Leo XIV on his visit to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul: "But who said I didn't pray? People claimed I didn't pray, but I had already responded to that on the plane: I mentioned a book and said that it may well be that you are praying even at this moment, do you understand? The nature of prayer depends on the moment and the place. Personally, I prefer to pray in a Catholic church, before the Blessed Sacrament; but if this moment caused such a stir, it seems a little strange to me."
Leone XIV manda in tilt i … Leone XIV manda in tilt i vaticanisti:«Preferisco pregare in una Chiesa piuttosto che in Moschea» Dopo l’atto di venerazione all’Immacolata in Piazza di Spagna di lunedì 8 dicembre, Papa Leone XIV si è trasferito a Castel Gandolfo, nella villa Barberini, per trascorrere alcune ore di riposo. Martedì mattina il Pontefice ha ricevuto il presidente dell’Ucraina e, in serata, dopo cena, ha fatto rientro in Vaticano. Come di consueto, prima di salire in auto per tornare a San Pietro, il Papa si è intrattenuto con i giornalisti davanti a villa Barberini. Tra le domande, quella di Jacopo Scaramuzzi – vaticanista di La Repubblica ormai noto nell’ambiente per porgere quesiti spesso privi di reale senso – che ha chiesto perché Leone XIV non abbia pregato in moschea durante il recente viaggio in Turchia. Il Papa ha reagito con evidente sorpresa, quasi stupito di dover spiegare perché un Pontefice non preghi in una moschea. «Hanno detto che non ho pregato …More
When we started Gloria.tv almost twenty years ago, we had no idea that you were supposed to have serious start-up capital and a polished financial plan. Thank God we didn’t know! In hindsight, we believe that it is an act of Divine Providence that Gloria.tv has worked all these years. Being chronically underfunded has taught us: - to complain and whine to Saint Joseph - to count every penny and dispense with necessary equipment - to trust in God, because we never lacked what we needed to pay our bills, not once. We can't express how grateful we are also to YOU for that! The upside of lacking a business plan is independence. There are no favours to return, no hidden sponsors waiting for a call-back, and no tribal axe to grind. Gloria.tv is beholden to God and, at its best, serves the Church, the truth and, at least, freedom. As a social media platform, Gloria.tv is unique among Catholic sites and thus makes a real difference online. Just like 18 years ago, we still don't have a Plan …More
The Hong Kong Court of Appeals heard the appeal of 93-year-old Cardinal Joseph Zen and four other members of the now-defunct 612 Humanitarian Fund, who were convicted in 2022 for failing to formally register the fund as a society, as required by local law. The verdict will be announced within the next nine months. The 612 Fund, created in 2019 to provide assistance to pro-democracy protesters, was shut down in 2021. The defendants—including lawyer Margaret Ng, singer Denise Ho, former parliamentarian Cyd Ho, and academic Hui Po-keung—were each fined HK$4,000. Although the case is not being tried under the National Security Law imposed by Beijing in 2020, pro-democracy organizations argue that it has political undertones and seeks to punish pro-democracy activism and limit religious and civil liberties in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has been hearing the appeal of Cardinal Joseph Zen (93, retired Catholic bishop of Hong Kong) and four other trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund: barrister Margaret Ng, academic Hui Po-keung, former lawmaker Cyd Ho, and singer-activist Denise Ho. They were convicted in November 2022 of failing to register the 612 Fund as a “society” under Hong Kong’s Societies Ordinance and each fined HK$4,000; the fund’s secretary, Sze Shing-wai, was fined HK$2,500 and is not part of the appeal.
Christians have been sentenced to annihilation, because even Protestants, who greatly contributed to the destruction of the Catholic Church, know some fragment of the teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ. And the system wants complete destruction and erasure of this teaching from memory. This teaching is the key to the Truth, and therefore to the inner temple, to the spiritual world where you become an uncontrolled, independent, peaceful soul waiting for the fall — which will certainly come, like every fall of an empire built on human ideologies. And it does not matter whether in human eyes these ideologies are good or bad. The fall is inevitable. People always eventually build the tower of Babel, even though they begin with a beautiful cathedral.
