Is baptism necessary for salvation ?

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Yes, baptism is necessary for salvation. The Church teaches that without baptism, one cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven, as stated by Christ: "Unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God" (John 3:5).
However, there are exceptions recognized by the Church. Those who die without baptism but have not committed sin through no fault of their own will not go to hell, but they will not see God or heaven. Instead, they will be in a state of natural peace, deprived of the beatific vision (V16 Kinkead Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism 1891 226:1).
Additionally, the Church acknowledges two other forms of baptism that can substitute for the sacrament of water baptism under certain circumstances: the baptism of blood (martyrdom) and the baptism of desire (a sincere desire for baptism combined with perfect contrition for sins) (V17 Cafferata The Catechism Simply Explained 1932 244:2; V8 Frassinetti A Dogmatic Catechism …More

How Hamas-Wokeism killed Western universities – Allah's Willing Executioners

The great Harold Bloom knew he had lost: “For fifty years I have fought the death of the humanities, but we have lost the war, and all I can do now is a kind of guerrilla action. The barbarians have taken over the academy”
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The departure from Harvard of one of the greatest scholars of Western culture, a world-renowned Italianist, should be major news.
James Hankins is one of the most important historians in the United States, a specialist in the Italian Renaissance and the classical tradition. He has been a professor at Harvard University since 1985, an emeritus scholar and the author of twenty essays translated worldwide.
Hankins is not leaving his chair at Harvard because of age:
“Two weeks ago I gave my final lecture at Harvard University, where I have been a professor of history for forty years. Four decades of experience at one of the world’s leading universities have given me a privileged vantage point from which to observe the gradual replacement of Western …

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Italian MP Defends Former Papal Master of Ceremonies

Public support for Monsignor Marco Agostini, the former Master of Papal Ceremonies, has emerged in Italy. He was dismissed after an audio recording was circulated in which he was allegedly heard using offensive language about members of the Roman Curia. While a microphone was unintentionally left on ahead of a Christmas greeting, he reportedly said that they are all "assholes" and "faggots".
On 4 January, VeronaNews.net reported that Vito Comencini, a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, had issued a public letter expressing solidarity with the prelate.
Comencini considers the dismissal 'unjust and foolish', adding that it represents a 'worrying sign of persecution'.
Neither the audio nor the dismissal has been accompanied by an official explanation from Vatican authorities.
The Italian politician is aware that Monsignor Agostini had been 'targeted for some time' and claims that the alleged interception merely served as justification for his removal.
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Our Lady of the Carmen - January 11th, 2026 | No Greater Delight
No Greater Delight is a daily Marian podcast meant to start the day with a Marian touch. After examining the Marian feasts celebrated throughout the world on a given day, Fr. Nate offers a brief reflection to help make our love for Our Lady concrete in daily living. The title "No Greater Delight" is inspired by a homily of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, wherein he expresses his joy in preaching about the Virgin Mother, even though he acknowledges the challenge of adequately praising her. Mary's greatness is beyond words. 0:00 Feasts of Mary Today 00:00The Imitation of Mary WhatsApp Channel: Catholic Voice Links: catholicvoice | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree

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Leftist women get, if possible, crazier, and I love Naomi Wolf’s theory about why: This one-time Democrat has delivered one of the most scathing indictments I’ve ever seen of the entire leftist cultural infrastructure.

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Leftist women get, if possible, crazier, and I love Naomi Wolf’s theory about why

Back in 2020, during the George Floyd riots, most Americans first became aware that Democrat women are very troubled. I mean, we’d already heard about “Karens,” a phrase to describe scolding, self-righteous white women. (There is no equivalent phrase for scolding, self-righteous black women, or other minority women, but they’re out there, too.) However, it was during the riots that we suddenly saw women who were no longer merely obnoxious.
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Instead, they were crazed harpies, screaming at the top of their lungs, their faces contorted with rage, and often engaging in physical violence. Hysteria seemed too mild a term to describe their outbursts, all of which were in service to the most extreme forms of leftist ideology.
Although it seemed almost impossible to imagine, these women got worse during the pro-Hamas protests that followed Hamas’s genocidal attack on Israel. To advance a misogynistic political-religious movement that uses rape as a weapon of war, Democrat …

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Nothing to see here - just Tim Walz making it so apparently obvious he’s signalling to the Occult. …

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MERKELIANER ?

