Today, Pope Leo XIV has appointed Jesuit priest Joseph Samedi, 54, as Coadjutor Archbishop of Bangui. The appointment places Fr Samedi alongside Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga, 59, who is only five years his senior. Background to the Appointment Cardinal Nzapalainga has led the Archdiocese of Bangui since 2012 and was made cardinal by Pope Francis in 2016. He rose to international prominence for his interfaith work during the Central African Republic’s civil conflict, particularly through the 'Plateforme des Confessions Religieuses de Centrafrique', a coalition of Christian and Muslim leaders promoting reconciliation. In recent years, however, local and regional reporting has pointed to growing tensions between the Archdiocese of Bangui and the Nunciature in the Central African Republic. The most sweeping allegations have come from journalist Jean-Paul Naïba, who accuses the cardinal of greed, financial misconduct, nepotism, and misuse of church-affiliated NGOs. Regional outlets including …More
Ken Klippenstein writes on April 24 the truism that the U.S. has long maintained extensive intelligence and security monitoring of the Vatican. The used agencies are the CIA, NSA, FBI, and State Department. - The CIA is represented in the U.S. Embassy to the Vatican and the Agency has been penetrating the Vatican government and diplomatic corps for years. It has human spies working inside the Holy See bureaucracy. - The NSA intercepts Vatican communications, emails, and texts, working independently and through a joint NSA/CIA “Special Collection Service.” - The FBI investigates crimes committed against and by the Vatican. It also regularly provides threat intelligence to the Pope during his travels. FBI documents show that the first Trump administration sought to beef up its coordination with Italian intelligence agencies and Vatican officials on things like cyber security, white collar crime, human trafficking, art theft and other issues. - The State Department closely follows the ins …More
Thu Apr 23, 2026 - 7:08 am EDT (LifeSiteNews) — A mother in Austria has been fined for temporarily keeping her 10-year-old son out of school during a sexual education class. Michaela Vamos-Karandish was fined 110 euros ($128) for keeping her young son out of school for four days in March 2025 after an external sex education workshop was to take place. The workshop’s content had not been disclosed to parents beforehand. In addition, numerous sex education books – the content of which some parents found questionable – were made available in the classroom for unsupervised use by students. According to a report by ADF International, the materials included books such as Lina, the Explorer and My First Sex Education Book, which contain explicit depictions of sexual practices. Some of the books also depicted modern views on gender and family, incompatible with nature and traditional teaching. The mother argued that these violated the principle of neutrality in public schools. In a book …
The Vatican has accepted the appeal filed by the Benedictine monks of the Valle de los Caídos against the Spanish government’s planned “re-signification” of the monument, according to Spanish media. The move is being seen as a setback for the pro-homosexual Cardinal José Cobo of Madrid, whom critics accuse of having capitulated to the government during negotiations. Cardinal Cobo has repeatedly said that the Archdiocese of Madrid has no authority over the basilica or the Benedictine community and that responsibility lies with the Vatican. The complex includes the Basilica of the Holy Cross and the Benedictine monastery. The Sánchez government’s plans amount to the secularisation of an important Catholic religious sites. The government is expected to present in June the redevelopment project known as “La base y la cruz,” which will lay out the next stage of the redesign. This will coincide with the June visit of Pope Leo XIV to Spain. #newsDrmmbzsumh
There is such a thing as contagious euthanasia....like suicide....The chances of someone else in the family trying suicide is very high when a parent or sibling or friend has done it....Nobody realizes that God won’t accept you if you do that because you are displaying the desire to be God yourself...a very bad idea!
Leo XIV sent a video message to those gathered at DePaul University in the U.S. to mark the 15th anniversary of the abolition of the death penalty in the State of Illinois. He stressed that the Church continues to affirm “that the dignity of the person is not lost even after very serious crimes are committed.” In The City of God, Augustine of Hippo argues that legitimate public authority acting under just law may order death.
Pope Leo sent a video message to those gathered at DePaul University in the U.S. to mark the 15th anniversary of the abolition of the death penalty in the State of Illinois. In the message, he stressed that the Church continues to affirm “that the dignity of the person is not lost even after very serious crimes are committed.”
They have been influenced for many years by Pachamama spirituality and liberation theology. As a result, they genuinely believe much of what they promote and speak about. The real issue is that they should never have been allowed anywhere near the Vatican, let alone placed in positions of authority at its very center. Therefore, cardinals and bishops—who *should* know better—are an even greater concern. Lukewarm Catholics are problematic. Lukewarm clergy are even worse. Shame on them.
Chris Jackson rightly wrote (Hiraeth in exile): So what are we supposed to believe? That the Church “long considered” an attack on human dignity to be morally acceptable? That Scripture, the Fathers, the Doctors, the Roman Catechism, and centuries of Catholic rulers all endorsed something intrinsically contrary to the dignity of man until Francis, of all people, corrected the moral theology of Christendom?
