Vatican Museums, alarm bells ring over fake uniforms in queues: the new tourist scam. Vatican Museums queues: amidst the waits and chaos, tourist scams are on the rise, with suspicious behavior occurring right in line. Some individuals approach tourists wearing badges or distinctive signs that resemble official ones, playing on ambiguity and somehow making them believe they are authorized personnel. They then convince visitors not to wait in line and suggest purchasing tickets through external agencies. The problem is that prices are significantly inflated: some say as much as €55 compared to the actual ticket price of around €20.
Alcune persone si avvicinano ai turisti indossando cartellini o segni distintivi che richiamano quelli ufficiali, giocando sull’ambiguità e facendo in qualche modo credere di essere personale autorizzato. A questo punto convincono i visitatori a non attendere la fila e propongono l’acquisto di biglietti tramite agenzie esterne. Il problema è che i prezzi risultano fortemente maggiorati: si parla anche di 55 euro contro i circa 20 euro del costo reale del biglietto...
La lunga fila davanti ai Musei Vaticani è da sempre uno degli scenari più riconoscibili della Capitale, ma proprio qui, tra attese e confusione, si inseriscono anche episodi poco chiari che rischiano di trasformare una visita culturale in un’esperienza negativa con truffe più o meno riconoscibili. Tra le tante segnalazioni e i casi più recenti, cresce l’attenzione su comportamenti sospetti che riguardano proprio chi è in coda. Come riconoscere la truffa Secondo quanto emerso anche da un servizio d’inchiesta mandato in onda da Mi Manda Rai Tredi domenica 19 aprile, la truffa ai danni dei visitatori dei Musei Vaticani si basa su un approccio diretto e studiato. Alcune persone si avvicinano ai turisti indossando cartellini o segni distintivi che richiamano quelli ufficiali, giocando sull’ambiguità e facendo in qualche modo credere di essere personale autorizzato. A questo punto convincono i visitatori a non attendere la fila e propongono l’acquisto di biglietti tramite agenzie …
The Vatican is pressing forward with the plan to reshape the Church into a more participatory, consultative body with shared decision-making across multiple levels, according to a report by katholisch.de on April 21. On April 17, the General Secretariat of the Synod convened the XVI Ordinary Council in an online session chaired by Cardinal Mario Grech. The meeting opened with a prayer led by Sister Nathalie Becquart. Council members reviewed progress on implementing the final document of the Synod on Synodality and examined ongoing work by study groups. A key next step will be a preparatory meeting at the Vatican from June 23–25, aimed at translating the Synod’s 2024 conclusions into concrete action at the continental level. This implementation phase is scheduled to run through spring 2028. Participants in June will include leaders of major continental episcopal bodies (CELAM, CCEE, and SECAM) alongside representatives of Eastern Catholic patriarchates and delegations from the bishops …More
Tue Apr 21, 2026 - 3:09 pm EDTTue Apr 21, 2026 - 4:29 pm EDT (LifeSiteNews) — Israel’s official government X account announced “Pride Land,” a four-day LGBT festival set for June 1–4, 2026, at the Dead Sea—the lowest point on Earth. Billed as the largest such event ever in the Middle East, the gathering promises “nonstop celebration, community and connection” across a temporary “Pride City” in the Judean Desert, complete with 15 hotels, beach venues, all-day parties, and major performers. The perhaps ironic tagline of the post from the Israeli governments official X account—“Pride rises at the lowest place on earth”—resonated with some respondents who made reference to the depravity of the event while observing its physical proximity to the general region where cities had been destroyed by God for these exact sins. Pride rises at the lowest place on earth This June the Dead Sea becomes Pride Land, the biggest LGBTQ+ festival ever in the Middle East. Four days of nonstop …
"...Sudden changes in global situations, which up to now seemed like trifle unrest, will now emerge as all out wars. Wars will lead to shortage of food. Democracy will diminish quickly and wicked dictatorships will rise. These dictatorships will, however, be very careful how they are perceived. They will come as peaceful negotiators and as “saviours.” In return for feeding your mouths they will control your possessions, which will then become theirs. You will have to get permission to feed your families. In order to travel you will need a special form of identification and will be asked to accept the mark – the mark of the beast..." Book of Truth, March 3rd, 2011
tipjar: buymeacoffee.com/torresangelica What are the different prayers of the rosary? Explained by St. Louis de Montfort │Audiobook - Secret of the Rosary 1st ROSE - Prayers of the Rosary The Rosary helps us meditate and reflect on the life and death of Our Lord Jesus Christ and Our Lady His blessed mother. Each mystery that we meditate on, we are provided an example of the virtues we should practice in our everyday life. 00:00 Intro 00:08 Mental Prayer 00:22 Vocal Prayer 00:40 Different Mysteries Title: The Secret of the Rosary Author: Saint Louis de Montfort First publication: around 1710 Narrator: Angelica Torres Genre: Religious, Spiritual Growth, Spirituality, Historical Narrative Language: English Version: Unabridged, Divided by Chapters -------------------------------------------------- NOTE: The narration in this video is HUMAN generated. ABOUT ME: I am passionately creating and sharing my Catholic audiobooks here. If you enjoy my work, consider …More
