Fri Jan 2, 2026 - 12:51 pm EST (LifeSiteNews) — After the Indiana Hoosiers’ huge win at the Rose Bowl on New Years Day, quarterback Fernando Mendoza, a devout Catholic, once again began a post-game interview by giving glory to God. “First of all, my team and I want to give all the glory to God,” he said. “The first thing football superstar Fernando Mendoza did after winning the Rose Bowl was praise God,” noted conservative social media commentator Anna Lulis. “This is one of the greatest interviews you will ever see,” said Lulis. The first thing football superstar Fernando Mendoza did after winning the Rose Bowl was praise God “First of all, my team and I want to give all the glory to God.” This is one of the greatest interviews you will ever see. pic.twitter.com/tXOqqZMYb6 — Anna Lulis (@annamlulis) January 2, 2026 As usual, Mendoza, fresh off being awarded the coveted Heisman Trophy, pointed not to his own achievements, but to those of his teammates and coaches, while ultimately …
Pope Leo XIV's video message to SEEK-conference. Speaking directly to participants in Columbus, Denver, and Fort Worth, he invited them to spend real time with Jesus—whether for the first encounter or a deeper friendship—and to stay open to “what the Lord has in store.” Emphasizing that only Christ brings true peace and joy, the Pope urged young people to ask God boldly about their vocation and let this New Year’s Day encounter ignite a missionary zeal to share the Gospel.
By Phil Lawler ( bio - articles - email ) | Dec 31, 2025 As the year 2025 comes to an end, so does my career as editor of Catholic World News. I am retiring from the daily-news business, effective January 1. CWN was born during the height of the “dot.com” era. Dozens of online enterprises sprang up in the 1990s, made sensational claims, earned millions for their founders, and then disappeared without a trace, never having produced a saleable product. Thirty-odd years later, little CWN is still chugging along, providing reliable headline news coverage for thousands of readers every weekday. But beginning this week, CWN will be chugging along without me. Thirty years is a long time to plow through news releases, write up stories, check sources, and read Vatican news releases every day. Although I still love my work, and feel the urge to keep writing, I also recognize a need to step away from the daily grind and work on my own projects, on my own schedule. As I bow out, I owe a debt …
The Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of Leo XIV has dismissed Monsignor Marco Agostini, reports SilereNonPossum.com. The priest from Verona also celebrates Mass in the Roman Rite and has taken part in traditional pilgrimages. The decision was taken following the publication of a video in which Monsignor Agostini, referring to the Roman Curia and the College of Cardinals, used the term “culattoni” (a derogatory slur meaning “faggots”).
L’Ufficio delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche del Sommo Pontefice ha congedato Monsignor Marco Agostini. Il sacerdote veronese non sarà più a fianco del Santo Padre durante le Celebrazioni da lui presiedute. da pagina facebook di SilereNonPossum
But one should realize it is a modernist mass. Why do you think you have the right to act in a Catholic way? If you want to receive Holy Communion in the Tridentine rite, kneeling on the tongue go to a Roman Catholic Mass.
“Tina Thompson found a different way to be Catholic,” reads the lede of a sympathetic story in the Kansas City Reflector The heroine of the story had strayed from her Catholic faith, but now announces that she has returned, as a priest. And the reporter takes her seriously, adding that “she is one of hundreds of women Catholic priests around the world.”
"The dispensing of Christ's body belongs to the priest for three reasons. First, because, as was said above (Article 1), he consecrates as in the person of Christ. But as Christ consecrated His body at the supper, so also He gave it to others to be partaken of by them. Accordingly, as the consecration of Christ's body belongs to the priest, so likewise does the dispensing belong to him. Secondly, because the priest is the appointed intermediary between God and the people; hence as it belongs to him to offer the people's gifts to God, so it belongs to him to deliver consecrated gifts to the people. Thirdly, because out of reverence towards this sacrament, nothing touches it, but what is consecrated; hence the corporal and the chalice are consecrated, and likewise the priest's hands, for touching this sacrament. Hence it is not lawful for anyone else to touch it except from necessity, for instance, if it were to fall upon the ground, or else in some other case of urgency." (Summa Theologiae …More
Trads will recognize this story Fr Jenkins told about a Eucharistic minister - not at his parish of course - was told to pour consecrated wine down the sink if not consumed. This led to his rejection of the Novus Order and getting on board with TLM.
The Diocese of Clifton in England has informed TheCatholicHerald.com that, starting from 2027, it will no longer include the Clifton Children’s Society (CCS), an adoption agency, in its official diocesan collections. This decision was made only following a backlash from Catholics. Online reports spread that the agency CCS was still being promoted in diocesan materials despite its support for homosex adoption. CCS is the former Catholic adoption agency of the diocese. It ceased to be Catholic after new state regulations came into force requiring adoption agencies to place children with same-sex couples. Bishop Bosco MacDonald of Clifton described the inclusion of CCS in the 2026 diocesan diary as an "oversight". He promised that it would not be repeated. He also claimed that CCS no longer has any formal relationship with the diocese beyond historical links. The bishop reaffirmed that diocesan trustees would ensure the agency's removal from future collections. #newsZejkbhvbvw
“Analysts say the choice of Chicago native Ronald Hicks as Dolan’s successor is a clear signal of Pope Leo’s desire for a course correction in the US church, which many progressive Catholics, including some in the Vatican, felt had allied itself too closely with the Republican party.”