Paid protesters, practicing in churches how to protest, training how to behave in front of the camera. It’s an act.

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Cardinal Pell ‘may have been set up by greedy Vatican employees to get him out of the way’.

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The late great George Pell and his enemies, part 2

Australian Cardinal George Pell holds a copy of his book, "Prison Journal," during an interview with Catholic News Service at his residence in Rome Dec. 18, 2020. (CNS photo/Robert Duncan)
Editor’s note: You can read Part 1 of this column here.
In 2014, the newly elected Pope Francis decided to improve the state of the Vatican’s finances. He appointed the Australian cardinal George Pell (1941-2023) to be the first prefect of his new Secretariat for the Economy. Pell was seen as the sort of no-nonsense, thorough, and intelligent cardinal who could corral other cardinals into cleaning up their mess.
Pell ordered audits, established policy guidelines, and began to investigate the financial affairs of different Vatican offices. One would think that simply trying to introduce transparency into the Vatican finances would be non-controversial. One would be wrong.
Just as Pell began to uncover problems, a series of child sexual abuse charges from Australia were leveled at Pell in 2017. While …

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He also had a strange death. No doubt vaccinated, he dropped dead after an uneventful surgery and after hanging up his cell phone.

Why John the Baptist Chose the Jordan River | Baptism Explained | Catechism for Kids
In this Catechism for Kids episode, we explore why John the Baptist chose the Jordan River for baptism, and why this choice was filled with deep meaning. The Jordan River is not just any river. It flows through the heart of salvation history. God’s people crossed it into the Promised Land, prophets walked its banks, and it became the place where Jesus would later be baptised. In this episode, children will learn: Why the Jordan River was important in the Bible How water symbolises new life and cleansing How God prepares His people step by step Why Baptism is a new beginning with God This reflection helps children understand that God uses real places, real people, and real moments to carry out His loving plan — and that Baptism invites us into that story today. Perfect for families, classrooms, children’s liturgy, and anyone learning about the meaning of Baptism.
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Are there any foreign agents in the terror ICE forces? In fact there are over 120 ICE agents in Chicago who are from the JOF. This is out of a total 2000 agents. And how many agents have been trained by the IDF? And this is besides ADL training. It’s entirely within the …

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BIG CHEM USED FRAUDULENT STUDIES TO JUSTIFY ROUNDUP IN OUR FOOD
Big Chem (Monsanto/Bayer) used a fraudulent study to declare Roundup safe and continue contaminating our food.
Dr. Alexandra Muñoz (CHD) explains it clearly:
These companies conducted aggressive PR campaigns and went so far as to fabricate data on the safety of their products. A seminal study from 2000, the basis for many of their claims and even the EPA-approved label, was retracted in November 2025 because it was ghostwritten by Monsanto employees.

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What the MSM and the American government won't tell you about the takeover of Venezuela

What the MSM and the Unites States governemnt won't tell you about the forced takeover of Venezuela is that the United States is financially bankrupt. With an accumulated national debt of 38.5 trillion dollars, there is no possibly way the citizenry can ever repay it. The huge interest must also be paid each year and it too grows and grows.
There is no way America's GDP, Gross domestic Product,can ever cover the cost along with the amount needed to run the nation. Even with the projected GDP for 2025 of 31 trillion, and let's leave morality aside, America is financially bankrupt. This can be said of the entire West. But the political leaders are in denial or just lie those they are supposed to represent.
The United States took in 2025 about 5 trillion dollars but it takes some 7 trillion to run the country. Keep in mind that close 2 trillion goes just to pay the interest on the total debt. And this is the main untold reason why they took over Venezuela. With an estimated 17.3 trillion …

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Trump warned Cuba that it will no longer receive oil or financial support and urged Havana to reach an agreement with the United States before it is "too late," saying the island once relied heavily on Venezuelan oil and money.

