The Vatican is facing a legal challenge at the European Court of Human Rights over the suspension of pensions for two former Vatican bank officials, Paolo Cipriani and Massimo Tulli. Both were convicted by Vatican courts for financial mismanagement and lost their pension payments, which they argue they are still entitled to receive. Although Vatican courts rejected their claims, they appealed to the Strasbourg court—a move seen less as a viable legal path, since it lacks jurisdiction over the Vatican, and more as an effort to draw international attention to the dispute.
Among the various legal troubles inherited with the previous pontificate, Pope Leo XIV now faces a lawsuit at the European Court of Human Rights because the Vatican allegedly did not respect a fundamental right of a retiree: the inalienability of the pension accrued by the worker. The lawsuit was filed by two former managers of the IOR, Paolo Cipriani and Massimo Tulli, both convicted by the Vatican court for mismanagement. The Vatican bank, which should have paid them the pension allowance, albeit reduced by a third due to the conviction, as happens in all national systems, for example, even in Italy, stopped doing so overnight. Naturally, Cipriani and Tulli initially appealed to the Vatican courts, which have often not shone for transparency, suing the Pope's bank and winning both in the first and second instances with two favorable rulings that sided with the two former employees. In those favorable rulings, it was highlighted that a key principle from the Italian system was being …More
Canada is falling hard! 100k+ abortions a year and that's not counting the unreported, 15k+ deaths by Euthanasia, the harvesting of organs from the industry of death, it is easier and quicker to end your life in Canada than to get a doctor's appointment or foot the bill for someone there. Sad! The devil must be very happy with Canada. PRAYER: “Almighty Father, in the precious Name of Your only beloved Son our Lord Jesus Christ, I present to You the barren Nation of Canada, Lord… Cowardice and wickedness is bad for an entire country, please make them better, I ask that fire rain down in their hearts so they could see Your Just Laws, to end their darkness with the Light of Your Wisdom, to embrace suffering only in repentance of their duplicitous nature, to end their wicked ways, as if it continues, an entire nation can fall to the abyss, PLEASE, oh Merciful Father, make them kneel before You and embrace Your sweet Love.” Amen.
Victoria is preparing to introduce some of the most far-reaching online censorship and surveillance powers ever proposed in an Australian state, following the Bondi Beach terror attack. Premier Jacinta Allan’s new five-point plan, presented as a response to antisemitism, includes measures that would compel social media platforms to identify users accused of “hate speech” and make companies legally liable if they cannot. Presented as a defense against hate, the plan’s mechanisms cut directly into long-standing principles of privacy and freedom of expression. It positions anonymity online as a form of protection for “cowards,” creating a precedent for government-mandated identity disclosure that could chill lawful speech and dissent. During her announcement, Premier Allan said: “That’s why Victoria will spearhead new laws to hold social media companies and their anonymous users to account – and we’ll commission a respected jurist to unlock the legislative path forward.” Under the …
God Is Born God is born, power’s freezing, Lord of Heaven is revealed. Fire clots, glow is ceasing, the Infinite is now sealed. Though despised – to glory fated, mortal King and First Principle, For the Word is incarnated and has dwelt among us, people. Hast thou Heaven more than Earth? God has left thy splendid favours and descended in His birth, keen to share our pains and labours. He was wounded and tormented for our sins, to heal the cripple, For the Word is incarnated and has dwelt among us, people. Raise your hand, Holy Child, Bless our cherished fatherland, and support it with your might in well being and prudent stand. Bless our home and goods related, hamlets and each city steeple, For the Word is incarnated and has dwelt among us, people.
According to the German bishops' conference, at least 66 Catholic churches and chapels were closed and desecrated in Germany in 2024. By 1 December, at least 46 churches or chapels had been profaned in 2025. The bishops' conference notes that not all profanations are published in diocesan official bulletins, meaning the actual number of churches taken out of use could be higher. #newsLtntbguhal
Bishop Robert Barron, 66, of Winona-Rochester, USA, has rejected reports of unusual activity on his personal Facebook account. On 23 December, his media organisation 'Word on Fire' stated that the account had been 'hacked': "Word on Fire’s security team was alerted to irregular activity connected to one of Bishop Barron’s social media accounts. A preliminary review indicates that a bad actor gained unauthorized access and, last month, ‘liked’ a handful of scandalous pages." This statement followed the circulation of screenshots online showing Bishop Barron's profile had subscribed to accounts featuring semi-naked young men. This is not the first controversy. In 2022, there were discussions about a controversial blog post asking why Bishop Barron employed so many men at 'Word on Fire' who posted pictures of themselves online showing a lot of muscle but very little clothing. At the time, the prelate was often surrounded by tattooed bodybuilders and fitness models. He also paid them high …More
And this is how a Priests reputation is destroyed. Not that I ever listen to him. But he is still a Priest. I believe this sort of things should not get out for others to know or see until proven guilty. As far as him posing with half naked guys goes. Ever thing being he is not a Conservative Priest that he is into body building and it seems he has low esteem? That he admires other men who are built up? I don't agree with him but like "EVERYONE" else he is a human being who is weak and looks up to the wrong things? One day the scandals and sensationalism will cease. This is how Priests are attacked and hated. They immediately assume and condemn. Only GOD Judges.
The Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X, Fr Davide Pagliarani, spoke on December 13 in Friedrichshafen, Germany, about the future of the Fraternity. Main quotes, video sequence below. - The question of future bishops' consecrations is the million-dollar question. - I am not here to give dates or names. - Does a state of necessity exist in the Church today, as it did in 1988 when Marcel Lefebvre consecrated four bishops? This state of necessity is more clearly recognisable today than in 1988. - After the pontificate of Pope Francis, we find ourselves in an emergency situation. Although the Pope has passed away, his decisions remain epoch-making, problematic and far-reaching. This pontificate exemplifies the state of necessity within the Church from start to finish. - In ordinary parishes, the means for the salvation of souls are often lacking. The preaching of the truth and the administration of the sacraments are no longer guaranteed. - The consecration of bishops …More
No es apostólica esa "bendición" porque Prevost no es Papa. El fue instalado por un común acuerdo con Bergoglio y Parolín para concluir la obra destructora de Bergoglio. Los frutos están a la vista de todos.
Pope Leo in Christmas Greetings to Curia: “We can fall into the temptation of swinging between two opposite extremes: uniformity that fails to value differences, or the exacerbation of differences and viewpoints instead of seeking communion. Thus, in interpersonal relationships, in internal office dynamics, or in addressing questions of faith, liturgy, morality and more besides, there is a risk of falling into rigidity or ideology, with their consequent conflicts.”
The image of the Invisible God Thursday, December 25 - Solemnity of Holy Christmas Dear friends, the enormous suffering of so many of our brothers and sisters throughout the world who endure poverty, disease, war, and injustice could cast a shadow on the splendor that the Incarnation of the Word of God made man in the womb of the Virgin Mary radiated throughout human history. And yet, God the Father "came out of Himself" in the Son precisely to share the cold and frost that evil brings to our existence and, by making the greater power of His love "visible," to save us from sin and death. God the Father also calls us, believers in Christ, who have known and believed in the love God has for us, to collaborate in the work of salvation. Actually, when, animated by the fire of God's love poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit given to us, we are capable of sharing and solidarity, the darkness brightens, the cold and frost fade, and the hope of a new and more humane and fraternal world …More