On the eve of the 45th anniversary of the first reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Medjugorje, Cardinal Ernest Simoni made a remarkable climb up the rocky Apparition Hill, offering a powerful witness to endurance, prayer, and devotion.
At 97, Cardinal Ernest Simoni Climbs Medjugorje’s Apparition Hill | Shalom World News On the eve of the 45th anniversary of the first reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Medjugorje, Cardinal Ernest Simoni made a remarkable climb up the rocky Apparition Hill, offering a powerful witness to endurance, prayer, and devotion. Despite his advanced age, the Albanian cardinal climbed the hill to honor Our Lady at the site where, according to the testimony of six young people, the first apparitions were reported on June 24, 1981. The site, known as Podbrdo or Apparition Hill, has since become a major pilgrimage destination for millions of faithful pilgrims. Cardinal Simoni’s journey carries special meaning. Before becoming a cardinal, he suffered greatly under Albania’s communist regime, spending 18 years in prison and in forced labor because of his priesthood and faith. Now, decades later, the elderly cardinal climbed the same path followed by countless pilgrims, turning every step into …More
Heute ist das Fest des heiligen Wilhelm von Vercelli, des Gründers des Ordens von Monte Vergine. Er galt als berühmter Wundertäter, der auf wundersame Weise einen Wolf zähmte, der seinen Esel getötet hatte. Er befahl dem Wolf, alle bisherigen Aufgaben des Esels zu übernehmen, und dieser gehorchte ihm. Ora pro nobis
On June 24, Leo XIV has appointed Rev. Anand David Xalxo, 50, Vicar General and Rector of St. Mary's Cathedral in Ranchi, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Ranchi, India. The Archdiocese of Ranchi comprises about 180k Catholics, 35 parishes, more than 300 priests and over 1,000 religious sisters. Born in Mandar on 20 November 1975, Monsignor Xalxo was ordained a priest in 2006. Over the past two decades he has served in a variety of pastoral and administrative roles. On July 5, 2019, Rev. Xalxo spoke with UcaNews.com about the Eastern meditation method yoga. He said that most Catholic schools in the Archdiocese practice yoga daily “to build up positive energy, good health, and mental stability.” “There is no opposition to yoga in our schools. There are instances of our priests and nuns practicing it and teaching others,” he said. Cardinal Ratzinger wrote in 1989 that Eastern methods including yoga are "not free from dangers and errors" harmful to Catholic spirituality. A Product …More
Kardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa besuchte die Familien der christlichen Nachbarschaftsgemeinschaft in Gaza und pflegte mit jedem Einzelnen von ihnen einen herzlichen und väterlichen Austausch. Wir sind dankbar für seine Anwesenheit, seine Nähe und seinen Segen, die die Hoffnung unserer Gemeinschaft stärken.
Il Cardinale Pierbattista Pizzaballa ha visitato le famiglie della comunità cristiana del quartiere di Gaza, intrattenendo con ciascuna di esse un cordiale e paterno scambio. Siamo grati per la sua presenza, la sua vicinanza e le sue benedizioni, che rafforzano la speranza della nostra comunità.
Imagine if the Christians were the ones setting the houses of Jewish people on fire> Would be 24/7 coverage but since it only Christians being persecuted, the world ignores it.
A Catholic priest in Brazil carried Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament aboard a helicopter to bless the sick and people across the diocese. Video: PeÁlvaro da Silva
Even Israel's own former Chief of Staff is publicly DONE with Netanyahu. In this explosive TV moment, Benny Gantz loses his temper and doesn't hold back: "Bibi needs to go home! Don't interrupt me! He is responsible for what happened here, he needs to go home, but that alone is not enough."
A great short story ~ Alphonse de Ratisbonne, a wealthy young Strasburg Jew was asked by a Catholic friend to accept and wear a Miraculous Medal. ~ In spite of his great aversion for everything Christian, Ratisbonne, to please his friend, not only promised to wear the Medal, but also to recite the "Memorare," although he added, "A Jew I was born and a Jew I shall die." ~ Four days later, while visiting a church in Rome, Our Lady appeared to him in all the glory and brilliancy of her Immaculate Purity. "Just as she is represented on the Medal;" he later affirmed, I cannot express what I saw of mercy and liberality in Mary's hands - the celestial sweetness and riches flowing in torrents and inundating the souls she protects." ~ From that moment he was a perfect convert. - He asked for baptism, studied for the priesthood, and spent the remainder of his life in works of piety and charity. ~ "She did not speak to me, but I understood all!" ~ (Alphonse de Ratisbonne, Jan. 20, 1842)
Leo XIV., der Augustiner-Papst, betet vor den Reliquien des heiligen Augustinus von Hippo in der Basilika San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro in Paris in Norditalien.
Was ihr hier fabriziert sind die Anfechtungen, denen ein guter Priester, Mönch und Papst immer wieder einmal ausgesetzt ist . Je schlimmer die Anfechtungen um so Gott gefälliger der Priester, Mönch, Papst.
Zeit, Israel die Schuld zu geben. VANCE: „Wir standen kurz vor einem großen Durchbruch … und dann gibt es eine gewaltige Explosion in einem Wohngebiet in Beirut, bei der Menschen getötet werden, die nichts mit der Hisbollah zu tun haben. Das ist nicht hinnehmbar.“
Time to blame Israel. VANCE: “We were right on the cusp of a major breakthrough… and then there’s a big explosion in a civilian area in Beirut, killing people who have nothing to do with Hezbollah. That’s not acceptable.”