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Hegseth in May: "These globalist ideas that you're gonna change an entire society through military intervention, which you saw us attempting — I lived it in Iraq and Afghanistan. And you saw the consequences. We've seen that movie before. We're not doing it again." …

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These people don’t mean a word they say.

Thousands sue Pfizer over claims company's birth control gave them brain tumors… as pharma giant adds risk to label

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Thousands sue Pfizer over claims company's birth control gave them brain tumors… as pharma giant adds risk to label

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Thousands of women are now suing pharmaceutical giant Pfizer over claims its popular birth control injection left them with 'life-changing' brain tumors.
Lawyers told the Daily Mail exclusively that Pfizer will have to stand trial on December 7, 2026, as more than 2,100 women across the US claim in publicly filed lawsuits that they were not warned that the birth control shot Depo-Provera had been linked to debilitating and potentially incurable, benign brain tumors.
Taken by 2million women every year, Depo-Provera is a decades-old contraceptive method that is injected into the arm or buttocks once every three months, delivering the synthetic hormone progestin to prevent pregnancy.
Recent studies done in the past two years, however, have found that the shot comes with than a 500 percent increased risk of developing brain tumors long after users stop taking the medication.
Last month, Pfizer added a warning label to Depo-Provera about the …

“Dear Pope Leo, thank you for all you do for us. We love you. You are not alone. Can we give you a hug?”

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"Môžem objať pápeža": Pápež Lev XIV. dnes večer privítal mladých ľudí z Rímskej diecézy v aule Pavla VI. Jeden z mladých účastníkov, ktorý bol vybraný, aby sa prihovoril, oslovil pápeža pri mikrofóne slovami: "Drahý pápež Lev, ďakujem ti za všetko, čo pre nás robíš. Máme ťa radi. Nie si sám. Môžeme ťa objať?" Potom mladý muž pristúpil k pápežovi Levovi XIV. a objal ho.

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Politics, Sin, and Power in Aragón: From the Altar to the State, Without Accountability

There are moments when the separation between Church and State ceases to be a legal principle and becomes a fiction sustained by silence. Aragón is living through one of those moments.
While this article is being written, Vicente Jesús López-Brea Urbán is still receiving his salary from the Diocese, despite having effectively abandoned his pastoral responsibilities and despite having secured a senior post within the Aragonese public administration. That fact alone would merit scrutiny. What surrounds it reveals something far more serious.
A Parallel Career Built Under Institutional Protection
For over two years, the Reverend Jesús López-Brea neglected more than fifteen parishes entrusted to him in Jaca. During that same period, he pursued legal studies, carried out internships in Zaragoza—over 140 kilometers away—and actively positioned himself for a civil-service appointment taking a minor public examination. The timeline is not ambiguous. A day has twenty-four hours, not seventy-two. …

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Former Hungary Ambassador to the Holy See granted an interview to LifeSiteNews

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EXCLUSIVE: Eduard Habsburg on why having large families is ‘the greatest gift’ to the world - LifeSite

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(LifeSiteNews) — Former Hungarian Ambassador to the Holy See Eduard Habsburg’s newest books tries to give readers a guide on how to have a large, wholesome family in today’s anti-family Western World.
In an exclusive interview with LifeSiteNews, Habsburg talked about his latest book, Building a Wholesome Family in a Broken World, in which he gives tips to young singles and married couples on how to go about founding a family. Throughout the book, he draws on examples from his own life of being married for over 30 years and having six children, as well as the lives of his royal ancestors.
Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen is the great-great-great-grandson of Franz Joseph I., who was emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1848 until his death in 1916. Habsburg is an author, script writer, and served as Hungary’s ambassador to the Holy See from 2015 to 2025.
“Having lots of children is the greatest gift that spouses can make to …

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