Well staged: Macron attends Papal Eucharist. Having alledgely planned to attend none of Pope Leo XIV's liturgies, President Macron has suddenly “rearranged his diary” to attend the Papal Eucharist in Metz. The cathedral is located in the department of Moselle, which is not governed by France’s 1905 laicist law. It was part of Germany when the law was adopted, and it still operates under the Alsace-Moselle concordat system. Macron is now contributing to the wave of enthusiasm generated for Leo XIV. Some journalists framed Macron’s initially announced absence from Leo XIV’s papal liturgies as a deliberate snub. They linked it to reports that the Vatican had declined opportunities for additional private time between Macron and the Pope.
Élysée says Macron has “rearranged his diary” to attend papal Mass at Cathedral in Metz, which is in Moselle, which, being German at the time, is not covered by the 1905 laïcité law, allowing Macron to cash in on ‘le feeling’ generated by Leo visit.
The gospel for the ordinary form on September 27 said the one who changed his mind and did God’s will when asked even though he originally said no comes to mind here.
Homily Tuesday, September 29, 2026 Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 From David's vision: "Myriads of myriads stood before God." To stand before God, to live in him, to receive his love—this is the grace and joy of being a child of God. John 1:47-51 "You are the Son of God!" Let us remain united to the Lord, and we will see clearly. Biblical texts: NAB-RE Normand Thomas.
In Paris, Pope Leo XIV received Sister Marie-Reine, a French nun and researcher at the French Biblical and Archaeological School of Jerusalem. On April 28, she was violently attacked in Jerusalem by Yona Schreiber, 36, a resident of an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Prosecutors said she was targeted out of religious hostility. In August, a court found Schreiber was psychotic at the time and ordered his psychiatric hospitalization for up to six years.
À Paris, le pape Léon XIV a reçu sœur Marie-Reine, la religieuse française travaillant à l'École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem, qui a été poussée, frappée dans la Ville sainte le 28 avril 2026, par un Israélien qui lui a aussi craché dessus. L'homme de 36 ans (Yona Schreiber), habitant d'une colonie israélienne de Cisjordanie, a été jugé le 26 août. Le parquet demandait sa condamnation pour une agression motivée par l'hostilité religieuse.
Modern psychology is cover for wokeism. Our Lord preempted wokeism with His "iota" statement (Matthew 5:18). He preempted critical race theories with Baptism and the humbling of Jacob for the sin of stealing the lineage.
M ROSA in English – made available to an international audience as a sample of the content of the magazine *M ROSA* (dedicated to the Virgin Mary), published by the Magnificat Slovakia association. Dear friends, I ask you to share this issue, as the greatest battle - the apocalyptic struggle of the Virgin Mary against Satan - is beginning. Anton Selecký, Editor-in-Chief.
Leo XIV accused the Church of systemic abuse. Pope Leo XIV met seven victims of sexual abuse committed within the French Church — four men and three women — during his visit to Lourdes. The meeting was scheduled to last one hour but continued for nearly two. The Pope first spoke with each person individually, before meeting them together as a group. Five of the seven later said that Leo XIV acknowledged the alleged systemic nature of abuse in the Church.
"At the End of the Santa Fe Trail" - the great old book which made Sister Blandina Segale's journal available to everyone, and which could be found in almost all public libraries, has inspired a film about her amazing encounters with Billy the Kid. See this Facebook post for more information facebook.com/groups/1903712809765519/posts/398867…
Leo XIV stood up for reporters as Trump’s White House shut them out. When CNN’s Christopher Lamb raised his colleagues’ treatment, Leo replied: “I am very happy that here you are all welcome.”
Pope Leo reportedly responded to a liberal journalist about Trump’s CNN ban that he is ‘very happy that here you are all welcome, and good coverage, I think, is very important.’
