Argentine newspaper La Nación reports that Pope Leo XIV’s planned visit to Argentina is shaping up as a strong continuation of Pope Francis’s pastoral priorities and style, with a particular emphasis on the poor, workers, prisoners and marginalized communities. The likely agenda includes a meeting with grassroots and social movements, a visit to Villa Devoto prison, and a large gathering with young people at San Lorenzo’s football stadium in Buenos Aires. All three have strong symbolic connections to Francis. As Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio, Francis maintained close relationships with poor neighborhoods, prisoners and grassroots movements. San Lorenzo was also famously his football club. The stadium is located near the Padre Ricciardelli neighborhood, where Bergoglio frequently carried out pastoral work. According to the provisional schedule, Leo XIV would arrive in Buenos Aires from Uruguay on Sunday, November 8, spend several days in Argentina, potentially travel to Córdoba on November …More
The forest was on fire. Every animal was running toward the river. But the tortoise was heading the other way. The fox shouted, “You’re going to die! The river is behind you!” The tortoise kept moving. Then she said, “During wildfires, crocodiles often wait near the water. They know frightened animals will rush straight toward the river.” The fox stopped. A moment later, she heard screams coming from that direction. “Then where are you going?” she asked. The tortoise pointed toward a stretch of blackened ground ahead. “The fire already burned through there yesterday,” she said. “Flames can’t burn what has already turned to ash.” The fox followed her. They both survived. Lesson: Don’t assume the crowd always knows the safest way. Fear follows everyone else. Wisdom looks ahead.
20.08.2026 MOTHER TERESA COMMUNITY PRIEST EXPELLED FROM ROME BY THE POLICE : MY STATEMENT ON VATICAN COUNCIL II AN ISSUE. Father Stephen Yaw Manu, the Superior of the Missionaries of Charity Contemplative Brothers of Mother Teresa, Largo Prenestina, Rome has been expelled because on August 15, this year, during the Prayers of the Faithful, at the Italian Mass, I remarked, that the Catholic Church teaches that outside the Church there is no salvation. This is the teaching of Vatican Council II etc. Fr. Stephen did not know about this. He is the Superior at Casa Serena, a Home for the Aged, where there are some 50 residents. Outside the Catholic Church there is no salvation, I said, is the teaching of Vatican Council II. I know that this is also the teaching of the Church at the Mass Readings, from the Bible (John 3:5, Mark 16:16 etc).The Mass was a Catholic religious event. Fr. Stephen m.c a hardworking priest from Ghana, has been asked to leave Rome by the secular authorities and this …More
Mother of Mercy Chapel in Columbus, Ohio, was already a beautiful Romanesque-style church, but later 20th-century alterations had diminished the coherence of its sanctuary. In 2025, William Heyer Architect replaced the small modern forward altar with a hand-carved wooden freestanding altar better suited to the character of the historic interior. The main intervention was the expansion of Rudolph Scheffler’s 1950s Christ the King apse mural. New saints and sacred symbols now occupy previously bare areas around the original composition.
Before and After: Mother of Mercy Chapel at St. Charles Preparatory School in Columbus, Ohio
I AM LEAVING ANOTHER ARTICLE HERE AS IT WAS BURIED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. NEARLY AN HOUR LATER AND STILL BURIED. AS WELL AS OTHERS I POSTED YESTERDAY. Russia-bound Turkish ship hit by drones – media Five crew members were reportedly injured after three UAVs struck a commercial vessel off Russia’s Black Sea coast Turkish ship carrying vegetables to Russia …
VaticanNews.va has profiled Anna Medeossi, the first woman to serve as rector of a Catholic shrine. The Italian architect and consecrated virgin has served for nearly a year as rector of the Shrine of Notre-Dame de Santa Cruz in Oran, Algeria. She initially became involved with the shrine as an architect, working on its renovation. The shrine is visited primarily by Muslims.
