On Tuesday, a woman in her 50s was seriously injured after being stabbed during the morning Rosary at Holy Cross Church in Tramore, Co. Waterford, Ireland. The attack occurred at around 9:45 a.m., shortly before the church's 10 a.m. Mass. Parishioners quickly intervened and alerted emergency services. The victim was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Police arrested an Irish man in his 30s at a nearby house. According to Irish reports, the suspect was not known to the victim but was known to police. The parish priest, Fr. Richard O'Halloran, described the attack as "random in nature." "It has been a very shocking event," Fr. O'Halloran said. "The people and my colleague who was there at the time responded wonderfully well. All the emergency services were called, and they looked after everything." In a statement, the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore said it was "deeply shocked" by the violence. #newsPkskyldybf
A wonderful short video with excellent Carmelite stories!
After 10 years of asking, a journalist was finally allowed inside the Carmelite Monastery in Christchurch, New Zealand. The story he got helped save countless souls who saw his final video. This is a portion of that final product.
A miracle in a photograph !! Take a good look at this miraculous photo, it was taken in 1932, during one of the first Masses of a young German priest. Here is the testimony of the old Priest Franz Keiser, German. “This image is not a painting but a real photo. It is a grace that was given to a German priest, on the third day after his priestly ordination, on August 29, 1932. Neither the priest who celebrated, nor the brother who served the Mass, nor his brother who took the photo saw what this shows in the most wonderful way. I know the priest who was given this grace and also the most precise circumstances and responded for its accuracy, as well as for the authenticity of the event.” This image shows in plain sight what happens at each Mass, the renewal of the Sacrifice of the Cross. For it is attested of him, “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.” Hebrews 7:17
Tuesday, July 21 – Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, Confessor and Doctor, First Capuchin Order – Saint Praxedes, Virgin – Saint Victor of Marseille, Soldier and Martyr
“The community was only informed today. We had been asked to keep it under the strictest secrecy. That made the visit all the more beautiful, because it was simpler and more intimate, like a father coming to visit his children”, said the Abbot. Pope Leo at Montecassino Abbey
This is good and the same principle of "deciding what seeds to keep or waste" applies to modern NFP. Modern NFP intentionally plans sterile marital relations, calculating and hoping to "waste seed" in infertile soil. Modern NFP and abortion have essentially the same goal: the carnal pleasures of baby making acts without babies.
Leo XIV Visits Monte Cassino: Today, Pope Leo XIV made a private pilgrimage to the Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino, where he prayed at the tomb of St. Benedict, Patron Saint of Europe. Entrusting to the saint his plea for peace in regions torn by war and violence, the Pope joined the Benedictine community in prayer before sharing lunch with the monks.
Questa mattina Papa Leone ha visitato la comunità benedettina di Monte Cassino, dove ha pregato sulla tomba di San Benedetto, «affidandogli la sua supplica per la pace in quelle regioni del mondo segnate da spargimenti di sangue e conflitti». Monte Cassino è la casa madre dell’Ordine benedettino. Ufficio Stampa della Santa Sede
Religious Sisters Calls Listening to Fetal Heartbeat "Torture": Chilean Dominican sister Licarayén Torres has called a proposed law requiring women to listen to a fetal heartbeat before an abortion “torture.” Speaking in a social media video on July 15, she criticized the Chilean “Listen to His Heart” bill, saying: “Is it Christian, is it evangelical to make women go through this obligation that some lawmakers want to impose?”
Una religiosa chilena calificó de «tortura» el proyecto de ley que obligaría a las mujeres a escuchar el latido fetal antes de abortar, reabriendo el debate sobre el aborto en Chile. La iniciativa, impulsada por partidos de derecha, exige informar sobre la actividad cardíaca embrionaria y permitir escucharla antes del procedimiento, medida que ha generado fuerte controversia política y social.
Bill Maher tells British comedian Jack Whitehall that England now spends more on welfare than it collects in income tax. £333,000,000,000 out. £331,000,000,000 in. MAHER: "England just got way too woke on a bunch of crazy shit... They passed a milestone where the amount of money they’re giving out in welfare is, for the first time, more than what they take in in taxes."
Vance Praises Francis as "Genius": In a recent interview with Bishop Robert Barron, U.S. Vice President JD Vance praised Pope Francis, saying: "I always liked the way Pope Francis would make bold statements in the media because it forced people to talk about them. Sometimes he would say things that made me think, 'Wait a second, is that consistent or correct?'" However, the politician concluded that Francis had "forced a dialogue, and he was kind of a genius at that".
U.S. Vice President JD Vance praised Pope Francis in a recent interview with Bishop Robert Barron for being a “kind of genius” at forcing conversation with rhetorical “bombs.”
Vatican News Documentary Blocked Following RAI Copyright Claim: The Vatican has blocked access to its documentary Leone a Roma after a copyright claim involving Italy's public broadcaster, RAI. A notice on VaticanNews.va stated that the video had been made unavailable due to content claimed by RAI. The documentary recounts Leo XIV's years in Rome prior to his election, and was produced by the Dicastery for Communication, which has been criticised for its incompetence and high costs. This incident is notable because the Vatican and RAI have a long-standing partnership in broadcasting and media production. The reason for the copyright claim has not yet been publicly clarified.