Two women will jointly lead the Catholic Deanery of Bremen-Nord, Hildesheim Diocese, for the first time, marking a historic shift in church leadership. The decision was announced on July 21. Ute Zeilmann is a theologian and will oversee pastoral ministry and the pastoral staff. Agnes Dobrzynski will lead administration. Both have worked in the Bremen-Nord deanery for several years. To meet canonical requirements, Rev Johannes Pawellek will act as moderating priest, accompanying the new leadership team after his retirement in November 2026. The pastoral team will also be joined by Rev Pradyut Bahla, an Indian priest currently pursuing doctoral studies in Frankfurt. He will serve in Bremen-Nord for five years. The two women want “to embrace the global Church's call to synodality: leading together, listening to the Holy Spirit, and moving away from isolated leadership decisions”. The Diocese of Hildesheim was led by pro-homosexual Bishop Heiner Wilmer until June 2026. He was promoted by …More
A conversation between Father Gordon MacRae and his friend, a Modern Orthodox Jewish scholar, has something to add to the debate about preserving Latin in the Mass.
Jeremiah 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13 “I am the source of living waters.” Let us return to the joy of the child. Matthew 13:10-17 The disciples approached him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” Jesus replied, “This is why I speak to them in parables, because ‘they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand.” People listen and understand in parables. Biblical texts: NAB-RE Normand Thomas.
198 reactions · 14 shares | Last week I attended the opening of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs Renovation … the last part of a complete refurbishment of the entire park … we’ve been coming for decades now … and just want to thank … @crystalpalace.park @crystalpalaceparktrust @heritagefunduk and @lbbromley for such a brilliant beautiful and respectful upgrade … Spielberg would be proud … | Mark Adderley Last week I attended the opening of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs Renovation … the last part of a complete refurbishment of the entire park … we’ve been coming for decades now … and just want to thank … @crystalpalace.park @crystalpalaceparktrust @heritagefunduk and @lbbromley for such a brilliant beautiful and respectful upgrade … Spielberg would be proud …
Pornographers-influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate - former webcam entrepreneurs turned pornographers-influencers – were arrested in Miami on July 18 following a provisional extradition request from the United Kingdom. The brothers also remain under criminal investigation in Romania. Allegations include human trafficking, rape, money laundering, and witness tampering. They face a total of 59 charges authorized by the UK's Crown Prosecution Service. They are British-American but have lived in Romania for years. Romanian prosecutors lifted the brothers' travel restrictions in February 2025, allowing them to leave the country. Later that month, they traveled to Florida by private jet. In March, Andrew Tate's then-girlfriend, Brianna Stern, filed a civil lawsuit alleging that he assaulted her at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, accusing him of choking her nearly to unconsciousness, beating her, and threatening to kill her. Tate has denied the allegations. The Tates were in Miami to …More
2 Purgatory by Rev. Francois Xavier SCHOUPPE read by John Part 2/2 | Full Audio Book Purgatory by FX Schouppe, SJ, a french Catholic theologian who died in November, 1904 details the place where saved souls go before Heaven. Think of it as a temporary cleaning or purging place for those who aren't going to Hell. Fire, burning and intense pain for various lengths of time make up the experience of Purgatory. The author details eyewitness accounts and blood chilling stories from the perspective of a number of saints who went through it. We can pray, give alms and have Masses said for the souls in Purgatory to shorten their and our time there. This book really turned me around! Purgatory will scare the Hell out of you!(Summary by John Brandon) More information: librivox.org/purgatory-by-rev-francois-xavier-schouppe/
As the State of New York prepares to implement, on August 5 next, its new law on "medical aid in dying," four Catholic religious congregations, joined by Bishop John Barres of Rockville Centre, have filed a lawsuit in federal court
How did Jesus Carry The Cross? In Detail - Blessed Anna Katharina Emmerick's Vision catholicaudiobooks Chapter XXX of "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ" by Anne Catherine Emmerich details the events surrounding Jesus' carrying of the cross. In this chapter, Emmerich describes how Jesus, after being condemned to death, was given the heavy wooden crossbeam to carry to the place of execution. Jesus, weakened and wounded from the earlier scourging, struggled under the weight of the cross. The soldiers accompanying him, driven by a sense of duty and impatience, prodded and mistreated him along the way. Emmerich vividly depicts the sorrow and suffering of Jesus, and how He bore the cross with great humility and resignation. She also narrates the encounter between Jesus and His Blessed Mother, Mary, on the Via Dolorosa, as they exchanged a profound and heart-rending gaze of love, compassion, and sorrow. The chapter captures the physical and emotional agony of Jesus as He carried …More
a) Ecclesiasticcus 47:4-5; Did not the sun stand still at his command, and was not one day made to seem like two? He called upon the Most High Sovereign when enemies were closing in on him from all sides, and the Great Lord answered him by sending down hailstones of terrible force. b) 1 Kings 18:36-8; At the time the offering was presented, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and said, “Yahweh, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel, that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your command. Answer me, Yahweh, answer me, so that all this people may know that you, Yahweh, are God who turns their hearts.” Then the fire of Yahweh fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood, and licked up the water from the trenches. 1) The Prayer that God wants: a) John 4:23-24; But the hour is coming (it is already here) when the True worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth: that is the kind of worshiper the Father wants …More
DIE KRAFT DES GEBETS: Josua 10,12–13; Josua sprach zu Jahwe: „Steh still, o Sonne, bei Gibeon, und du, o Mond, im Tal von Aijalon!“ Und die Sonne stand still, und der Mond stand still.
A wonderful short video with excellent Carmelite stories!
After 10 years of asking, a journalist was finally allowed inside the Carmelite Monastery in Christchurch, New Zealand. The story he got helped save countless souls who saw his final video. This is a portion of that final product.
Umbrian city of Narnia & C.S. Lewis' Chronicles. p0p0Lan0 on Jan 18, 2011 Voyager tells the mysterious similarities between the Umbrian city of Narni, whose ancient name was Narnia, CS Lewis and how he used it for his Chronicles of Narnia. Places, names and symbols between the novel and the history of the Umbrian city.
Virgin Mary Statue Survives Earthquake: A statue of the Virgin Mary remained unharmed after a 5.1-magnitude earthquake devastated the 16th-century Santiago Apóstol Parish church in Chupaca on the night of July 18. The quake caused the church's roof, façade, and altars to collapse, but the Marian statue was found intact amid the rubble. "A large part of the church nave has collapsed", Father Henry Díaz told Rotafono, adding: "The high altar collapsed into the rubble. The statue of the Virgin remains intact."
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Peru's Junín region on July 18, killing at least five people, injuring more than 20, and causing widespread damage. The historic Santiago Apóstol Parish in Chongos Bajo was among the hardest hit, with its roof, façade, and centuries-old altars collapsing. Father Henry Díaz said much of the church nave gave way, deep cracks spread through the walls, and the bell tower is now dangerously unstable. Amid the destruction, however, a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary remained standing untouched, which Father Díaz described as a powerful sign of hope. Peru's Catholic bishops have offered prayers and are appealing for support to restore the historic parish.
Vance Praises Francis as "Genius": In a recent interview with Bishop Robert Barron, U.S. Vice President JD Vance praised Pope Francis, saying: "I always liked the way Pope Francis would make bold statements in the media because it forced people to talk about them. Sometimes he would say things that made me think, 'Wait a second, is that consistent or correct?'" However, the politician concluded that Francis had "forced a dialogue, and he was kind of a genius at that".
U.S. Vice President JD Vance praised Pope Francis in a recent interview with Bishop Robert Barron for being a “kind of genius” at forcing conversation with rhetorical “bombs.”