The conflict began when, on May 28, 2024, an Egyptian court ruled that the monastery’s property belongs to Egypt and must be supervised by its Ministries of Antiquities and Environment, although the monks could remain. Meanwhile, within the monastery itself, 12 of the 22 monks revolted against their abbot, Archbishop Damianos, who had led since 1974. The rebellion centered on whether the monastery should remain autonomous (as Damianos and the Patriarchate of Constantinople claimed) or be under the spiritual authority of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, led by Theophilos III. As tensions escalated: Greece passed a law establishing a new legal entity to manage the monastery’s assets, worsening divisions among the monks. Both the Greek and Egyptian governments entered negotiations. Violent unrest broke out at the monastery in late August, and several monks were expelled. On September 8, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem deposed Damianos, but he simultaneously resigned and announced …More
“Church blessings of gay couples are such a drastic departure from Christian tradition that it seems odd to argue that their effect will be limited. But never underestimate the Church of England’s ability to accommodate new secular orthodoxies while containing conservative dissent.”
On October 17, 2025, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo celebrated Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral in Wamba, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, urging local clergy to let Bishop Emmanuel Ngona Ngotsi formally assume leadership of the Diocese of Wamba. Despite being appointed by Pope Francis in January 2024 and consecrated in September 2024, Bishop Ngona Ngotsi has been prevented from taking possession of the diocese due to local opposition, as some priests and laypeople demand a bishop native to Wamba. The unrest mirrors the earlier Ahiara Diocese crisis in Nigeria, where similar local resistance blocked a papal appointment. In response to the current tensions, the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization suspended seminarian formation in Wamba, advising students to continue studies elsewhere. Cardinal Ambongo, acting as Papal Envoy of Pope Leo XIV, visited Wamba in mid-October to mediate and called for prayer and reconciliation. Provincial officials also attended his Mass, emphasizing the …More
"the liturgical reform [of the Second Vatican Council] is irreversible.” I think Roche mispronounced 'disaster'. Who is so rigid they refuse to undo a mistake?
31. oktobra bo v baziliki svete Marije v Minneapolisu potekal svetlobni in zvočni spektakel Luminiscence z video projekcijami, pripovedovanjem in glasbo. Dogodek, ki ga opisujejo kot "duhovno doživetje", bo projiciral podobe po stenah, tleh in stropih bazilike. Organizatorji ga opisujejo kot nov način "doživljanja svetega". Bazilika se pripravlja na svojo 100. obletnico leta 2026. Podobne prireditve so oskrunile katedrale po Evropi, med drugim v Franciji, Nemčiji in Španiji.
@Gaetano Masciullo: "The issue [in the Congregation for Bishops], however, lies in the confirmation of Ilson de Jesus Montanari at his side — a far more independent and enterprising figure who will, in all likelihood, continue to play a decisive role in drafting the lists of episcopal candidates, alongside Pietro Parolin’s Secretariat of State."
Pope Leo XIV received Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Vatican. They discussed religion, the fight against hunger, and global challenges. Lula praised the Pope’s exhortation Dilexi Te and invited him to attend the COP30 in Belém in 2025. Although the Pope will be unable to go due to the Jubilee, he will send representatives and expressed his wish to visit Brazil in the future.
Y Nuen Ayun, a pastor at the the Montagnard Evangelical Church of Christ and human rights activist, was arrested on anti-state charges on Wednesday, state media reported
Police said the man arrested outside of a Washington, D.C., cathedral Oct. 5 had hundreds of explosives and papers suggesting he planned to target Catholics and Supreme Court justices.
The interview, the embassy asserted, “focuses on criticizing Israel while overlooking Hamas’ continued refusal to release hostages or stop the violence.”
For the first time, anyway, the news is reporting a possible new positive development: the release of Israeli hostages, of some Palestinian prisoners and the cessation of bombing and military offensives. This is an important and long-awaited first step. Nothing is entirely clear or definite yet; many questions remain unanswered, and much still needs to be defined. We must not delude ourselves, but we are pleased that something new and positive is on the horizon.
The article which suggests that Benedict resigned because the stress the job imposed on a man of his temperament was something he found not only unpleasant but truly unendurable.