German Lutheran Synod President Grabs at Catholic Congress Communion: On Ascension, May 14, Anna-Nicole Heinrich, President of the Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), grabbed Communion during the opening Eucharist of the German Catholic Congress ("Katholikentag"). She took Communion from a woman immediately after Bishop Heiner Wilmer of Münster, the president of the German bishops.
Chefin der evangelischen Kirche nimmt Kommunion Anna-Nicole Heinrich, seit 2021 Präses der Synode der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland, empfängt (direkt nach Bischof Wilmer) die Handkommunion beim deutschen Katholikentag.
I thought I was no longer shockable, but the sight of the de facto leader of the German Catholic Church accompanying/encouraging/blessing a Lutheran receiving Communion proved me wrong. What destructive arrogance, on both their parts.
Admiral Robert Harward is GOING VIRAL Here are BOTH CLIPS UNEDITED of the interview from 5/18 and yesterday 5/21 People are saying it is NOT HIM it is someone else WEARING a mask. To me it looks and sounds like two different people,but both are of him Watch and what you think?
On 21 May, Fsspx.news published a message from Father Davide Pagliarani, Superior of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X, addressed to its members regarding the Episcopal Consecrations. The text was signed March 7. Main points, slightly shortened. - While the state of necessity could already be invoked in 1988, this state of necessity is, unfortunately, even more evident in 2026. - There is a positive aspect to this situation. The announcement on 2 February left no one in the Catholic Church indifferent. Almost everyone feels concern and the need to express their approval or disapproval. - The reason behind the decision to proceed with episcopal consecrations is the salvation of souls. This should not be seen as mere rhetoric or a simple canonical justification. - We must love the Church, even if its official representatives were to declare us excommunicated and schismatic once again. - We must never succumb to bitterness. - We must remember that if Divine Providence grants us the …অধিক
The Superior General of the SSPX has defended the Society’s decision to consecrate bishops this summer, arguing that the “state of necessity” first invoked by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in 1988 is now “even more evident in 2026”. Fr Davide Pagliarani also warned that any declaration of excommunication or schism against the Society “would be objectively unjust”.
Pastoral Visit to Acerra | Pope Leo XIV | Shalom World News In a land scarred by environmental suffering, hope arrives with a message of solidarity and healing. Join Pope Leo XIV as he visits Acerra in Italy, standing with a community carrying the weight of the ecological crisis and reminding them they are not forgotten. Be sure to tune in for the LIVE coverage on Saturday, May 23, 2026, on Shalom World News.
Acerra chiama, il Papa risponde: il 23 maggio arriva Acerra si prepara a un abbraccio che profuma di storia e di riscatto. La visita di papa Leone ad Acerra, fissata per il prossimo 23 maggio, non è solo un evento da segnare sul calendario, ma un grido che parte dal cuore della Terra dei Fuochi. Il vescovo Antonio Di Donna lo ha detto chiaramente in una conferenza stampa affollata: il Papa non arriva per risolvere tutto con un tocco di magia, ma per dare voce a chi per anni è rimasto invisibile. In una terra che ha pagato un conto salatissimo all’inquinamento, l’attesa è febbrile. Tra misure di sicurezza imponenti e migliaia di transenne, la città si trasforma nel palcoscenico di una speranza che non vuole morire, pronta a riaccogliere quel filo di giustizia che si era spezzato durante la pandemia.
The man featured for nearly 25 years on the cover of the Roman priest calendar “Calendario Romano” is not a priest. Giovanni Galizia, now 39, told La Repubblica he posed for the photo at age 17 in Palermo as a joke after meeting photographer Piero Pazzi. Galizia said he was never paid, never felt called to the priesthood, and now works in flight attendant training for a Spanish airline. He described the image as an aesthetic portrait of an embarrassed teenager whose friends were laughing during the shoot.
A calendar featuring close-ups of young, handsome priests has been a popular Rome souvenir for two decades. However, many of those photographed aren't actually priests.
