Pope Leo XIV has appointed today four priests as new auxiliary bishops of the Diocese of Rome, all of them insiders of Roman diocesan machinery. Mons Stefano Sparapani, 69 - Born in Rome (1956) - Ordained priest in 1991 - Episcopal Vicar for the North Sector (since Jan 2025) - Spiritual Father at the Almo Collegio Capranica (since 2015) - Parish priest of St Basil (since 2010) His parish San Basilio has a high concentration of immigrants, poor people and a lot of criminal activity (drugs, abuses, thefts, violence). He told OsservatoreRomano.va in June 2020 that Pope Francis is liked very much there: “Because people recognize him as someone ‘real,’ someone who believes in and loves the Gospel.” Mons Sparapani described himself as “not coming from the sacristy”. “I have always been in the world, where I try to bring a bit of light to those who never see the light and therefore despair.” He commissioned the accused pervert Marko Rupnik to paint his parish church. In February 2021, …Okunengi
Monsignor Valenti claimed: "Our Lord is where it is more complex to discern between good and evil..." For him, “Christian life is not chasing an absolute ideal good”.
There is another one I heard which was read by someone. But it's too graphic for me to post it. It's not unusual for them to remove it. When has trump or his administration ever told us the truth? Except for when he admitted he was not a Christian.
Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump nytimes.com/2026/02/25/us/politics/trump- … Feb. 25, 2026, 11:43 a.m. ET Documents released by the Justice Department briefly mention a woman’s unverified accusation that Donald J. Trump assaulted her in the 1980s, when she was a minor. But several memos related to her account are not in the files. The vast trove of documents released by the Justice Department from its investigations into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein failed to include some key materials related to a woman who made an accusation against President Trump, according to a review by The New York Times. The materials are F.B.I. memos summarizing interviews the bureau did in connection to claims made in 2019 by a woman who came forward after Mr. Epstein’s arrest to say she had been sexually assaulted by both Mr. Trump and the financier decades earlier, when she was a minor. The existence of the memos was revealed in an index listing the …Okunengi
"But he that shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be drowned in the depth of the sea."
Bishop Emanuel Shaleta of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of San Diego, California, has submitted his resignation following a Vatican-ordered investigation into allegations of significant financial misconduct and improper personal behaviour. The resignation has not yet been accepted by Leo XIV. Financial Investigation The inquiry began in November 2024, when finance council members at St. Peter’s Chaldean Cathedral in El Cajon, California, discovered irregularities in rental income from the parish social hall, which generates approximately $33,990 per month. According to documents reviewed by the Substack.com-Account The Pillar (February 19): • At least eight months of rent were reportedly paid in cash directly to the bishop. • Parish accounts were later “reimbursed” using checks drawn from a fund designated for charitable assistance to the poor. • At least $427,345 was handled in this manner. • An additional $30,000 in Mass offerings was allegedly processed similarly. Shaleta has …Okunengi
Wed Feb 25, 2026 - 9:02 am ESTWed Feb 25, 2026 - 9:03 am EST (LifeSiteNews) — Bishop Georg Bätzing has claimed that Church doctrine on sexual morality can be “changed for the sake of the people” without losing the “core of Catholicism.” According to CNA Deutsch, Bätzing also stated at a Monday press conference at the start of the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK) spring plenary assembly in Würzburg: “I stand by the teachings of the Catholic Church. That is my Church.” However, these two statements by the former head of the DBK are contradictory. The bishop said the German Synodal Way is about “genuine participation of the faithful in all actions and decisions in the Church” and “much greater participation of women at all levels,” as well as “the Church’s sexual morality.” Bätzing said he is convinced that the Church’s teaching on sexuality is “largely ineffective in its current form,” because “people, Catholics, simply ignore it and live their lives.” READ: German bishops …
‘Embarrassing’ Item Triggered Alleged Lover’s Freak Out on Plane Kristi Noem's Pilot Firing Scandal: The Blanket Incident New details have emerged about what really led Corey Lewandowski to sack a pilot during a meltdown on a U.S. Coast Guard plane, revealing it wasn’t really a blanket at all. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and her alleged lover and de facto chief of staff, Lewandowski, are both married with children, however, their alleged relationship has been described as “the worst-kept secret in D.C.” Lewandowski reportedly entered the cockpit of a government jet in May last year, hunting down what was said to be a beloved heated blanket belonging to Noem that had been left behind after the pair switched aircraft when their original plane broke down. The plane had reached 10,000 feet, and the seatbelt sign was still on when Lewandowski reportedly addressed the pilot. He threatened to fire the Coast Guard flight crew and then attempted to fire the pilot for refusing to …Okunengi
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and her alleged lover and de facto chief of staff, Lewandowski, are both married with children, however, their alleged relationship has been described as “the worst-kept secret in D.C.”
