Cardinal Joseph Zen, 94, published today on his blog a short meditation on the readings of the Eucharist: "The first reading (Jeremiah 18:18–20) reminds us that this prophet who ‘feared death yet remained faithful to God’ was not a hero. But he spoke whatever the Lord commanded him. Facing the persecution of the ungrateful people, and court-appointed false prophets, he lamented to God, even complaining at times. Yet in the end he always placed his destiny in God’s hands. The Gospel (Matthew 20:17-28) reveals how the mother of two of the apostles mistakenly believed Jesus would be a worldly ruler, hoping her sons would attain high office and wealth. In fact, at that time no one could understand Jesus’ plan of salvation. Shall we emulate the prophets in proclaiming God's word, or willingly become false prophets for the court - be it the secular or ecclesiastical?" #newsYmrgxzjzru
The peoples of the Middle East - including the already fragile Christian communities - have once again been plunged into the horror of war including the uncertain outcomes, Cardinal Pietro Parolin told VaticanNews.va on March 4. Regarding the US and Israeli attack on Iran, Cardinal Parolin said: "If states were to be recognised as having the right to 'preventive war' according to their own criteria and without a supranational legal framework, the whole world would risk being set ablaze. This erosion of international law is truly worrying: justice has given way to force; the force of law has been replaced by the law of force, based on the belief that peace can only be achieved by annihilating the enemy." Cardinal Parolin questioned whether anyone truly believed that launching missiles and bombs was the solution. He continued: "A multipolarism marked by the primacy of power and self-referentiality is dangerously taking hold." Vatican Has Not Even Media to Make Any Difference The cardinal …More
Today, the Vatican’s International Theological Commission published a document on AI and transhumanism, titled Quo Vadis Humanitas?. The Commission acts only in an advisory capacity to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. The sub-commission that drafted the text was chaired by Javier Prades López, a Spanish priest and theologian from the Universidad Eclesiástica San Dámaso. The writing style is abstract and conceptual, using long, structrues sentences and a diplomatic tone. The text is unlikely to be read by many people. Its central idea is the personalist concept of human 'vocation' [rather than an order toward the 'final end']. The text argues that human life should not be understood as a project of self-design, but as a calling. Human identity is shown as a gift rather than something constructed at will. Human freedom is described as a response to this gift and call from God. As If AI Weren't Trained by Evildoers Furthermore, it criticises the growing influence of …More
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On 1 March, the anti-Catholic Italian association Rete L'Abuso reported that the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith had confirmed that the statute of limitations would apply in the case of Italian priest Valentino Salvoldi of the Diocese of Bergamo. Ordained in 1970, Salvoldi served as a missionary in several African countries and presented himself as a professor of philosophy and moral theology involved in clergy formation. Describing himself as a “beggar of love”, he promoted a spirituality centred on affection, the body, and physical closeness, often positioning himself as critical of what he considered to be a “rigid” Church. He has been accused by at least 21 individuals — all male and including minors at the time — of sexual abuse allegedly committed during youth camps and spiritual retreats between the 1990s and early 2000s. The allegations describe a pattern of prolonged kissing, inappropriate physical contact, sharing beds, and manipulative spiritual practices …More
As he left Castel Gandolfo for the Vatican this evening, Pope Leo XIV spoke to journalists again. However, he took only one question from EWTN. It was about Jimmy Lai's 20-year sentence under Hong Kong's national security law. Leo XIV replied: "I can't comment on that." He then added that "we must pray for peace, work for peace and reduce hatred". He continued: 'Hatred is constantly increasing in the world. We must seek to promote dialogue and find solutions.” On 23 December, he “couldn’t comment” on a question about his appointment of the effeminate Archbishop Ronald Hicks of New York. #newsKmcpvoilbb
High Ranking Clergy in Vatican Want Another, Protestantized Church: Bishop Athanasius Schneider gave an interview to Robert Moynihan on March 2: “I have the suspicion that there are some high-ranking clergy, maybe also in the Vatican, who fear the presence of the Priestly Fraternity of St Pius X because it would allow discussions to be raised about ambiguities in certain expressions of Vatican II and of the Novus Ordo. […] In reality, these high-ranking clergy desire a secularized, Protestantized liturgy. They want another kind of Church. They want a global, relativistic religion. They seek to transform the Church into a naturalistic organization, perhaps adorned with religious cosmetics and decorations, but fundamentally reshaped to serve the elites of this world rather than her supernatural mission.”
