It’s Monday, April 28th, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
By Adam McManus
Indonesian Church closed the day before Easter
The joyful atmosphere of the Easter weekend celebration at the Ecumenical Christian Communion congregation in Java, Indonesia, turned sorrowful when local government officials sealed the prayer house building on Saturday, April 19, one day before Easter, reports International Christian Concern.
The sealing occurred only one day after the congregation held a Good Friday procession to mark one of the three holy days of Easter at their Prayer House.
250,000 attended Pope Francis’ funeral
Pope Francis’ funeral took place in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday morning, attended by 250,000 people, before his body was taken to his place of burial across the city, reports LifeSiteNews.com.
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Following the funeral, Francis’ body was transferred back inside St. Peter’s Basilica before then being placed into a popemobile. His coffin was transported across the city, making a ceremonial tour of Rome’s historic center including the Colosseum and Roman Forum.
In a rare break from tradition, Francis chose not to be buried inside St. Peter’s Basilica, like many of his predecessors. Instead, he selected the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome as his final resting place, reports ABC News.
President Trump’s fashion faux pas at Pope’s funeral
Unlike the other heads of state who were dressed in black, U.S. President Donald Trump wore a blue suit and blue tie. By contrast, First Lady Melania Trump wore a black dress and black veil.
The official dress code for the funeral at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City required men to wear a dark suit with a black tie and a black button on the left lapel. Women were asked to wear long black dresses, gloves, and a veil.
Former Democratic judge harbored El Salvadoran gang member
Attorney General Pam Bondi said that one of the three illegal aliens involved in the arrest of a former Democratic New Mexico judge had images of a decapitated victim on his cell phone, reports The Blaze.com.
Bondi offered the revelation as evidence that the illegal alien, allegedly harbored by former Judge Jose “Joel” Cano, was a member of the vicious Tren de Aragua gang from El Salvador. In February, Cano resigned from his office after his residence was searched. Last Friday, the former judge was arrested.
Democrats have objected to the arrest and accused the Trump administration of abusing government powers. When Bondi appeared on Fox News, she explained why the judge was arrested.
BONDI: “Judge Cano is charged with allegedly giving him assault rifles, AK47s, AR15s, with a suppressor, a known [Tren de Aragua] member, letting him go to a shooting range to refine and perfect his shooting skills.”
She added that Judge Cano has been charged with obstruction, saying, “He admitted post-Miranda [that] he took one of the TDA members’ cell phones himself —beat it with a hammer, destroyed it, then walked the pieces to a city dumpster to dispose of it to protect him.”
Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre dies by suicide
Virginia Giuffre, the most prominent victim of Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted pedophile, took her own life last Thursday, reports the New York Post.
In a statement to NBC News, the 41-year-old’s family said, “It is with utterly broken hearts that we announce that Virginia passed away last night at her farm in Western Australia. She lost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking.”
Giuffre took legal action against billionaire financier Epstein in 2015, alleging that she was sex trafficked at age 16 after his ex-lover and convicted madam, Ghislaine Maxwell, recruited her from her job as a locker room attendant at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
She is survived by her three children — Christian, Noah and Emily.
The mom of three also alleged she was forced to have relations with disgraced Prince Andrew three times when she was 17 — including at Epstein’s Little St. James island, in New Mexico and in Maxwell’s London home, where the notorious photo of her posing with King Charles’ brother was taken.
While Prince Andrew denied the allegations, he settled out of court with his accuser for a hefty $12 million in 2022.
Her family told NBC News, “In the end, the toll of abuse is so heavy that it became unbearable for Virginia to handle its weight.”
Jay Leno, whose wife has advanced dementia, honors marital vows
And finally, in a new interview on In Depth with Graham Benzinger, comedian Jay Leno, who hosted NBC’s The Tonight Show for 20 years, revealed that he’s been caring for his wife, Mavis, who has advanced dementia for five years now.
LENO: “We’ve been married 45 years. The first 40 unbelievable, last five have been challenging. When you have to feed someone and change them and, you know, carry them to the bathroom and do all that kind of stuff every day, it’s a challenge.
Leno referenced his wedding day vow.
LENO: “I like taking care of her. When I got married, you sort of take a vow. Will I live up to this or will I be like a sleazy guy or something happens to my wife? That’s really what love is. I’m glad I didn’t cut and run. I’m glad I didn’t run off with some woman half my age, or any of that silly nonsense, you know?”
1 Corinthians 13:4 says, “Love is patient, love is kind. …”
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