Wed Dec 10, 2025 - 10:02 am EST (LifeSiteNews) — Do you enjoy dropping fun facts into conversations? Some people might be intrigued to hear that the average ocean depth is roughly equivalent to stacking eight Empire State Buildings on top of one another. Others may be amused to learn that the human brain generates about 12 to 25 watts of electricity at any given moment – just enough to power a small light bulb. But many would raise an eyebrow if you claimed that Brazil was once the actual seat of a European monarchy and that Rio de Janeiro served as the capital of the realm. Even more striking is the fact that the Brazilian royal family still exists (more precisely, imperial family), even though with no public duties or roles, and that the current head of the Imperial House of Brazil, Dom Bertrand de Orléans e Bragança, is a devout Catholic who receives Communion daily. “I have received Holy Communion every day of my life since I was 17 (he is 84 now). I remember missing Communion only …
This site and ministry is unfavourably regarded by the algorithm which is a sign you should take note. When you enter more specific search criteria , you get directed to what appears at first view to be unfavourable information, although it does not take you directly to the MoDM website. I for one, have never doubted of the authenticity of these messages.
December 13 Saint Lucy of Syracuse. orlandileonordove49 St. Lucy Virgin and Martyr († 303) Saint Lucy was a young Christian maiden of Syracuse in Sicily. She had already offered her virginity to God and refused to marry, when her mother pressed her to accept the offer of a young pagan. The mother was afflicted afterwards for several years by an issue of blood, and all human remedies were ineffectual. Lucy reminded her mother that a woman in the Gospel, suffering from the same disorder, had been healed by the divine power. They determined to make a journey to Catania, a port of Sicily, where the tomb of Saint Agatha, martyred in 251, was already a site of pilgrimage. Saint Agatha, Lucy said, stands ever in the sight of Him for whom she died. Only touch her sepulchre with faith, and you will be healed. The Saint of Catania had already saved that city, when Mount Etna had erupted the year after her martyrdom: some frightened pagans, seeing a course of lava descending directly toward the …More
Bishop Erik Varden of Trondheim told AcePrensa.com on December 9 that we are already living in a post-secular age, something especially evident in northern Europe. He said that people are turning to Catholicism "because it is true", as many grow disillusioned with other options. "With so much collapse — of old certainties and institutions — and the fragility of our political, cultural, ecological and financial lives, people are looking for parameters that promise to withstand the flood." Regarding the increase in attendance at Mass in the Roman rite, Bishop Varden noted that this is happening "in some places, not everywhere". It is linked to a search for beauty, which the Church can offer. He urged simply celebrating the liturgy well and follow the rubrics: "Do the red and say the black." Referring to the Chartres pilgrimage over Pentecost, he observed that the young participants were impossible to categorise, ranging from people who attend charismatic services to those who attend the …More
Several voices within Vatican City have expressed unease over the risks surrounding cooperation with Italian intelligence services, reports SilereNonPossum.com. The concern is heightened by the existence of dossiers compiled in recent years on prominent figures of the Holy See, including Cardinal Angelo Becciu and other prelates. An anonymous cardinal noted that operational contacts between the Vatican Gendarmerie and Italian intelligence agencies — originally established for protection and prevention — are increasingly being used as channels to collect or circulate information about priests, bishops, cardinals, and other Vatican figures, fostering dynamics of pressure, suspicion, and internal control. Today, Leo XIV received directors and staff of Italian intelligence in private audience.
