Historic church engulfed in flames in Quebec, Canada | Shalom World News A historic church in Saint-Romain, Quebec, Canada, was destroyed by a major fire on Monday evening, marking a significant loss for the small rural community. The blaze rapidly engulfed the structure, and within an hour, the church’s bell tower collapsed. Authorities say the building is likely a total loss. According to Quebec's cultural heritage records, construction of the church began in 1934. Designed by architect Joseph-Aimé Poulin, the church had long served as a spiritual and cultural landmark in the village, which is home to around 700 residents. Residents expressed deep sorrow over the destruction, noting the sacrifices made by earlier generations to build the church with limited means. “It’s extremely sad for all the families who contributed their meager resources,” one resident said. Officials have launched an investigation into the cause of the fire, but preliminary indications suggest there is no …More
11K views · 849 reactions | One of the wonders of late medieval England? There is truly nothing else quite like the Wenhaston Doom. There are doom paintings else where in England, however, none survive in such a well preserved state. For instance, there is a great doom at St Thomas’s church in Salisbury, however, that has been extensively restored. Additionally, there are many dooms that survive in terrible condition, such as the one at Stanningfield church, also in Suffolk. One of the reasons why the Wenhaston Doom is so appealing is because of this story of its chance survival. The fortune of this story make the feeling of beholding this stunning piece of late medieval art even more overpowering. If anyone is wondering, the gaps in these paintings are the shadow of where the Rood figures would have once stood before the painting. The rood figures included Jesus on the Cross, flanked by John and Mary. Unfortunately, every single doom painting in England was destroyed at the Reformation …More
Saint César de Bus - April 15 Also known as Caeser Cesare Apostle of the Catechism Memorial 15 April Profile A middle child – the seventh of thirteenchildren, and raised as a pious child. Soldier at age 18, and fought in the war against the Huguenots. Joined the navy to fight in the siege of La Rochelle, but illness kept him from the fight. He lived for three years in Paris, France, devoted to poetry and painting and to wild and frivolous living. Back in his home town of Cavaillon, he took over the position of his late brother as canon of Salon, a position he wanted for its income and connections instead of its spiritual significance. One night while on his way to a masked ball, he passed a shrine where a small light was burning before an image of the Virgin Mary. He was suddenly overwhelmed by the memory that a friend, Antoinette Reveillade, had prayed fervently for his salvation. He realized that there was no way he could live a life offending God and then expect to …More
Blessed César de Bus, April 15 ADPaul Blessed César de Bus, born 3 February 1544, at Cavaillon, in France; He died on 15 April 1607. He was a French Catholic priest who founded two religious congregations. It is usual that many people find it difficult to decide what to do with their lives. The story of Blessed Cesar de Bus also was the same. After finishing his Jesuit education he had difficulty settling between a military and a literary career. He wrote some plays but ultimately settled for life in the army and at court.
On 13 February, the Instagram account RetiroDaGospa published a video showing Fr. Oscar Pilloni crowdsurfing while wearing liturgical vestments. The scene took place during a youth "retreat" in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Rev Pilloni is the founder of the Gospa Mira community. According to the website Tradition In Action, he follows a 'Pentecostal-conservative' spirituality, which includes energetic dancing as well as devotions associated with Fatima, including the rosary.
This crowdsurfing priest is Fr. Oscar Pilloni, founder of the Pentecostal-conservative Gospa Mira retreat center in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Video published on Insta
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In the Mosque of Algiers on April 13, Leo XIV - after removing his shoes, as required by protocol - stood in “silent reflection” before the miḥrāb, reports VaticanNews.va. The miḥrāb is the niche in the wall that indicates the direction of Mecca. He then spoke with Imam Mohamed Mamoun al Qasimi, who was also dressed in white. According to Vatican.va, Leo XIV said that the mosque “represents the space that belongs to God; a sacred, divine space”. He prayed that "the peace and justice of the Kingdom of God may also be present among us". Picture: Vatian Media, #newsEzbzudtlfz
GREAT APOSTASY Pope Leo XIV calls Algiers mosque 'space proper … Apostasy from the Faith is defined as “the complete and voluntary abandonment of the Christian religion, whether the apostate embraces another religion such as Paganism, Judaism, Mohammedanism, etc., or merely makes profession of Naturalism, Rationalism, etc.” (Catholic Encyclopedia, s.v. “Apostasy”)
Saint Joseph de Veuster - April 15 / May 10 Also known as Apostle to the Lepers Damian de Veuster Damiano de Veuster Father Damien Memorial 10 May 15 April (Father Damien Day in Hawaii) Profile Son of a small farmer. Studied at the college at Braine-le-Comte, Belgium. Joined the Picpus Fathers on 7 October1860, taking the name Damien. Seminarian in Paris, France. Volunteered for missionary work while still in seminary, and was sent to Hawaii. Ordained in Honolulu on 24 May1864. Missionary on islands where his single parish was the size of all of his native Belgium. Resident priest in the leper colony on Molokai where for years he worked alone to minister to the patients’ spiritual and medical needs. His work turned a wretched dump for the unwanted into a real community with the best treatment of the day, and patients who lived strong spiritual lives. He contracted leprosy in 1885, and though severely crippled by the disease, Father Damien worked until the end. …More
Saint Damien of Molokai - April 15 breski1 May 10, 2010 Father Damien or Saint Damien of Molokai, SS.CC. (Dutch: Pater Damiaan or Heilige Damiaan van Molokai; 3 January 1840 – 15 April 1889), born Jozef De Veuster, was a Roman Catholicpriest from Belgium and member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary,[1] a missionaryreligious order. He won recognition for his ministry to people with leprosy (also known as Hansen's disease), who had been placed under a government-sanctioned medical quarantine on the island of Moloka'i in the Kingdom of Hawai'i.[2] After sixteen years caring for the physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of those in the leper colony, he eventually contracted and died of the disease, and is widely considered a "martyr of charity". He is the ninth person recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church to have lived, worked, and died in what is now the United States. In both the Latin Rite and the Eastern Rites of the Catholic Church …More
