Saint Pio and Saint Pope John Paul II’s friendship dated back to 1947 when the young Father Karol Wojtyla was engaged in doctoral studies at Rome’s Pontifical International Athenaeum Angelicum, the future Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas.
As they say, 'It takes one to know one.' Inasmuch as I might fault Pope JP II on what he could have done to prevent our current malaise in the Church (not limited to some of his dubious appointments of turncoat ecclesiastics) I believe he aspired to be saintly in his own priestly life.
Ce 6 janvier, en la fête de l’Épiphanie, 3 jeunes femmes et 2 hommes sont entrés comme novices au couvent Saint-Joseph et au monastère Notre-Dame de Guadeloupe, maisons bénédictines amies de la FSSPX à Silver City (Nouveau-Mexique, États-Unis).
The Holy See is expected to announce a date for the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen in the coming weeks. The Emmy-winning American prelate is known for his catechetical television programmes from the 1950s and 1960s.
The Holy See is expected to announce a 2026 date for the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen.
Czechia: The Communists had wanted to make Neratovice the first church free city. Now it will be home to the largest 3D printed church. Success or failure?
That picture is shown in a short movie by mayrsdowry youtube channel with Saint Julian of Norwhich. I remember that very clearly. that part of the movie touched me very much. It's a beautiful picture. Julian of Norwich FULL FILM, by Mary's Dowry Productions
[Saint Benedict of Nursia; V-VI Century AD; Nursia, Kingdom of Italy/Mons Casinus, Eastern Roman Empire; aged 67; Father of Western Monasticism ~ Order of Saint Benedict, Patron of Europe, Rule of Saint Benedict, Saint Benedict Medal] “Chapter IV ~ ‘Of the manner in which St. Benedict RECLAIMED AN UNSTEADY MONK.’ IN one of the monasteries which the saint had built around his solitude, there was a monk who could not stay in his place to pray with the rest; for as soon as the brethren began to apply themselves to this holy exercise, he walked out of the church and occupied his mind with earthly and fleeting objects. He continued to busy himself in this sort. Frequently did the Abbot chide him for this most serious defect; but seeing it made no impression on his mind, he sent him to the man of God. The saint severely, rebuked his folly and urged him to change his conduct. Having received this reprimand, the monk returned to his own monastery, but hardly two days had elapsed before he …Mehr
Fresh tragedy has struck Niger State as terrorists attacked communities in Agwara Local Government Area, killing at least 40 people and abducting several villagers, including students of St Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri. PremiumTimesNg.com reported on January 4 that the affected schoolchildren were reabducted just days after regaining freedom from an earlier captivity following negotiations with the government. Residents say the attackers operated from the Kainji National Park, leaving communities devastated and families displaced. Reacting to the incident, President Bola Tinubu condemned the attack and directed security agencies to rescue the captives and bring the perpetrators to justice. The Church confirmed the attack. Stephen Kabirat, director of communications for the Diocese of Kontagora, told BusinessDay.ng on January 5 that a parish priest narrowly escaped abduction days earlier. “They vandalised religious items, took two motorcycles and more …Mehr
Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert, has announced that he will convert to Christianity. He is currently suffering from serious prostate cancer. 'I've not been a believer, but I also have respect for any Christian who goes out of their way to try to convert me, because how would I believe you believe your own religion if you're not trying to convert me? So I have great respect for people who care enough that they want me to convert and then go out of their way to try to convince me. So you're going to hear for the first time today that it is my plan to convert'.
More than 100 Catholics in Peru wrote to Pope Leo denouncing a ‘harmful’ and ‘truly scandalous’ Vatican document that attacks Our Lady’s titles of ‘Co-Redemptrix’ and ‘Mediatrix of All Graces.’
Fri Jan 2, 2026 - 5:34 pm ESTFri Jan 2, 2026 - 6:28 pm EST CHICLAYO, Peru (LifeSiteNews) — Catholics in Pope Leo XIV’s former diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, are petitioning him to “reconsider” what they condemn as a “truly scandalous” and “harmful” document issued by the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) that opposes the Marian titles of “Co-Redemptrix” and “Mediatrix of All Graces.” The petition includes the signatures of more than 100 Catholics “collected over the course of just a few days” and highlights the “sadness” that the note, Mater Populi Fidelis (MPF), has caused in the diocese, which Leo led from 2015 to 2023. The pontiff had previously worked as a missionary in Peru from 1985 to 1998. The Peruvian faithful stress to Leo that “the People of God are deeply saddened by the doctrinal note Mater Populi Fidelis,” signed by heterodox, scandal-plagued DDF prefect Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández and published by the dicastery on November 4. Leo had …
Fr. Matthias Lambrecht, OCD was once a rock star and athlete, and now spreads the faith in his role as a Carmelite monk. Join Fr. Matthias as he leads the module for Week 1 of the New Year's Challenge, Show Up and Receive the Light: Prayer and Meditation.
Das Rundschwenken des Weihrauchfasses ist auch im Trierer Dom üblich und stammt dort aus dem gallikanischen Ritus. Römisch hingegen ist das gemessene Tragen des Weihrauchfasses.
This was Christmas Mass at midnight - at the FSSP in Rome
FSSP - Hl Mitternachtmesse 2025 (S.S. Trinita dei Pellegrini) Während wir Gott sichtbar erkennen, werden wir durch ihn in die unsichtbare Liebe hineingezogen - Dum visibíliter Deum cognóscimus, per hunc in invisibílium amorem rapiámur
At Christmas Midnight Mass, Pope Leo XIV says: “Let us marvel dear brothers and sisters at the wisdom of Christmas. In the Child Jesus, God gives the world a new life, His own, offered for all. He does not give us a clever solution to every problem, but a love story that draws us in. In response to the expectations of peoples He sends a child to be a word of hope. In the face of the suffering of the poor, He sends one who is defenceless to be the strength to rise again. Before violence and oppression He kindles a gentle light that illumines with salvation all the children of this world. As St. Augustine observed “Human pride weighed you down, and so heavily, that only Divine Humility could raise you up again.”