Africa's bishops have strongly condemned the June 6 murder of Bishop Osório Citora Afonso, found shot dead in his residence in Mozambique: “We strongly and unequivocally condemn this barbaric crime. No religious leader, regardless of faith or denomination, should ever become the target of violence. Those who dedicate their lives to serving God and promoting reconciliation, solidarity, education, charity, and the common good deserve protection and respect, not persecution and death.” Pope Leo also said he was “deeply saddened to learn of the grave act of violence” joining “in prayer with the people of the dioceses and of Mozambique in this hour of grief, that the Lord may grant them consolation, that He may keep every man and woman in His love, and that He may stop the hand of the violent.”
Here's press release statement from Cardinal Robert McElroy, Archbishop of Washington, on the dismissal Monsignor Stephen Rossetti and his entire team: The Archdiocese of Washington announced today that Robert Cardinal McElroy has removed Monsignor Stephen Rossetti, a priest of the Diocese of Syracuse, N.Y., as an exorcist of the Archdiocese of Washington, and ended all affiliation between the archdiocese and the Saint Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal located in Washington, D.C. Cardinal McElroy said that statements made by Monsignor Rossetti linking UFOs to demonic presence and the Center’s recent use of social media gravely undermine the Church’s very precise teaching on the devil, demons and exorcism. What did Msgr. Rosetti actually say that got him dismissed? Here's what he stated in a May 29 video where he discussed UFO sightings and the possibility of alien life. “There’s a danger here. As an exorcist, I wanted to raise that danger. And that is that demons like to hide… …
Monsignor Stephen Rossetti posits that instead of an open, healthy dialogue, the Church has historically fostered "a climate of repression and/or obsession" that contributes to deviant sexual behavior.
Leo XIV on war in Iran: "I think this has already been made very clear: the notion of a just war no longer applies. The problem is that just war theory developed in centuries when no one could have imagined the weapons we have today or humanity's capacity for destruction."
Today, Leo XIV touched on the concept of a just war. During the flight from Rome to Madrid, he told Franca Giansoldati that “there is no just war” in Iran. Leo XIV pointed to his encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas”, which says that just war theory is “now outdated. Today, he repeated: "I think this has already been made very clear: the notion of a just war no longer applies. The problem is that just war theory developed in centuries when no one could have imagined the weapons we have today or humanity's capacity for destruction." Leo XIV made “overcoming the theory of the ‘just war'” one of the themes of the June 26-27 summit of cardinals he convened at the Vatican. #newsUmthcgthhs
The Catholic Church in Germany has opened a formal investigation into alleged Marian apparitions in a village that has attracted pilgrims for more than two decades. The Diocese of Aachen announced that Bishop Helmut Dieser has appointed a four-member commission to examine claims of supernatural phenomena reported in Sievernich, a village in North Rhine-Westphalia
The Diocese of Aachen in western Germany has set up a four-person commission to investigate alleged Marian apparitions in the village of Sievernich in the early 2000s. Pro-homosexual Bishop Helmut Dieser appointed the commission under new Vatican norms issued by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith for evaluating supernatural phenomena. The panel is chaired by canon lawyer Stefan Mückl of Rome. The visionary is a woman called Manuela Strack (pictured) from nearby Düren. She said she began seeing the Virgin Mary in Sievernich’s St. John the Baptist Church in the early 2000s. She described Our Lady as dressed in white with a long veil and said the messages emphasized prayer and support for those suffering. The reported apparitions attracted hundreds of pilgrims, particularly in October 2002, when Strack announced what she described as the final scheduled apparition. She later claimed to have experienced further irregular encounters until 2005. However, a second phase began in …More
