Leo XIV suppresses Vatican donations commission: Published today, Leo XIV’s document Vinculum unitatis et caritatis abolishes the Commissio de donationibus pro Sancta Sede. This fundraising body was created only in February by Pope Francis during his hospital stay. According to SilereNonPossum, Monsignor Roberto Campisi, who headed the commission, intended to install his own people. All statutes, acts, and mandates of the commission lose immediate force. Its assets pass to the Holy See, with APSA handling liquidation. Oversight of donations and the redesign of the Vatican’s fundraising system is reassigned to the Council for the Economy, the Secretariat for the Economy, and newly appointed working groups, which will develop a new unified model within the Vatican’s ordinary economic structures.
The Vatican on Thursday published the conclusions of its study commission on women deacons. The Commission rules out admitting women to the diaconate understood as a degree of the sacrament of Holy Orders, but without issuing a definitive judgment at this time. The report stresses repeatedly that the negative assessment is “strong” yet “does not permit formulating a definitive judgment,” unlike the case of priestly ordination. Submission of the Report to Pope Leo XIV On 18 September, Cardinal Giuseppe Petrocchi, President of the Study Commission on the Female Diaconate, submitted to Pope Leo XIV a detailed synthesis of the Commission’s work. The report reflects several years of historical, theological, and pastoral investigation. Historical Findings: A Non-Sacramental Ancient Practice The Commission revisited the findings of two earlier Vatican commissions. Historical research confirms that, in the early Church, the title deaconess appeared in different regions and periods, but with …More
“Our Lady is not Co-Redemptrix” - Brazil Archbishop: "We don’t need to say that Mary is co-Redemptrix, that Jesus needs Mary to save humanity. Mary herself is prepared, saved by God; she is a creature of God. She makes herself the servant of her own son, but she is not co-redemptrix", Archbishop Juárez Marqués of Teresina, Brazil, said on November 27 in an interview with the local TV Jornal TV Cidade Verde.
“Não precisamos dizer que Maria é corredentora, que Jesus precisa de Maria para salvar a humanidade. Maria mesma, ela é preparada, salva por Deus, é a criatura de Deus. Se faz serva do seu próprio filho, mas não é corredentora, agora ela é intercessora nossa”, disse o arcebispo de Teresina (PI), dom Juarez Marques ontem (27), em uma entrevista ao Jornal TV Cidade Verde.
The "Filioque" controversy The closer occurence contexts of the "Filioque" keyword in Saint Alphonsus Liguori's THE HISTORY OF HERESIES, AND THEIR REFUTATION; OR, THE TRIUMPH OF THE CHURCH. Source: the history of heresies, and their refutation - …
The Associazione Dipendenti Laici Vaticani (ADLV), a union-like association representing the Vatican's lay employees, has questioned in a December 3 statement the optimism surrounding the recent Vatican financial report. Last week, the Vatican announced a budget surplus of €1.6 million, its first positive result after years of deficits—a development presented as a sign of progress. However, the ADLV argues that the information released remains partial and insufficient. Employees say they would prefer the Vatican to regularly publish complete, certified budgets—both forecast and final—accompanied by detailed documentation, rather than relying on visually appealing slide presentations that lack the depth required for serious evaluation. As the ADLV notes, it is difficult to believe in a genuine financial recovery when essential data are still missing. Surplus Driven by Donations and Market Gains According to the association, the surplus is not the result of structural reforms or improved …More
Era ora che si proclamasse a livello mondiale che il vero, l'unico, l'insuperabile presepe è quello Napoletano. Visitate il Museo di San Martino a Napoli, c'è un'intera ala dedicata al presepe con lavori di grandi artisti.
Andrew Bridgen @ABridgen How the Club of Rome and the WEF invented Climate Change in order to attack humanity. Please watch and share with those you love.
One reason is because most parishes are being run as a business, with the priest as a CEO. There are more lay people running the parish which reduces the priest to a caretaker. He has very little authority as the laity tell him which preface to use, what the homily should be and what Mass he is supposed to celebrate. To quote an old maxim there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
Mon Dec 1, 2025 - 5:27 pm EST (LifeSiteNews) — The board chair of a Nigerian human rights organization, during an interview last week with Crux, slammed Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin for downplaying the role of Islam in the brutal genocide against the country’s Christians and said that he is encouraging further acts of Islamic terrorism against the faithful. During the interview, which was published on November 27, Emeka Umeagbalasi, the board chair of the International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law (Intersociety) emphasized that Parolin’s comments diminishing the role of Islam in the genocide of Nigerian Christians provides diplomatic cover for Islamic terrorists, weakens the Church’s moral standing, and ultimately emboldens Islamic terrorists to continue committing genocide. Parolin came under fire in October for downplaying the influence that Islam has played in the persecution, framing the violence against Nigerian Christians as a “social …
Parents, we need to have a real talk about Santa Claus. Santa Claus is not real. There is no magical man sliding down chimneys at midnight, no flying reindeer squad, no North Pole workshop pumping out iPads. And honestly, we have reached the point where we should stop telling kids that this cartoon character is the center of Christmas. Why? Because when we teach children that Christmas is all about Santa, we are actually hijacking the entire meaning of the feast. Christmas is not the cult of presents, wrapping paper, and sugar-coated myths. Christmas is the night when God the Father gave us His only begotten Son. It is the joy of the Christ Child breaking into the world, the Light shining in the darkness, the Word made Flesh, the fulfillment of every prophecy and every longing of the human heart. That is what we celebrate. That is what children deserve to know. The real Santa Claus, by the way, is not a jolly mascot invented by Coca-Cola. The real Santa Claus is St. Nicholas, a Catholic …More
The Tiara is Back: Images circulating online, including a growing wave of memes, show Pope Leo XIV and the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria, Theodoros II, during an ecumenical liturgy on 29 November in Cathedral St George. Leo XIV is wearing his white zucchetto, while the schismatic Patriarch Theodoros II is using a tiara.
The Orthodox mostly wore icons around their necks. I noticed the Vatican delegation (and Leo) wore crosses, not crucifixes. Perhaps the Synodal church wants to appear more Protestant.
White Fathers: Mission, Dialogue, and Presence in Jerusalem Fr. Giuseppe Gaffurini and Fr. Frans Bouwen tell the story of a congregation that unites faith, mission, and dialogue. From their arrival in Jerusalem to their current presence, the White Fathers continue to demonstrate their commitment, hospitality, and connection with the local community. cmc
Bienvenue! Église Sainte-Anne de Jérusalem La communauté des Missionnaires d’Afrique appelés aussi « Pères Blancs » est heureuse de vous accueillir dans le lieu dédié à sainte Anne. Nous vous invitons pour une prière dans l’ancienne basilique romane, construite par les croisés au XIIe siècle. Selon le Protévangile de Jacques (commentaire apocryphe des évangiles de l’enfance daté du IIe siècle), les parents de la Bienheureuse Vierge Marie, Mère de Jésus, s’appelaient Anne et Joachim et vivaient près du Temple. La tradition veut que ce soit précisément sur le domaine de Sainte-Anne qu’ils aient habités. Ce lieu fut donc aussi celui de la naissance de Marie. Juste à côté de la basilique se trouve le site archéologique de Bethesda, dont la piscine est mentionnée dans l’évangile de saint Jean (chapitre 5). Selon cet évangile, c’est là que le Seigneur Jésus guérit un paralytique, malade depuis 38 ans. Le miracle de la guérison de cet homme rend cet endroit très important …More