Bishop Schneider: "They want another Church...to serve elites of this world."
We have clear evidence now from the unrelenting stream of illicit Bishop appointments. There is no room for suspicion when the evidence is ground into your face over and over again.
On Tuesday, the General Secretariat of the Synod published two final reports from the study groups established for the October 2024 Synod. Study Group Number 3 concerns a comprehensive strategy for Christian mission in the digital age (30 pages). Study Group 4 concerns the reorientation of priestly formation (25 pages). Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod, claimed that these reports are "not just simple bureaucratic cooperation" – and thereby identified the problem. The reports' language is repetitive and employs dense synodal vocabulary, frequently referencing the Final Document of the Synod, Vatican II texts and papal addresses. Vatican Licks Wounds The Group 3 report on missions in the digital environment recognises that the Church must be present in a culture increasingly shaped by algorithms and online communities: "Digital mission must become part of regular Church structures instead of remaining a niche project." The document calls on the Church to treat the …More
New Vatican Synod reports on digital evangelisation and priestly formation suggest significant shifts in how authority, mission and ministry are understood.
Seventy church buildings in the Diocese of Roermond are currently in the process of being closed, Bishop Cornelis Van den Hout, 61, of Roermond, Netherlands, told Nd.nl on March 3. In 2026, he employed a full-time economist to oversee the closure of church buildings. "It's an urgent issue. The financial figures leave us with no other option," Bishop Van den Hout said. He believes that the downward spiral will not stop after the closing of the seventy churches. "At the moment, the diocese has 280 church buildings. Around the turn of the century, we had 360. Occasionally, a church would be closed in the previous century, but until 1981, new ones were still being built." Monsignor Van den Hout added that presiding over the Eucharist in a church "requires a certain number of people — not ten people in a church that can hold several hundred". "Given the current financial situation and declining church attendance, it is inevitable that we will designate one centrally located church building …More
Churches have become so far apart that, more and more, only those who can afford a car (or a round-trip Uber) can attend Mass. That leaves out most of the old, disabled, and just plain poor. Of course, one benefit of that is the attendance numbers decline more and the closure of more churches can be justified. It's "Let them eat cake" instead of the Bread of Life for them (they only put a widow's pence in the collection basket, anyway).
Leo XIV appointed on November 26 the Indian Carmelite Fr Joshy George Pottackal, 48, as Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany. He will be ordained a Bishop on March 15. Monsignor Pottackal was born in the southern Indian state of Kerala. He became a German citizen in 2014, after living in Germany for ten years. On March 2, he told the Substack.com-Account 'The Pillar' that his appointment can be seen as a stance against the alleged "growing racism" and "xenophobia in Germany": "Immigration is a part of Germany, and therefore immigrants are a natural part of all areas of society." Furthermore, he presented himself as an opponent of the Apostolic liturgy, faith and morals. "I like that priests in Germany have more freedom to add personal and individual touches to church services." He did not participate in the heretical German synod: "I have been following it closely over the years." His opinion: "I think it is a positive that the synodal way led to quicker reforms and brought about a change …More
This appointment is Rome's approval of the German Synodal while officially calling for caution. You can see the pattern. A priest in the Apostolic Church Acts in persona christi, denying himself. In the Synodal Church it is all about the individual, innovation (non servium) promoted for one and all.
Rev. Asif Sardar, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Lahore, participated recently in an interreligious prayer event at the Badshahi Mosque, Lahore’s historic royal mosque. On March 2, he told Fides.org that the gathering included an iftar, the meal that Muslims use to break their fast. "In this difficult time marked by war that directly affects us, we want to reaffirm our spiritual communion and our shared commitment to peace," he said. There is currently violence and war at the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. According to VaticanNews.va, the Vicar General described the event as a "dream" because he was able to witness interreligious harmony and peace between the two communities. During the meeting, Fr. James Channan, a Dominican and the head of the Peace Center in Lahore, shared a commitment with Abdul Khabir Azad, the imam of the mosque, to "deepen the roots of relations between Christians and Muslims in Pakistan." They also agreed to "live the shared values of fasting, …More
Augustinians to Close Cork Church After 800 Years: After nearly 800 years in Cork, Ireland, the Order of St Augustine will close St Augustine’s Church this July. The decision, described as being taken with “great sadness,” follows an accelerating decline in vocations that began in the mid-1970s. Of the 70 Augustinian priests in Ireland, only 10 are under 70. The Cork community is now down to just three members.
