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A Dutch art detective has helped recover a missing Vincent van Gogh painting that was stolen from the Singer Laren Museum, east of Amsterdam, in March 2020. LONDON -- A Dutch art detective has helped recover a missing Vincent van Gogh painting that was stolen from the Singer Laren Museum, east of Amsterdam, in March 2020. The "Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring," painted in 1884, was stolen from the famous Dutch museum in a daring overnight smash-and-grab heist during the coronavirus lockdown. Dutch art crime detective Arthur Brand, who has spent decades tracking down some of the world's greatest masterpieces, announced on Tuesday he had recovered the stolen masterpiece. An handout picture released by Dutch art detective Arthur Brand shows a portrait of him posing with the painting title "Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring", painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1884, at his home in Amsterdam on Sept. 11, 2023. Handout/ARTHUR BRAND/AFP via Getty Image MORE: Van ...

Pope Francis is wrapping up his five-day trip to Portugal LISBON, Portugal -- Pope Francis told young people on Sunday the Catholic Church needs them and urged them to follow their dreams as he wrapped up World Youth Day in Portugal on Sunday with a massive open-air Mass for an estimated 1.5 million people. “Do not be afraid !” Francis told the vast crowd of pilgrims, many of whom camped out overnight on the Lisbon field so they could be in place for the grand finale of the Catholic festival. Francis largely stuck to script but again skipped much of his prepared homily, continuing the improvisation that has characterized his five-day trip to Portugal. Early on in his 10-year papacy, Francis would frequently go rogue and ignore his pre-planned speeches, seemingly moved by the moment to engage directly with even huge crowds of people. In more recent years, he largely stuck to script especially when visiting places where Christians are a minority or where his audiences might not appreciat...

The Hajj pilgrimage has officially started in Saudi Arabia MINA, Saudi Arabia -- Some 2 million Muslim pilgrims officially began the annual Hajj pilgrimage on Monday, making their way out of Mecca after circling Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba, and converging on a vast tent camp in the nearby desert for a day and night of prayer. One of the largest religious gatherings in the world has returned to full capacity this year for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic three years ago. The pilgrimage is one of the five pillars of Islam, and all Muslims are required to make the five-day Hajj at least once in their lives if they are physically and financially able to do it. For pilgrims, it is a deeply moving spiritual experience that absolves sins, brings them closer to God and unites the world's more than 1.8 billion Muslims. Some spend years saving up money and waiting for a permit to embark on the journey. Maintaining the holy sites and hosting the annual Ha...

You want to see first hand how we’ve been getting bilked by the Military -industrial complex?   Our Abrams tanks . . .  you know, our main battle tanks . . .  can’t go up hills in the snow.  They skid and slide backwards. This is what Six to nine MILLION DOLLARS EACH buys us?   This is the quality and engineering excellence of the American Military industrial complex?   Friggin pathetic. Watch: With weapons systems like this, would be even be able to defend our own country . . . in the winter???? Gee, sorry China, you have to wait until Spring to invade us because our tanks can’t go up hills in snow. Source: halturnerradioshow.com Spread the love Tweet ...