocese @RCWestminster]

Archbishop Richard Moth received the pallium from Pope Leo XIV during Mass in St Peter’s Basilica on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Monday 29 June.

Read more: https://t.co/60uXPugioz

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 WATCH: Andy Burnham says No 10 North will "oversee the biggest council house building programme since the post-war period"

[Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale]

NEW: Over the weekend, Pope Leo XIV gathered the world’s cardinals in Rome and gave his clearest signal yet that the synodal church Francis built is now his own.

Many conservatives had hoped the U.S.-born pontiff would reverse Francis’s project to make the church more inclusive and to open positions of leadership to lay women and men.

In his determination to finish what Francis started, Leo said the authority of his office “belongs to the one who listens and only then leads, to the one who learns and only then teaches.” https://t.co/urWgvq7Hg8

[Dr Rosena @DrRosena]

Busy Sunday shift in A&E today. It’s much cooler today but the incredible team here powered through during the extreme heat we saw this week. They’re a credit to our community.

[Uche is a girl 🇻🇦 @UcheMaryOkoli]

A priest listening to a prisoner 🥺.

May God bless all of our priests.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

It is important for us today to look to these two Saints — Peter and Paul — to understand how we, in turn, can be apostles and builders of unity, and generous servants of the truth in charity. https://t.co/gDdqZLJAp7

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

This day of celebration draws us into the mission of Peter and Paul, that is, into the mission of Jesus himself. God places his trust in us, imperfect but forgiven sinners, so that his grace may shine through our lives, and his power that transforms evil into good may be revealed.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, the Patrons of Rome. The blood they shed in this city reveals the depth of God’s love that the Lord Jesus has given us. https://t.co/ukBkzFPkPW