Exposed Naked Christ in Austrian Church: Rev. Hans-Peter Premur, parish priest of Krumpendorf in the Diocese of Gurk-Klagenfurt, Austria, has installed a large baby figure inside his church. The installation is titled “One Child, One Planet, One Chance.” The figure measures approximately 2.5 meters in length, with a head diameter of about 1 meter. It is unclothed and displays visible genitalia. Outside the church entrance, a sign describes the parish as “accepting and open,” accompanied by a rainbow symbol. Some local Catholics have criticized the installation, calling the figure a “monster” and describing the project as an example of “megalomania.” The Bishop of the Diocese of Gurk-Klagenfurt is Monsignor Josef Marketz.
Ausstellung von Riesenbaby als "Christus" - ohne Windel - in der Kirche Krumpendorf, westlich von Klagenfurt.
UPDATE: Thank you to an intrepid follower who was able to provide us with photos from the Salvato/Aguilar “wedding.” In 2021, Bishop Hicks announced David Salvato as his new Chancellor for the Diocese of Joliet: In late April 2021, Bishop Ronald A. Hicks announced the appointment of David Salvato as chancellor for the Diocese of Joliet. As chancellor, Salvato will advise Bishop Hicks and diocesan officials on issues related to canon law. He will also record the ecclesiastical acts, decrees and dispensations issued by Bishop Hicks, as well as oversee the diocesan archives. Salvato has worked since 2011 as a canon lawyer for the Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. In that role, he led two teams that oversaw the investigation of nearly 200 marriage annulment cases each year. He also has taught at St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo, California, as an adjunct professor; worked as an English translator for L’Osservatore Romano, the daily newspaper of the Vatican City …
Fr. Sylvester Berry also explained: “There will be a complete organization ─ a church of Satan set up in opposition to the Church of Christ. Satan will assume the part of God the Father; Antichrist will be honoured as saviour, and his prophet will usurp the role of pope.” (Rev E Sylvester Berry ‘The Apocalypse of St John’, 1921, p 138). ANTIPOPE bergoglio himself has boasted: “It is not to be excluded that I will enter history as the one who split the Catholic Church.” (Jorge Bergoglio, Der Spiegel, Walter Mayr, 23 December 2016). In addition, ANTIPOPES bergoglio and prevost are enemies of JESUS CHRIST, servants of satan, and those who have been seduced are legion. ANTIPOPES bergoglio and prevost and their wolves in shepherd's clothing have been attempting to seduce Catholics to defect from the ONE and ONLY TRUE CATHOLIC CHURCH which JESUS CHRIST instituted by apostasy, heresy, to remain in mortal sin which leads their soul to eternal demnation, and to follow lies and deceptions …More
Who you hire and who you fire are the most important questions in running a business or a diocese. If a bishop has guys who do not buy in to the standard of excellence [holiness] he only has himself to blame for the mediocracy of his diocese. It would seem the Hicks hired someone who does not know what a Christian marriage is to be a judge in the marriage tribunal. That is worse than mediocre. Does Leo want bishops who adhere to the standard of excellence? Or does he want mediocre men adept at managing public image?
Na Štedrý deň bola znesvätená socha Ježiška v kostole svätého Patrika v edinburskom Starom meste. Podľa miestnych správ sa v kostole pred polnočnou omšou znepokojili dvaja ľudia. Jednou z nich bola mladá žena známa kňazom a druhou agresívne vyzerajúci muž. Žena odstránila sochu z oltára a hodila ju okolo seba, zatiaľ čo muž sa stal agresívnym a vyhodil ju do koša. Predpokladá sa, že incident vyvolala duševná porucha, a polícia ho nepovažuje za útok z náboženskej nenávisti.
Breathing Alien as Christ Child at Midnight Eucharist: At St. Mary’s Church in Stuttgart, Germany, the Christmas Eve Eucharist broadcast on German public television (ARD) turned into a grotesque spectacle. Instead of the Christ Child, viewers were presented with a “real human,” displayed like a breathing alien creature in a performative manger. The service, titled So Much Human as Never Before, was carefully staged, including the audience arranged in rainbow colors. The event took place under the responsibility of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, whose bishop is Monsignor Klaus Krämer.
Die ARD liefert bei der Christmette 2025 eine groteske Freakshow. Ein "echter Mensch" wird im Stil eines atmenden Alien als "Krippe" präsentiert.