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Though, technically Our Lady is the Immaculate Conception, while her bearing of Christ would be called the Virgin Birth.

This Franciscan friar from St. Francis Assisi was one of my favorite people in the New York statehouse today. He knew a lot of the senators — and their families — and fearlessly reminded them where they came from and how they were raised.

I would be more pleased, except that this is the same friar (Brian Jordan) who is pastor of the church celebrating a "pride mass" in New York. He is known for helping after the 9/11 attack, but has either aided or done nothing to stop the pro-homosexual ministry in his parish -- maybe he had to be seen doing something "good? And, gosh -- he had to set up shop in front of the "toilet paper" poster.

Three Christian Children Killed by Poisoned Sweets, Five in Critical Conditions
Danish (10), David (7) and Samson (8) lost their lives on 14 April after eating poisoned sweets, while five others were hospitalised in critical condition, writes Joseph Janssen on X.com (17 April).
The tragedy occurred in the Christian neighbourhood of Qila Sahib Singh, Punjab, Pakistan.
According to some sources, an unidentified man handed out poisoned sweets to the children.
Others claimed that poisoned sweets were found hanging from a parked rickshaw. The poison was initially distributed by the Hafizabad Municipality as part of an operation to eliminate stray dogs.
The deaths of these children come in a wider context of increasing violence and persecution of Christians across Pakistan.
More than 25 churches were burned down in Jaranwala in 2023, and Christians continue to be targeted by a combination of Islamic violence and state indifference to their plight.
Anwar Kenneth, Zafar Bhatti and Shagufta Kiran …

I cannot say for sure, but it would seem that some are Catholic, at least in the first picture, as one seems to have a Rosary about him; more importantly, the look of the older boy in white (Danish?) has a serenity in his expression and eyes, which seems to suggest a peace of soul which can only come from an intense love of God and understanding of dying for the Faith. They are certainly innocent souls, if nothing else.