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25+ min ago (1137+ words) On November 28, 2025, Saturn turns Direct in Pisces for the last time in about 28 years. Saturn is very much about limits " after all, it's the last planet always visible with the naked eye, so has been held in great reverence through the ages, as the planetary players beyond it were seen by the ancients as where the sky held uncertainties. Also, since September 1, Saturn has been Retrograde in Pisces, a sign he does not fare well in, as Pisces resists constraint and boundaries which Saturn seeks to impose, as it has an imperceptible preference to shift and wax mysteriously. So, Saturn Direct is something for us all to celebrate, and particularly as he now heads into the last phase in Pisces, culminating February 14, 2026 when he powers back into Aries (after a brief sojourn earlier in the year) and begins a new…...

27+ min ago (341+ words) Pope Leo XIV began his trip to T'rkiye as he departed from Rome on Thursday morning for his first official trip abroad. The pontiff will meet with Turkish officials, tour key cities and visit significant religious sites during his stay. The pope's flight took off from Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport (Fiumicino) at 7:40 a.m. local time (6:40 a.m. GMT) aboard a special ITA Airways aircraft, emblazoned with the papal emblem. Accompanying the pope are Vatican officials, including Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, and a delegation of over 70 journalists covering the trip. Before his departure, Pope Leo XIV briefly greeted those gathered at the airport to see him off. The ITA Airways "A320neo" aircraft, operating under flight number AZ 4000, is scheduled to land at Ankara Esenbo'a Airport at 12:30 p.m. local time (9:30 a.m. GMT). The pope will be in T'rkiye from Nov. 27-30, visiting Ankara, Istanbul and…...

47+ min ago (273+ words) The Pope and the Ecumenical Patriarch will travel together to Nicaea, accompanied by representatives of Protestant communities, before continuing their joint program at the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople, where the new Pontiff will honor the Thronal Feast of Saint Andrew. Pope Leo XIV is convinced that new and substantive steps toward full Christian unity are possible'and necessary. He also believes that such progress can offer a tangible and constructive example to the world: a model of concord and reconciliation. Marco Girardo, director of Avvenire, the newspaper of the Italian Bishops" Conference, explained to AMNA: "In the apostolic letter In Unitate Fidei, which Pope Leo signed on Sunday, it is emphasized that the Council of Nicaea'when the Church was still undivided and shared a common "Creed'remains the principal point of reference for all Christians." Girardo, a close observer of Catholic affairs,…...

51+ min ago (798+ words) The Holy Great Martyr James the Persian (the Sawn-Asunder) was born in the fourth century into a pious Christian family, both wealthy and illustrious. His wife was also a Christian, and the couple raised their children in piety, inspiring in them a love for prayer and the Holy Scriptures. James occupied a high position at [] The Holy Great Martyr James the Persian (the Sawn-Asunder) was born in the fourth century into a pious Christian family, both wealthy and illustrious. His wife was also a Christian, and the couple raised their children in piety, inspiring in them a love for prayer and the Holy Scriptures. James occupied a high position at the court of the Persian emperor Izdegerd (399-420) and his successor Barakhranes (420-438). But on one of the military campaigns James, seduced by the emperor's beneficence, was afraid to acknowledge himself a…...

57+ min ago (92+ words) [POPE LEO XIV celebrates Mass for Jubilee of the Poor at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, Nov. 16, 2025. (photo credit: Yara Nardi/Reuters)]On his first trip abroad as pontiff, Pope Leo travels to Turkey and Lebanon, calling for Middle East peace and Christian unity as global attention follows closely. Pope Leo begins first foreign trip with visit to Turkey and Lebanon On his first trip abroad as pontiff, Pope Leo travels to Turkey and Lebanon, calling for Middle East peace and Christian unity as global attention follows closely....

1+ hour ago (620+ words) First American pope will arrive in the Turkish capital Ankara, where he will meet President Erdogan. Pope Leo has embarked on his first foreign trip as Catholic leader with a visit to two Muslim-majority countries of Turkiye and Lebanon, where he is expected to make appeals for peace in the Middle East, ravaged by conflicts, and urge unity among long-divided Christian churches. The pontiff, who has a crowded three-day itinerary in Turkiye starting on Thursday, before heading on to Lebanon, will be closely watched as he makes his first speeches overseas and visits sensitive cultural sites. Foreign travel has become'a major part of the modern papacy, with'popes attracting international attention as they lead events with crowds sometimes in the millions, give foreign policy speeches and conduct international diplomacy. Leo, 70, was scheduled to depart with his entourage from Rome's Fiumicino airport…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (192+ words) Amravati, Nov 27 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday laid the foundation stone for Rs 260 crore expansion works of Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Guntur district. Under the first phase of these works at the temple in Venkatapalem village, Rs 140 crore will be spent on building a compound wall, seven storeyed maha gopuram, arjita seva mandapam, Radha mandapam, Anjaneya Swamy temple and pushkarini works, said an official press release. As part of the second phase, Srivari temple mada street, approach roads, annadanam complex, yatri nivas, residential quarters for the priests and staff, administrative building, dhyana mandir and vehicle parking areas will be developed. Though 25 acres of land was allotted for the temple falling under the purview of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) earlier, the erstwhile YSRCP government had "cancelled the expansion works by cutting down the land…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (592+ words) William F. Buckley Jr., meditating on his last memory of his mother, wrote: "God's creature. Well done, Lord. My Lord. Our Lord." Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me. Easy to sing. Hard to mean." This is not the world we were made for. We are outcasts and misfits'or, if our separation is sanctified, we are pilgrims." It is cold today, here at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, down in the 20s in the late morning even with the sun high and bright. We had snow in early November, including a little dusting on November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the Mayflower Compact." But we have had it easy for a while. Maybe we have forgotten what it is like to be cold. Really cold. What possibly could have?...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago (186+ words) MANILA, Philippines " The relic of the newly canonized saint, Carlo Acutis, is expected to arrive in the country on Thursday, November 27. Acutis' relic, a portion of his heart, will have an 18-day pilgrimage across 16 dioceses in the Philippines. On November 28, his relic will stay at the Manila Cathedral in the morning and will arrive at the San Roque Cathedral in Caloocan City at 3 p.m., according to Friends of Blessed Carlo Acutis Philippines. The pilgrimage will end on December 15, when the relic will return to Italy. The relic tour is being organized by local bishops and the Friends of St. Carlo Acutis " Philippines, the group spearheading devotion to the millennial saint. Acutis was canonized as a saint on Sept. 7, 2025, alongside Dominican layman Pier Giorgio Frassati. He is known as the "first millennial saint." He died on Oct. 12, 2006, due to leukemia. Acutis is…...

1+ hour, 9+ min ago (656+ words) My Grandma Anne used to begin every single morning with the words,Modah Ani L'fanecha " Thank You, God." Long before I understood Hebrew, I understood her intention. She taught me"without ever sitting me down for a lesson"what it means to greet each new day as a gift, and to approach each morning as an invitation to choose goodness. As I've grown older, her simple practice has become one of my deepest sources of grounding. No matter what is unfolding in the world around us"whether the news feels heavy or our personal lives feel uncertain"I return to her wisdom. I remind myself to give thanks for the day in front of me. To give thanks for the chances I am given. And to give thanks for something even more fundamental: the very capacity to feel gratitude at…...