Religious order to end near 800-year association with Cork when it closes church in city centre
A religious community which has been ministering to the people of Cork for almost 800 years its to close its church in the city centre later this year. Vicar Provincial of the Augustinians in Ireland, Fr Paddy O’Reilly, told the congregation attending a Vigil Mass at St Augustine’s on Washington Street on Saturday that the order was closing the church in July due to falling vocations. O’Reilly told Mass-goers that the decision to close St Augustine’s was taken with “great sadness”. He said that since the mid-1970s, the order had experienced “a slow but accelerating decline in vocations”. According to the Order of St Augustine website, it has 70 priests living in 10 locations in Ireland. READ MORE O’Reilly told worshippers that only 10 of these priests are under the age of 70 and more than half its members are over 80. It is understood that St Augustine’s, which was run with the consent of the Bishop of Cork and Ross, is now home to just three Augustinian priests following the deaths …
An unpublished letter by Benedict XVI on Christian prayer, dated April 27, 2021, has been published in the Italian book ‘La fede del futuro’. His short meditation. In general, prayer is the fundamental religious act. It is an attempt to establish a direct connection with God. The peculiarity of Christian prayer is that one prays with Jesus Christ and to Him simultaneously. As both man and God, Jesus can be the bridge that overcomes the infinite abyss between God and man. In this sense, Christ is the ontological possibility of prayer. For this reason, he is also the practical guide to prayer. His disciples, who had seen him pray, addressed this request to him: "Lord, teach us to pray" (Lk 11:1). They recalled that John the Baptist had taught his disciples to pray, knowing that Jesus was infinitely closer to God than even the greatest religious figure: John the Baptist. Thus, the two fundamental characteristics of prayer emerge: those relative to being and awareness. These two characteristics …More
Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Mário Antônio da Silva, 59, as the new Archbishop of Aparecida. The archdiocese is significant because it houses Brazil's National Shrine. Born on October 17, 1966, he was ordained a priest on December 21, 1991, for the Diocese of Jacarezinho. Benedict XVI appointed him as Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus in 2010. Francis promoted him to Bishop of Roraima in 2016 and to Archbishop of Cuiabá in 2022. He is President of Caritas Brazil. Monsignor da Silva participated in the Amazon Synod in October 2019. He was among the drafting committee responsible for preparing the Synod's final document. Wisdom of the Indigenous and Hugging Trees In October 2019, during the Amazon Synod, Bishop da Silva used all of Francis’ buzzwords. The Synod provided an opportunity to “listen to the voice of the Amazon” and to open “new paths” for the Church and integral ecology. He also supported the concept of “ecological conversion”. He called the Synod “an opportunity to get in …More
“Everyone, truly Everyone!” Leo XIV preached pacifism during his visit to the Ascension Parish in eastern Rome on Sunday. He demands a “logic of unconditional love, of abandoning every defense that becomes offense”. Furthermore, Leo XIV applauded the parish for its “journey to strengthen the sense of belonging and welcome, with open arms, of everyone, truly everyone”. Meanwhile, a Brazil bishop threatens Catholics of the Roman rite with excommunication.
Leone XIV celebra il Santo Sacrificio della Messa nella Chiesa dell'Ascensione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo, durante la sua terza visita pastorale a una parrocchia romana come vescovo di Roma.
Sometimes wars MUST be fought. If there were never any wars, everything might today be part of the Roman Empire. If not for the Crusades, we would all be under Moslem leadership. War is a punishment for sin, but nations have a right and a moral obligation to keep their countries safe and that means war oftentimes cannot be avoided.