Cardinal McElroy has removed Monsignor Stephen Rossetti as an exorcist for the archdiocese of Washington. McElroy said that “statements made by Mgr Rossetti linking UFOs to demonic presence & the Center’s recent use of social media gravely undermine the Church’s very precise teaching on the devil, demons & exorcism” In a recent, now deleted video, Rossetti had said that “it’s my personal belief that probably many, if not most of these UFO sightings are in fact demons”
Pro-homosexual Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington has removed Rev. Stephen Rossetti from his role as an exorcist for the archdiocese and ended all affiliation with the St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal, led by Rev. Rossetti. According to a statement released by the archdiocese, Cardinal McElroy said that Rev. Rossetti's recent comments linking UFO sightings to demonic activity, along with the center's use of social media, "gravely undermine the Church's very precise teaching on the devil, demons and exorcism." The decision follows remarks made by Rev. Rossetti in a May 29 YouTube video in which he noted that "many, if not most, UFO sightings are in fact demons." Rev. Rossetti said he does not believe intelligent life exists on other planets and argued that some reported UFO phenomena resemble experiences encountered during exorcism ministry, including shadowy figures and unexplained orbs of light. #newsQnbqqpzwiu
The new head (laywoman) of the Vatican Dicastery of Communications is a feminist and made an appeal to Francis in 2022 for more female representation: “I think it’s because he’s surrounded by men [laughing]”
The French bishops voiced ‘deep concern’ over a bill that would compel priests to reveal information obtained during sacramental confession, calling it a threat to ‘freedom of religion.’
A bill due for debate in the French National Assembly on June 1 could require Catholic priests to report abuse disclosed during confession. Article 9 of the proposed legislation would remove exemptions for ministers of religion regarding information obtained "in the exercise of their ministry." The provision directly threatens the seal of confession. In a statement issued on May 29, the French bishops' conference expressed "great concern," warning that the bill could undermine freedom of conscience, freedom of worship, professional secrecy, and educational freedom. The bishops argue that ministers of religion are being explicitly targeted by the amendment, while other forms of legally protected confidentiality like lawyers remain governed by their existing legal frameworks. The bishops insist they fully support efforts to combat child abuse. However, they argue that forcing priests to violate the seal of confession would cross a line with significant implications for religious liberty …More
In a Rescriptum ex Audientia Sanctissimi approved on March 25 and published on May 28, Leo XIV introduced a new procedural faculty concerning the governance of religious institutes and monasteries. The measure grants the Vatican Congregation for Religious the authority to permit a diocesan bishop to dismiss the superior of a monastery under canon 699 §2 of the Code of Canon Law. The Dicastery is led by Sister Simona Brambilla, Prefect, and Sister Tiziana Merletti, Secretary. The rescript is signed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State. It also notes that Pope Francis had previously expressed support for this approach. #newsDxprffrcqu
The British ‘Marian Franciscans’, a break-away group from the Franciscans of the Immaculate, cease to exist on 31 May, they announced today. The leading public figure is Fr Serafino M. Lanzetta. The UK community consists of about 20 friars and 20 sisters and used both, the Novus Ordo and the Mass in the Roman rite. It had two priories, in Portsmouth and in Dundee. The original order, the Franciscans of the Immaculate, underwent a dramatic Vatican destruction beginning in 2013 (founder: Fr Stefano Manelli). In November 2014, some friars and seminarians gravitated toward the UK. On 31 May, 2018, the community was erected as a Public Association of the Faithful in the Diocese of Portsmouth by Bishop Philip Egan, who is among the better bishops in Europe. The friars voted on 27 April to petition for dissolution, and Bishop Egan issued the decree of dissolution on 24 May. Individual priests will continue ministry in three existing locations with appropriate diocesan permission. They are …More
Archbishop Paglia stated that the 2016 “reform” of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family involved “rethinking the concept of ‘nature’.” According to Paglia, the previous approach had rested on a “static and immutable vision of natural law.”
