(Feast of St. Marcellus I, Pope and Martyr – January 16) Brothers and Sisters, There is a kind of suffering that comes from the world, and we expect it. The world has always resisted the light. But there is another kind of suffering – sharper, quieter, and harder to bear – when the wound comes from within, when rejection comes not from strangers, but from one’s own. Holy Scripture says of Our Lord: “He came unto his own, and his own received him not” (John 1:11). And on this day, January 16, the traditional calendar places before us a Pope – St. Marcellus I – whose witness is marked by that same sorrowful pattern: not merely opposed by the enemies of the Church, but resisted amid turmoil and rebellion within the household of faith. So the title today is simple. And heavy. Exiled by his own. Pause for a moment and let that phrase do its work. Because it is not only history. It is a pattern. It is a temptation. It is a warning. And it is also – mysteriously – a path that God has …More
Journalists Raymond Arroyo and Robert Royal, and canon lawyer and priest Gerald Murray of New York talked on January 16 about the consistory of January 7-8. A short sequence, video below. Robert Royal commenting on Cardinal Grech’s contribution on synod: I think you hear that and you say, what in God’s name can that possibly mean? This is the gobbledygook we’ve been listening to for years about synodality and all this confusion. I mean, one of the things I’ve heard from sources is that many of these cardinals have said, "Look, we’re just confused about this. We’re tired of going over the same things again and again." These pronouncements keep coming out. When I read Cardinal Grech, I said to myself: This guy knows they haven’t gotten anything substantial done. You can try to preserve the illusion that there’s somehow a dynamic age of the Spirit underway, but it’s about to die. Raymond Arroyo: Well, he says there are good fruits here. He says fruits are blooming all over the place. …More
In Yiwu, Zhejiang, participants in a sports event are indoctrinated against the “xie jiao” while cycling up the hills. by Qi Junzao The Yivu race: anti-xie-jiao propaganda is not far away. On December 14, the city of Yiwu in Zhejiang province hosted what might have been a perfectly ordinary sporting event: a cycling hill‑climb invitational. One thousand riders gathered at the scenic Shili Taohua Wu area to test their stamina on the winding Yan’kou Lake track. But in China, no public gathering is too innocent to escape the heavy hand of propaganda. Suddenly, the event was transformed into a “sports + anti-xie‑jiao extravaganza.” For readers unfamiliar with the term, “xie jiao” is often translated as “cults” or “evil cults,” but this is not accurate. It designates in China since the Middle Ages “organizations spreading heterodox teachings,” and the powers that be decide which teachings are “heterodox.” Today, it is a deliberately broad and elastic label wielded by the Chinese …
At his audience with Prince Albert II of Monaco, Pope Leo gave him a copy of his message for the World Day of Peace and a book of the artwork housed in the Apostolic Palace. In return the Prince presented the Holy Father with an antique copy of St. Augustine’s Confessions.
Ursula von der Leyen, at the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement: "This agreement sends a very strong message to the world, it reflects a clear and deliberate choice. We choose fair trade over tariffs. We choose a productive, long-term partnership over isolation."
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WASHINGTON, DC – A press release issued earlier in January by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) highlighted how the agency’s efforts in “sanctuary Minnesota” are still rendering favorable results in terms of apprehended criminal illegal aliens under President Donald Trump’s leadership. A January 14th press release from ICE announced operations within Minnesota have resulted in multiple arrests of criminal illegal aliens who are alleged “gang members…many convicted of violent crimes,” emphasizing said criminals were among those being shielded by pro-sanctuary politicians like “like Tim Walz and Jacob Frey.” “These are the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens that ICE is targeting,” the press release reads, adding, “and who rioters, agitators, and sanctuary politicians like Tim Walz and Jacob Frey are trying to protect. Several of these dangerous criminal illegal alien gang members have been arrested during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis.” The agency detailed …
A l'évidence, l'apparition de la Vierge Marie, le 17 janvier 1871, à Pontmain
A l'évidence, l'apparition de la Vierge Marie, le 17 janvier 1871, à Pontmain, alors que la guerre que Napoléon III a déclaré à la Prusse se solde par une série de défaites, motiverait qu'on citât Pontmain dans les manuels d'histoire. Ce documentaire passionnant, tourné à Pontmain et dans les environs, riche en témoignages et images d'archives, nous invite à comprendre pourquoi. Et pourquoi le sanctuaire de Pontmain, désormais de renommée internationale, est unique au monde. Sans doute est-ce parce que l'apparition de la Belle Dame à Pontmain présente un caractère particulier. En opposition à la plupart des apparitions de Marie, qui parle aux voyants - en général des enfants, comme à La Saiette ou Fatima - la Vierge s'est en effet adressée ce jour-là aux petits paroissiens de Pontmain par le biais de l'écriture. Une écriture en lettres d'or. « Priez, mes enfants, écrit la Reine du Ciel, mon fils se laisse toucher. Dieu vous exaucera en peu de temps ». Découvrons ensemble …More
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Angelo Gugel, the longtime papal valet who worked for three popes, has died in Rome at the age of 90, reports Vatican media. Appointed in 1978 by John Paul I, the “33-day pope,” Gugel went on to serve John Paul II throughout his nearly 27-year pontificate. He retired at the beginning of the papacy of Benedict XVI, at the age of 70. Known for his immaculate appearance, he preserved strict discretion even after retirement. From the Gendarmerie to the Papal Household Born on 27 April 1935 in Miane, in Italy’s Veneto region, Gugel joined the Vatican Gendarmerie at the age of 20. After a serious bout of tuberculosis, he was transferred to the administration of the Vatican City State. Albino Luciani, his former bishop in Vittorio Veneto and a family acquaintance, personally chose him as valet after being elected pope. When John Paul I died unexpectedly on 28 September 1978, Gugel was among the few people present in the papal bedroom. At the Pope’s Side Around the World Gugel accompanied John …More
Praised by some as a bold evangelist and criticised by others for blurring sacred lines, Padre Guilherme’s nightclub set in Beirut reignites a deeper debate: how far can a priest go in adopting the symbols of secular culture without obscuring the meaning of the priesthood itself?
A recent performance in Beirut of Father Guilherme Peixoto sparked opposition from some Christians in Lebanon. “Not all need to like what I’m doing, but they need to respect. It’s music to bring the church outside of the church,” he said.