04/22/2026 Entire blog as a free PDF eBook. Some find this situation deeply distressing, while others are completely unfazed by it. Most of them adopt a mindset designed to keep thoughts of the atrocities—of which they were witnesses and, not infrequently, perpetrators—at bay. They drown out their doubts by arguing that, after all, these were subhumans. For, as the Chabad-Lubavitch sect claims, anyone whose mother is not Jewish is a goy, destined to serve the “chosen” people. Therefore, the killing of a goy cannot be equated with the killing of a Jew. One of the milder racist remarks made by the Lubavitcher Rebbe (Schneerson), who died in 1994 and was the seventh and last leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic dynasty. However, numbing one’s conscience in this way does not help everyone. For many, it has no effect. They cannot forget the images of the murdered civilians. The left-liberal, English-language Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported on this on Friday. The article is titled: …
On today's first anniversary of Francis's death, the homosexual activist James Martin SJ shared a memory from 2024. At the time, Francis had made some negative remarks about homosexual priests using the Italian slur "frociaggine" (faggotry) in a meeting with Italian bishops. A few weeks later, Francis received Fr Martin and discussed the expression. Francis said then that he knew "many holy, faithful, celibate gay priests and seminarians". When Fr Martin suggested proclaiming this publicly, Francis replied, "Oh, but I think I have. And in any event, you can say that!" According to Fr Martin, Francis asked back: "So you're saying that I can say you know many holy, faithful, celibate gay priests and seminarians?" Francis shrugged and said, "Of course. Because I do!" [In reality, the Church has suffered from many unholy, unfaithful, sexually active gay priests.] A few days later, during an audience with comedians, Fr Martin greeted Francis again. The Pope said, "Thank you for our meeting …More
Gay is an adjective that applies to someone tempted to homosexual sin and is proud of the temptation and acting on the temptation. He or she also encourages others to be proud of their temptations and sins. The specific difference is pride. One who is tempted or sins in a homosexual manner and experiences compunction and repugnance is not gay. Given that definition one cannot be a good gay catholic or a good gay priest. Pride is a vice. It changes a tempted person or sinner who should be ashamed into a vicious monster. Bergoglio's and Martin's ambiguity serves as a smoke screen for contradicting divine revelation and traditional moral doctrine.
ECB chief Christine Lagarde warns of possible food rationing due to fertilizer disruptions “A third of fertilizers are shipped through the Strait of Hormuz... that is at risk.”
Let's Talk Alberta Independence · Beverley Nadiger Bill to stop euthanasia for mental illness in Canada | Montreal, QC by Olivia Gomm A euthanasia prevention group is asking the federal government to endorse a private member’s bill that stops next year’s expansion of medically assisted death to those whose sole condition is a mental health problem. Members of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition reiterated their support for Bill C-218 during an April 13 press conference on Parliament Hill. Bill C-218, tabled last June by Conservative MP Tamara Jansen, is a private member’s bill that would amend the Criminal Code to prevent medical assistance in dying (MAID) from being expanded to include those diagnosed solely with mental illness. Dr. Peter Blusanovics, a family physician based in Montreal who spoke at the press conference, said he has treated many patients with mental illnesses and wants to “provide a voice for our most vulnerable—those who have and are suffering from mental illness.” …More
St. Miriam of Jesus Crucified ~~~ The soul must be nothing before God. Nothing, nothing - this is the foundation. When the soul is nothing, God can do everything...
Cardinal Frank Leo, the metropolitan archbishop of Toronto yesterday sent a letter "to Prime Minister Carney and all federal Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Archdiocese of Toronto asking for their support of Bill C-218 and decrying the rapid expansion of euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada. Bill C-218 is a private members’ bill currently before Parliament that would amend the Criminal Code to prevent Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) from being provided when mental illness is the sole underlying condition. Without this change, MAiD will be available for those suffering from mental illness alone beginning in March 2027." The terrible law itself needs to be stopped. Since euthanasia was legalized in Canada in 2016, over 20,000 Canadians have been killed. Abortion kills 100,000 unborn babies each year, all paid for by Canada Health. Did you know that the yearly number of deaths in Canada will soon surpass the number of births? There is no future of any kind in that coming …