"May I Hug the Pope": This evening, Pope Leo XIV welcomed young people from the Diocese of Rome to the Paul VI Audience Hall. One of the young participants, who had been selected to speak, addressed the Pope at the microphone, saying: 'Dear Pope Leo, thank you for all you do for us. We love you. You are not alone. May we give you a hug?” After this, the young man approached Pope Leo XIV and embraced him.
“Dear Pope Leo, thank you for all you do for us. We love you. You are not alone. Can we give you a hug?”
As the Irish still dey lock outside from their churches, the Tuam Archdiocese, Ireland, don allow make two Muslims do their Friday prayer for pulpit as one priest dey celebrate Eucharsit by imself at the same. People wey report dis event wey happen on April 3 na CatholicArena.com (video dey down). The fada wey celebrate the mass na Father Stephen Farragher of St. Patrick Church for Ballyhaunis. Two muslims people assistam dey pray Adhan prayer. Farragher call this thing "prayer of solidarity" against coronavirus for MidWestRadio.ie #newsPlrrkonxex
This Sunday we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord. It's a good time to renew our baptismal promises and assess how our Christian life is going. Make it the New Year's resolution of a lifetime. Are we truly living a life close to Christ as sons and daughters of the Father? Here's the reflection of the day from the Magnificat. It's written by Blessed Columba Marmion who died in 1923. He was the abbot of of the Benedictine abbey of Maredsous, Belgium. It's titled, "One with Jesus in Baptism." The mystery of the baptism of Jesus, which marks the beginning of his public life, contains, as it were, the summary of his whole mission here below. By the humiliation which he willed to undergo in receiving this rite of penance “for the remission of sins”—presage of his baptism of blood upon the Cross—“Christ fulfills all justice.”… In return, the heavens are opened; the Eternal Father authentically introduces his Son to the world; the glorious splendour that this divine testimony reveals …
Throughout 2025, Bishop Daniel Felton of Duluth, Minnesota, has "permitted" nine parishes in the diocese to celebrate the Eucharist ad orientem, with the priest and congregation facing the same direction. The "permissions" were granted following requests from parish priests and on a trial basis. Bishop Felton began with an instruction issued in 2024. He wrote that celebrating the Eucharist facing the pews has been widely adopted in the Church since the Second Vatican Council. He added that some Catholics believe this posture has resulted in a loss of 'a sense of transcendence'. Bishop Felton required that both liturgical postures be treated with mutual respect. Priests had to explain their motivations for celebrating ad orientem to him personally and consult their parishioners beforehand. The frequency of the posture varied by parish. Some communities celebrated ad orientem every Sunday, while others did so once a month. The Diocese of Duluth comprises 69 parishes. The nine parishes …Ọzọ
In the Diocese of Austin, I was instrumental in helping them develop a Latin ad orientem Novus Ordo (I knew that was the beginning of the end). I did it because they begged me, being the resident liturgical expert and having the ability to read and competently speak Latin. I made it a point to teach myself those rubrics (not really rubrics) so that I could have a knowledge of the false dichotomy. The Latin Novus Ordo ad orientem is not the TLM. No way, no how. Lipstick on a pig (I speak of the liturgy, not the miracle of transubstantiation). That’s what this city has now. Good for them. They forced me out of the Church by making me overly bitter and frustrated. It is still the same humanist liturgy it always is. Some slap on more makeup and have two deacons (one for the Word, one for the Eucharist) to simulate having an actual subdeacon. Utterly laughable and pathetic, nay synthetic.
What this fine Bishop should have said was: that if any priest can take out a compass and face East, he is very free to say liturgy in that direction. If you are going to return to true tradition, do it right, and not repeat past mistakes.
