Today, Pope Leo XIV has appointed Lebanese Archbishop Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis, 58, as the Holy See's new Permanent Observer to the United Nations in New York. A Maronite priest and canon lawyer from Beirut, El-Kassis has served in the Vatican's diplomatic corps since 2000. He had spent eleven years (2007–2018) in the Section for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State. Career in Muslim-Majority Countries Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan in 2018. In 2023, he became the first resident Apostolic Nuncio to the United Arab Emirates. In 2024, Francis expanded his responsibilities by naming him Nuncio to Yemen and Apostolic Delegate for the Arabian Peninsula. At the UN, he now succeeds Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, 68, from Milan. Leo XIV had appointed him as the Nuncio to the USA in March. Ecology as Priority During the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), held in Dubai in 2023, El-Kassis told Vatican News that religions have "a big role to play" in …ເພີ່ມເຕີ່ມ
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“Do-It-Yourself” Bishop Factory: Fr. Michael Mary, founder and superior of the Transalpine Redemptorists at Papa Stronsay, Scotland, declared himself a sedevacantist on May 7. Today, he was consecrated as a sedevacantist bishop in the dubious Thục line. The "consecration" was performed by Bishop Pierre Roy, with Bishops Rodrigo Ribeiro da Silva and Fernando Altamira serving as "co-consecrators".
Today, Father Michael Mary, F.S.S.R., was consecrated a sede-bishop by sede-bishop Pierre Roy. The co-consecrators are sede-bishops Rodrigo Ribeiro da Silva and Fernando Altamira.
Polish President Pardons Woman in High-Profile Free Speech Case: Polish President Karol Nawrocki pardoned in April 2026 Weronika Krawczyk, ending a widely debated free speech case. Krawczyk, a mother of three from the Starogard Gdański area (Pelplin diocese, near Gdańsk), was convicted over online posts warning other women about a gynecologist who, she said, had misdiagnosed her unborn son with Down syndrome and repeatedly urged her to have an abortion. Her son was born healthy in 2016. Krawczyk also refused a court-ordered apology to the doctor. The pardon lifted the order to publicize the verdict and the obligation to apologize. Her case had received support from pro-life and Catholic organizations, including Catholic Action in Poland and Bishop Ryszard Kasyna of Pelplin.
O sprawie pani Weroniki Krawczyk słyszała chyba cała Polska. Kobieta została skazana tylko za to, że odradziła na forum internetowym korzystanie z usług ginekologa, który chciał zabić jej nienarodzone dziecko. Lekarz ten proponował jej aborcję, twierdząc, że dziecko urodzi się z zespołem Downa. Ostatecznie urodziła zdrowego synka, a lekarz nie poniósł żadnej odpowiedzialności karnej. Pani Weronika natomiast została ukarana za opinię, w której wyraziła sprzeciw wobec jego działań. Sąd w Gdańsku skazał kobietę na 60 godzin prac społecznych oraz karę finansową, a także zobowiązał do przeprosin. Ponieważ nie wyobrażała sobie możliwości przeproszenia abortera, który chciał zabić jej dziecko, groziło jej realnie więzienie. Za Weroniką Krawczyk wstawiły się liczne środowiska pro-life, a później również biskup diecezji pelplińskiej. Jako matka trójki dzieci, w tym jednego z niepełnosprawnością, także ze względu na ich dobro wnioskowała do Prezydenta RP o ułaskawienie. Znają już Państwo szczęśliwe …ເພີ່ມເຕີ່ມ
All in English. First one says 1999. That means he was PM to Yeltsin. Presidency was not handed to him from Yeltsin till New Years day 2000. Today he still holds this belief. While his beloved Russian people and even some of his Generals tell him to get the special operation over with. He refuses so he can save lives. «Родина-мать зовёт»: Путин о готовности жертвовать карьерой ради страны Once again Putin says, we are all equal. No one is special. He is truly a very humble man. No matter how much others try to make him out to be evil. We are all different, but when we ask for the Lord's blessings, we must not forget that God created us equal. President Vladimir Putin. «Все люди равны»: Путин противопоставил российский подход американскому Another country seeking help from Russia. Russia never turns down anyone at all who needs help. and usually the first President and most of the time the only President who will help those in need. President Michael Randrianirina at the Kremlin, where …ເພີ່ມເຕີ່ມ
German Balloon Mass with Female Dialogue Homily: On 22 July, a Eucharist in Munich to celebrate the Feast of St Mary Magdalene featured a woman performing a liturgical dance in a red dress. Another woman wearing an alb and a stole-like liturgical scarf delivered a dialogue homily with Auxiliary Bishop Wolfgang Bischof and stood near the altar during the Eucharist. Red balloons were also used during the celebration.
Diese Woche hat eine Frau eine Dialog-Predigt mit Weihbischof Wolfgang Bischof (München) gehalten. Der liturgische Tanz im Video stammt aus dieser Messe. Anlass war das Fest der Maria Magdalena.
We haven’t seen such vulgar gestations and undulations profaning the House of God like this since the tranny promenaded down the central aisle in St. Patrick’s at the unholy funeral of another transvestite a couple of years back.
He is particularly critical of the community's leader at the time, Father Ramón Angles, whom he portrays as an authoritarian priest with extremist ideological views. Massett accuses him of fostering a culture of intimidation, public humiliation, and fear. Later in the article, he discusses abuse allegations against Angles, citing investigations by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), testimonies from former students, and the case of an alleged victim who later died by suicide. At the same time, the article notes that Angles, through his attorney, has categorically denied all allegations.
