Contrary to the optimistic picture presented by Vatican News, the Vatican’s 2024 financial statement shows an improved but still structurally weak fiscal position. The Curia’s operating deficit narrowed from –€52.4 million in 2022 to –€33.5 million in 2024, but the deficit remains recurring. The year’s small surplus of €1.6 million was achieved mainly through non-repeatable factors: higher donations and a sharp rise in financial gains linked to the sale of long-held investments. Key cost pressures continue to grow. Personnel expenses increased steadily from €158 million (2022) to €175.4 million (2024) despite stated containment efforts. Real-estate maintenance costs jumped from €13.2 million to €24.2 million in one year, without a matching rise in property income. The Vatican also acknowledges that much of 2024’s improved result came from “punctual” financial effects unlikely to recur.
“The reason the Church’s leaders persecute the most faithful Catholics is that, broadly speaking, the leadership of the Catholic Church on earth at this time is dominated by a network of active homosexuals and theological modernists”, philosopher Peter Kwasniewski wrote on his Substack.com-account TraditionSanity.com on November 20. He added that they in the network rely on one another’s support: “We all know individual good bishops or cardinals but such exceptions are a controlled opposition, with very limited mobility.” Kwasniewski explains that their “religion” is one of self-actualization and self-regard: “Theirs is the fashionable subjectivism and flexible relativism of the postmodern West, where ‘anything goes’ - except, of course, traditional faith and morals, for this faith and these morals would eliminate them ...” The more fruitful the Mass in the Roman rite is, the more furious they will be: “It’s precisely because of this fruitfulness, not in spite of it, that its …More
The Fulton County, Georgia, election interference case against President Donald Trump and others has been dismissed after the prosecutor who took over the case requested that it be dropped. "In my professional judgment, the citizens of Georgia are not served by pursuing this case in full for another five to ten years," wrote Pete Skandalakis, the executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, who took over the case after the original prosecutor was disqualified from the case. Within minutes of Skandalakis' court filing, the judge overseeing the case granted the request and dismissed the case. "This case is hereby dismissed in its entirety," wrote Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee, who earlier this month had scheduled a Dec. 1 "status/pretrial" hearing in the case. Trump and 18 others pleaded not guilty in August 2023 to all charges in a sweeping racketeering indictment for alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state of …
“I will not go against my conscience…” Educator Enoch Burke has been arrested again and sent back to prison for refusing to call a male student ‘They’. He has already spent over 500 days in prison.
Russian soldiers drop food, candy and water to family while Ukraine drones sees them and tries to kill them. This video below is about Russian soldiers being welcomed by Ukrainians in Pokrovsk the city that Russia is now liberating or has liberated. They walk freely around and the people explain how many families have tried to go to Russia. Something we never see on fake news, or anywhere else. Not even our own governments will let us know or see this. Putin’s Men Get ‘Rare Welcome’ In Ukraine’s Pokrovsk; Residents ‘Greet’ Troops | ‘Waited For You!’
Hitler in church instead of Satan Scandalous images are hidden in several churches in Germany and France. Amid evangelical and biblical scenes, among patriarchs, saints, and apostles, none other than Adolf Hitler appears! But what? Catholic parishes glorifying the leader of a criminal regime? It's a typical social media reaction, from those who stop at the headlines, who are immediately and professionally scandalized, and who post comments without thinking, without delving deeper. In fact, all it takes is a little research, a visit, or a look at the images to immediately understand the context in which these works were created. Hitler among the idols For the cover of this article, for example, we chose what appears on the stained glass window of the small church in Vasperviller, a village of 300 inhabitants in Lorraine (France). The protagonist is Rachel, a biblical figure known for an episode in Genesis in which she steals her father Jacob's idols when he fled with his family. In the …More
SSPX in Charlotte plans for new chapel to accommodate growth after Latin Mass suppressinon: After attendance surged following Traditionis Custodes, the SSPX community at St. Anthony’s in Mount Holly, near Charlotte, NC, has received approval from SSPX leadership to begin searching for land to build a larger chapel.:
Saint Conrad of Constance | Noble Bishop of Charity & Peace | Catechism for Kids St Joseph's Corner Saint Conrad of Constance (c. 900–975) was a nobleman who chose service over power, charity over comfort, and peace over conflict. Born into the powerful Welf family of Germany, he gave up a life of privilege to become a priest and later the Bishop of Constance, where he served with deep humility. Conrad was known for: his gentleness and compassion his tireless charity to the sick and poor his skill in calming political tensions his peaceful spirit in leadership his devotion to pilgrimages — travelling three times to the Holy Land Although he came from nobility, he lived simply, giving much of his wealth away. He visited the sick, cared for the needy, and made decisions that protected both the Church and ordinary people. His leadership helped bring stability during a turbulent time in medieval Germany. Topics we’ll cover: Who Saint Conrad of Constance was His …More
During Mass one day a spider dropped into the chalice of Precious Blood; though Conrad believed all spiders were poisonous, his love of communion overcame his fear, and he drank the Blood, spider and all. He did, of course, survive.
