Leo XIV appoints an interfaith champion, Monsignor Alfonso Raimo, 67, as Bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy (September 15). Raimo has been auxiliary bishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno since April 2024 and a honoaray member of Rotary Club since 2025. Founder of an interreligious organization In 2022, the School of Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue was formally constituted, with Raimo as its president. In an October 2023 interview, Raimo explicitly connected the origins of his interreligious School with John Paul II's Assisi gathering. He explained that people of different religions walk together because “all religions can offer a contribution” to attaining peace. He considers dialogue “not only as a desirable possibility but as a common obligation and the only viable path.” Raimo described peace as a “harmony of differences” and called for accepting “diversity as an opportunity for personal growth and social development.” Christ went the "path of dialogue" In the same interview …अधिक
In June 2024, Raimo participated in a ceremony inside Salerno Cathedral presenting the restoration of Queen Margherita of Durazzo's funerary monument, a project financed by Inner Wheel Club Salerno. The national president of Inner Wheel attended alongside Raimo. Later that year, Inner Wheel and five Rotary clubs organized another major cultural event inside the cathedral.
Demon in the Dome. On Mai 27 the rector of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna blessed a controversial bust of Sr Restituta Kafka who was murdered by the Nazis during Second World War and declared blessed by Pope John Paul II. The bust was produced by the Austrian artist Alfred Hrdlicka. He is an atheist and describes himself as a "Stalinist". Hrdlicka was personally commissioned by Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn of Vienna to produce the sculpture.
6Faustyna English Subtitles 6 / 8 (in Spanish) CinemaCatolico | December 16, 2009 Saint Faustina Kowalska - Divine Mercy - You're welcome to join Our Group: www.youtube.com/group/TheDivineMercyofJesu dedicated to spreading devotion to Divine Mercy as revealed to Sister (Saint) Faustina Kowalska. It is the desire of Our Lord Jesus that devotion to His Divine Mercy be spread throughout the world. The Divine Mercy message is very urgent. Jesus said to St. Faustina: "I desire that the whole world know My Infinite Mercy" (Diary 687). Tell the world about My Mercy and My Love. (Diary 1064). In another message, He told her that Mankind will not have peace until it turns with trust to My Mercy.
"The chalice has become too heavy": a priest breaks down in tears at the moment of consecration: Father Brent Bowman was celebrating Mass on September 14 in Minnesota when he collapsed in tears at the moment of consecrating the Precious Blood. He recounts having then felt, with striking force, the weight of Christ's sacrifice
The HighWire @HighWireTalk THE ALLISON INQUIRIES: This has been a very hard week. People across the globe who are suffering from COVID vaccine injury have been ostracized and abandoned by the institutions and governments that implored, and in many cases, threatened, them to vaccinate Canada's Allison Inquiries have highlighted some painful stories. A mother held her 23-year-old daughter as she took her last breath. Abigail never smoked. She was healthy. She got her second COVID vaccine to keep her job. Months later, doctors found her lungs full of cancer. She sadly passed away. Carrie used to run a dental practice. Now she has eight brain lesions and counting, cystic masses in her liver, pancreas, cervix, and brain, and burning nerve pain that hasn't stopped. She sold her practice. She sold her assets. She's crowdfunding to survive. More than 1,400 vaccine-injured Canadians applied to testify. These are just two of their stories. "If we can't be treated, how do we get better? If we can't …अधिक
Dr. Robert Ventresca has studied the life and work of Pope Pius XII extensively. He talks here about the the life of Pope Pius XII, his legacy, and the significance of the cause for his canonization.
Dr. Robert Ventresca: Canonizing Pius XII. SaltandLight on Apr 8, 2015 Pope Pius XII led the church through the Second World War. The turmoil of that period has attached itself to his memory, and today there are very different opinions of his legacy. Dr. Robert Ventresca has studied the life and work of Pope Pius XII extensively. He talks here about the the life of Pope Pius XII, his legacy, and the significance of the cause for his canonization.
