Cathleen Falsani

First morning fire of the season.

#autumn
#ireland
#louth

Pritzker: Over the last four years, we have seen homicides drop in half. That’s something the President should pay attention to. I know he doesn’t read but I know he watches TV so perhaps if someone from Fox or Newsmax is here

Gov. Pritzker: “Earlier today in the Oval Office, Donald Trump…asked for me personally to say, ‘Mr. President, can you do us the honor of protecting our city?’ Instead, I say, ‘Mr. President, do not come to Chicago. You are neither wanted here nor needed here.’”

Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.

Line dancing.
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#ireland #irishsummer #terrapinstation #gratefuldead #countylouth

Bowser: "Chief Pamela Smith is the chief of the Metropolitan Police Department. And its 3,100 members work under her direction."

I placed my order On Amazon. Seperation of Church and Hate by @JohnFugelsang #Amazon

Must read. @johnfugelsang.bsky.social

Reporter: The president threatened to use not just the National Guard but the military.

Bowser: I think I speak for all Americans, we don't believe it is legal to use the American military against American citizens on American soil.

Bowser: "I think I speak for all Americans -- we don't believe it's legal to use the American military against American citizens on American soil."

The military takeover of Washington is not a “distraction” from Epstein. It’s a military takeover of Washington, which is an even bigger deal, and those of us who kill brain cells reporting on this stuff knows it’s been an explicit goal since before the election.

Fuck it.
I’m releasing these.

The police seized all of my lasers during this operation. I have a court date in my future. #FreeLordLaser #FreeLadyLaser

I will tell the whole story later. But it was all worth it to release these images on this day.

“Good men must not obey the law too well.”

Lately

The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention is calling on every single leader in the world: DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO GET FOOD & WATER INTO GAZA RIGHT AWAY. Even if it takes bypassing the reports, meetings, endless conferences, parliamentary sessions, UN sessions, and all the other regular diplomatic channels that have led nowhere. Just do it. Genocide must not be allowed to continue while we all watch. We must not allow mass starvation in Gaza. We cannot wait any longer. IF YOU HAVE POWER, USE IT. HISTORY WILL DEMONSTRATE THE RECTITUDE OF YOUR ACTIONS.

DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO GET FOOD AND WATER IN TO GAZA.
This is from Lemkin Institute begging..... we are all begging.

Looking for recommendations for *humorous Irish novels*, please and thank you.

Tennis lover Pope Leo XIV holds court with Jannik Sinner The new pontiff received the Italian tennis star ranked No. 1 in the world by Association of Tennis Professionals in a room near the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall.

Today's story: Pope Leo XIV, Tennis, and Sinner(s)
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@suntimes.bsky.social
#popeleoxiv

LINK: chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
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Today's story from Vatican City. I'm so grateful to these lovely people for taking the time to share the story of their friendship with Pope Leo XIV (and the arc of a long friendship told in selfies and precious memories.)

LINK: chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...

It's so good to be here. I just love this and I've missed it terribly. Love you!

And pulling up the rear, story #3 — #LesterHolt 's encounter with #PopeLeoXIV during Monday's audience with the world's media (and how the new pontiff says he won't be heading home to the US or Chicago any time soon)...
chicago.suntimes.com/.../pope-leo....

@chicago.suntimes.com

Second story of my first day of coverage from the Vatican (bonus points if you can spot me in the story 👀🤣)

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#PopeLeoXIV
@pressfreedom.bsky.social
@chicago.suntimes.com

Pope Leo asks fan 'Sox or Cubs?' as he signs a baseball After waiting in line at the Vatican, Jason Perash of Colorado got the pontiff to autograph a ball. The pope is reportedly a Chicago White Sox fan.

I'm back, baby!

chicago.suntimes.com/religion/202...

Pope Leo asks fan 'Sox or Cubs?' as he signs a baseball After waiting in line at the Vatican, Jason Perash of Colorado got the pontiff to autograph a ball. The pope is reportedly a Chicago White Sox fan.

I dusted off my fedora and headed to Rome this week to cover the #PopeLeoXIV festivities for my alma mater @chicago.suntimes.com

Here's my first dispatch (and the first words I've written for the Sun-Times in 15 years!)

Of course, it's a papal baseball story.

chicago.suntimes.com/religion/202...

Pope Francis Apologized to God for Church Abuses. Catholics Need an Apology to Them Pope Francis asked forgiveness — from God. What the Irish people didn’t hear was an apology directed to them.

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Amid Church Abuse Crises, Pope Francis Speaks to a Transformed Ireland Many observers expect Francis’ papal visit this weekend to be a pivotal moment for the Catholics in Ireland and beyond.

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In U.S., Pope's Actions, As Usual, Tell a Richer Story On Wednesday night, the pope made an unscheduled, last-minute stop to visit with the Little Sisters of the Poor, a Catholic religious order dedicated to caring for the elderly.

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Breaking In: Pope Francis in a Philly Prison On the morning of Sept. 27, the last day of his first trip to the United States, Pope Francis visited a Philadelphia prison where he expressed solidarity with the female and male prisoners.

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What the Pope Saw On His Drive Through D.C. The Mandela and Churchill statues almost high-five each other across Massachusetts Avenue while the pope’s humble hatchback, surrounded by massive Secret Service SUVs and swarms of police motorcycles,...

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Why We (Still) Love Pope Francis Non ricordiamo giorni; re ricordano momenti. “We do not remember days,” the Italian poet Cesare Pavese said, “we remember moments.” Pavese’s words have come to mind often as I’ve thought about Pope Fr...

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Falsani: Can Pope Francis live up to St. Francis? ASSISI, Italy – “Francis.” The name Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio chose as his nomem pontificalem has a long history in my family. My Irish grandfather was a Francis, although he…

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Falsani: New pope might modernize gender roles What must have been going through her mind as the old man knelt before her in his white cassock, poured water over her sockless toes, dried them gently with a hand towel, and then, bowing his head …

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