Retired Swiss Bishop Marian Eleganti wrote a blog post on May 21 about the synodal “occupational therapy” ordered by the Vatican. Main points slightly shortened. - What comes from Rome — the workshop behind the universally proclaimed synodal process — is human wisdom. Apparently, its protagonists have nothing better to do than keep issuing instructions to local churches on how to manage and sustain this synodal process, a stillbirth from the start. - It is the full-time actors of this dysfunctional, committee-run Church who busy themselves - at great expense - with commissioned management tools and synodal papers. - Nothing comes of it except ever more documents to read, heterodox study results, and newly invented committees — on top of the many already existing ones. - By now, it has become clear what this process aims at: restructuring the Church’s longstanding doctrinal positions on divorce and remarriage, homosexuality and the broader queer agenda, the synodal democratization of …অধিক
Statue of Our Lady Remained Untouched After a Fire: A fire severely damaged sections of Mother of Christ Specialist Hospital in Enugu, Nigeria, on May 10, destroying offices, hospital equipment, and part of the children’s ward. Hospital administrator Sister Maria Chinaemerem Igwe said the blaze may have been caused by a power surge. Despite the destruction, a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary near the administrator’s office remained completely untouched, even though nearby objects melted and burned. Sister Maria described the event as a miracle talking to EWTN.
A statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary remained untouched after a devastating fire damaged large sections of a Catholic hospital in Enugu, Nigeria.
Hazmat experts worked desperately on Friday to stop a tank filled with an extremely toxic chemical from exploding and potentially igniting a large fireball at a plant in Orange County, Calif. nytimes.com/…26/05/22/us/chemical-leak-evacuation… Officials buy time against possible chemical tank explosion in Garden Grove Officials late Friday afternoon said they hoped to buy time against a possible explosion that could produce a toxic cloud following a malfunction in a tank containing a flammable, volatile chemical used in plastics and manufacturing at an aerospace plant in Garden Grove. Officials buy time against possible chemical …
"I am not married and I don't have children, but I am not alone. I also have a partner, a woman, who supports me in my role as a priest", Munich parish priest Rainer Maria Schießler told Katholisch.de on May 22. He added that he stands by his way of life, saying: "You don't just choose a partnership; it develops because people are sympathetic to one another, and ultimately, it's a great gift. For me, at any rate, it gives me tremendous strength and enormous support in my work and in my celibate [!] way of life." He continued: "As a priest, I have just as much a right to my private life." When asked if he had received enquiries from Munich Archbishop Reinhard Marx regarding his public comments about his "female partner", Rev Schießler replied: "No, there was never anything to hide or explain." Rev Schießler is notorious for blessing homosexuals (pictured) and causing liturgical scandals. #newsDbopvakddv
What do these scandals seek to achieve? To discredit the Church and assassinate souls. To cause more people to be lost—for when people witness the bad example set by their pastors, they use it to justify their own sins, and thus join in the rebellion against God.
In the Prophecy of Saint Francis of Assisi, we are told that scandals will increase during the usurpation of the Papacy; and evidently, there is no one in Rome to restore order—for they all belong to the same apostate, homosexual sect that rebels against God, promoting adultery, sodomy, divorce, the abolition of celibacy, female ordination, the worship of false gods from false religions, and so forth. In other words, the presence of those scandals that go unpunished confirms to us that there is no legitimate Pope—and much less a defender of the Faith.
The Scottish Diocese of Aberdeen, headed by Bishop Hugh Gilbert, published on May 21 a short press release on the Transalpine Redemptorists: “In the wake of various concerning statements and alleged actions of the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer, the Diocese of Aberdeen has for some months been pursuing a legal process, following the Canon Law of the Church. When this process is completed, the Diocese will make its conclusions known. The matter has also been referred to the competent authorities in Rome. As such, while the matters rest in effect sub judice, no comment is appropriate at this time.” #newsKimviaxmkz
23.05.2026 SSPX AND THE TRANSALPINE REDEMPTORISTS MUST CLARIFY ITS DOCTRINAL POSITION ON FEENEYISM, ECCLESIA DEI AND THE 1949 LETTER OF THE HOLY OFFICE SSPX MUST CLARIFY ITS DOCTRINAL POSITION ON …
There Has Never Been an Example of Presidential Corruption Like This nytimes.com/…ion/trump-doj-slush-fund-criminals-c… May 20, 2026 By The Editorial Board The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. Has there ever been an episode of presidential corruption so blatant and threatening to constitutional order? Certainly not in modern times. President Trump’s Justice Department is using taxpayer money to create a $1.8 billion political slush fund. Ostensibly set up to compensate those who the department claims have “suffered weaponization and lawfare,” it will in fact reward loyalists willing to defy the law and commit violence on behalf of the president. The fund manages to combine three of Mr. Trump’s most alarming behaviors. One, it is an obvious form of corruption, coming from a president who has used his office to enrich himself, his family and his …অধিক
nytimes.com/…world/middleeast/settler-attack-dog-… Cruelty has become commonplace in the West Bank, where extremist Israeli settlers beat and shoot Palestinians, steal their sheep, uproot their olive groves and torch cars and homes. The settlers, outlaws in a multitude of ways, seldom face consequences for their actions. But even for Palestinians living under the constant threat of being attacked, some violence retains the capacity to shock. That was the case when a video went viral that showed a settler menacing a year-and-a-half-old dog with a club in each fist — and swinging hard, beating her over the head.
