Pope Leo XIV met today with the families of those who lost their lives in Crans Montana on New Year's Eve The pope told the families: 'Your heart is pierced today, as was Mary's at the foot of the Cross, Mary, at the Cross, who saw her Son. Our Lady of Sorrows is close to you in these days, and it is to her that I entrust you. Direct your tears to her without reserve and seek in her the maternal comfort that perhaps only Mary can give and certainly can give you. Like Mary, you will know how to wait patiently, in the night of suffering but with the certainty of faith, for one day, a new day to dawn; and you will rediscover joy'
Il Santo Padre Leone XIV, che in questi giorni sta combattendo anche contro un fastidioso raffreddamento, ha incontrato questa mattina i familiari delle vittime e dei feriti della tragedia di Crans-Montana. Parlando a braccio, discostandosi dal testo preparato, ha lasciato emergere senza mediazioni la sua commozione e una profonda umanità. da pagina facebook di SilereNonPossum
France’s assisted dying bill could force Catholic hospitals and care homes to permit euthanasia or close down. The Church must defend its right to conscientious objection.
The procession at the end of the Mass of the Dedication of Our Lady of Assumption Cathedral, Nnewi. The procession was led by the chief celebrant, Cardinal Arinze.
"Religious sentiments were hurt": After almost 3 weeks, the diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart acknowledges, in typical Novus Ordo speak, the disaster that was the nationally televised 'Christmas Mass' featuring a living slime-alien as the Christ Child
The diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany, allegedly regrets its televised Christmas Eve Eucharist, which featured an adult woman covered in sticky rice paper who resembled a slimy alien in a manger. The Eucharist was broadcast Germanwide from the parish of St Mary’s in Stuttgart. The officiating priest, Thomas Steiger, said during the service: "The nativity scene shows a real human being, lying there miserable, naked and exposed." Next to him, the female actor breathed heavily and slowly writhed in the paper, which was apparently meant to represent the vernix covering a newborn child. "This is how radically God becomes human: close, touchable, without distance, real," said Rev Steiger. It was only on 12 January, after nearly three weeks of mounting criticism and online mockery, that Bishop Klaus Krämer of Rottenburg-Stuttgart published a statement on the diocesan website. It claims that the bishop has taken note of the feedback and carefully reviewed it over the past few days. "The …More
The new Archbishop of Cape Town, Msgr Sithembele Anton Sipuka, appointed by Leo XIV on 9 January, took part in the SACC National Day of Prayer in June 2025, which included a collective confession of sins. After the confession, Sipuka addressed the assembly with words resembling an absolution, emphasizing God’s forgiveness through the grace of Christ.
During the National Day of Prayer ecumenical service in June 2025, held at Grace Bible Church in Soweto, the South African Council of Churches led a collective confession of sins introduced with the words: “Beloved in Christ, let us confess our sins before the Almighty.” The congregation was then guided through a national confession, naming historical and social sins such as colonialism, apartheid, racism, corruption, violence, and injustice. Immediately following this confession, the Catholic Bishop Sipuka declared forgiveness, stating: “By the grace of God and the love of Christ, you are forgiven.”
Former Irish president Mary McAleese argues in an op-ed for The Irish Times that the baptism of children violates human rights and should be outlawed, a stance critics liken to historic anti-Catholic measures under Elizabeth I. Since leaving office, McAleese has pushed for sweeping reforms of Catholic doctrine—especially on marriage, sexuality, abortion, and the male-only priesthood—while holding academic posts at institutions such as Boston College and University of Notre Dame, and earning a canon law doctorate from the Pontifical Gregorian University. The author contends that her rhetoric is often imprecise, particularly in blaming canon law itself for failures to address abuse, arguing instead that church leaders failed to use the authority the law already granted them.
Oh, yes, and the WHO is trying to convince us that children have a 'right' to have sexual partners! How can we eliminate those wicked people in the WHO/UN etc?
2 Timothy 4:3-4 "For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts, and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn away to fables."
Leo XIV to his cardinals gathered in consistory: "We can never emphasize enough the importance of continuing the path that was opened with the [Second Vatican] Council."
Fr. Gerald Murray: "I'll say this again... No bishop can prohibit Ad Orientem celebration of the Mass in his diocese beyond his powers, because it is foreseen in the Roman Missal, and the Dicastery of Divine Worship has affirmed in private correspondence in the past that this remains a legitimate way to celebrate Mass. Sad to say, many bishops ignore it, and they won't like it to hear it said, but there and by, why in the world would you want to prohibit what was done for 1300 years or more?"
When the Novus Ordo came out, it stated (for the Orate Frates) the priest TURNS to the congregation, meaning that it was taken for granted the priest was celebrating the Mass AD ORIENTEM.
It was taught in theology schools since Vatican II that the bishop is the "chief liturgist" in his diocese. Usually a task he performed with the consultation of some professional liturgist [mostly female]. Hence the reason why the N.O. Mass is different from diocese to diocese.