Leo XIV rejected assisted dying at Lourdes, warning against “false compassion” and declaring that “what is legal is not necessarily moral.” Pope Leo XIV on Sunday strongly rejected euthanasia while addressing sick and disabled people and healthcare workers at the Sanctuary of Lourdes, France. Speaking at the Accueil Notre-Dame, Leo XIV said the human person is “worthy” simply by virtue of existing and that human dignity “cannot be measured or debated.” “No human law should ever make you lose the certainty of your dignity,” he said. He continued: “We must reject the temptation to cause death under the guise of false compassion.” Leo XIV added: “It is impossible to regard causing death as something normal. What is legal is not necessarily moral.” Turning directly to healthcare workers, he said their vocation is “to care for a suffering person, not to eliminate that person.” The Pope also repeated a warning he made in June that medicine must never become “the servant of programmed death,”…Okunengi
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In Paris, Pope Leo XIV briefly stepped out of his car to speak with Marie-Caroline Schürr. Suffering from a rare genetic disease, she had shared with Boulevard Voltaire (!) her concerns about the euthanasia law
AI ON GOOGLE SAYS THE POPE COULD RECONCILE THE MAINLINE CHURCH WITH THE TRADITIONAL THEOLOGY OF THE ST. BENEDICT CENTER IN NH : VC2 IS FEENEYITE AI SAYS: The Alignment with St. Benedict Center: This approach would vindicate the St. Benedict Center's decades-long position. It would maintain the theological possibility of the votum baptismi (satisfying the Council of Trent) while completely eliminating the practical, loose ecumenism that traditionalists oppose. · The Contrast with Mainstream Academic (Wikipedia) Narratives: For secular historians and mainstream commentators (represented by Wikipedia's consensus), such a papal declaration would be viewed as a dramatic "traditionalist shift" or a narrowing of post-Vatican II pastoral theology. Mainstream scholars view the current era as operating on a presumption of God's broad, visible mercy working through other communities—an understanding this hypothetical decree would explicitly dismantle. By moving the entire debate of the baptism …Okunengi
Truth is a sword that the synodal Church “wraps in cotton wool,” Swiss Bishop emeritus Marian Eleganti writes on his blog on September 27. He comments on a thematic guide prepared for Leo XIV’s October 7–14 meeting with the presidents of bishops’ conferences. Monsignor Eleganti argues that the synodal Church uses a predominantly “sentimental vocabulary,” moving away from clear sacramental and canonical criteria toward a language of accompaniment and appreciation. He contrasts Familiaris Consortio with Amoris Laetitia: the former is now treated, he argues, as “yesterday” and “too hard,” the latter as “today” and “merciful.”
Bischof Marian Eleganti kritisiert kurz vor dem Vatikan-Treffen von Papst Leo XIV. zu Amoris Laetitia die Synodalität. Die synodale Kirche urteile mit „sentimentalem Vokabular“ statt nach sakramentalen und kirchenrechtlichen Kriterien: Familiaris Consortio sei „gestern – zu hart“, Amoris Laetitia „heute – barmherzig“. Die Wahrheit, so Eleganti, werde dabei „in Watte gepackt“.
Kennedy Drew $4 Million in Book Advances From Publisher Who Also Monetized MAHA nytimes.com/…6/09/23/us/politics/rfk-jr-book-adva… A new disclosure also shows $210,000 in consulting fees paid to Cheryl Hines, the health secretary’s wife, by one of several MAHA-affiliated groups capitalizing from his agenda. The advances were for two books that will be published by a company owned by a longtime friend and business associate of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who also sits atop a constellation of MAHA-related entities.Credit...Ruth Fremson/The New York Times By Christina Jewett and Sheryl Gay Stolberg Published Sept. 23, 2026Updated Sept. 25, 2026Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accepted $4 million in book advances and more than $270,000 in gifts over the past year from close allies who are working to advance his Make America Healthy Again agenda, according to his latest financial disclosure form. Ethics experts said the financial relationships may violate federal rules barring officials …Okunengi
L'homme de 36 ans (Yona Schreiber), habitant d'une colonie israélienne de Cisjordanie, a été jugé le 26 août. Le parquet demandait sa condamnation pour une agression motivée par l'hostilité religieuse.
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