Retired Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, 81, told SettimanaNews.it (May 21) that Pope Francis “felt the need to adapt doctrine to new times” regarding Humanae Vitae (1968). Francis had asked the pro-homosexual Archbishop to prepare the “necessary updates.” Monsignor Paglia wrote a text with a group of theologians, and Francis “appreciated it greatly”. The issues under discussion included homosexuality, marriage, “irregular” (sinful) situations, and Communion for the divorced and remarried. Throughout the interview, Paglia portrays Catholic moral theology - including the concept of “non-negotiable values” - as “moralistic,” based on “abstract principles,” “desk theology,” and detached from "real human experience". "Immutable vision of natural law" overturned Furthermore, Archbishop Paglia stated that the 2016 “reform” of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family involved “rethinking the concept of ‘nature’.” According to Paglia, the previous approach had rested …More
A Catholic priest said to Archbishop Paglia, “Your theories sound nice, but the thing is… they don’t match reality.” To which Archbishop Paglia replied, with all humility, “Well, that’s too bad for reality.”
On Monday, Raymond Arroyo, Rev Gerald Murray and Robert Royal spoke about Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, on artificial intelligence. Best quotes. On the encyclical's lack of Catholic identity "There's no sense in this entire document of what the main mission of the Church is... How is that a Church document?" — Robert Royal "Sin essentially doesn't exist in the universe of Magnifica Humanitas." — Robert Royal, "The Church is here to accompany humanity — that's a very weak description. We're not simply a walking companion and conversation buddy." — Rev Murray On international regulation “If we need effective on national and international levels regulation of AI, in theory, yes, but what kind of regulations and who's putting them in?” – Rev. Murray. “Are these going to be voted by the people or is this going to be imposed by technical committees?” – Rev Murray. On the continuity between Leo XIV and Francis The whole document makes constant reference to Pope …More
Professor Angus Dalgleish: “mRNA vaccines are causing turbo cancers” The British professor of oncology worked with Anthony Fauci, served on the NHS advisory board, and has treated cancer patients for more than 40 years. Today, he has become one of the most outspoken critics of the COVID response and the rollout of mRNA injections. In conversation with Flavio Pasquino, he discusses excess mortality, turbo cancers, alternative cancer treatments, and why he says: “This is Nuremberg Tribunal stuff.”
Christopher Olah, a Canadian billionaire businessman and researcher who co-founded AI giant Anthropic, sitting in the Synodal Hall and speaking next to Pope Leo said, closing his speech: "I'd like to close with a request. We need more of the world - religious communities, civil society, scholars, governments - to do what His Holiness has done here: to take this seriously, to look closely, and to push events in a better direction. We need informed critics who will tell the labs when we are failing. We need moral voices that the incentives cannot bend. Today is just the beginning - the start of a long collaboration between those of us who are building this and those who can see what we, from inside, cannot. Today is a powerful illustration of the form this global project of good will might take. Let it also be a decisive first step toward a hopeful future for magnificent humanity."
Another revelation from Tucho: “Some time ago, in the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, the instruction given to nuncios in those countries was that they should carefully monitor possible deviations and dangers of inculturation. Now, instead, they are asked to encourage initiatives and processes of inculturation in the lands where they serve as pontifical representatives.”
Cardinal Víctor “Tucho” Fernández, a soft-porn author and the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, criticized the Congregation’s Notification on the Works of Fr. Jon Sobrino, S.J. from 2006. At the time, the congregation was led by Cardinal William Levada. The notification was issued with the approval of Pope Benedict XVI. It declared that some of the Spanish Jesuit’s works contain “notable discrepancies with the faith of the Church.” On May 12, speaking at Pontifical Urban University, Tucho claimed that the notification “does not encourage the effort to take seriously the context in which theological reflection takes place.” He attacked the notification for declaring that theology rooted in “the context of the poor” was “inadequate and dangerous”. Tucho also criticized the idea that theology can begin only from ecclesial tradition without serious engagement with lived historical realities. Major Ecclesiological Shift Another revelation from Tucho: “Some …More