Soft porn author Tucho Cardinal Fernández rejected on Tuesday in a doctrinal note the Marian title of “Co-Redemptrix” but also of “Mediatrix of all Graces”. The note is entitled “Mater Populi Fidelis” (Mother of the Faithful People). The reason given is this: "This title risks obscuring Christ’s unique salvific mediation and can therefore create confusion and an imbalance in the harmony of the truths of the Christian faith". Sixty years after Vatican II, endless Vatican word salad and the Synod on Synodality, the most ironic and iconic phrase in Tucho’s document is this: "When an expression requires repeated explanations to prevent it from straying from its correct meaning, it does not serve the faith of the People of God and becomes unhelpful." The Co-redemption and Mediatrix theology has been taught for centuries. In 1908 the Vatican’s Congregation of Rites expressed the wish that -- “the devotion of the Sorrowful Mother may increase and the piety of the faithful and their …More
Conservative Cardinal Dominik Duka, aged 82, died in Prague in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Born on 26 April 1943 in Hradec Králové, he secretly joined the Dominican Order in 1968 and was ordained as a priest two years later. The communist regime forced him to work as a draughtsman at the Škoda factory in Pilsen for 15 years but he kept serving as a priest in secret. From 1986 to 1998, he led the Dominican province of Bohemia and Moravia. In 1998, John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Hradec Králové, and in February 2010, Benedict XVI appointed him Archbishop of Prague (Emeritus since 2022). In July 2017, Cardinal Duka published a statement saying that the Czech Republic 'cannot accept migrants unless they respect its system of values'. He added that Muslims could only be a safe minority if they accounted for around five percent of society. In April 2018, he made the following comments about homosexuals: "Since I do not think people with this sexual orientation are discriminated …More
Requiem Mass for Pope Francis and Deceased Prelates | St. Peter’s Basilica Pope Leo XIV presided at a Requiem Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica for the late Pope Francis and Cardinals and Bishops who have died over the course of the past year, praying that “their souls might be washed from every stain” and that they might “shine like stars in the sky.” EWTN
Léon XIV: «L'espérance chrétienne regarde au-delà de l'horizon terrestre» En ce lundi 3 novembre une messe de suffrage à l’intention du Pape argentin, des cardinaux et évêques décédés au cours de l'année 2025 a été célébrée en la basilique Saint-Pierre de Rome. Le Saint-Père a prié pour «que leurs âmes soient lavées de toute souillure et qu'ils brillent comme des étoiles dans le ciel». «Nous ne sommes pas tristes comme ceux qui n'ont pas d'espoir, car même la mort la plus tragique ne peut empêcher notre Seigneur d'accueillir notre âme», a-t-il affirmé.
Cardinal Kikuchi told UCA News he “cannot approve measures that may take human life without adequate moral education”. He added that while he understands this move as contributing to the respect and promotion of a “woman’s right to self-determination”, it remains essential to recognise that “life is a gift from God”.
"Whence God, wishing to repair what was wanting, made a flood, and bade righteous Noah go up into the ark. He, as the flood abated, sent forth first a raven, which did not return ; then he sent forth a dove which, we read, returned with an olive branch. Thou seest the water, thou seest the wood, thou beholdest the dove, and dost thou doubt the mystery ?"
[St. Ambrose – IV Century AD; Augusta Treverorum, Gallia Belgica, Roman Empire/Mediolanum, Italia, Western Roman Empire – Resting Place – Crypt of basilica Sant’Ambrogio – One of the Great Four Latin Church Fathers – Doctor of the Church – made Bishop by popular acclamation] “Chapter III - The operation of the Divine power in baptism is illustrated by Old Testament types. 8. What sawest thou? Water, to be sure, but not water only ; levites ministering there, the high priest questioning and consecrating. First of all, the Apostle has taught thee that we must not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen : for the things which are seen are temporal ; but the things which are not seen are eternal. For elsewhere too thou readest that the invisible things of God from the creation of the world are comprehended by the things which are made ; his eternal power and divinity also are understood from his works. Whence also the Lord himself *says, If ye believe not …More
Rozmowy Normana Daviesa - Tony Blair / Talks between Norman Davies and Tony Blair. The talk between Norman Davies and Great Britain Prime Minister Tony Blair, filmed on 27th April 2004, features the topic of Poland and the world on the eve of broadening of European Union. Title: Talks between Norman Davies and Tony Blair Directors: Krzysztof Wierzbicki, Piotr Morawski Production: Kronika Film Studio; TVP 2004
"Conservatives from the John Paul II & Benedict XVI era will have to start getting used to the Vatican II revolution they swear was a ‘valid’ council. They are no longer living in the era of Vatican II, but in the end game now (to cite a popular meme). We have already entered the multiverse of Bergoglian synodality where anything & everything goes - everything except authentic, vintage Catholicism (aka Traditional Catholicism) that is."
After a massive wildfire swept through a rural area near Pine Hollow, search teams were sent out to look for surviving animals. Most of what they found were ashes and silence, until one rescuer entered a burnt warehouse and froze. There, beneath a scorched desk, lay a young fawn and a small bobcat, curled up against each other. Both were trembling, covered in soot, and exhausted. Yet instead of fear, they had chosen closeness. The bobcat’s paw rested on the fawn’s neck, as if guarding it through the smoke and chaos. When the rescuers approached, neither animal tried to run. They were gently lifted and taken to a rehabilitation center, where their unlikely bond only deepened. They shared food, warmth, and rest healing together, as though they understood that survival was something they had to do side by side. Caretakers watched in awe as two creatures that nature designed to be enemies became inseparable friends. Weeks later, when they were strong enough, they were moved to a wildlife …More
'They've clearly changed the intention behind Donald Trump's words...' Home and Security Editor Mark White on breaking revelations that the BBC edited footage of Donald Trump's speech ahead of the Capitol riots, and whether it raises questions about impartiality.