25.04.2025 BIBLE READING AT THE HOLY MASS TODAY SAYS ‘THOSE WHO DO NOT BELIEVE WILL BE CONDEMNED’ All need faith and baptism for salvation and those who do not believe will be condemned said Fr. John Cross, a Nigerian diocesan priest at Holy Mass today in English. He was reading the Gospel from St. Mark at the chapel of the Missionaries of Charity Brothers Contemplative of Mother Teresa, Largo Preneste, Rome. Today is the feast of St. Mark the Evangelist. Fr. John Cross was referring to the belief in Jesus in the Catholic Church for non condemnation to Hell. This missionary passage from St. Mark is supported by Vatican Council II. It says all need faith and baptism for salvation (Ad Gentes 7). Ad Gentes 7 is placed in the Catechism of the Catholic Church under the title No salvation outside the Church (846). Yesterday, in the Reading from the Bible, at Holy Mass, Jesus identifies with the Catholic Church. He says, “Saul, Saul why do you persecute me”. Saul was persecuting the Early …More
Nidah Abdallah DIGITAL ID WILL REVEAL WHO HAS AND HAS NOT BEEN VACCINATED. At the World Economic Forum's Davos summit, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands made her position on Digital ID very clear. It is not just about banking or financial access, she said. Digital ID should also determine who has and has not been vaccinated, who gets to enroll their children in school, and who qualifies to receive government aid. A single digital identity. Tied to your medical records, your children's education, and your ability to survive financially. What could go wrong.
“The bishops in the episcopal conferences of Africa were basically saying, that here in Africa, our whole cultural reality is very different … it wasn’t rejecting the teaching authority of Rome, it was saying that our cultural situation is such that the application of this document is just not going to work,” Prevost said. “You have to remember there are still places in Africa that apply the death penalty, for example, for people who are living in a homosexual relationship … So, we’re in very different worlds,” the Vatican official added.
Pope Leo Condemns Death Penalty as US Considers Expanding Execution Methods | AK1B Pope Leo condemned the death penalty in a video message from Vatican City, urging its abolition in the United States and worldwide. Addressing DePaul University, he stressed that human dignity remains even after serious crimes and called capital punishment “inadmissible.” His remarks come as U.S. authorities consider expanding execution methods, reigniting global debate over justice, human rights, and morality. For more details, watch our story and subscribe to our channel, DRM News. Pope Leo, Vatican news, death penalty, capital punishment, US executions, human rights, Catholic Church, DePaul University, Chicago news, global politics, breaking news, world news, justice system, US policy, execution methods, lethal injection, firing squad debate, electrocution, religious message, Pope speech, international law, human dignity, abolition movement, morality debate, global affairs
Papst Leo: Unterstützung für alle, die gegen Todesstrafe kämpfen In einer Videobotschaft an die DePaul University in Chicago, die den 15. Jahrestag der Abschaffung der Todesstrafe im US-Staat Illinois feierlich beging, bekräftigt Papst Leo XIV. das Recht eines jeden Menschen auf Leben, „die eigentliche Grundlage jedes anderen Menschenrechts“. Daher sei der Vollzug der Todesstrafe als „Angriff auf die Unverletzlichkeit und Würde der Person“ unzulässig, so der Papst.
Cardinal Pizzaballa has released a statement condemning encroachments on church property by Israeli settlers In the statement, the Latin Patriarch called for: 'immediate removal of all damage caused, prevention of any future intrusions into these areas, and the provision of legal protection for the Patriarchate’s lands'
Examine the "Church" today, and what this Clown represents........ Stop belly aching Pizzeria......... Repent and Reform Why should Jerusalem support Apostasy? All the Hebrews know the first commandment - Not the Novus Ordo
Bill Donohue Racism is a curse, and it is therefore understandable that news stories about the corrupt Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) are focused on its funding of the Ku Klux Klan. What is frequently overlooked is its record of targeting Christians, especially Catholics. Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, nailed it when he said SPLC was guilty of “manufacturing racism to justify its existence.” That’s akin to firefighters setting fire to a row of houses so they can put it out, and then demanding an increase in salary and benefits. SPLC has also invented anti-Catholicism to serve its political agenda. Eleven charges have been brought against SPLC by a federal grand jury, including six counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud and one count of money laundering. It paid at least $3 million to eight individuals, including those linked to the Klan and neo-Nazi groups. While there is no evidence that it paid anti-Catholics, it is undeniably true that it worked to promote …
40 Years Ago: Father Augustus Tolton, First African American Priest, Ordained in Rome The first African-American priest was ordained at St. John Lateran on April 24, 1886, 140 years ago. currentsnews
The appeal of the Old Liturgy for young people lies in its focus and orientation on God, not on the community. We have so many rites in the Catholic Church. We should accept them for what they are: mere rites. We must infuse every rite with love and devotion; otherwise, it misses its mark. The Old and New Rites, as such, have nothing to do with whether we recognize the Council or not, or how we deal with its texts or reforms.
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira – Folha de S. Paulo, April 19, 1970 - A progressive and anti-militarist interlocutor challenged me: “TFP’s doctrinal action against communism and what you call its ‘Catholic’ offshoots, Christian democracy and progressivism, lacks practical scope. The military governs us, so let it solve the current problems on its own. TFP young men would do better to abandon this struggle in terms of force and focus their precious time and energy on economically productive activities rather than ideological action.” I will set aside some psychological aspects of the objection, such as the barely disguised desire to criticize the Armed Forces and tarnish their prestige among civilians or to end TFP’s activities. I accept the objection in theory and will now respond to it. ___________ * * * ___________ At first glance, I notice how outdated my progressive friend’s ideas are. Events in our era have clearly shown that psychological action and counteraction can be effective. …More