Pope Leo XIV reinstated the pastoral district of central Rome, which Pope Francis had dissolved in October 2024. The decree, published on Wednesday, is titled Immota Manet ('It remains unchanged'). The restored district encompasses Rome’s historic city centre, characterised by its dense concentration of churches, and is home to most of the city's clergy. Francis distributed this territory among the city's four outer districts, claiming that it should not become a 'museum'. Leo XIV argued that the city centre forms a coherent whole. Francis's change was met with strong resistance from the clergy and was reluctantly implemented.
DIOCESI DI ROMA: LEONE XIV RIMETTE A POSTO IL DRAMMA TARANTELLI Leone XIV: "stabilisco e dispongo che le cinque Prefetture, dalla I alla V, ritornino a far parte di un unico Settore Centro, che dunque si aggiunge nuovamente agli altri quattro Settori della Diocesi di Roma" da pagina facebook di SilereNonPossum
Bóg niech będzie z tymi ludźmi, ktorzy dla "nadludzi z sasiedztwa" są tylko bydlętami i dla służby im. Niestety także dla szabesgojów, takze w Polsce. Bóg niech będzie z nimi i da im łaskę pociechy.
Nie ma co liczyć na współczucie od oprawców. Dla nich wszyscy to goje, podludzie. Tylko oni wybrani (przez samych siebie). Tylko ich krzywdy trzeba pamiętać nawet po 70 latach.
See how Tucho maliciously twists the meaning of the word Respect. What respect is there for a man who sexually uses a woman who is not his wife? Oh, of a man who defiles the body of a man, and of a woman who defiles another woman. Isaiah 5:20 Woe to you that call evil good, and good evil: that put darkness for light, and light for darkness: that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter. Romans 1:24-28 New Catholic Bible 24 Therefore, God abandoned them in the sinful lusts of their hearts to impurity and the mutual degradation of their bodies. 25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and offered worship and service to the creature rather than to the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. 26 [a]That is why God abandoned them to their shameful passions. Their women exchanged natural intercourse for unnatural practices. 27 Likewise, men gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another. Men committed shameful acts with men and received in their …More
On 25 November, InfoVaticana.com released an audio recording related to alleged money laundering involving the Vatican, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (Sodalicio) and an ongoing FBI investigation. In the recording, Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu — an official of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, as well as the Vatican’s commissioner overseeing the suppression of the Sodalicio — admits that the Holy See was aware of the FBI's investigation into the suspected money laundering. The audio captures a conversation between Msgr. Bertomeu and a Sodalicio representative in which they discuss strategies to 'avoid scandal' and reduce the impact of the case in Peru and the US. According to InfoVaticana, the actions described by Monsignor Bertomeu could constitute obstruction of justice under US federal law. In the recording, he suggests informing the FBI that the Church has already 'cleaned up' the situation by recovering assets and severing ties with the Sodalicio. This an approach should …More
In September 2024, a German general practitioner wrote to eleven German-speaking cardinals and bishops, as well as the conservative Cistercian abbey of Heiligenkreuz near Vienna, Austria. His aim was to propose a redefinition of the concept of protecting human life—one that would recognize human life from the moment an egg and sperm fuse. The outcome: He received evasive replies from the prelates Rainer Maria Woelki (Cologne), Bertram Meier (Augsburg), Reinhard Marx (Munich), and Rudolf Voderholzer (Regensburg), all of whom sidestepped the issue. No reply at all came from Stephan Burger (Freiburg) and Christoph Schönborn (then still Archbishop of Vienna), from Heiligenkreuz Abbey, or from the German Bishops' Conference - which had in fact received three letters. Bishop Stefan Oster (Passau) forwarded the letter to the German Bishops' Conference. The then-bishop Gregor Hanke (Eichstätt) and Cardinal Gerhard Müller responded positively. Cardinal Müller replied in April 2025 about "the …More
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