[vaticannews] At the Rimini Meeting, we spoke with Anna Medeossi, who has been entrusted with the care of Notre-Dame de Santa Cruz in Oran, Algeria, about her story of encounter, faith, and listening. By Eugenio Murrali and Andrea Tornielli - Rimini Anna Medeossi has a lively and determined gaze, gentleness in her voice and gestures, and a wisdom that is both humble and profound. An architect originally from the Italian city of Gorizia, she might never have imagined what life would call her to do nearly a year ago: become the first woman in the world to serve as rector of a shrine. That distinction takes on even greater significance because of where the shrine is located: Notre-Dame de Santa Cruz in Oran, Algeria, an overwhelmingly Muslim country. Images of the shrine she oversees were seen around the world on the occasion of the beatification of the Martyrs of Algeria. From architecture to caring for the shrine Her arrival at Santa Cruz—where she now also lives as a consecrated virgin …More
As We Grow Older, It’s Not Being Alone That Scares Us… It’s Not Being Found. There’s something we don’t talk about enough as we get older. And it isn’t loneliness. Because loneliness, when it is chosen, can be peaceful. You learn to enjoy your morning chai by yourself. To sip your coffee in silence. To sleep diagonally across the bed. To play your favourite music as loudly as you want. To enjoy a quiet house without feeling the need to fill every corner with noise. You discover that you don’t need a crowd around you to feel complete. But there is another kind of fear. The fear of slipping in the bathroom and not being able to get back up. The fear of your body suddenly saying, “Enough,” while your voice goes unheard. The fear of falling, lying on the floor, needing help — and realizing there is no one nearby to ask, “Are you okay?” Because being alone and being abandoned are not the same thing. We can be independent and still need someone. We can love our solitude and still want a person …More
Caroline Vermeulen, Belgium’s new ambassador to the Holy See, presented her credentials to Pope Leo XIV on August 27. The Belgian diplomat has frequently supported homosexual initiatives during her career. Born in 1973, Vermeulen has served in Japan, Russia, China and Taiwan, as well as with the European Union. From 2004 to 2011, she served as secretary to Queen Paola of Belgium. More recently, she was Belgium’s ambassador to Austria, additionally accredited to Slovakia and Slovenia, and permanent representative to the international organizations in Vienna. During her time in Vienna, Vermeulen became a member of International Gender Champions, a network of diplomats and international officials committed to promoting the gender ideologie. On her International Gender Champions profile, Vermeulen states: “Diversity, including with respect to gender, in a professional environment improves the quality and results of teamwork.” In 2023, Vermeulen participated in Vienna’s homosexual march as …More
After the 2018 Sino-Vatican agreement “terrible things happen to Catholics” in the Fujian province, an anonymous Chinese bishop who is unaffiliated with the Chinese state church ‘Patriotic Association’, told Anthony Clark for CatholicWorldReport.com on August 23. The bishop speaks of a “state of emergency”. As government influence over the bishops increases, “the integrity of the Catholic faith will suffer.” To “assure the survival of China’s Church,” new bishops have been “secretly consecrated.” The bishop says the faithful question Rome’s genuine concern for their “spiritual well-being” when the Holy See approves government-selected bishops whom they regard as too reliable to the state. The number is unknown, but he suggested that “at least ten new bishops” were consecrated for the underground community in the Fujian province. #newsTzdkbhbakv
"Citizens Want Political Turnaround": AfD Now … ... So berichtet manin den USA über den aktuellen Erfolgskurs der AfD ... AfD liegt in ganz Ostdeutschland bei 43 Prozent "Bürger fordern politischen Wandel nach Jahren gescheiterter progressiver Experimente, die eine Masseneinwanderung aus der Dritten Welt und eine die Nation schädigende Deindustrialisierung begünstigt hätten. AfD-Co-Chefin Alice Weidel schrieb auf "X": „Laut aktueller Forsa-Umfrage liegt die AfD im gesamten Osten bei 43 Prozent, die CDU nur noch bei 13 Prozent. Die Bürger wollen die politische Wende!“ Die zentrale Aussage der Umfrage: Die AfD liegt mehr als dreimal so hoch wie die unionsgeführte CDU/CSU und höher als CDU/CSU, SPD und Grüne zusammen. (...) “Ein Grund für die besondere Frustration vieler Bürger: Europas Wirtschaftsmotor gerät ins Stocken. Betriebsräte des Volkswagen-Konzerns warnten Anfang dieser Woche, dass beim angeschlagenen Autobauer bis zu 140.000 Stellen wegfallen könnten." (...) "Citizens Want …More
Lord Bebo & Friends SPANIARDS LEFT ALONE BY THE GOVERNMENT – FOUGHT BACK! Today residents of Ceuta organized and stormed the beach, turned into a makeshift leaf-hut village. Spaniards chased away the immigrants and burned the huts and their belongings. They celebrated with Spanish flags and cursed out the government as well Join us | @MyLordBebo