The French districts of the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter (Clavis.org, April 11) and the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (LaPorteLatine.org, April 13) have publicly clashed over planned episcopal consecrations on July 1. FSSP Position The FSSP argues that the consecrations would be illegitimate because the episcopate, by its nature, requires communion with the Pope and the body of bishops. Consecrating bishops without papal mandate therefore contradicts the Church’s divine constitution, not merely its discipline. It responds to an argument made by the FSSPX (in a technical annex), which refers to Lumen gentium in arguing that episcopal consecration does not itself confer governing authority, and therefore such consecrations would not necessarily break Church unity. The FSSP rejects this interpretation, arguing that - even if jurisdiction is not automatically given - episcopal functions can only be exercised within hierarchical communion. Acting without papal mandate leads in …More
The latest outburst from Donald J. Trump is a direct and unusually aggressive attack on Pope Leo XIV. Trump wrote on social media that Leo XIV is “weak on crime” and “a disaster in foreign policy”. “He talks about ‘fear’ of the Trump Administration, but doesn’t mention the FEAR that the Catholic Church, and all other Christian Organizations, had during COVID when they were arresting priests, ministers, and everybody else, for holding Church Services, even when going outside, and being ten and even twenty feet apart.” Trump does “not want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon.” “I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s terrible that America attacked Venezuela, a Country that was sending massive amounts of Drugs into the United States and, even worse, emptying their prisons, including murderers and drug dealers into our Country.” “And I don’t want a Pope who criticizes the President of the United States because I’m doing exactly what I was elected, IN A LANDSLIDE …More
Leo XIV's current visit to Algeria is (also) personal. In 2004, Father Prevost participated in a pilgrimage to mark the 1650th anniversary of Saint Augustine’s birth, reports IlGiornale.it on 13 April. Due to security concerns, the group had been heavily escorted by police and had been restricted to a brief visit to Annaba (ancient Hippo). No broader travel inside Algeria was considered safe at the time. They were strongly advised not to spend the night in Algeria, which is why they returned to Tunisia the same day. Fr Prevost was dressed entirely in civilian clothes, as usual. Returning now as Pope, he revisits those same places. Picture: Conversation Nico Spuntoni, #newsJsaejrgunk
Children, you will see gifts and Graces never before seen, for the times and the situations that you are facing, and will face, will need them. What is taking place now, children, has not happened before. Do not forget this. Each time requires its grace, its formation, and the necessary tools to accomplish My Work. DO NOT BE AFRAID. REMAIN IN ME. You see that My Church that I founded upon the holy foundations of the Apostles, and that soul by soul – brick by brick – I have built up throughout the centuries, has been infiltrated, wounded, undermined. The order that I placed in Her for the good of all My children has been rejected. And what has remained? Woodworm.[1] This is why you feel sorrow – My sorrow. This is why you feel horror – My horror. This is why you feel holy wrath – My own wrath – at seeing what has been created by My Father become contaminated and corroded. Just as a tree whose branches have been attacked by pests – consuming leaf after leaf, impeding and deforming any …More
Our Lord Jesus Christ is giving us His Divine Mercy,- His Heart Pierce with water and blood of his GREAT MERCY.. Bless are those who Humble themselves at the Foot of the Cross and Accept Our Lord Jesus Christ --- GIFT..... His Divine Mercy..... His Will , and of what's happening .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUMILITY, HUMILITY, HUMILITY. If you wish to live in TRUTH, you will need to live in HUMILITY. 2025-09-02 Reconquest - He Is Not Mine | Mission …
Today, an entire Christian family was buried in Nigeria. A father. A mother. Their children. Murdered for their faith in Jesus Christ by Fulani Muslim terrorists. The world may ignore it — but Heaven will not forget. Pray for the persecuted Church. #PrayForNigeria @ezekieldachomo0
Catholic Leaders Defend Pope and Criticize Trump After Harsh Attacks A prominent conservative bishop who serves on President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission was among those who called on the president to apologize. nytimes.com/2026/04/13/us/trump-pope-leo.html President Trump faced a groundswell of criticism from Christians across the political spectrum on Monday for his social-media posts attacking Pope Leo XIV and depicting himself as a Jesus-like figure. Pushback was so forceful, including some from Mr. Trump’s supporters, that by late morning on Monday the Jesus image, which had been posted on the president’s social-media account, was deleted. The president’s tirade on Sunday night against Pope Leo, one week after Easter Sunday, accused him of being too liberal and “weak on crime,” and even falsely claimed credit for the pope’s election. For months, tension between the White House and the Vatican has been mounting amid the turbulence of the Trump administration’s aggressive …More
June consistory Not About Liturgy: Pope Leo XIV sent Easter greetings to the cardinals, outlining the June consistory. The letter has been published in full on SilereNonPossum. In it, Leo XIV praised the work on Francis's document 'Evangelii Gaudium' carried out in small groups at the January consistory. In June, he intends to focus specifically on the progress made by the groups regarding Evangelii Gaudium, particularly with regard to mission and the transmission of the faith. There is no mention of liturgy.
'The nuncio was reminded of what had happened to the papacy during the Avignon “captivity”.' What is that supposed to mean? Is Trump going to kidnap the pope like he did the Venezuelan president?