Leo XIV-appointed, divorced Prefetessa for Media calls her appointment “bizarre”. Montserrat Alvarado, 39, is the first American, the first woman and the youngest prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Communication, she told EWTN in an interview broadcast on October 23. She added, unprompted: “I'm annulled in the church too, so that's also bizarre.” Alvarado spoke about annulment almost as if it were a Church-sanctioned divorce: “I think more people have spoken to me about that than anything else, their desire to pursue an annulment, to consider that reunification with the church after divorce, not that you need it if you don't want to marry again, but if you do.” A bizarre remark from her: “I don't think that's why I was chosen.”
Vatican Media Prefect "Montse" admits herself: "I'm annulled in the church too, so that's also bizarre. And I think more people have spoken to me about that than anything else, their desire to pursue an annulment, to consider that reunification with the church after divorce, not that you need it if you don't want to marry again, but if you do. There's a lot of confusion around that, and I think that's, for whatever reason, I don't think that's why I was chosen, but there's providence in everything, right? All of our mistakes and all of our flaws, our Lord uses everything for good."
No alternatives dates were offered to the Summorum Pontificum Mass and the previously granted permission was withdrawn. Edward Pentin reports on X.com that organisers of the annual Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage were not offered an alternative date to celebrate Mass in St Peter’s Basilica. He added that the Vatican’s August 7 letter simply stated that the basilica was unavailable, without mentioning any conflicting events. In recent days, it has been argued that the Franciscan anniversary celebrations in St Peter's basilica had been planned for years. @Michael Haynes wrote that the specific event at the Altar of the Chair was announced only in September, after the pilgrimage’s request for Mass had been refused in August. As for the prohibited procession, customary security restrictions have been cited as an excuse. Yet Haynes reports that permission to process into the Vatican had already been granted in April, only to be withdrawn the day before the pilgrimage. #newsUhvemzsmjm
Putin Is Running Out of Men. So Russia Is Grabbing Them Off the Street Putin is running out of men. If you were a man in Russia right now, you might be checking your phone for a summons, or quietly pricing a flight to Georgia. Putin's war needs about a thousand new soldiers every single day, and Russia is struggling to find them. Officials keep denying a new mobilization, while men in one region are pushed into vans, debtors and migrants are pressured to sign, and tens of thousands of foreigners are lured with fake job offers. We explain this war with maps and facts: the numbers, the money, the hidden draft, the foreigners, the fear, and what can happen next. Here, we explain. You decide. Subscribe. Data as of 25 October 2026. Recruitment figures are estimates by analyst Janis Kluge. Confirmed deaths follow Mediazona and BBC Russian; total losses are Western estimates, as Russia does not publish its own. Figures on foreign recruits come from Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the …More
Islam is a “magnificent faith” for Italian bishops. During the presentation of 11 teaching materials for Catholic religion classes in Italian schools, Rev. Valentino Cottini, former rector of the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI), praised Islam. The presentation was attended by the presiding Italian Cardinal, Matteo Zuppi. Rev. Cottini said that the school materials provide "an objective and empathetic presentation of Islam that does not shy away from difficulties, but illustrates this magnificent faith and splendid culture". The materials were developed jointly by Christian and Muslim scholars with the backing of the Italian Bishops' Conference.
"Insomma, credo sia uscita una presentazione dell'Islam oggettiva ed empatica che non rifugge dalle difficoltà, ma illustra questa magnifica fede e questa splendida cultura nei suoi nuclei fondanti e anche in alcune delle sue più attuali forme espressive." Padre Valentino Cottini, già rettore del Pontificio Istituto di Studi Arabi e d’Islamistica (PISAI), durante la presentazione delle «Schede per conoscere l’Islam», Palazzo Borromeo, Roma, 21 ottobre 2026.