“While the liturgy was put aside,” an anonymous cardinal told TheCatholicHerald.com, “we were given a paper at the end written by Cardinal Arthur Roche, which was pretty negative concerning the Tridentine Latin Mass.”
Point taken @Wilma Lopez. Apparently the Roman Rite is not 'liturgy'?! Nothing speaks more to the shoddy state of any organization's leadership as when its leaders (you know, in this instance, the cardinals who wear red as a symbol that they would die for the Faith(!)) feel compelled to remain 'anonymous'.
Hardly surprising. The topic was "too hot to handle" since it was an actual real issue facing the Church. Better to discuss lofty nebulous concepts like "synodality"
Australian Cardinal George Pell holds a copy of his book, "Prison Journal," during an interview with Catholic News Service at his residence in Rome Dec. 18, 2020. (CNS photo/Robert Duncan) Editor’s note:You can read Part 1 of this column here. In 2014, the newly elected Pope Francis decided to improve the state of the Vatican’s finances. He appointed the Australian cardinal George Pell (1941-2023) to be the first prefect of his new Secretariat for the Economy. Pell was seen as the sort of no-nonsense, thorough, and intelligent cardinal who could corral other cardinals into cleaning up their mess. Pell ordered audits, established policy guidelines, and began to investigate the financial affairs of different Vatican offices. One would think that simply trying to introduce transparency into the Vatican finances would be non-controversial. One would be wrong. Just as Pell began to uncover problems, a series of child sexual abuse charges from Australia were leveled at Pell in 2017. While …
"Exactly when he was investigating financial improprieties in the Vatican, he was forced to leave Rome and face trial on charges that are so weak as to be barely believable."
Cardinal Müller confirms to Raymond Arroyo that the traditional Latin Mass was not discussed in the consistory this week. The cardinals “preferred to speak about the great (external) challenges of the Church and not so much aspects inside the Church”
Gerhard Müller confirmed to EWTN that the traditional Latin Mass was not discussed in the consistory this week. The cardinals “preferred to speak about the great (external) challenges of the Church and not so much aspects inside the Church”
Saicy Hualde led her group of transgender women carrying a large replica of the Black Nazarene ahead of the annual feast at Quiapo Church in the Philippine capital, Manila, on Jan. 9. Hualde and her companions are eager to join millions of Filipinos in the historic annual procession honouring the 17th-century dark-colored statue of Jesus.
Laminin is a large extracellular matrix protein made of three different polypeptide chains (α, β, and γ). These chains assemble into a structure with: One long arm (formed mainly by the α chain) Three shorter arms (from the β and γ chains) Together, these four arms radiate from a central point, giving laminin its characteristic cruciform (cross-like) appearance, especially in electron microscopy images.
The molecule that holds every human being together is shaped like a cross.
Pope Leo XIV in his new year message today to the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See: "It is painful to see how, especially in the West, the space for genuine freedom of expression is rapidly shrinking. At the same time, a new Orwellian-style language is developing which, in an attempt to be increasingly inclusive, ends up excluding those who do not conform to the ideologies that are fueling it."
Pope Leo XIV met today with members of the Diplomatic Corps. Key points of his address largely drawing from St Augustine and Benedict XVI and Francis. Main phrases. - This past year saw […] the return to the Father’s house of my venerable predecessor, Pope Francis. The whole world gathered around his coffin on the day of his funeral, and sensed the loss of a father who had guided the People of God with immense pastoral charity. - The weakness of multilateralism is a particular cause for concern at the international level. A diplomacy that promotes dialogue and seeks consensus among all parties is being replaced by a diplomacy based on force, by either individuals or groups of allies. Peace as Domination - War is back in vogue and a zeal for war is spreading. - The principle established after the Second World War, which prohibited nations from using force to violate the borders of others, has been completely undermined. - “Peace” is sought through weapons as a condition for asserting …More
Gerhard Müller confirmed to EWTN that the traditional Latin Mass was not discussed in the consistory this week. The cardinals “preferred to speak about the great (external) challenges of the Church and not so much aspects inside the Church”
Cardinal Müller confirms to Raymond Arroyo that the traditional Latin Mass was not discussed in the consistory this week. The cardinals “preferred to speak about the great (external) challenges of the Church and not so much aspects inside the Church”
Der frühere vatikanische Glaubenspräfekt Kardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller erklärte (=Ausrede), warum die Kardinäle Liturgie nicht zum Thema des außerordentlichen Konsistoriums machten. Wegen der begrenzten Zeit habe man sich auf die großen Herausforderungen der Kirche konzentriert, etwa Säkularisierung, Atheismus und antichristliche politische Systeme. Fragen der Liturgie seien derzeit nicht zentral. Zugleich zeigte sich Müller überzeugt, dass Papst Leo XIV. zur vorkonziliaren Liturgie eine gute Lösung für alle finden werde.