The Diocese of Aachen in western Germany has set up a four-person commission to investigate alleged Marian apparitions in the village of Sievernich in the early 2000s. Pro-homosexual Bishop Helmut Dieser appointed the commission under new Vatican norms issued by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith for evaluating supernatural phenomena. The panel is chaired by canon lawyer Stefan Mückl of Rome. The visionary is a woman called Manuela Strack (pictured) from nearby Düren. She said she began seeing the Virgin Mary in Sievernich’s St. John the Baptist Church in the early 2000s. She described Our Lady as dressed in white with a long veil and said the messages emphasized prayer and support for those suffering. The reported apparitions attracted hundreds of pilgrims, particularly in October 2002, when Strack announced what she described as the final scheduled apparition. She later claimed to have experienced further irregular encounters until 2005. However, a second phase began in …Higit pa
Noong ika-31 ng Agosto pinatalsik ni Arsobispo Javier Martínez Fernández ng Granada, Spain, ang kilalang guro na si Propesor Josef Seifert, 72, na nagtuturo sa Philosophical Institute Edith Stein ng artsidiyosesis. Ang dahilan: pinuna ni Seifert ang kontrobersyal na dokumentong Amoris Laetitia noon. Idiniin ni Martínez na sa isang tala ang dalawang artikulo ni Seifert tungkol sa Amoris Laetitia ay "nakalilito" sa pananampalataya at "nakasisira sa komunyon ng Simbahan". Ipinakita ni Seifert sa kanyang mga artikulo na may siyentipikong pamantayan na ang Amoris Laetitia ay pinangungunahan ang pagbuwag sa kahit na anong batas moral. Sa parehong tala sinabi ni Martinez na ang Amoris Laetitia ay isang panuntunan ng mga Obispo sa Rehiyon ng Buenos Aires, Argentina, na pinapayagan magkomunyon ang mga nangangalunya na taliwas sa Ebanghelyo, Bagong Testamento at doktrina ng Katoliko. picture: Josef Seifert, #newsIpqfdxjmkm
Israeli soldiers spit at Christians: Benedictine abbot Nikodemus Schnabel of Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem says that, whenever he leaves his monastery, he is prepared for hostility. According to his account, being spat at and insulted has become a regular occurrence — sometimes even at the hands of people in uniform.
Gewalt gegen Christen in Jerusalem nimmt zu Angriffe auf Christen in Israel haben drastisch zugenommen und werden immer hemmungsloser. Einige Politiker tun zu wenig, um das zu verhindern. Viele Christen denken ans Auswanderns. DW
“Francis Made Moral Questions Accessible to Young People”: Leo XIV's new Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, Montse Alvarado, praised Francis' controversial legacy talking to CTSA in June 2025. At Francis' funeral, she reported about young people who told her: "I'm not Catholic, but Pope Francis was my shepherd," and, "I left the faith a long time ago, but I'm here for him." According to Alvarado, they saw Francis as a guide on "the big, difficult questions," including moral questions, and as someone who "espouses church teaching in an accessible way."
Francis made moral teachings understandable and accessible to young people. This is how Montse Alvarado, the new prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, spoke of Francis' legacy following his death.
Bless her, she is so out of it -- if she thinks that Francis was a shepherd who helped young people morally! What he did was teach them that sin does not matter - do your own thing - and all are welcome anyway! -- Leo is continuing this by replacing confessionals with conversational chat spaces while he is in Spain. Both of these are responsible for many souls falling into hell because of their lack of clarity and failure to insist upon the necessity of keeping the divinely revealed Moral Law --- and the devil rejoices! Wake up, Ms. Alvarado! The irony is that Mother Angelica was the total opposite of this poorly catechized young woman. It's a blessing that she is leaving EWTN! The tragedy is that now she will fall into the hands of Leo and his anti-Catholicism.
NATIONAL CONSECRATION TO THE DIVINE MERCY (To be prayed in all Masses on the Second Sunday of Easter, in place of the General Intercessions) NATIONAL CONSECRATION TO THE DIVINE MERCY g Ikalawang Linggo ng Pasko ng Muling Pagkabuhay, kapalit ng Panalangin ng Bayan) Kabanal-banalang Maawaing Hesus, Ikaw ang Mukha ng Awa ng Ama. Mula sa Awa ay tinawag Mo kami. Na maging maawain tulad ng Ama misyong ipinagkatiwala Mo sa amin. Sa ganap na pagtitiwala at sa Iyong walang hanggang karagatan ng pag-ibig, itinatalaga namin ang aming sarili sa Iyo at inilalagak ang aming sarili ilalim ng pag-iingat ng Iyong maawaing pagkalinga. Ipinagkakaisa namin ang aming sarili sa Iyong ganap na pag-aalay, ng Espiritu Santo, patungo sa Ama, kami ay ganap na mapanibago sa Iyong Awa. Maawa Ka sa amin sa digmaan ng mga bansa at sa mga pananakot na gumugulo sa bawat isa sa amin. Maawa Ka sa amin sa malawakang pagkakasala laban sa katotohanan at sa mga karumal-dumal na kasalanan laban sa katarungan at pagkakapatiran …Higit pa
The dissolution of the Marian Franciscans in England came against a background of internal problems within the community, according to a June 2 report by the Substack.com-account 'The Pillar'. The community celebrated both the Traditional Latin Mass and the Novus Ordo. According to anonymous sources, concerns surrounding the community included: - Members of the association have been subject to safeguarding complaints. - Alleged shortcomings in the screening and recruitment of new members. - Reports of severe ascetical practices that allegedly affected members' health, including claims that some members consumed spoiled food. - Allegations that members presented themselves as belonging to a religious order, although canonically they were only a public association of the faithful. - The case of a member who was hospitalized with mental health problems and later died after being struck by a train. His death was announced in the community's newsletter on March 25. The Marian Franciscans …Higit pa
Substack.com-account The Pillar is at it again. The same people who dragged Fr. Carlos Martins name through the mud. The Pillar should read up on calumny and detraction.