Drone Bomb Attack at Catholic Church in Indonesia: Four civilians were injured after an explosive device reportedly dropped by a drone exploded in the courtyard of St. Paul’s Nabuni Mbamogo Catholic Church in Intan Jaya, Central Papua, Indonesia, shortly after Sunday Mass on 17 May 2026. According to local reports, worshippers were gathered outside the church when the blast occurred. The incident comes amid escalating violence in Central Papua between Indonesian security forces and Papuan separatist groups.
Indonesia: Four people were seriously injured after a drone dropped a BOMB at a Catholic Church at St Paul's Church, Intan Jaya shortly after Sunday Mass
Stefan Diefenbach, a former priest, co-authored the German guideline 'Blessing Gives Strength to Love' ('Segen gibt der Liebe Kraft') in April 2025 for homosexual couples. He spoke about it with katholisch.de on May 22. Diefenbach was a priest with the Arnstein Fathers. He left the order in 2005. Since 2016, he has been in a homosexual "marriage" with a male opera singer from Argentina. Diefenbach said that the guideline merely implements Fiducia Supplicans: "It is an attempt to 'translate' it for pastoral practice in Germany and make it fruitful." He was surprised by the vehemence of the criticism. And: "I cannot fully comprehend the criticism. The text of the guideline clearly states that blessings should be given freely and spontaneously, that no approved liturgical celebrations or prayers are provided for, and that there should be no confusion with a liturgical celebration of the sacrament of marriage." Diefenbach himself was not present at the discussions in the Vatican. "But I …অধিক
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it 'Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich' who mentioned "Mischievous Inter-Planetary Spirits"? ~ That would make more sense! ~
Pilgrimage in the Roman rite: This morning, the opening Mass of the Chartres pilgrimage was celebrated at Saint-Sulpice, the second-largest church in Paris. Some 20,000 pilgrims have now set out on the 110 km walk to Chartres Cathedral, where the pilgrimage will conclude with Holy Mass offered by Cardinal Burke. At the outset, the pilgrims received a blessing sent by the Archbishop of Paris.
Messe d'ouverture du pèlerinage de Chartres à Saint-Sulpice. Quelque 20 000 pèlerins devraient participer à ce pèlerinage de trois jours, qui s'achèvera par une messe célébrée par le cardinal Burke.
Friday, 23rd May 1913 Indictment of Both Lee and Frank is Asked Friday, May 23rd, 1913 Great Mass of Evidence Carefully Prepared by Solicitor Submitted to Grand Jury. CRIME STUDIED 3 HOURS, ADJOURNS TILL SATURDAY Utmost Care Taken to Insure Secrecy at the Investigation, Diagram Studied. The Phagan case is now in the process of investigation by the Fulton County Grand Jury. Two bills for indictment of Leo M. Frank and Newt Lee, for the murder of Mary Phagan, were presented before that tribunal at its session Friday morning by Solicitor Dorsey. A host of witnesses gave their testimony. The torn and blood-stained clothing of the slain girl also was turned over to the Grand Jury for inspection. The Grand Jury studied carefully an elaborate diagram drawn by Bert Green, one of the Georgian's staff artists, and setting forth in black and white the prosecutor's theory of how the murder was probably committed. Intense interest was displayed in the drawing. After being in session for nearly three …অধিক