9 Ways to Get Rid of Mosquitoes in Your Lawn or Yard…
After spending winter indoors, we’re all itching to head outside for a bit of sunshine and fresh air. Whether you’re playing in the garden or hosting a barbeque, the warm weather brings another source of itching: mosquitoes.Bites from these pesky little bugs are uncomfortable and occasionally even deadly. They can raise red welts and more […]
15 Must-Know Camping Tips From a Lifelong Camper…
Over the years, as a kid and then a climber, I’ve camped a lot, starting in a moldy canvas army pup tent with my friends in the backyard, age 9. Or in tents with classmates on trips to Assateague or Catoctin, in Maryland, where it always seemed to rain and our tents always leaked. Or […]
From a Florist: Good Advice for a Catholic Wedding…
Weddings and flowers have become synonymous over the ages. What is it that marries these two together (pun intended)?Throughout history, flowers have played a major role in weddings (most notably bridal bouquets) primarily to mask odor. As hygienic practices have improved over the ages, the role of flowers has changed. In modernity, the importance of […]
Vatican Prosecutor Seeks 7 Years in Prison, $15 Million in Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s Financial Trial…
The top public prosecutor for the Vatican on Wednesday asked the judge in Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s financial malfeasance trial to serve the embattled prelate with seven years and three months in prison and to confiscate more than $15 million in connection with his alleged mismanagement of Holy See funds.
Out of control: Examining the life-changing side effects of ‘the pill’
Depression, affectlessness, changing patterns of attraction, and relationship breakdown are but a few factors associated with the abortifacient – which is about to be made available without a prescription throughout the U.S.Read More
Rapper Ice Cube tells Tucker Carlson why he gave up $9 million rather than take the COVID jab
‘I’m not real good with direct orders,’ the songwriter and film producer explained.Read More
Trudeau drops unpopular COVID-era ministers from his cabinet in massive shakeup
The seven ex-ministers include former public safety minister Marco Mendicino, former justice minister David Lametti, former transport minister Omar Alghabra, and former mental health and addictions minister Carolyn Bennett.Read More
Visa denials face applicants from developing nations ahead of World Youth Day
MUMBAI – Officials of the Catholic Church in India have asked the government of Portugal to ease the process of granting travel visas for young people planning to attend the August 1-6 World Youth Day in Lisbon, in order to accommodate almost 1,000 Indians hoping to take part in the event. Often dubbed the “Olympics […]
Young people in Syria, Lebanon, to mark WYD at home
Crux Staff — With just under two weeks to go until World Youth Day celebrations begin in Lisbon, Portugal, young people from every corner of the globe are making final preparations ahead of their departure. Others, however, are staying home—not by choice, but sad necessity. For young people in Syria, where civil strife began in […]
Jesuits make it official: Artist-priest accused of abuse is expelled from the order
ROME – A month after announcing the expulsion of the artist-priest Father Marko Ivan Rupnik, accused of sexually abusing several adult women, on the grounds of disobedience, Pope Francis’s own Jesuit order confirmed the decision Monday. Father Johan Verschueren, the permanent delegate of the Society of Jesus for houses, works and inter-provincial Jesuits in Rome, […]