When leaving Castel Gandolfo yesterday, Pope Leo XIV was asked by journalists why, unlike his predecessors, he had not prayed inside the Blue Mosque in Istanbul on 29 November. "Who said I didn't pray?" Leo XIV replied. “They said I didn’t, but I already explained on the plane – I mentioned a book – and perhaps I am praying even now.” The book in question was 'The Practice of the Presence of God' by Brother Lawrence. Leo XIV added that it is a matter of style and place of prayer, and that his favorite place to pray is a Catholic church in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. He called it "curious" that this moment had attracted so much attention. When asked when he will move into the Apostolic Palace, Pope Leo XIV said: "There is no date yet. I am comfortable where I am, in the Holy Office." Regarding US President Donald Trump, Pope Leo XIV believes that he is trying to break the "alliance" between the United States and Europe. He said: "The recent remarks made in interviews about …More
Leo XIV on his visit to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul: "But who said I didn't pray? People claimed I didn't pray, but I had already responded to that on the plane: I mentioned a book and said that it may well be that you are praying even at this moment, do you understand? The nature of prayer depends on the moment and the place. Personally, I prefer to pray in a Catholic church, before the Blessed Sacrament; but if this moment caused such a stir, it seems a little strange to me."
Leone XIV manda in tilt i … Leone XIV manda in tilt i vaticanisti:«Preferisco pregare in una Chiesa piuttosto che in Moschea» Dopo l’atto di venerazione all’Immacolata in Piazza di Spagna di lunedì 8 dicembre, Papa Leone XIV si è trasferito a Castel Gandolfo, nella villa Barberini, per trascorrere alcune ore di riposo. Martedì mattina il Pontefice ha ricevuto il presidente dell’Ucraina e, in serata, dopo cena, ha fatto rientro in Vaticano. Come di consueto, prima di salire in auto per tornare a San Pietro, il Papa si è intrattenuto con i giornalisti davanti a villa Barberini. Tra le domande, quella di Jacopo Scaramuzzi – vaticanista di La Repubblica ormai noto nell’ambiente per porgere quesiti spesso privi di reale senso – che ha chiesto perché Leone XIV non abbia pregato in moschea durante il recente viaggio in Turchia. Il Papa ha reagito con evidente sorpresa, quasi stupito di dover spiegare perché un Pontefice non preghi in una moschea. «Hanno detto che non ho pregato …More
The Hong Kong Court of Appeals heard the appeal of 93-year-old Cardinal Joseph Zen and four other members of the now-defunct 612 Humanitarian Fund, who were convicted in 2022 for failing to formally register the fund as a society, as required by local law. The verdict will be announced within the next nine months. The 612 Fund, created in 2019 to provide assistance to pro-democracy protesters, was shut down in 2021. The defendants—including lawyer Margaret Ng, singer Denise Ho, former parliamentarian Cyd Ho, and academic Hui Po-keung—were each fined HK$4,000. Although the case is not being tried under the National Security Law imposed by Beijing in 2020, pro-democracy organizations argue that it has political undertones and seeks to punish pro-democracy activism and limit religious and civil liberties in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has been hearing the appeal of Cardinal Joseph Zen (93, retired Catholic bishop of Hong Kong) and four other trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund: barrister Margaret Ng, academic Hui Po-keung, former lawmaker Cyd Ho, and singer-activist Denise Ho. They were convicted in November 2022 of failing to register the 612 Fund as a “society” under Hong Kong’s Societies Ordinance and each fined HK$4,000; the fund’s secretary, Sze Shing-wai, was fined HK$2,500 and is not part of the appeal.
A federal appeals court sided with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, upholding the Trump administration’s exclusion of transgenders from military service.
Christians have been sentenced to annihilation, because even Protestants, who greatly contributed to the destruction of the Catholic Church, know some fragment of the teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ. And the system wants complete destruction and erasure of this teaching from memory. This teaching is the key to the Truth, and therefore to the inner temple, to the spiritual world where you become an uncontrolled, independent, peaceful soul waiting for the fall — which will certainly come, like every fall of an empire built on human ideologies. And it does not matter whether in human eyes these ideologies are good or bad. The fall is inevitable. People always eventually build the tower of Babel, even though they begin with a beautiful cathedral.
Monsignor George Gäswein, Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania and former secretary of Pope Benedict XVI, criticizes Traditiones Custodes and the restrictions to the Traditional Latin Mass.
Saint Gregory III | The Pope Who Defended Holy Images | Catechism for Kids Pope Saint Gregory III (d. 741) was the 90th Pope of the Catholic Church and one of the most courageous defenders of sacred images in Church history. Born in Syria, he was elected Pope by popular acclamation during the funeral of Pope Gregory II — a sign of how beloved and respected he already was in Rome. His papacy is best remembered for his strong stand against iconoclasm, the destruction of holy images forced upon Christians by Byzantine Emperor Leo III. In 731, Gregory III convened a synod in Rome that formally condemned iconoclasm and defended the veneration of sacred images — a teaching that remains central to Catholic tradition today. He worked tirelessly to strengthen Rome, improve monastic life, and support missionaries such as Saint Boniface, helping spread Christianity throughout Germany. He also sought protection from the Franks against the Lombards, laying early foundations for the future alliance …More
Leaders of a Catholic church near Boston kept a Nativity display with an anti-ICE message in place on Monday, defying an order from the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston to remove it.
Swiss Auxiliary Bishop Marian Eleganti has criticised the Vatican study commission that has examined the impossibility of a female diaconate. In a post on his personal blog on 8 December, he argued that it was difficult to understand why the commission was unable to reach a definitive conclusion. According to Eleganti, "it is all too obvious that, despite the historical evidence, the goal is to keep the pot simmering — to keep the question open." He notes that church feminists already wear "fantasy stoles". He recalls that previous study commissions have repeatedly re-examined the historical record, only to arrive at the same results that have been known for decades. "Is it tragedy or comedy?" he asks. The bishop adds that the ancient deaconesses "were different from the deacons of their time and were shaped by cultural circumstances". Contradicting Sister Linda Pocher, who is presented publicly as a papal advisor, Eleganti insists that the Church's rejection of a sacramental female …More
Christ said that your yes must mean yes, and your no must mean no. Since V2 we hear doublespeak from the hierarchy. It is mamby pambyand all it does is confuse everyone. From this, sins can be committed because everything is fluid.
The Benedictine setup with the proper candles & crucifix has returned to the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica as the altar is prepared for Advent. [ : Fr. Andrew Khoo]
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Last time? I hope so. Western commentators have claimed for years that Putin is driven by nostalgia for the USSR, citing his remarks that its collapse was the “greatest geopolitical disaster” of the 20th century. The Russian leader has said on many occasions that he was disturbed when ethnic Russians found themselves divided by national borders, among other negative consequences of the dissolution. However, people vying for a Soviet revival “have no head,” he has said. Yes! Many occasions he has said that. I heard it many times myself.
There is a post from a yt channel who is new to yt. Only 46 subscribers since January 2025. QRS NEWS TV. They are posting from fake news and now someone posted it on gtv. People who make video's from someone like NYT is not to be trusted. People from Ukraine who say the opposite of millions of other Ukrainians is not to be trusted. And those who have no proof. Just a sob story full of propaganda.
Clearly anyone can see the revival of the USSR as a fruit of Russia's aggression against the Ukraine. They have switched to a war economy and are strengthening relations with the brutal communist regimes such as Red China and North Korea. If this isn't for a planned assault on the Christian West then what is it for? You know your enemies by their bed fellows!