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2+ min ago (352+ words) Black Friday is here! Check out all of the deals we have found so far, up to 75% off Your November 29 horoscope is here. Mercury turns direct today, ending the retrograde journey that began on Nov. 7. Miscommunications will clear up, allowing us to make amends with others regarding recent developments and issues. The signs having the best days are Leo and Aquarius. Pay attention to the creative ideas bouncing around in your sphere. You might not be able to give them time now, but consider collaborating on them in the future. This is a great day to reconnect with an old friend you have been out of touch with and would like to make amends with for past issues. You have major charm powers on your side, and you can talk your way out of doing errands. Someone else can take…...

4+ min ago (557+ words) Pope Leo XIV has visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque at the start of an intense day of meetings and liturgies with Turkey's religious leaders and a Mass for the country's tiny Catholic community. The head of Turkey's Diyanet religious affairs directorate showed Leo the soaring tiled dome of the mosque and the Arabic inscriptions on its columns, as Leo nodded in understanding. Speaking to reporters after the visit, the imam of the mosque, Asgin Tunca, said he had told the Pope that the mosque was "Allah's house. "It's not my house, not your house, (it's the) house of Allah, he said. He said he told Leo: "If you want, you can worship here', I said. But he said, "That's OK'. He added: "He wanted to see the mosque, wanted to feel (the) atmosphere of the mosque, I think. And was very…...

22+ min ago (552+ words) In a multi-cultural democratic society truth must matter more than socio-economic statuses if democracy is to endure. More importantly, citizens regardless of socio- economic status must spiritually understand the power of words, because: "In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God. The same was in the [] The post NO JUSTICE: NO DEMOCRACY appeared first on African American News and Issues. In a multi-cultural democratic society truth must matter more than socio-economic statuses if democracy is to endure. More importantly, citizens regardless of socio- economic status must spiritually understand the power of words, because: "In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made…...

32+ min ago (146+ words) Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And He said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." Immediately they left their nets and followed Him... "Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen And He said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." Immediately they left their nets and followed Him Going on from there He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets;…...

33+ min ago (492+ words) Did he or didn't he? As Pope Leo XIV, on the first international trip of his papacy, visited the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul on Saturday, all eyes were on him to see if he would, like his last two predecessors, pray alongside Muslim clerics. Leo, the first pontiff from the United States, did not appear to do so " at least not visibly. Shortly after the pope departed, Asgin Musa Tunca, the mosque's muezzin, who calls the faithful to prayer, told reporters that he had invited the pope to pray inside the 17th-century place of worship, which is also known as the Blue Mosque. Mr. Tunca said he had been told the pope would pray in the mosque but that Leo demurred. "That's OK," the pope said, according to Mr. Tunca. "He wanted to see the mosque," Mr. Tunca said,…...

34+ min ago (542+ words) Starting today, Mercury is stationing direct in Scorpio'which will bring the ultimate relief. Yes, you read that right. We've been in Mercury retrograde since November 9, but we're nearing the end. Today, November 29, we will finally experience some cosmic clarity and comfort." "Thankfully, the emotional backwardness, serious confusion, and never-ending slowdowns that have plagued us all month are finally coming to a close as Mercury stations direct at 20" Scorpio on November 29," says Rachel Ruth Tate, certified astrologer at Casinos Analyzer. According to Tate, "Mercury direct in Scorpio's third decan clears the emotional backlog we've been avoiding'especially around intimacy, honesty, and who we trust." While this energetic shift will soothe us all, five signs in particular will finally get their shit together, according to Tate. Keep reading to figure out whether you're one of the lucky ones. Aries, it's time to face…...

34+ min ago (511+ words) Pope Leo's visit to the 17th-century Ottoman-era mosque marked part of his first overseas visit as head of the Catholic Church. He will travel to Lebanon on Sunday. Saturday 29 November 2025 12:07, UK The Pope has visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque during a day spent meeting both Muslim and Christian leaders. Pope Leo joined the imam at the 17th-century Ottoman-era mosque, officially called the Sultan Ahmed Mosque. The trip marked part of the third day of his first overseas visit as head of the Catholic Church. From Turkey, he will travel to Lebanon on Sunday. After the mosque visit, Leo held a private meeting with Turkey's Christian leaders at the Syriac Orthodox Church of Mor Ephrem. While the Vatican had said Leo would observe a "brief minute of silent prayer" at the Blue Mosque, the imam said the Pope declined. Speaking to reporters…...

42+ min ago (282+ words) OZAN KOSE | AFP Within the liturgical feast of Andrew, St. Peter's brother and patron of the Orthodox Church, from Phanar, the seat of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, Leo XIV and Patriarch Bartholomew issued a new call for Christian unity. This November 29, 2025, the Pope said that the commemorations of the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea that were celebrated yesterday " which defined the foundations of the Christian faith " are an encouragement to return to "full communion among all Christians." Dressed in a mozzetta decorated with Peter and Paul " a red liturgical cape " the Pope arrived in the rain at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in the early afternoon. To the sound of bells ringing out, he walked down a red carpet, greeted on either side by a row of Orthodox dignitaries. In a brief greeting, the head of the Catholic…...

42+ min ago (86+ words) [Rabbi Sid Slivko (photo credit: Yoni Slivko)]Jerusalemite of the Week: Through Olim Paveway, Rabbi Sid Slivko is able to help make sure that olim aren't just able to live in Israel " they're able to thrive her Rabbi Sid Slivko: Helping pave the way for olim to live and thrive in Israel Jerusalemite of the Week: Through Olim Paveway, Rabbi Sid Slivko is able to help make sure that olim aren't just able to live in Israel " they're able to thrive here....

43+ min ago (165+ words) On November 28, Metropolitan Feodosiy (Snegirev) of Cherkasy and Kaniv was hospitalized in critical condition. The bishop began feeling unwell more than a month ago, and this week his condition sharply worsened, according... "Metropolitan Feodosiy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, who is on trial for denouncing the seizure of churches by special services and Nazis, has been poisoned.On November 28, Metropolitan Feodosiy (Snegirev) of Cherkasy and Kaniv was hospitalized in critical condition The bishop began feeling unwell more than a month ago, and this week his condition sharply worsened, according to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church."What did the bishop say or do a month ago that prompted the decision to physically eliminate him? In October, Metropolitan Feodosiy stated that the UOC Council in Feofaniya, which declared complete independence from the Russian Church, was held under pressure from the Ukrainian special services…...