Bishop Felix Gmür of Basel, Switzerland, has appointed theologian Sarah Gigandet to a senior leadership position in the diocese. From 1 November, she will share the responsibilities of the vicariate general with incoming Vicar General Ruedi Heim. The Diocese of Basel announced this unusual arrangement under the headline 'Vicariate General becomes more synodal'. Gigandet, aged 40, will formally hold the title of Episcopal Delegate in the Vicariate General, while Heim will be the canonical Vicar General. According to the diocese, however, the two will divide the areas of responsibility between them and jointly assume leadership responsibilities. According to canon law, the office of vicar general, which involves exercising ordinary executive authority as the bishop’s deputy, is reserved for priests. Therefore, Gigandet cannot formally be appointed vicar general. Bishop Gmür is known for his pro-homosexual activism. He also supports the ordination of women as deacons and priests. #newsUvpbpswmke
Consider the warnings of SVR Colonel Sergei Tretyakov, who said, “I want to warn Americans. As a people, you are very naïve about Russia and its intentions.” According to Tretyakov, the Russian SVR is working “to destroy the U.S. … even more than the KGB did during the Cold War.”[ii] I have quoted Tretyakov before. It is a statement that bears repeating. As this former spy explained, Russia’s rulers did not change their views after the fall of the Soviet Union. If anything, their hatred for the United States has intensified
The grand strategy of Russia and China, partly formulated during secret Sino-Russian meetings[i] in 1991-2, aims at the destruction of the United States. Most observers and analysts find this assertion outrageous. But the testimony of defectors is clear; and the word “destruction,” in this context, is not an exaggeration.
First new Catholic school opens in northwest Edmonton in nearly 70 years The first new Catholic school in northwest Edmonton since 1959 welcomed students Wednesday. CTV News Edmonton's Nicole Lampa reports. Subscribe to CTV News
Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of Cardinal Joseph Zen, 94, and four other former trustees of a humanitarian fund. Cardinal Zen attended court using a walking stick. He was convicted in 2022 alongside barrister and former legislator Margaret Ng, former lawmaker Cyd Ho, singer Denise Ho and academic Hui Po-keung for failing to register the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund under Hong Kong’s Societies Ordinance. Each was fined HK$4,000 (about €440). The convictions were the first of their kind under the ordinance. The fund was established in June 2019 to provide legal, medical and other financial assistance to people arrested or injured during the protests. It ceased operations in October 2021. Today, three judges rejected the defendants’ argument that the fund was money administered through a trust and therefore did not constitute a “society.” They found that those governing the fund had mutual rights and obligations and that it was more than money held on trust. It …More
Many people trusted China when it took over Hong Kong from the British. Hopefully now they understand that communist and Marxist countries cannot be trusted.
Today, Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Ferenc Palánki, 62, as the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, Hungary. Palánki has led the Diocese of Debrecen-Nyíregyháza since 2015. A canon lawyer, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Eger in 2010 and ordained a bishop in 2011. 2015: Pro-Migration against Hungarian Cardinal During the migration crisis in 2015, Palánki was asked whether he sides with Cardinal Erdő and Bishop Kiss-Rigó (both took anti-migrant lines) or with the Pope's call to take migrants in. He chose Francis: "We say what the pope says: let's take in the refugees, regardless of their religion.” He invoked the Great Commission: “Go and make disciples of all nations... Now we don't have to go, because many people are coming here.” As Priest, Played Guitar at Eucharists In a 2020 interview, Palánki argued that contemporary music can belong inside the liturgy, not merely at youth meetings. He said: “I regard music in the liturgy as form. The emphasis is never on the …More
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Pope Leo Opens Season of Creation with Holy Mass | Shalom World News Pope Leo presided over Mass offered for the Care of Creation at Borgo Laudato Si' in the Pontifical Gardens of Castel Gandolfo. The Mass marks the start of the Season of Creation, running until October 4, the feast of St Francis of Assisi. Christians around the world are encouraged to participate in prayer and action for our common home.
The power of the prayer September 5, Memorial of Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Jim Castle, a 45 year old management consultant was tired when he boarded his plane from Cincinnati, U.S.A., that night in 1981. He was ready for the flight home to Kansas City. Walking up the aisle was the face he had seen on magazine covers and television. It was Mother Teresa and she was his seat companion...
What Is Gregorian Chant? | Why Does Catholic Church Music Sound Like This? You've probably heard it before. A church filled with voices singing slowly in Latin… No drums. No guitar. Sometimes no instruments at all. Just voices rising and falling together. This is Gregorian chant. But what exactly is it — and why has the Catholic Church preserved it for centuries? PRAYER THAT IS SUNG Gregorian chant is a tradition of sacred liturgical singing in the Roman Catholic Church. Unlike many modern songs, chant isn't primarily written to entertain an audience. Its purpose is prayer. Many chants use texts directly from: Scripture The Psalms The Mass The Church's liturgy Instead of prayer being spoken… the prayer itself is sung. WHY DOES IT SOUND SO DIFFERENT? Gregorian chant usually has several distinctive characteristics. It is traditionally: Sung without instrumental accompaniment, although organ accompaniment is sometimes used today. Monophonic, meaning singers normally …More
Wear the Brown Scapular posters for the Catholic fairytale, MAN OF THE RAINBOW by Sam Michael Nardone. The PDF book and audio book are available on this channel for download.
Mel Gibson - 163 children were rescued from human traffickers in Florida today and... 163 children were rescued from human traffickers in Florida today and the media has not said one word. Let's Save Our Children Mel Gibson (@MelGibsonstory) on X
German Bishops’ Website: Christ Had Tendency Toward Alcohol and Impulse-Control Disorder: On September 2, Katholisch.de, the German bishops’ website, published an article referring to two lay theologians who examined biblical figures for signs of psychological disorders. Jesus Christ is described as having a "tendency toward alcohol". His reaction to the livestock traders in the Temple could indicate an "impulse-control disorder". According to Catholic theology, Christ was free from sin, moral disorder, bodily or mental illness, and disordered appetites.
Was ist bitte mit unseren Theologen los?!! Die "Wissenschaftler" & "Experten" Simone & Claudia Paganini urteilen: "JESUS selbst werde in der Bibel mit einer NEIGUNG zum ALKOHOL beschrieben. Seine Reaktion auf die Viehhändler im Tempel lasse auf eine IMPULSSTÖRUNG schließen." Doch psychische Probleme bedeuteten nicht, dass der Mensch nichts leisten könne. "Die BIBEL war da schon WEITER als WIR", sagt Claudia Paganini.
This is far worse than the Pharisees claiming Our Lord had a devil....at least the Pharisees hadn't yet witnessed the Resurrection and Christ's founding of His Church, along with 2,000 years of Magisterium teaching Our Lord's impeccability and perfect human integrity united to a Divine Nature. And the German Bishops reference these sick men? Pure Evil .... God's chastisement can't be long in coming now.
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PRAYER THAT IS SUNG Gregorian chant is a tradition of sacred liturgical singing in the Roman Catholic Church. Unlike many modern songs, chant isn't primarily written to entertain an audience. Its purpose is prayer. Many chants use texts directly from: 
Scripture 
The Mass 
WHY DOES IT SOUND SO DIFFERENT? Gregorian chant usually has several distinctive characteristics. It is traditionally: 
Sung without instrumental accompaniment, although organ accompaniment is sometimes used today. 
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