Bl. Carlo Gnocchi - October 25 i Carlo Gnocchi (25 October 1902 – 28 February 1956) was an Italianpriest, educator and writer. He is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church. During World War II, he was a military chaplain of the Alpini, the elite mountain warfare soldiers of the Italian Army, and after the tragic experience of the war, he strove to ease the wounds of suffering and misery created by the war. "Two of my sons you have already taken, Lord. The third I offer to You, so that You bless him and keep him always at Your service." — Clementina Pasta, mother of Father Gnocchi Gnocchi was born in San Colombano al Lambro, a few miles from Lodi, to Enrico Gnocchi and Clementina Pasta, a seamstress. The youngest of three brothers, when he was age five, he lost his father in 1907, from silicosis, caused by the unhealthy job as a marble worker. After moving to Milan with family, he lost his two older brothers in a few years – Mario, in 1908, and Andrea, in 1915, from …More
Modern Saints in Two Minutes: Bl. Carlo Gnocchi - October 25 incordejesu Carlo Gnocchi (25 October 1902 – 28 February 1956) was an Italianpriest, educator and writer. He is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church. During World War II, he was a military chaplain of the Alpini, the elite mountain warfare soldiers of the Italian Army, and after the tragic experience of the war, he strove to ease the wounds of suffering and misery created by the war. "Two of my sons you have already taken, Lord. The third I offer to You, so that You bless him and keep him always at Your service." — Clementina Pasta, mother of Father Gnocchi Gnocchi was born in San Colombano al Lambro, a few miles from Lodi, to Enrico Gnocchi and Clementina Pasta, a seamstress.[2] The youngest of three brothers, when he was age five, he lost his father in 1907, from silicosis, caused by the unhealthy job as a marble worker. After moving to Milan with family, he lost his two older brothers in a few years …More
Father Gnocchi in the company of mutilated children The dramatic experience of the retreat from Russia, lived as military ordinariate always on the front, matured in Gnocchi the idea and the focus of his charitable mission; assisting the victims of war, in search of redemption for their "innocent suffering". In 1945, he was nominated as director of the Istituto Grandi Invalidi (Institute of Registered Invalids) of Arosio, thus accepting the first orphans and adults disabled by the war. In 1948, he founded the "Fondazione Pro Infanzia Mutilata" ("Foundation For Mutilated Infants"), acknowledged in the next year with a decree by the President of Italy. The same year, the Italian Prime MinisterAlcide De Gasperi nominated Gnocchi as adviser to the Presidency of the Council for the mutilated by the war. In 1951, the foundation was dissolved, and all its goods and structure were donated to the newly created Fondazione Pro Juventute (Juvenile Foundation).
Homily, Monday October 26 Ephesians 4:32–5:8 “Live in love.” Let us allow God to love us. Luke 13:10–17 “The leader of the synagogue, indignant that Jesus had cured on the sabbath.” Let us continue to receive from God so that joy may be present everywhere. Biblical texts: NAB-RE Normand Thomas.
FOOTPRINTS OF GOD - PETER: THE KEEPER OF THE KEYS From the series, The Footprints of God: The Story of Salvation from Abraham to Augustine, join host Stephen Ray, best-selling author and dynamic speaker, on an amazing journey of adventure about Peter, the rugged fisherman Jesus chose to lead His Church. Filmed completely on location in Rome and the Holy Land, you will follow Peter from Galilee to Rome to discover answers about the major role of the Papacy in the saga of salvation. All in a fast-paced, entertaining format that is a combination of a biography, travel documentary, Bible study and an apologetics course!
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Sister Faustina Quotes of Divine Mercy Beautiful to Meditate , to overcome in this Great Shaking of our Catholic Faith, Stay Focus on the Holy Face, Holy Divine Mercy, Holy Divine unfantomable Mercy of God and Sacrifice, Carry our Cross , union with our Lord, Jesus Christ, Father and The Holy Spirit by our Lord Grace of Perseverance til the end. With our Holy Emmaculate Queen Mistress Mother Mary , all the Angels and Saints in Heaven and the Purgative souls..Amen.
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