This case has never been about us – it is about whether peaceful expressions of deeply held believes can be treated as criminal offence in today’s Europe." - Päivi Räsänen testifies before the US Congress
The Jeffrey Epstein Files contain many crude anti Catholic jokes In one, his brother jokes about a man converting on his deathbed because it is better if Catholics die 'instead of one of =s'
Saint Toma Khuong, also known as Saint Thomas Khuong or Tôma Khuông (full Vietnamese name often given as Thomas Ngô Túc Khuông or Thomas Khuông Tuc Ngo), was a Vietnamese priest and martyr born around 1780 in Tonkin (northern Vietnam), likely in the province of Hưng Yên. He came from a noble family, possibly the son of a mandarin, and was raised as a Christian from childhood in a time when the faith had taken root in Vietnam through missionary efforts but faced recurring hostility from imperial authorities. Khuong became a diocesan priest serving in the apostolic vicariate of Central Tonkin. He was also affiliated with the Dominican order as a tertiary (a lay member of the Dominican Third Order or confraternity for priests), reflecting his deep commitment to prayer, study, and pastoral work. Known for his piety, intellectual gifts dedicated to exploring faith through reason, and dedication to his flock, he ministered discreetly amid periodic anti-Christian persecutions under emperors …Mehr
No surprise there: "Eighty-two per cent of U.S. religious institutions reported that no members professed perpetual vows in 2025, according to the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate..."
„Für mich ist der Synodale Weg abgeschlossen.“ Kardinal Rainer Maria Woelki von Köln hat den deutschen Synodalen Weg aus seiner Sicht für beendet erklärt und dabei auf sein Weihegelübde und seine Treue zur hierarchisch-sakramentalen Struktur der Kirche verwiesen. Er äußerte Vorbehalte gegenüber Vorschlägen für eine ständige Synodalversammlung mit gemeinsamer Entscheidungsfindung unter Einbeziehung von Laienvertretern und betonte, dass echte Synodalität der Evangelisierung diene und an den Glauben gebunden bleibe, wie er von der Kirche gelehrt werde.
Der Kölner Kardinal Rainer Maria Woelki hat angekündigt, dass er nicht an der sechsten Vollversammlung der deutschen Synode teilnehmen wird, die diese Woche in Stuttgart beginnt. In einem Interview mit Domradio.de sagte Kardinal Woelki, dass der Weg der Synode für ihn zu Ende ist. Es waren fünf Treffen geplant, und er hat an allen teilgenommen. Bei dem Treffen in Stuttgart soll die Umsetzung in den Diözesen bewertet werden, eine Aufgabe, die laut Kardinal Woelki über den ursprünglichen Auftrag hinausgeht. Allerdings behauptete Kardinal Woelki, dass alle Synodenteilnehmer "das Beste" für die Kirche wollen. Zur Bedeutung der "Synodalität" sagte der Kardinal, dass nicht alles in der Kirche einer freien Debatte zugänglich sein kann. "Um ein bewusst extremes Beispiel zu nennen: Wir können nicht darüber abstimmen, ob Jesus von den Toten auferstanden ist." Er fügte hinzu, er habe den Eindruck, dass es beim Deutschen Synodalweg ab einem bestimmten Punkt vor allem darum gehe, bestimmte …Mehr
This looks like one of those 'hybrid Masses' having elements of tradition but the N.O. rite in an ugly modern church. No criticism of the priest - he appears to be doing the best he can.
Novena - Oremus Like those in Gaza who kept saying Mass. And when they were praying while bombs were going off near their Church. That's how Priests should act. Not throwing Our Lord down the way this Priest just did to comfort anyone at all. The Mass must continue no matter what. Someone should have stopped the old man before he even got half way to the Priest.
That is exactly what happened. And that and this Zanardini kind of Liberation Theology modernists and heretics are the hallmark of the sect we can call a New Church of Listening.
Thousands Gather in Paris to Protest Euthanasia and Abortion Legislation | Shalom World News On Sunday, January 18, hundreds of demonstrators filled the streets of Paris for the annual March for Life, raising their voices against France’s abortion and assisted dying laws. With placards held high, they urged lawmakers to defend the sanctity of life as the nation braced for heated debates over amendments to the end-of-life bill. The demonstration unfolded against a backdrop of national soul-searching about falling birth rates, abortion rights, and the future of medical assistance in dying. In a powerful public appeal, French Catholic bishops called on lawmakers to reject the proposed legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide, warning that such a move would endanger society’s most vulnerable and erode the respect owed to every human being. The bill, already passed by the National Assembly in May 2025 and soon to be debated by the Senate, would grant gravely ill adults a new “right …Mehr
"The abduction of Venezuela’s head of state (which cost eighty Venezuelan lives and was not preceded by a declaration of war) and his arraignment before a New York court epitomises how far secularist Western society has departed from the old Christian West. In more Christian times, regardless of the moral caliber of a society’s leader, he was treated with respect by other states because of his position, no matter the ferocity of their differences." Secularism, the new barbarism?
“This audience also provided an opportunity to evoke any misunderstandings and obstacles that the Fraternity encounters in certain places and to answer questions from the Supreme Pontiff.”
The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) has published a communiqué following the private audience granted by Pope Leo XIV to Fr. John Berg at the Vatican on Monday. Fr. Berg was accompanied by Fr. Josef Bisig, one of the founders of the Fraternity, former Superior General, and current Rector of Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, USA. The communiqué. Following a request presented by the Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, Pope Leo XIV received Father John Berg in private audience at the Vatican on Monday, January 19, 2026. He was accompanied by Father Josef Bisig, one of the founders of the Fraternity, former Superior General, and current Rector of Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, USA. The cordial half-hour meeting was an opportunity to present to the Holy Father in greater detail the foundation and history of the Fraternity, as well as the various forms of apostolate that it has been offering to the faithful for almost 38 years. The proper law …Mehr
Der Schweizer Bischof und Kardinal Gaspard Mermillod (1824–1892) bekehrte als Vikar in einer Genfer Gemeinde eine Protestantin auf eine Weise, die besonders nachahmenswert ist. Als Vikar war er dafür verantwortlich, die Pfarrkirche vor dem Schließen zu überprüfen, für den Fall, dass jemand versehentlich oder aus Unachtsamkeit dort zurückgeblieben war. Er hatte die Gewohnheit, vor dem Allerheiligsten Sakrament niederzuknien und nach einem kurzen Gebet den Boden zu küssen, um Gott, der dort gegenwärtig war, höchste Ehre zu erweisen. Eines Nachts, als er zu seinen Gemächern ging, hörte er ein Rascheln in einer Ecke der Kirche. Im Halbdunkel des Heiligtums sah er eine elegant gekleidete Frau auf sich zukommen. Der Vikar sagte etwas überrascht zu ihr: „Was suchen Sie um diese Uhrzeit an solchen Orten?“ Die Frau antwortete: „Verzeihen Sie meine Dreistigkeit. Ich bin Protestantin, habe aber kürzlich mit großem Interesse Ihre Predigten über die Eucharistie gehört. Und ich wollte mich …Mehr
Baby Ramsey was declared clinically dead at birth — no signs of life, unresponsive to medical intervention. Then Father John performed an emergency baptism. And she moved her tiny body for the first time. When medicine had no answers, God did. Watch.
Baby Ramsey wurde bei der Geburt für klinisch tot erklärt – keine Lebenszeichen, keine Reaktion auf medizinische Maßnahmen. Dann führte Pater John eine Nottaufe durch. Und sie bewegte zum ersten Mal ihren winzigen Körper. Als die Medizin keine Antworten hatte, hatte Gott sie.