Munich Liturgical Controversy Goes Around the Globe: Many Catholic media outlets across the globe - in English, French, Polish, Spanish, Italian, etc. - are reporting on the latest liturgical abuse from the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. The case centers on a Mass for the feast of St. Mary Magdalene, where Auxiliary Bishop Wolfgang Bischof delivered a "dialogue homily" together with laywoman Theresia Reischl, despite the Holy See's recent reaffirmation that the homily during Mass is reserved to an ordained minister. The celebration also featured liturgical dancing and balloons, further fueling criticism.
Today, Leo XIV has appointed seven new Members (judges) of the Apostolic Signatura. The new Members are: - Conservative Archbishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone of San Francisco (United States); - Conservative Bishop Krzysztof Nitkiewicz of Sandomierz (Poland); - Archbishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru, former Secretary of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts; - Bishop Edward M. Lohse of Kalamazoo (United States); former Signatura official - Fr. Eduardo Baura de la Peña, professor of canon law at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Opus Dei); - Fr. Gianpaolo Montini, professor of canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University; - Fr. Ulrich Rhode, S.J., professor of canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University. The appointments replace Members whose five-year mandates, conferred in June 2021, have now concluded. Among those completing their service are Cardinals Joseph Tobin, Mario Grech, and Gerhard Ludwig Müller. German Jesuit Fr. Ulrich Rhode is the only appointee …ເພີ່ມເຕີ່ມ
The Usual and Only Form of the Novus Ordo: The video shows Christ the King–St. Stephen Parish, Diocese of Oakland, California, on July 22, where a female distributor of Holy Communion, wearing tight trousers, carries the Blessed Sacrament to the tabernacle while the priest stands aside near the altar, watching. Taken from the parish livestream.
Taken from livestream of Christ the King-St. Stephen Parish in diocese of Oakland, California, on July 22, 2026
The French Ministry of the Armed Forces and the City of Versailles have announced on July 23 that the former Récollets Convent in Versailles will be converted into a luxury hotel. Located less than 100 meters from the Palace of Versailles, the historic site is expected to reopen around 2030. Built in 1684 during the reign of King Louis XIV, the convent was designed by architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart. It originally housed the Récollets, a reformed branch of the Franciscan Order. The monks lived in poverty, prayer, and preaching while serving the people of Versailles and the royal armies. Following the French Revolution, the monks were expelled and the property was nationalized. The convent chapel was demolished in 1796, and the remaining buildings were successively used as a prison, military infirmary, army barracks, and administrative offices. The French state will retain ownership of the property but will grant a long-term emphyteutic lease to a private operator responsible for restoring …ເພີ່ມເຕີ່ມ
Today, Fr Michael Mary, superior of the sedevacantist Transalpine Redemptorists in Scotland, will be consecrated as an alleged bishop. Katholisch.de traced the long and tangled succession lines of schismatic bishops, focusing primarily on the lines of Marcel Lefebvre (1905-1991) and Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục (1897–1984). Here are the key points:. Lefebvre line (FSSPX) Among the different splinter groups, only the SSPX has significant size. In 1988, Lefebvre consecrated Alfonso de Galarreta, Bernard Fellay, Bernard Tissier de Mallerais, and Richard Williamson as bishops. All four later consecrated additional bishops. In 1991, Tissier de Mallerais consecrated Licínio Rangel for the Priestly Union of St. John Mary Vianney, Brazil. Rangel and his community reconciled with Rome in 2002 and became an Apostolic Personal Administration. The same year Fernando Arêas Rifan became Rangel's coadjutor, but he was consecrated by Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, with Rangel serving only as co-…ເພີ່ມເຕີ່ມ
I used to wonder how the consecration requested by Our Lady of Fatima, in unison with all the Bishops of the world could ever take place since bishops are all over the place with their beliefs. Then I realized as these bishops ascend to heresy, they are no longer bishops so it may end up being some sede, bishops, SSPX and a few good sons of the church left in the NO. There is the manageable number.
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Saint of the Day, Monday, January 31, 1972 Saint Charbel Makhlouf (1828-1898) was beatified 5 December 1965 and canonized 9 October 1977. I noticed that Blessed Charbel Makhlouf’s biography is relatively poor because — I seem to glimpse — his story is one of the fully normal developments. Imagine someone writing the history of a country that developed perfectly in all its stages and reached its fullness normally, without any hindrance or trouble. However brilliant and magnificent, that story would fit into a little space. We can see that Blessed Charbel Makhlouf never faltered nor had any problem. As his countenance indicates, his sanctification was exceptional, powerful, and continual. If you can use this expression, he was a bulldozer of holiness. As his face shows, he faced the cross head on and corresponded until he dropped dead. I want to project his picture, so you understand that well. We realize that his sanctification must have occurred amid storms and …ເພີ່ມເຕີ່ມ
Jessica Rojas @VoicesUnheard 9 Officers just got arrested/fired for abusing Flock surveillance to stalk people...again! This makes it 21 cases of abuse so far that we're aware of. This is exactly why mass surveillance is dangerous. It’s not just “a few bad apples.” One person with access and a grudge can turn your every move into their personal playground - exes, coworkers, neighbors, whoever. Your 4th Amendment rights are being shredded while you’re just trying to live your life. Nobody consented to being tracked 24/7 just for existing. And when the machines get it wrong? False positives can destroy lives! The FBI will be at your door at 4AM, guns drawn screaming at you to 'get on your knees!' Real police work doesn’t need this.