I am leaving a short video on St. Raymond Nonnatus as well. They Locked His Mouth to Silence Him | St. Raymond Nonnatus In the 13th century, a young man from Catalonia joined the Mercedarian Order with one mission: to ransom Christians held captive overseas. According to historical accounts, Saint Raymond Nonnatus traveled to North Africa to free enslaved believers. When ransom money ran out, he offered himself in exchange for their freedom. Ancient Mercedarian sources say he continued preaching Christ even while imprisoned. According to later tradition, his captors attempted to silence him by mutilating his lips — but his witness endured. His life reminds us that no chain can bind the truth of Christ.
This is one big, sophisticated LIE: Jesus never said “take the middle ground”, or like politicians say “no left-wing or right-wing”, no Jesus was always radical in His demand to follow His path at all costs. From that Path there is no “swerving to the right or to the left”, meaning: not an iota of heresy, even from would-be-popes!
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard at the end of the academic year, over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein
The German bishops have accepted on February 24 the statutes for the future ‘Synodal Conference’ at its plenary meeting in Würzburg. The statutes go now to the Vatican for approval before the body will be established. Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg has repeatedly emphasized that Archbishop Filippo Iannone, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, has received the text informally months ago. Shared Decision-Making Between Bishops and Laity The Synodal Conference is a permanent national body responsible for deciding on nationwide Church issues and thus gaining power over individual bishops. According to the adopted statutes, the Synodal Conference "deliberates and adopts resolutions in accordance with 'synodal decision-making processes' on significant ecclesiastical matters of supra-diocesan importance". Current plans for the "Synodal Conference" want to include 27 diocesan bishops, 27 lay members, and 27 further elected representatives. If approved by Leo XIV, the Synodal Conference will …Okunengi
Understanding “Synodalspeak” requires special listening skills. For example, the Bishop says, “I stand by the teachings of the Catholic Church. That is my Church.” Meanwhile, Scripture says, (1Tim 1:11): We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm. for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me. So, the Bishop’s term “Catholic Church” is not the one following, for the sake of the people or otherwise, the gospel entrusted to Paul. That is because his “Catholic Church” threw out decades ago the “received …Okunengi
Highlights: The Ordination of Bishop Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez of Palm Beach Currents News offers a special look at historic ordination and installation of the sixth Bishop of Palm Beach, Florida, Bishop Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez. currentsnews
Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez (born January 15, 1974) is a Dominican-born AmericanCatholic prelate who serves as Bishop of Palm Beach. Biography Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez - Wikipedia Rodríguez was formerly a member of the Salesians. A native Spanish speaker, Bishop-Elect Rodríguez is also fluent in English, Italian, and French. On July 3, 2004, Rodríguez was ordained to the priesthood. He came to the Diocese of Brooklyn in 2009, assigned as a parochial vicar at St. Michael Parish in Sunset Park, Brooklyn until 2011. During his time as pastor of Saints Peter and Paul Parish in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (2011-2014), he was incardinated into (became affiliated with) the diocese on June 29, 2012. He then served as the pastor of Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Jamaica, Queens from 2014 to 2020 and has served as pastor at Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in Corona, Queens since 2020.
Ex-Norway PM Jagland critical after suicide attempt. Epstein files caught him: free properties, financial help, all while leading Nobel Peace Committee. Norway moved fast. Stripped immunity. Filed charges. Jagland broke.
On 24 February, the Spanish Bishops’ Conference stated that, during their meeting with Pope Leo XIV last November, he had warned them about "the risks of subjecting faith to ideologies": "Pope Leo XIV received us with special affection, listened to all the members of the Commission, and encouraged us in our commitment to evangelising, to which the Church in Spain is dedicated. The Holy Father also encouraged communion among all the members and institutions that make up the Church." The statement adds: "In the dialogue, the Pope reflected on the risks of aligning faith with ideologies without referencing any particular group." The statement functions as a formal clarification. On Monday, newspaper El País reported that Leo XIV had expressed concern to the Spanish bishops about the risk of the far right attempting to instrumentalise the Church, particularly with regard to issues such as migration. However, the original report did not claim that the Pope named any specific political …Okunengi
Spanish Bishops Conference release statement saying that El Pais’ framing of the meeting is not accurate, saying: “In the dialogue, the Holy Father reflected, among other things, on the risks of subjecting faith to ideologies, without mentioning any specific group.”