Hundreds of U.S. troops across dozens of units and installations have submitted complaints to the non-profit watchdog, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), since the attack about combat unit commanders providing Christian reasoning for the war, during which at least four U.S. troops have already been killed, independent journalist Jonathan Larsen reports on Substack.
Non-commissioned officers (NCO) who attended a briefing Monday told the MRFF that a combat-unit commander “urged us to tell our troops that this was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’ and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ.”
The commander also argued that Trump “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth” and that the Iran war is part of God’s plan, the NCO claimed.
Pope Leo told a group of leading Hollywood actors and filmmakers at an audience in the Vatican on Saturday that cinemas were struggling to survive and that more should be done to protect them and preserve the shared experience of watching movies..
“Cinemas are experiencing a troubling decline, with many being removed from cities and neighbourhoods,” he said.
“More than a few people are saying that the art of cinema and the cinematic experience are in danger. I urge institutions not to give up, but to cooperate in affirming the social and cultural value of this activity.”
The event opened with breathtaking symbolism: more than 3,000 drones illuminated the night sky above the basilica, tracing the image of Pope Francis, framing Michelangelo’s dome and Bernini’s colonnade in light. The display, a first for the Vatican, drew reverent silence before the crowd erupted in applause.
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The event marked the conclusion of the two-day World Meeting on Human Fraternity, which brought together 500 participants, including Nobel laureates, academics, cultural leaders, and experts in technology and the environment. Fifteen dialogue panels explored themes such as peace, care for the planet, technology’s impact, and the future of humanity…
While the display may be amazing, there seems to be something… creepy.. about the Late Pope Francis appearing above the Vatican as a gigantic dead Pope face..
There’s a video that’s not just going viral it’s going supernova. Over the past 48 hours, the video titled “Cason Sees Jesus” has exploded across social media. And if you’ve watched it, you know why.
Let’s unpack this for a moment.
From what we can gather, this is a deeply personal video. It appears to be filmed by a friend of a mother whose young son — Cason — had some kind of skateboarding accident and ended up in the hospital.
The details are fuzzy: we don’t know the exact nature of the injury, or what type of surgery he underwent, if any. What we do see is a boy coming out of anesthesia, surrounded by his mother, several nurses, and a few others who remain off-camera.
What happens next is where belief and skepticism collide.
Cason, clearly not fully conscious or grounded in the room, begins to describe something — or somewhere — that seems profoundly spiritual. He’s weeping. His voice is shaky. And he’s talking about seeing Jesus.
He tells his mother how beautiful Jesus is.
He then says he sees his dad — and you can hear his mother in the background gently confirming that Cason’s father passed away about a year ago. He also sees his “Papa” — presumably a grandfather — and calls him strong. He pleads for a hug. And in an especially haunting moment, he says he misses his mom… while she is right there beside him.
That part hits differently.
Throughout the nine-minute video, Cason is visibly emotional. And as it turns out, so are millions of people who’ve watched it. Comments across YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, and Reddit are filled with crying emojis, prayers, and personal stories. Some say they’re shaken. Some say they’re comforted. Others say it brought them back to their own spiritual beliefs — or challenged them.
Now, let’s take a step back. Yes, Cason is under anesthesia. And we’ve all seen the funny videos — the ones where people come out of surgery babbling about cheeseburgers or proposing to nurses. That may have even been the original intention behind filming Cason. Maybe they were hoping for a goofy moment. But what they captured instead… feels very different.
This wasn’t just a brief, silly ramble. Cason’s words had structure. His emotions were heavy. His vision, if you want to call it that, was sustained. And it seemed to come from a place of deep knowing.
Here’s where things get murky and also, personal.
Was this a genuine spiritual experience? Or was it the result of a young brain floating between consciousness and confusion, grasping for meaning in a fog of anesthesia?
Some nurses in the room can be heard trying to comfort the family, saying things like, “this is normal.” But many commenters online weren’t having that.. some were even upset, interpreting the responses as dismissive or awkward. But in fairness, it may have just been nervous laughter. When something unexplainable happens, people react however they can.
We don’t know much else about Cason. We don’t know what happened after the video cut off. And we don’t know what he remembers now that he’s fully awake. We do know that the video was uploaded by someone who shares a lot of faith-based content, which led some skeptics to suggest the experience may be shaped by religious upbringing. And sure, there’s some truth to that idea — that we draw on familiar spiritual symbols in altered states.
But does that make the experience any less powerful? Any less real?
I’ve only been under anesthesia once myself. And when I came out of it, apparently I launched into a rant about someone’s cooking. (True story: I said all she cooks with is teriyaki.) Why that memory? Why that topic? Who knows — I certainly wasn’t in control of it. So I get the weirdness of post-surgical talk. But Cason’s experience went beyond a passing comment. It had continuity. Emotion. Gravity.
And maybe that’s what’s staying with people most is the weight of it.
In the end, we don’t know what happened. We don’t know what Cason saw or if he saw anything at all. But what we do know is that millions of us witnessed a moment that felt like more than just a medical recovery. It felt like a message, a mystery, or maybe just a mirror, reflecting our own hopes and questions about life after this one.
Will we get updates? We hope so.
Do we deserve them? Maybe not.
But once something this powerful enters the online ether, it lingers. It plants seeds. And it makes us wonder.
For now, we hope Cason is okay. And if he truly saw what he says he saw… we hope it brought him peace. Because it sure stirred something in the rest of us.
Pope Francis’ funeral has been set for Saturday at 10 a.m. local time in St. Peter’s Square, to be celebrated by the dean of the College of Cardinals.
Cardinals met at the Vatican to schedule Pope Francis’ funeral and burial, plan the conclave to elect his successor and make other decisions about running the Catholic Church as world leaders and the ordinary faithful grieve the pontiff’s death.
Meanwhile Peter does the blessing….
Calling 900 year old prophecies to see what happens next…
The motorcade carrying the 88-year-old pope entered the Perugino gate into Vatican City, and Francis was seen in the front passenger seat wearing nasal tubes to give him supplemental oxygen.
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Before leaving the hospital, Francis gave a thumbs up and acknowledged the crowd after he was wheeled out onto the balcony overlooking the main entry. Hundreds of people had gathered on a brilliant Sunday morning to say goodbye.
Chants of “Viva il papa!” and “Papa Francesco” erupted from the crowd, which included patients who had been wheeled outside just to catch his brief appearance.
The results of an investigation into the reports of a possible miracle at Thomaston’s St. Thomas Church have been sent to the Vatican.
On March 5, the Rev. Joseph Crowley, pastor of St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, which includes St. Thomas, reported that during Holy Communion a lay person distributing hosts had found that the wafers had multiplied in the ciborium.
“God duplicated himself in the ciborium,” Crowley said after Communion. “God provides and it’s strange how God does that. And that happened.”
Now, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has been notified and is conducting its own investigation.
Pope Francis was discharged Saturday from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis, quipping to journalists before being driven away that he’s “still alive.”
Francis, 86, was hospitalized at Gemelli Polyclinic on Wednesday following his weekly public audience in St. Peter’s Square after reportedly experiencing breathing difficulties. The pontiff received antibiotics administered intravenously during his stay, the Vatican said.
During the Sunday Angelus, a Catholic prayer the Pope often leads on Sundays and holy days, the Pontiff said: ‘It is easy to become attached to roles and positions, to the need to be esteemed, recognised and rewarded.’
He continued: ‘It is good for us too to cultivate, like [Saint] John [the Baptist], the virtue of setting ourselves aside at the right moment, bearing witness that the point of reference of life is Jesus.