I dubbi in Vaticano: etica, dossieraggio e confini della cooperazione L’udienza, però, non è stata accolta ovunque con serenità. Diversi ambienti interni alla Città del Vaticano hanno manifestato perplessità per le criticità etiche e morali che accompagnano, in generale, l’operato dei servizi di intelligence: l’equilibrio tra tutela del bene comune e rispetto della persona, tra sicurezza e rischio di “uso” improprio dell’informazione. In questo quadro si inserisce anche il tema – oggi particolarmente sensibile – del dossieraggio che ha coinvolto, negli anni scorsi, figure di rilievo della Santa Sede, tra cui il cardinale Angelo Becciu ed altri prelati. Un cardinale ha sottolineato, inoltre, che i contatti operativi fra Gendarmeria Vaticana e apparati informativi italiani, nati per finalità di protezione e prevenzione, sono spesso diventati ambigui negli ultimi anni, venendo utilizzati come canali per raccogliere o far circolare informazioni su preti, vescovi, cardinali e …More
These men, Bergoglio, Prevost and others are tearing down the edifice that was built on Christ and stood for two thousand years, right before our eyes. And the silence is deafening
Politicians usually behave in an opposite manner to their words. Leo is a politician. My guess is the Synodal pope will shield abusive clergy from justice.
12/12/2025 Entire blog as a free PDF eBook. Many of us ask ourselves: How can it be that our world is heading straight for disaster? The concepts of the “deep state,” globalists, technocrats, or simply the “swamp” don’t explain why so many people on our planet are completely indifferent to the direction it’s hurtling in. They are merely the architects and executors of a plan to seize global domination during the inevitable financial crisis fueled by mounting debt. We are still in the dark when it comes to understanding this meticulously crafted plan to destroy human civilization as we know it—a plan that is unfolding before our very eyes. Muhammad is the most popular name given to newborns in England. Of course, they exploit the fear, complacency, and selfishness of most of us. Psychological phenomena play a major role in this. An article by Simone Hörrlein, a German living in Canada, published on manova.news on Wednesday, sheds some light on the mechanisms used to change the world …
I wonder what his parents think about their son fighting on the side of Russia while they are fighting on the side of Ukraine. Not good I am sure. Here is another post with Poland losing their mind again. Russia condemns Polish detention of Hermitage … There are many Polish soldiers and mercenaries fighting in Ukraine. They are dying or captured quickly.
Italian Priest Proposes "Baby Girl" as Christ in Nativity scene: On 3 December, Father Vitaliano Della Sala, pastor in Capocastello (Diocese of Avellino, Italy), told a local television station that a 'baby girl Jesus' should be introduced into nativity scenes because God could have incarnated as a woman as well. This "provocation" should stimulate reflection on women's "access" to Holy Orders: "I was thinking of having a baby girl Jesus born, to say that if Jesus was born male, this does not mean He privileged us men and excluded the possibility of women becoming deacons, priests and even bishops," Don Della Sala said. In 2023, the pro-homosexual priest featured two lesbians at the side of the manger.
«Nel presepe un Gesù bambino a pezzi o un Gesù bambina». Don Vitaliano invita alla riflessione
I welcome this sort of stuff - The Orthodox Church ( who is monitoring this forum) will help spread the news of the Novus Ordo Heresies, further dividing the ever chance of unification. Imagine that, promoting a female messiah, and promoting young girls with hand grenades, and venerating NAZI's These Buggers are terrorists.
A very wise leader indeed! Many times I have heard him say, we must all work together to help one another. We must help poorer countries. He has waved billions of dollars in loans from poor countries. He has sent over 100,000 tons of grain to help them and more countries. Including to Catholics around the world. I have posted a few of those places and times. He has asked other countries to do the same thing. Instead he is laughed at and hated more for being a compassionate and benevolent leader. Who protects his people and the weaker countries when asked to help. Putin: No dominant powers in new world, everyone stands equal. #putin #russia #brics #equality ---------
Um, during his time in politics he's also been involved in a lot of wars where hundreds of thousands of people were killed, and a good number of "defenestrations", disappearances. and "unexpected" deaths of political opponents, etc., and somehow accumulated billions of dollars in property and cash to boot. So hardly just the kindly, generous guy next door.
This video is a short version of what I have said many times Putin has said. Help one another. Work together. Help the poor countries. And so on. When we pray, we must never forget we are all GOD'S Children! Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.
Self-destruction