Saint Maria Goretti / Svatá Maria Goretti / Santa Maria Goretti (2003) *soundtrack *music by Ennio Morricone and Andrea Morricone *directed by Giulio Base
Worse than Germany: A contemporary dance and sound performance was incorporated into the celebration of the Solemnity of the Assumption at the Church of Sant Joan Baptista in Muro, Mallorca. It was entitled El Vol Màgic (“The Magic Flight”). According to the Diocese of Mallorca, the work was “conceived specifically for the liturgical context of the celebration of the Assumption of the Mother of God.” The project was directed by a musician and developed together with a dancer and choreographer, an organist, and a sound specialist. According to the diocesan description, the project grew out of research into Mallorca’s traditional observances surrounding the Assumption and sought to explore the relationship between “sound, body, space and ritual.” #newsPvjzmshrbf
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira – Folha de S. Paulo, May 29, 1978 – This is the fact in its brutality: Brazil has venerated Our Lady as its special patroness for more than two centuries, and this veneration is directed to her under the invocation of the Immaculate Conception of Aparecida. Our Lady Aparecida! This exclamation often comes to mind for Brazilians, especially on important occasions. It may be the cry of an afflicted soul addressing God through the intercession of the Mediatrix, who refuses nothing to men and to whom God, in turn, refuses nothing. It may also be the exclamation of a soul unable to contain its joy, pouring out its gratitude at the feet of the Mother, from whom all benefits come to us. The story of the small, dark terracotta image, with its large blue mantle on which precious stones shine and the Queen of Brazil’s crown on her forehead, would fill books. If conceived as I would imagine them, these books should contain not only the distinguished historical facts …More
Pope Francis broke with Vatican tradition by putting women into positions long reserved in practice for clerics. Leo XIV is now turning that breakthrough into routine. In little more than a year, he has confirmed women appointed by his predecessor, promoted others and named numerous women to positions across the Vatican. Italian media have noticed. They repeatedly reach for the colour pink: the Vatican “turns pink,” while headlines speak of a “Vaticano in rosa” and “nomine rosa” — “pink appointments.” Here are the many women Leo XIV has appointed, promoted or confirmed so far. Raffaella Petrini - Governor of Vatican City Francis appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini president of the Governorate of Vatican City State and president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State shortly before his death. Leo XIV did more than simply leave her there. In November 2025, he modified Vatican City’s Fundamental Law so that the presidency of the Pontifical Commission no longer had to be held by …More
The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court has acquitted Yona Simcha Schreiber, 36, of criminal responsibility for a violent attack on a French Catholic nun in April. The court accepted psychiatric evidence that he was psychotic at the time of the assault. He could neither understand the nature of his actions nor control them, the court ruled. He was ordered to undergo compulsory psychiatric hospitalization for up to six years. The attack occurred on Mount Zion, near King David’s Tomb outside Jerusalem’s Old City. Security footage showed Schreiber running toward the 48-year-old nun from behind and knocking her violently to the ground, causing her head to strike the stone pavement. Schreiber initially walked away before returning and kicking the nun while she remained on the ground. He also assaulted a passerby who attempted to intervene. The victim is a researcher at the Dominican-run École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem. Schreiber is a resident of Peduel, an illegal settlement …More
Wednesday, 27th August 1913 Hugh Dorsey’s Great Speech Feature Of The Frank Trial By Sidney Ormond, The Atlanta Constitution The Atlanta Constitution, Wednesday, 27th August 1913. Page 2. The Frank trial is a matter of history. Solicitor General Hugh Manson Dorsey and his wonderful speech, which brought the case to a close, form the subject matter for countless discussions among all classes of folk in all sorts of places on the street corners, in clubs, newspaper offices, at the courthouse and wherever two lawyers chance to get together for an exchange of words. Beyond all doubt, Hugh Dorsey is the most talked-of man in the state of Georgia today. The widespread interest in the Frank case caused all eyes from Rabun Gap to Tybee Light to be centered on this young man, who, up to a few months ago, was little heard of outside of the county of Fulton. The Frank case has been to Atlanta and the state in fact, several adjacent states what the Becker case was to New York and the country at …More
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Die zentrale Aussage der Umfrage: Die AfD liegt mehr als dreimal so hoch wie die unionsgeführte CDU/CSU und höher als CDU/CSU, SPD und Grüne zusammen. (...)
SPANIARDS LEFT ALONE BY THE GOVERNMENT – FOUGHT BACK!