Around 100 bikers rode up to a mosque in Kaunas, #Lithuania, and displayed a pig’s head in protest as Muslims performed Friday prayers. The bikers revved their engines and chanted “Lithuania”.
Leo XIV. continues Abu Dhabi Document: False religions become “expressions of God’s will”. On September 16, three Vatican Dicasteries - Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, and Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue - published the document The Path of Hope: A Note on the 60th Anniversary of Nostra Aetate. Leo XIV. approved the text on June 22. Religions may become expressions of God's will §58 contains perhaps the document’s most troubling claim: The “religions are called to transform the world and society so that they may become fraternal expressions of God’s will”. Vatican II “Changed” Church’s understanding The document admits in §1 that Vatican II’ declaration Nostra Aetate “marked a profound change in the Church’s understanding and expression of her relationship with followers of other religions”. “Sacred” texts of the false religions §32 claims that there is a universal criterion of discernment that can be found in the “sacred texts” …अधिक
Bishop Joseph Strickland This statement from the Vatican must be rejected and repudiated by all who hold Jesus Christ and His Church as the only way to the Father. “The defensive entrenchment in one’s own position and the view that proselytism is the only way to engage with the other no longer make sense in a world that increasingly resembles an interconnected and constantly evolving global village,” Truth is not constantly evolving, Truth is Jesus Christ present with us in the world and His Church is the vehicle for our salvation.
A 102-meter cross, set to become the world's second-highest, is being built in Brazil. In Cruz Alta, a city of about 60,000 in Rio Grande do Sul, construction began in September. Plans include the cross, a cable car and a theme park. The project is expected to cost around R$30 million (roughly €5 million), largely from public funds allocated through parliamentary amendments. Only the 152-meter cross at Spain's Valley of the Fallen would be taller. #newsSvmkxgbogg
Worse than Germany: On 13 September, Rev Olivier de Pétiville held a Novus Ordo spectacle at the Sainte-Blandine church in Lyon, France. He has been in this parish since 1 September. The Eucharist featured contemporary praise music, singers and musicians, large screens, a headset microphone, and congregants raising their hands. Only karaoke was missing.
Un fidèle sort enthousiaste d’une célébration de l’église Saint Blandine de Lyon : « Une messe incroyable », écrit-il sur Facebook.
Bishop Hendriks to Celebrate Mass in the Roman rite in Amsterdam. On 20 September, Bishop Jan Hendriks of Haarlem-Amsterdam will celebrate Mass at St Agnes Church in Amsterdam for the 20th anniversary of the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter’s presence there. Hendriks has administered Confirmations according to the 1962 liturgical books at St Agnes since 2013, but this is his first Holy Mass. #newsHuiffmsixd
GRANDPA’s FREE ADVICE @GOP_is_Gutless BREAKING: Colorado DNA analyst Yvonne “Missy” Woods sentenced to 10 years after deleting male DNA in 32 rape cases — then reporting none was found. She spent 29 years as CBI’s star expert. Investigators now say 1,045 of her cases are tainted. Over 400 were sexual assaults. One murder conviction already tossed. An intern caught her. Concerns were raised more than a decade earlier. She kept testing rape kits anyway. In court, supporters packed the room. Victims shouted “LIAR! LIAR! LIAR!” as she was cuffed and led out. Colorado is now retesting more than 1,000 cases. Prosecutors already cut plea deals in three murder cases rather than risk her work in front of a jury.
An anonymous seminarian writing from Lima, Peru, paints a picture of Catholic life that is worse than Germany: seminaries and convents “dramatically empty,” kneelers removed from churches, Communion distributed in the hands, children’s Masses with puppets and dolls, and national Catholic youth gatherings with secular music. He describes priests becoming “community entertainers” and homilies reduced to superficial, lukewarm messages. He criticizes liturgies centered on creativity, community and local culture rather than the sacrifice and adoration. In his account, doctrine is no longer treated as fixed, but as continually open to reinterpretation.
