Cardinal Gerhard Müller has strongly criticized parts of the Synod on Synodality report, warning that some Church leaders are using the synodal process to introduce gender ideology and weaken Catholic teaching on marriage and sexuality. Müller argued that blessings for same-sex or irregular unions are not simply pastoral issues, but represent a deeper shift away from Christian anthropology and doctrine. He also warned against “woke” ideology entering the Church, insisting that true mercy cannot contradict the Gospel or the call to conversion. “The Church will not save the world by imitating it,” Müller said, stressing that the mission of the Church remains fidelity to Christ and the full proclamation of the Gospel.
Mau Romero Mau Romero is the founder of Minisciples, a husband, and dad to six daughters. He holds a Bachelor’s in Video Game Development from Full Sail University and a Master’s in Theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville. After years in the creative industry, he left secular work to serve in Catholic ministry, where he now works as a Director of Development for a religious community. Today, Mauricio brings Minisciples to life through animation and storytelling, sharing joyful stories that point hearts back to Jesus Christ.
EE.UU.: Cuando la fe se vuelve hogar: el detrás de Minisciples Mauricio Romero es un diseñador que ha llevado su profesión a la fe. Pero no lo ha hecho solo: hoy, su familia también forma parte de este proyecto que evangeliza a miles de personas a través de redes sociales. Minisciples es una cuenta que crea pequeñas historias basadas en los Evangelios, dando vida a la Palabra de Dios de una manera cercana y visual. hmtv
Two dozen of homosexual vigils are scheduled in Italian dioceses for May and June, reports LaNuovaBq.it on May 8. A record number of twelve Italian bishops are presiding over or attending these "vigils," which aim to "overcome homotransphobia." In 2025, only five bishops participated in similar events. The list for 2026 is as follows: - Bishop Enrico Solmi of Parma, who presided over the "Prayer Vigil to Overcome Fear and Discrimination" on May 5; - Bishop Antonio Napolioni of Cremona, who presided over a vigil at the Church of San Giuseppe (Cambonino) on May 8; - Bishop Claudio Cipolla of Padua, who will participate in the rainbow vigil on May 15 at the Church of St. Bartholomew the Apostle in Padua; - Bishop Nicolò Anselmi of Rimini, on May 17; - The Archbishop of Florence, Gherardo Gambelli, who will preside over the diocesan vigil on May 21 at the Maria Ausiliatrice parish in Novoli; - The Bishop of Modena, Erio Castellucci, on May 21; - The Bishop of Savona, Calogero Marino, on …More
On 25 March, Pakistan’s Federal Constitutional Court ruled that the 13-year-old Christian girl Maria Shabaz should be returned to the man accused of abducting and forcibly marrying her. Maria was reportedly abducted in July 2025 when she was 12 years old, forcibly converted to Islam, and married to a 30-year-old man. The legal marriage age in Punjab is 18. In recent weeks, three Catholic bishops and human rights organisations have issued statements urging the authorities to review the ruling.
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar announced on Easter Sunday, April 5, that the government had constituted a committee to examine the March 25 judgment of the Federal Constitutional Court validating the marriage of 13-year-old Maria Shahbaz to 30-year-old Shaheryar Ahmad.
Reino Unido: Fracasa el proyecto para legalizar la eutanasia El proyecto de ley destinado a legalizar la eutanasia en Inglaterra y Gales ha quedado finalmente bloqueado después de no completar su tramitación parlamentaria antes del cierre de la sesión legislativa británica. hmtv
The bill aimed at legalizing euthanasia in England and Wales has finally been blocked after failing to complete its parliamentary process before the close of the British legislative session. Although some headlines initially presented the outcome as a voting defeat, the text was not formally rejected, but rather lapsed automatically upon the expiration of parliamentary deadlines without having been definitively approved by the House of Lords. The initiative had been approved in June 2025 by the House of Commons and envisaged authorizing so-called “assisted dying” for terminally ill patients with a life expectancy of less than six months. The bill established a system subject, at least on paper, to various medical and legal controls, including evaluation by two doctors and an expert panel, as well as requiring the patient themselves to administer the lethal substance. An avalanche of amendments stalled the law After passing its first parliamentary stage, the text moved to the House of …More
Israel has wiped out 39 villages in South Lebanon and destroyed 40,000 homes. 39 centuries-old historic villages entirely erased from the map. In just 60 days.
𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐃𝐎 𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐍 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐈𝐌 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐒? 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 is one of the most accomplished economists alive. He dismantles emotional political narratives with data. He focuses on outcomes instead of intentions. And 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲. Sowell spent decades asking Democrats questions most politicians refuse to answer: — Why do cities run by one party for generations keep declining? — Why did family-structure collapse accelerate under modern welfare expansion? — Why do policies marketed as ‘help’ often produce dependency and stagnation? — Why are educational outcomes so poor in heavily Democrat-controlled districts despite enormous spending? Instead of answering, the activist class tries to discredit him personally. That alone says a lot. Sowell’s greatest offense isn’t his conservatism — it’s that 𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐳𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, …More
Cardinal Robert Sarah spoke with La Nef on May 4 about his new interview book. Main quotes. On Francis: “It would be unjust to attribute to one man alone a crisis that largely preceded him. I had the opportunity to speak privately with Pope Francis to humbly share my concerns that practical ambiguity might blur doctrinal clarity.” Return of paganism within the Church: “This paganism can be recognized by several signs: the fading sense of sin, embarrassment at affirming revealed truth, the trivialization of liturgy, fascination with worldly categories, the forgetting of the Church’s supernatural purpose. When God is no longer first—even within the Church—everything else deteriorates.” Susceptibility to the spirit of the age: “One ends up believing that the Church will be better heard if she speaks like everyone else. But the world does not expect the Church to repeat its own words; it expects her to open Heaven to it.” Signs of renewal? “I believe the Church’s interior reform has …More
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he told Pope Leo XIV on May 7 that Iran poses “a danger to the world, which is largely recognized.” He also described the Vatican meeting as “very cordial and important,” downplaying suggestions of animosity between the US and the Holy See.
Sec Marco Rubio: "I expressed to them on the situation with Iran, expressed our point of view about why this was an important and the danger that Iran posed us to the world, which is largely recognized." "The Holy Father is a spiritual leader, he's the first and foremost, that's his role to play, and obviously the church has always interacted on behalf of a mission for peace and a respect for all of humanity." "But at the end, it was very cordial and important meeting, and it's important to share our points of view and an explanation and an understanding of where we're coming from, and I thought it was very positive."
Mr. Rubio is mistaken; the real global danger (not for bodies but for souls) is that Satan is now sitting on the Throne of Peter and no one realizes it, treating him as if he were the Vicar of Christ.
Saint Beatus of Lungern - May 9 Saint Beatus of Lungern Also known as Apostle of Switzerland Beatus of Beatenberg Beatus of Thun Memorial 9 May Profile Convert, baptized in England by Saint Barnabas the Apostle. Priest, ordained in Rome, Italy by Saint Peter the Apostle. Missionary to Switzerland. Lived in a cave above the Lake of Thun, which tradition says is where he fought a dragon (often used as a metaphor for chasing the devil out of a region by bringing in Christianty); it became known as Mount Beatenburg in his honor, and became a place of pilgrimage in later years. Confessor of the faith. Died c.112 on Mount Beatenburg, Lake of Thun, Switzerland of natural causes Canonized Pre-Congregation after the Reformation his cultus was transferred to the chapel at Lungern, Obwalden Patronage Beatenberg, Switzerland Representation old man in a cave, usually reading monk fighting or chasing a dragon monk with a book and a weapon catholicsaints.info/saint-beatus-of-lungern/
The sadomasochism group “Ecumenical Working Group on BDSM and Christianity” will be taking part in the 104th German Catholic Congress (Katholikentag) in Würzburg from 13 to 17 May. The Katholikentag is one of the largest gatherings of "Catholics" in Germany. It includes liturgical scandals, political discussions, cultural events, and stands from hundreds of different organisations. The sadomasochism group will host a stand from 14 to 16 May. Its members are “Christians” from various denominations who discuss sexuality and eroticism "particularly in the field of sadomasochistic sexual preferences". They aim to remove the taboo surrounding the topic and provide information about sadomasochistic practices within a 'faith' context. Also present at the Katholikentag will be the 'Network of Catholic Lesbians', which describes itself as an independent, feminist, Catholic-oriented spiritual network. #newsGobikwjarm
Benjamin Netanyahu’s former personal security head has been caught in an undercover sting operation sending s*xually explicit messages to an undercover detective posing as a teenage boy. "You were involved in security for the Israeli leader Netanyahu." "You had multiple chances not to commit this crime, but you did anyway."
The Polish priest Beniamin Sęktas (ordained in 2020) from the Diocese of Drohiczyn in eastern Poland publicly called for the resignation of Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś, 62, of Krakow. Pope Leo XIV had promoted the pro-homosexual Cardinal Ryś from Łódź to Krakow in November 2025. In an open letter published in mid-December 2025, Rev. Sęktas asked the Cardinal to resign. He called Cardinal Ryś a “public collaborator of rainbow Catholics.” Furthermore, Rev. Sęktas noted that Cardinal Ryś promotes extraordinary lay ministers to distribute Communion. The letter included statements such as: “You continue to shock and scandalize many Catholics” “the cynical face of an activist seeking the applause of opinion-forming elites” Bishop Henryk Sawczuk of Drohiczyn summoned Rev. Sęktas and reprimanded him. On May 4, the Diocese of Drohiczyn published a statement saying that the priest had violated the media guidelines adopted by the Polish Bishops’ Conference in 2023. The bishop also forbade him from …More
In an open letter published in mid-December 2025, Rev. Sęktas asked the Cardinal to resign. He called Cardinal Ryś a “public collaborator of rainbow Catholics.” Furthermore, Rev. Sęktas noted that Cardinal Ryś promotes extraordinary lay ministers to distribute Communion. The letter included statements such as: “You continue to shock and scandalize many Catholics” “the cynical face of an activist seeking the applause of opinion-forming elites”
St. Paisios ~~~ Those who sow dissatisfaction will reap dissatisisfaction and will store up anxiety. Whereas who sow praise for God, receive divine grace and eternal blessing