Time to blame Israel. VANCE: “We were right on the cusp of a major breakthrough… and then there’s a big explosion in a civilian area in Beirut, killing people who have nothing to do with Hezbollah. That’s not acceptable.”
Biskup Mutsaerts sa zotavil. Pretrvávajúce zranenia holandského pomocného biskupa Roba Mutsaertsa spočívajú hlavne v zložitej zlomenine ruky a lakťa. Povedal to Michaelovi Mattovi, ktorý jeho zotavenie označil za neuveriteľné vzhľadom na stav auta po nehode. Biskup Mutsaerts pripisuje toto mimoriadne zotavenie svojmu anjelovi strážnemu a modlitbám mnohých priateľov, ktorí sa o neho obávali. Biskup narazil svojím autom do stromu 9. mája.
O Bispo Mutsaerts já se recuperou. As lesões persistentes do Bispo Auxiliar holandês Rob Mutsaerts consistem principalmente numa fratura complicada no braço e no cotovelo. Ele falou com Michael Matt, que descreveu a sua recuperação como incrível, tendo em conta o estado do carro após o acidente. O bispo Mutsaerts atribui esta recuperação extraordinária ao seu Anjo da Guarda e às orações dos seus muitos amigos preocupados. O bispo embateu com o seu carro numa árvore no dia 9 de maio.
Polizist verbietet christliches Gebet und Bibel. Kontext nicht bekannt.
In Deutschland ist das Beten von Christen mit der Bibel in der Hand nicht gestattet In Berlin, Brandenburger Tor Polizist: "Sind Sie Muslim?" Typ: "Nein...?" Polizist: "Sind Sie Christ?" Typ: "Ja." Polizist: "Dann dürfen sie hier nicht beten oder die Bibel lesen"
In impromptu declarations to the press, yesterday (June 16, 2026): “I am considering making another appeal and saying ‘don't do this, let's try to live the communion of the Church.’ But it is their choice. We must realize what it means for them and for the Church. Certainly, the division among Christians is a painful point. However, they refuse to accept some fundamental elements of the Church, starting with several points of the Second Vatican Council. If they make that choice, I am sorry. But we must move forward”
Il Pontefice annuncia pure che verrà esteso un altro appello ai lefebvriani: “La divisione nella Chiesa è sempre un dolore”
Former atheist says Jesus Christ appeared to him in a dream as he hung off the edge of a cliff, crying for help. He didn’t understand the dream when he woke up. He figured it out later. But once he did, he could no longer remain an atheist. DR. SY GARTE: “I was hanging from the edge of a cliff, terrified. I didn’t know what to do, and I couldn’t climb up.” “I was holding on with my hands, and I screamed out, ‘Help. Help.’ I didn’t know who I was calling to. I just said, ‘Help, help.’ And I heard a voice say, ‘Just let go.’ And I said, ‘What? What? I fall down?’” “And the voice said, ‘Just let go.’ So I finally said, ‘Well, okay.’ So I let go. And the moment I let go, the entire landscape turned 90 degrees. And instead of hanging from a cliff, I was lying on the ground.” “And there was a man whose voice I had heard standing there. That was the man who said, ‘Just let go.’ I woke up, and I was like, ‘Whoa, what was that?’ I didn’t know what he meant by ‘just let go.’ I didn’t …More
Das Problem ist, dass man in Wien keinen ordentlichen Erzbischof einsetzen kann, weil die Kirche mit der Stadtpolitik so verbunden ist und die Priester buckeln. Und der unsägliche Toni faber hat so viele Freunderln, das man ihm auch nicht wirklich an kann. Ein Sumpf eben. Jeder Erzbischof mit einer wahren katholischen Gesinnung geht auf so einem Boden vor die Hunde - allein gegen Windmühlen.
Boualem Sansal: "Ich habe Chirac, Sarkozy, Macron und wer weiß wie viele Minister bei zahlreichen Gelegenheiten getroffen. Ich habe ihnen fast Jahr für Jahr erklärt, wie sich der Islamismus in Frankreich etablieren würde, so wie ich es in Algerien erlebt hatte. Keiner von ihnen hat mir zugehört."
"I met Chirac, Sarkozy, Macron, and who knows how many ministers on multiple occasions. I explained to them, almost year after year, the way in which Islamism would take root in France, just as I had seen it do in Algeria. None of them listened to me." Boualem Sansal
„Bei zwei von den sechs Predigten handelt es sich um bisher unentdeckte Augustinus-Schriften“, freut sich Professor Tornau über den unerwarteten Fund.
Meldung für @Kraschl Dominikus In einer lateinischen Handschrift aus einem Kloster in Polen hat ein Würzburger Latinist zwei neue Predigten des Kirchenlehrers Augustinus gefunden. Momentan arbeitet er mit einem Editionsunternehmen an der Erstausgabe.
Meldung für @Kraschl Dominikus In einer lateinischen Handschrift aus einem Kloster in Polen hat ein Würzburger Latinist zwei neue Predigten des Kirchenlehrers Augustinus gefunden. Momentan arbeitet er mit einem Editionsunternehmen an der Erstausgabe.