A federal appeals court sided with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, upholding the Trump administration’s exclusion of transgenders from military service.
The Blessed Virgin Mary does this even though she is already there. Join her as much as possible. Then ask her that your heat beat in love for her and in prayer with her.
Michael Bublé among artists performing at Vatican's Christmas show for poor Pope Leo XIV asked Canadian singer Michael Bublé and other artists to do their very best when performing a Christmas concert for the poor. The annual concert at the Vatican "is not merely a performance by talented artists or simply a musical event, beautiful as it may be, nor even a moment of solidarity to ease our conscience in the face of society's injustices," the Pope told Bublé and the other artists on the eve of the Dec. 6 show. "I would like us, as we participate in this gathering, to recall the Lord's words: 'Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me,'" the Pope said.
El Papa León XIV ensalza la música como puente hacia Dios en concierto de Navidad. El Papa León XIV presidió este sábado 6 de diciembre la sexta edición del Concierto con los Pobres, el ya tradicional evento navideño dedicado a llevar un momento de belleza y consuelo a quienes viven en situación de vulnerabilidad. hmtv
Anyone have old pictures of The Nativity? Can you post them please? It's a shame I had to try a few ways to finally find a picture that is not from ai. The few I found were either too small for a screen saver which I change out every month for the devotion of the month. Or it was too big or ugly. And they were very few of any of them.
Pope makes traditional visit to the Statue of the Immaculate Conception Pope Leo XIV visited Piazza di Spagna in Rome on Monday afternoon to mark the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Following a tradition observed by the Bishop of Rome for the past 50 years, the Pope laid a bouquet of white roses at the base of the Column of the Immaculate Conception and led prayers for the feast day. Accompanied by Rome’s mayor, the Pope prayed with those gathered, then greeted attendees and blessed the sick and elderly. shalomworldnews
Europas Fototermin in Downing Street war keine Einheit. Es war Panik. Merz, Macron und Starmer eilten nicht aus Stärke nach London. Sie eilten, weil Washington still und unverblümt ein Endspiel mit Moskau ohne sie aushandelt. Der Krieg, den sie in einen unheiligen Kreuzzug verwandelt hatten, ist jetzt ein Verhandlungschip auf dem Tisch eines anderen. So quietscht Merz mit der Courage einer Maus, dass er "skeptisch" gegenüber dem US-Plan sei. Macron behauptet, Europa habe "Karten in unseren Händen" (mit einem ernsthaften Gesicht). Starmer fordert einen "gerechten und dauerhaften Waffenstillstand". Übersetzt: Ein Frieden, der teilweise in Washington geformt wird, erschreckt sie mehr als ein Krieg, der in der Ukraine zusammenbricht. Denn ein Frieden, den sie nicht kontrollieren, ist ein Eingeständnis, dass sie den Krieg nie kontrolliert haben und die Demütigung tragen werden. Und der Zeitpunkt ist kein Zufall. Die Ukraine steht vor einem Haushaltsloch von 71,7 Milliarden Euro im nächsten …More
Trump issues message for feast of Immaculate Conception: “Today, we look to Mary once again for inspiration & encouragement as we pray for an end to war & for a new & lasting era of peace, prosperity, & harmony in Europe & throughout the world”
Book of Isaiah 40,25-31. To whom can you liken me as an equal? says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high and see who has created these: He leads out their army and numbers them, calling them all by name. By his great might and the strength of his power not one of them is missing! Why, O Jacob, do you say, and declare, O Israel, "My way is hidden from the LORD, and my right is disregarded by my God"? Do you not know or have you not heard? The LORD is the eternal God, creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint nor grow weary, and his knowledge is beyond scrutiny. He gives strength to the fainting; for the weak he makes vigor abound. Though young men faint and grow weary, and youths stagger and fall, They that hope in the LORD will renew their strength, they will soar as with eagles' wings; They will run and not grow weary, walk and not grow faint. Psalms 103(102),1-2.3-4.8.10. Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all my being, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and …More