¿EN QUÉ MOMENTO SE JODIÓ LA IGLESIA? Un joven seminarista, que pide permanecer en el anonimato por temor a represalias, comparte un testimonio doloroso sobre la realidad que contempla dentro de la Iglesia: seminarios vacíos, liturgias desacralizadas, homilías superficiales, pérdida del sentido de lo sagrado y una identidad católica cada vez más diluida. No es simplemente el lamento de un joven. Es el grito de quien entregó su vida a Cristo y no quiere encontrar una Iglesia que haya olvidado quién es su Señor. Cuando la Eucaristía deja de ocupar el centro, cuando el altar pierde su carácter sagrado, cuando la liturgia se convierte en espectáculo y cuando todo parece susceptible de ser reinterpretado, la pregunta resulta inevitable: ¿Qué hemos hecho con la Iglesia que recibimos? El artículo de La Abeja plantea una reflexión que ningún católico que ame verdaderamente a la Iglesia debería ignorar. Y, a pesar de todo, queda la esperanza: necesitamos sacerdotes santos, fieles a Cristo, a la …अधिक
NATO-backed Kosovo separatist ‘responsible for war crimes’ Hasam Thaci ha been found guilty of the murder of 96 political opponents and suspected Serbian collaborators Published 16 Sep, 2026 10:42 | Updated 16 Sep, 2026 11:57 The former leader of the NATO-backed Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) has been found responsible for war crimes committed by the militant group during its NATO-backed campaign to break away from Serbia in the 1990s. Hasam Thaci, who served as the first president of the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo, has been found guilty of the murder of 96 political opponents and suspected Serbian collaborators, the verdict said. He was also convicted for the unlawful detention and torture of hundreds of people. The 58-year-old Thaci and three other former KLA leaders tried in The Hague are widely regarded as heroes in Kosovo. Thaci’s defense argued that senior figures in the KLA could not control rank-and-file separatist fighters and thus could not be held responsible for crimes …अधिक
Leo XIV Approves Maronite Archbishop of Damascus Today, Pope Leo XIV has approved the election of Sharbel Ghattas Maroun as the new Maronite Catholic archbishop of Damascus. A Lebanese-born priest, he has spent much of his ministry in the United States. Archbishop Maroun, 64, was elected by the Synod of Bishops of the Maronite Church. He succeeds Archbishop Samir Nassar, 76, whose resignation was accepted by the synod. Since 2020, Maroun has served as protosyncellus, a senior position comparable to vicar general, of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles. Born January 6, 1962, in Kfarselwan, Lebanon, Maroun briefly worked for Crédit Libanais bank. Older Brother, a Lebanese Forces Fighter, Helped Maroun During Civil War In 1975, Lebnen, the father, and the eldest brother Nassif joined the Kataeb (Phalange) party and took up arms to defend their home. The family's house was confiscated and not recovered for 40 years. In 1981 Lebnen's local group formally joined the …अधिक
Around 100 bikers rode up to a mosque in Kaunas, #Lithuania, and displayed a pig’s head in protest as Muslims performed Friday prayers. The bikers revved their engines and chanted “Lithuania”.¿EN QUÉ MOMENTO SE JODIÓ LA IGLESIA? Un joven seminarista, que pide permanecer en el anonimato por temor a represalias, comparte un testimonio doloroso sobre la realidad que contempla dentro de la Iglesia: seminarios vacíos, liturgias desacralizadas, homilías superficiales, pérdida del sentido de lo sagrado y una identidad católica cada vez más diluida. No es simplemente el lamento de un joven. Es el grito de quien entregó su vida a Cristo y no quiere encontrar una Iglesia que haya olvidado quién es su Señor. Cuando la Eucaristía deja de ocupar el centro, cuando el altar pierde su carácter sagrado, cuando la liturgia se convierte en espectáculo y cuando todo parece susceptible de ser reinterpretado, la pregunta resulta inevitable: ¿Qué hemos hecho con la Iglesia que recibimos? El artículo de La Abeja plantea una reflexión que ningún católico que ame verdaderamente a la Iglesia debería ignorar. Y, a pesar de todo, queda la esperanza: necesitamos sacerdotes santos, fieles a Cristo, a la …अधिक