Book of Isaiah 42,1-4.6-7. Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one with whom I am pleased, Upon whom I have put my Spirit; he shall bring forth justice to the nations, Not crying out, not shouting, not making his voice heard in the street. A bruised reed he shall not break, and a smoldering wick he shall not quench, Until he establishes justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait for his teaching. I, the LORD, have called you for the victory of justice, I have grasped you by the hand; I formed you, and set you as a covenant of the people, a light for the nations, To open the eyes of the blind, to bring out prisoners from confinement, and from the dungeon, those who live in darkness. Psalms 29(28),1-2.3-4.9-10. Give to the LORD, you sons of God, give to the LORD glory and praise, Give to the LORD the glory due his name; adore the LORD in holy attire. The voice of the LORD is over the waters, the LORD, over vast waters. The voice of the LORD is mighty; the voice of the LORD is …Ọzọ
La Plata Archbishop Victor Fernandez, wey be Francis follower and specialist for kissing, write one April 19 letter wey im propose ways for dem to reopen Masses for people, but "no allow fanaticism." Fernandez believe say e dey necessary make dem give the faithful sign say the present situation without Masses dey "really worry us [bishops]." Him list 13 rules wey resemble the ones wey already dey for Buenos Aires, like distancing, plenty masses, to remove sign of peace, and compulsory communion for hand. Him intend to show say to assist for Mass no dey more dangerous than other activities, wey the State already allow. Foto: Víctor Manuel Fernández, #newsXmlibgrkzz
Sign in an Indian clinic reading “Prenatal disclosure of sex of foetus is prohibited under law” in English and Hindi. Wikimedia Commons, meg and rahul, CC-BY-2.0 The United Kingdom is on the precipice of decriminalizing abortion, a move that some are predicting will lead to widespread sex-selective abortion practices among certain ethnic groups that prize male children over females. “Britain’s wicked plan allowing abortions up to the point of birth (no other European nation allows the like) will mean many more sex-selective abortions here,” journalist and opinionator Colin Brazier wrote on X. He noted that the murdering of yet to be born girls is “(p)redominantly ordered by fathers from cultures that prize men above women.” Brazier was referring to a report by John Power in The Spectator UK that claimed the about-to-be-voted-on measure — a clause buried in the Crime and Policing Bill alongside 1,482 other amendments — will enable sex-selective abortions. “In June 2025, pro-…
How is that a new governing style? Francis did essentially the same with this 'C-9 council', except that it involved only a select few cardinals, rather than the whole body.
Several sources confirmed that the Mass in the Roman rite was not mentioned at the consistory on 7–8 January. South African Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, 84, told Edward Pentin that the Roman Latin Mass was not discussed: "I think the main point was how to get the whole Church to evangelise at the same level." Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, 63, of Algeria, confirmed to Niwa Limbu that they had not discussed any form of liturgy: "We talked about the importance of the Eucharist in the context. of synodality." Only two dozen of the 170 cardinals were able to speak during the 'free interventions'. Speaker of the Vatican press office Matteo Bruni added in the evening that future consistories will be held once a year and last 3–4 days. The next consistory is planned for 27–28 June. #newsZnxlpxmwqb
So much more I would like to write But what for? I will not break the wall of unbelief alone Pretty photos and images, and in souls boundless emptiness Maybe it’s good that I will leave like this I will not remember how much evil I have done So much, O God, I would like to tell You, but time is already running out I will rise, though strength is gone How far I will go—only You know…. Days have grown short, nights long I weep, yet not a single tear falls
Web Operation MaduroWar, Lies and Videotape Telegram ControNewsMovimentoDiLiberazione The operation to kidnap Maduro didn't start on January 3rd. It didn't even start in 2025. It began five years ago with a phone call, a betrayal, and $50 million in cash. * * * * * * January 3rd 2026 2:47 in the morning. A CH-47 Chinook tears through Venezuelan airspace at 180 miles per hour. Inside, Nicolás Maduro sits zip-tied, blindfolded, wearing nothing but silk pajamas. Twelve Delta Force operators surround him. His wife, Cilia Flores, screams in Spanish beside him. In exactly 43 minutes, the most wanted narco-terrorist in the western hemisphere will land on American soil. In six hours, he'll be in a federal courtroom. But here's what nobody's asking, "How did the United States pull off the impossible? How do you kidnap a sitting president from inside his own palace, protected by Russian S-400 missiles, Cuban intelligence, and 50000 loyal troops?". This operation didn't start on January …Ọzọ
This is the Lord's doing and we are in awe. Thanks to God and president Trump political prisoners in Venezuela have been released, this is NOT AI. This happened and slowly but surely due to president's Trump actions capturing Maduro and pressuring the regime towards a new day, things (again, at a slow pace) are turning around in Venezuela... Can you imagine a free Venezuela striving to grasp holiness? Let us pray and hope for that, again, Thanks be to God and president Trump.
Sister Henrietta dey among the 15 people wey die on Sunday morning for Bethlehem Girls College, Abule Ado, Lagos state for we Nigeria. Everybody dey mass for the Catholic boarding schol when gas explode, wey cause fire wey trap people inside. Sister Henrietta help students escape but when she want leave, e don already dey too late. One priest wey dey involved for the rescue operation follow die. Wetin cause the explosion na truck wey git gas cylinder near one gas pipeline. #newsKfktrlycnc