World’s oldest nun, Sr. Francis celebrates 113th Birthday | Shalom World News At 113, Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella continues to inspire generations with a life defined by faith, perseverance, and service. The Long Island nun, recognized as the world’s oldest living sister, celebrated her birthday on April 20 with a modest gathering at the convent of the Sisters of St. Dominic in Amityville, New York. Born in Central Islip, Sister Francis entered religious life in 1931 at just 17 years old. She earned the distinction of the world’s oldest nun in 2025 when Sr. Inah Canabarro Lucas, an older nun in Brazil, died at the age of 116. Over the course of her lifetime, she has witnessed the leadership of ten popes, including receiving a special proclamation from Pope Leo as part of her birthday celebration. Despite losing her left forearm in a childhood accident and initially facing rejection from religious orders, she remained determined to pursue her vocation. Sister Francis devoted 52…More
Video included Speaking exclusively to RT on Thursday, Andrey Kartapolov, chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee, warned that Finnish lawmakers would be making a “big mistake” if they voted in favor of the bill. The arrival of foreign nuclear weapons in the Nordic country would significantly undermine its own security, according to the senior Russian MP. The relevant military installations on Finnish soil would inevitably end up on Russian strategic forces’ priority target list, Kartapolov predicted.
There is too much going on right now. Another article here: Hungary slated to get first-ever LGBTQ-themed … Hungary to get first LGBTQ TV channel – media An application to register the network was reportedly filed immediately after the country’s gay propaganda law was struck down by the top EU court
Mocking the biblical Jesus Christ, the Marxist apostate Robert Prevost recited the *Regina Caeli* before an image of a black woman with a black baby on her back. Prevost celebrated a Marxist, inculturated "Mass" at the Malabo Stadium, before an image of a Black "Virgin" and a Black, Marxist "Baby Jesus." Equatorial Guinea. The Marxist Prevost—while promoting a false Black Christ—has the cynicism to proclaim himself the successor of Peter. Note that Prevost also failed to denounce the Islamization through which the impostor Muhammad de-Christianized Africa—and, by means of the sword, compelled many to apostatize and worship the false god Allah. Black Lives Matter activist calls for …
Note that Prevost also failed to denounce the Islamization through which the impostor Muhammad de-Christianized Africa—and, by means of the sword, compelled many to apostatize and worship the false god Allah.
In Soloviev’s work *Three Dialogues*, the description of the Antichrist as an ecumenist, pacifist, and environmentalist also notes that he draws people to himself by telling each person exactly what they want to hear—much like politicians who employ demagoguery to deceive the masses. Prevost profanes the Church in order to validate Muslims, while simultaneously—whenever it suits him—donning the guise of a sheep and preaching a gospel that stands in contradiction to his own actions.
On the return flight to Rome today, Pope Leo XIV was asked about the decision of Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich, Germany, to enforce "blessings" for homosexual couples in his archdiocese. Leo XIV replied: "First of all, I think it’s very important to understand that the unity or division of the Church should not revolve around sexual matters. We tend to think that when the Church is talking about morality, that the only issue of morality is sexual. And in reality, I believe there are much greater, more important issues, such as justice, equality, freedom of men and women, freedom of religion, that would all take priority before that particular issue. The Holy See has already spoken to the German bishops. The Holy See has made it clear that we do not agree with the formalized blessing of couples, in this case, homosexual couples, as you asked, or couples in irregular situations, beyond what was specifically, if you will, allowed for by Pope Francis in saying all people receive blessings. …More
To insinuate or affirm that God can bless two unrepentant homosexual partners living in concubinage is a diabolical blasphemy. Malachi 2:2 I will send a curse on you, and I will turn your blessings into a curse.
The Superior of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (FSSPX), Father Davide Pagliarani, commented on the July 1 episcopal consecrations in an in-house interview with LaPorteLatine.org. Key lines. - The episcopal consecrations… are not a rebellion, but the response to a cruel necessity. - Cardinals Gerhard Müller, Robert Sarah, and other bishops suffer from a typically modern malaise: an inability to reconcile the demands of faith with those of canon law, leading to a kind of paralyzing dichotomy. - The FSSPX holds that these principles must not simply be juxtaposed, but hierarchized - one subordinated to the other. - The ‘rigorous’ canonists still consider the FSSPX schismatic — this is how one must understand the statements of Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke. - Bishop Athanasius Schneider has shown great courage and freedom of speech… his support will go down in history. - I thank Bishop Joseph Strickland for his message full of strength, clarity, and courage. - Bishop Vitus Huonder,…More
The SSPX look set to consecrate five new bishops—without Pope Leo's permission— on July 1st in Écône, Switzerland. Father Davide Pagliarani, the Society's Superior General, insists this is not an act of schism. It is an act of fidelity. "The rupture does not come from us," Pagliarani declares. It originates in a "flagrant divergence" from Tradition and the constant Magisterium of the Church. The SSPX sees itself as a "sign of contradiction"—a thorn in the side of reformers who have normalized doctrinal error while marginalizing those who refuse to accept it. Pagliarani notes the bitter irony: Pope Francis granted him an affable audience within 24 hours, while Pope Leo will not meet with him at all, even as Vatican officials threaten to declare the Society schismatic. Dialogue has collapsed. The Vatican's only language now is condemnation. Yet the Superior General finds allies in unexpected places. He praises Bishop Joseph Strickland's "strength" and predicts Bishop Athanasius Schneider's …More
Pagliarani notes the bitter irony: Pope Francis granted him an affable audience within 24 hours, while Pope Leo will not meet with him at all, even as Vatican officials threaten to declare the Society schismatic.
The First Lady of Equatorial Guinea, Constancia Mangue, appeared in outfits featuring images of Pope Leo XIV during his visit. At the airport reception, she wore a light blue suit adorned with multiple portraits of the Pope. At a later official event, she wore a green dress with large portraits of Leo XIV on the front.
Protokoll: Wenn man den Papst trifft, zieht man sich schwarz an. Afrika: Ja, vergiss es. Wir machen Papstmode. Die First Lady von Äquatorialguinea trug heute ein grünes Papstkleid.
Leo XIV says that he and the Vatican rejects Cardinal Marx move to allow the blessing of homosexual couples in his Diocese: “The Holy See has already spoken to the German bishops. The Holy See has made it clear that we do not agree with the formalized blessing of couples, in this case, homosexual couples, as you asked, or couples in irregular situations, beyond what was specifically, if you will, allowed for by Pope Francis in saying all people receive blessings. When a priest gives a blessing at the end of Mass, when the Pope gives a blessing at the end of a large celebration like the one we had today, they are blessings for all people. Francis’ well-known expression ‘Tutti, tutti, tutti’ is an expression of the Church’s belief that all are welcome; all are invited; all are invited to follow Jesus, and all are invited to look for conversion in their lives. To go beyond that today, I think that the topic can cause more disunity than unity, and that we should look for ways to build …More
Pope Leo XIV just referred to Pope Francis as having "entered heaven." That's not how the Catholic Church has ever spoken about a deceased pontiff. Tradition demands prayer for the dead — not presumptive sainthood without formal canonization. This episode of Faith and Reason investigates the growing controversy. The hosts argue that Leo's language signals a dangerous departure from established doctrine — and they trace it back to Francis's own influence. Accounts suggest Francis considered Leo a "saint" before he even became pope and played a major role in his rapid rise through Church ranks. The picture is clear: the Church is facing a deep internal crisis over doctrine, identity, and its relationship with the modern world. Again Pope Leo Says Francis is in Heaven – Canonization Coming Soon?