On May 30, Bishop Michael Martin of Charlotte, North Carolina, ordained 10 men to the priesthood, setting a record high in the diocese’s 54-year history. Brian Williams noted on X that eight of the ten newly ordained priests came from parishes directly affected by Bishop Martin’s restrictions on the Roman rite Mass and/or Communion rails. Two mega parishes in Charlotte, which fit Bishop Martin’s preferred liturgical style, haven’t produced a priestly vocation in years. One of these parishes has over 12,000 registered families. Additionally, one of the twelve new priests for the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter grew up in Charlotte and was an altar boy at a Mass in the Roman rite. Charlotte Diocese had, under former Bishop Peter Jugis, a relatively high number of vocations to the priesthood. #newsOrdsjuuvza
New Female Vatican Prefect: "...there's the idea that all Jews should become Christians, which obviously is wrong...", said María Montserrat Alvarado in August 2022 in a youtube.com video. Yesterday, Leo XIV has appointed her as the prefect of the Dicastery for Communication.
Montse Alvarado: "There was this undercurrent of criticism of Pope Francis regarding supersessionism. That's a really big word, but it basically refers to the idea that Christianity nullifies or replaces the Jewish faith. Rather than viewing Jews as our brothers and sisters, walking hand in hand with us toward salvation, and recognizing them as God's chosen people, supersessionism promotes the idea that all Jews should become Christians. Obviously, that's wrong."
@Vincent Capuano I think there is an opus dei connection and that would makes sense! Opus dei is connected to the "conservative" US catholic community that is driving support for Trump and Zionism.
@Vincent Capuano Holy Family monestary just came out with a blistering video on the Heresy behind EWTN. So if she has anything to do with it then it is no shocker she is a heretic herself. If you know who the donors are let us know! But if you haven't watched the video and you love your Catholic Faith it's the bomb!
On 3 June, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re (92), Dean of the College of Cardinals, sent a lengthy preparatory letter to all cardinals ahead of the consistory convened by Leo XIV from 26 to 29 June. The letter was published by TribuneChretienne.com. Notably absent from the agenda is the Church’s core business: the liturgy. Leo XIV makes the Vatican all about politics Leo XIV organised the consistory around four main themes, focusing on reconciliation in a world characterised by armed conflict, cultural divisions, and power politics. The first session focuses on the international situation. Cardinals are invited to reflect on the suffering and tensions experienced by peoples and ecclesial communities. The second and third sessions focus on 'Magnifica Humanitas', Leo XIV’s first encyclical. One passage is particularly noteworthy. Participants are invited to consider how the Church can reaffirm the idea of overcoming the theory of the just war today. The third session will address the reception …Higit pa
The consistory “is intended first and foremost to be a space for mutual listening, discernment, and shared reflection on certain issues relevant to the life and mission of the Church in the present day,” wrote Cardinal Re
[Saint Victorinus – III-IV Century AD; born: Roman Greece/died: Pettau, Roman Greece; Spiritual Writer; Martyr under Diocletian] From the Fifth Chapter 1. And I saw in the right hand of Him that sat upon the throne, a book written within and without, sealed with seven seals. This book signifies the Old Testament, which has been given into the hands of our Lord Jesus Christ, who received from the Father judgment. 2, 3. And I saw an angel full of strength proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? And no one was found worthy, neither in the earth nor under the earth, to open the book. Now to open the book is to overcome death for man. 4. There was none found worthy to do this. Neither among the angels of heaven, nor among men in earth, nor among the souls of the saints in rest, save Christ the Son of God alone, whom he says that he saw as a Lamb standing as it were slain, having seven horns. What had not been then announced, and what …Higit pa
"8, 9. Twenty-four elders and four living creatures, having harps and phials, and singing a new song. The proclamation of the Old Testament associated with the New, points out the Christian people singing a new song, that is, bearing their confession publicly. It is a new thing that the Son of God should become man. It is a new thing to ascend into the heavens with a body. It is a new thing to give remission of sins to men. It is a new thing for men to be sealed with the Holy Spirit."