The cost for Leo XIV’s one-and-a-half-day stay in Madrid exceeds €30 million, InfoVaticana.com has learned. This amount corresponds exclusively to the Madrid leg of the trip. The papal visit from June 6 to 12 will also include Barcelona and the Canary Islands (Tenerife and Gran Canaria). The Madrid Archdiocese is appealing to the faithful and businesses for financial support. Significant resources are needed for temporary infrastructure, logistics, venue refurbishment, technical production, additional private security, transportation, institutional coordination and other items typical of a large-scale event. For historical reference, the 2011 World Youth Day in Madrid with Benedict XVI had an overall organizational cost of around €50-60 million, but that event was longer and had an international dimension. Madrid Archdiocese is ruined by the pro-homosexual Cardinal José Cobo. Picture: Vatican Media, #newsSabuhudwog
On the same day, Bergoglio created the homosexuals Tucho and Cobo along with Prevost as "cardinals". It's impossible for a bad tree to bear good fruit.
Prevost's trip will cost Madrid's Catholics more than 30 million euros. And the homosexual and gay activist Jose Cobo is the one organizing the anti-Catholic trip. Exclusive: Cobo budgets more than 30 million to …
At the Sunday Angelus in St. Peter’s Square, Leo XIV voiced deep concern over the escalating violence involving the United States, Israel, and Iran. He warned that the situation could lead to “a tragedy of enormous proportions” if hostilities continue. “Stability and peace are not built through mutual threats, nor through weapons,” Leo XIV said, stressing that only “reasonable, authentic, and responsible dialogue” can bring lasting peace. He urged all parties to assume their moral responsibility and halt the spiral of violence before it becomes an “irreparable abyss”. Calling for diplomacy to regain its central role, he emphasized the need to promote justice and peaceful coexistence. #newsWizrkaihsy
"Today, we have a pope who views Ukraine through the lens of the European context," Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv, the Primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, told Ugcc.ua on February 4 (an in-house interview on the website of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church). Archbishop Shevchuk summarized various statements from Leo XIV in recent months: "This is a war in Europe, and Europe must be a party to the negotiations. We cannot negotiate about Ukraine at the level of, say, the U.S. and Russia." According to Monsignor Shevchuk "we have not heard such a clear position for a long time." He noted Leo XIV’s use of the phrase, 'Constitution of Ukraine': "I had never heard this term used in international discourse before – for some reason, it had fallen out of use. And the Pope emphasized that today it is impossible to seek any ‘peace plan’ for Ukraine without respecting the Constitution of Ukraine." He added: "It was a very professional and carefully worded statement – simply …More
Of course he would. The same man who said that Traditionalists are dangerous. Anyone who would side with Ukraine is on the side of the globalists. Plain and simple. This so called Pope we have now is just like bergogilo. Both are part of the new world order who wants to destroy The Catholic Church and make a one world religion with their one world order. Anyone with a brain cell knows this by now. But that's ok, they are going to cause the Consecration of Russia to The Immaculate Heart of Mary. Then all evil will all be destroyed. Thank GOD!
There is a "polite persecution" of Christians in Japan, Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo told CruxNow.com on February 28. He said that religious activities are welcomed by the public "as long as they remain confined within their own premises, such as temples and churches". The cardinal added that, due to the separation of religion and state, it is often argued that the church should refrain from speaking about political matters. He continued: "Catholics in Japan sometimes find it difficult to even gather regularly on Sundays, not because of persecution, but because such consistent religious commitment does not easily fit within the broader cultural understanding of religion." Public schools frequently organise events on Sundays. The Sunday is "a day for various activities that cannot be done during the week". Cardinal Kikuchi, who is also president of Caritas Internationalis, said that the Catholic charity was asked "to avoid explicit Christian identification in order to prevent …More
The Holy Lance that pierced Christ’s side was displayed for veneration on Saturday at St. Peter’s Basilica. Each year during the first week of Lent, the relic is solemnly presented to the faithful during a special Lenten procession and Eucharist before being returned to the Chapel of Relics.
The Holy Lance—traditionally believed to have pierced Christ’s side—has long been venerated in Christian tradition. The soldier who used it is identified as Saint Longinus. Each year during the first week of Lent, a solemn procession moves through St. Peter’s Basilica as the Litany of the Saints is chanted, concluding with Mass at the Altar of the Chair.