Russia's most immediate benefit from upgrading ties to North Korea is its ready access to large stockpiles of ammunition. As of late 2024, Russia was firing an average of 10,000 artillery shells a day. To sustain this rate of fire while it increases its domestic production capacity, Russia has turned to North Korea for artillery ammunition and ballistic missiles. According to U.S. officials and observers, North Korea has supplied Russia with millions of artillery and rocket artillery ammunition. According to the May 2025 MSMT report, North Korea also supplied Russia with at least 100 ballistic missiles in 2024 that were "launched into Ukraine to destroy civilian infrastructure and terrorize populated areas."congress.gov/crs-product/IF12760
However, it is also possible that the lack of a response is a matter of personnel connected with the basilica. There is growing speculation that Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, Archpriest of Saint Peter’s Basilica, is due to be replaced soon. Rumors in Rome indicate that Gambetti’s replacement might be Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, or Bishop Guido Marini, who are all thought to be friendlier to the TLM than Gambetti. It is possible that a forthcoming transition in archpriest could be delaying a response about the celebration of a TLM in the basilica Therefore, silence should not be understood as rejection — at least not yet. Several Vatican sources told The Pillar the decision to allow the Mass last year happened after Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke asked the pope in an Aug. 22 audience to allow the Mass to be celebrated there...
How the Epstein Network is Privatizing Govt & Building the Surveillance State(w/Whitney Webb) |TCHR Whitney Webb explains how Leslie Wexner privatized Ohio’s state government, and is using his position between the markets and the state to build out the ‘Silicon Heartland’ Support my independent journalism at Substack: The Chris Hedges Report | Substack Follow The Chris Hedges Report on social media: chrishedges Official: TikTok, Instagram, X | … Between 1987 and 2007, Wexner retained Jeffrey Epstein as his financial manager, whom he granted significant control of his finances, including power of attorney. Epstein reportedly earned a significant fraction of his wealth through his services provided to Wexner. In 2007, Wexner cut ties with Epstein, who was convicted in 2008 for soliciting a minor for prostitution in Florida. In February 2026, Epstein files releases revealed that the FBI had once listed Wexner as a potential Epstein co-conspirator. Wexner has denied involvement in any …更に表示
Pope Leo prays inside historic Porziuncola chapel | Shalom World News History stood in reverent silence as Pope Leo XIV stepped into the legendary Porziuncola chapel during his pastoral visit to Assisi on August 6. The Holy Father, descending from the altar of the Basilica of St Mary of the Angels, entered the chapel, which was historically rebuilt by St Francis of Assisi, and paused in prayer for a while. Renowned as the Cradle of Franciscan Order, this chapel, which was once in ruins, was repaired by St Francis of Assisi. Later this tiny chapel housed inside St Mary of the Angels Basilica became the first home and motherhouse of the Order of Friars Minor.
In der Pfarrei St. Anna Kirche Oberthalheim in der Diözese Linz in Oberösterreich übernehmen Frauen bei der Messe maßgeblich die Leitung bestimmter Aufgaben, darunter: - das Verlesen des Evangeliums - das Halten der Predigt - das Sprechen des Segens - das Stehen neben dem Priester und sogar die Unterstützung beim Aussprechen bestimmter heiliger Worte
WSJ: “Senator Rand Paul deserves credit for digging into the truth about the destructive Covid response and the effort by Dr Fauci to stifle dissent and hide the record.”