First, let me quote the Polish Pope’s official promulgatory clause in his Papal Law on Conclaves, Universi Dominici Gregis, from the Vatican’s English translation (click image here below to enlarge) As can be seen from the second paragraph, which says, As determined above, … I declare completely null and void anything done by any person, whatever his authority, knowingly or unknowingly, in any way contrary to this Constitution. editor; reiterate; 'ANY PERSON, WHATEVER HIS AUTHORITY....CONTRARY TO THIS CONSTITUION' BREAKING Prevost’s Election invalidated by John …
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Fr Milton Zonta, S.D.S., as coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Criciúma in Brazil. Born on 2 June 1960 in Videira, Santa Catarina, he joined the Salvatorians and was ordained a priest on 17 January 1987. He lived in Rome for 18 years, including 12 years (2012–2024) as Superior General of the Salvatorians. After two consecutive terms, he returned to live in his home diocese of Videira, Brazil, in 2024. During public appearances, he usually wears civilian clothing. In his first message today following his appointment, Monsignor Zonta expressed his desire for a "synodal spirit". He voiced his support for "a welcoming and missionary Church" and "the paths of synodality". New Bishop Met Once with Cardinal Prevost Following the election of Pope Leo XIV, Fr Zonta described the moment as 'historic' and a sign of unity for the Church. He recalled meeting the future pope during his time as Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops, describing him as humble, welcoming and …More
The Dispensation Issue The only discussion of a "dispensation" during the 2025 conclave preparations related to the total number of cardinal electors, which exceeded the standard limit of 120. Pope Francis had previously issued a dispensation[in violation of UDG n76] allowing all created cardinals under 80 to vote, even if the total number surpassed the traditional cap. This was affirmed by the College of Cardinals during the general congregations before the conclave began. An election without the proper number of electors is invalid(Cf. CIC 1983, Canons 119 §1, 161 §3 and 172 §1) An election which violates precepts regarding procedure, renders the election irritus, that is of no legal value, (Cf. CIC 1983, Canon 124 §1) We see these principles affirmed in the present Papal Law, Universi Domini Gregis (UDG), in n. 76, where it reads in the Vatican’s English translation: 76. Should the election take place in a way other than that prescribed in the present Constitution, or should …More
Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, Ireland, lamented in an interview with TheTablet.co.uk on 28 December that the Vatican’s study group on female deacons had been “published in isolation” from those of the other nine synod study groups set up by Pope Francis. He would have preferred the report on women deacons to be published alongside those of the other groups examining co-responsibility and the role of lay people in the Church, as this would have provided a more balanced perspective, in his view. He added: “It’s interesting that Pope Leo XIV said this question remains open rather than saying it's over.” Archbishop Martin considers it "a really important question" of how women can fully exercise their baptismal priesthood. He considers his question “very, very pressing” because “those who have thought that the path to decision-making, leadership and service in the Church goes through the priesthood will now feel that women are excluded”. In Dublin, Women Are “Ministers of the …More
New York Archbishop Deletes Evidence of Homosexual Chancellor: Despite receiving dozens of emails and phone calls urging him to address the scandal involving his "married" homosexual chancellor in the Diocese of Joliet, newly appointed New York Archbishop Ronald Hicks remains silent. According to Complicit Clergy, Hicks even removed references from the diocesan website in an apparent effort to conceal the fact that David Salvato had ever worked for him.
Before He Went to Work for Bishop Hicks, Salvato Was Employed by Archbishop Gómez
Last week, we shared with you the story that David Salvato, the chancellor for the diocese of Joliet, ‘married’ his boyfriend on December 13. Bishop Hicks, the bishop of Joliet, has remained silent in spite of receiving dozens of emails and phone calls asking him to address this scandal. Hicks went as far as scrubbing the diocesan website to conceal that Salvato ever worked there. Now we learn that before he went to work for Hicks, Salvato worked as a canon lawyer for Archbishop Jose Gomez for 10 years. Salvato worked in the Metropolitan Tribunal were he oversaw the investigation of nearly 200 marriage annulment cases each year. Did you get that? Gómez assigned a homosexual man to make decisions about hundreds of marriage annulments in his archdiocese. How is someone who does not subscribe to the Catholic Church’s teaching on human anthropology make decisions about a sacramental marriage involving a man and a woman? A Catholic woman shared similar concerns in a comment on the Salvato …
Last week, we shared with you the story that David Salvato, the chancellor for the diocese of Joliet, ‘married’ his boyfriend on December 13. Bishop Hicks, the bishop of Joliet, has remained silent in spite of receiving dozens of emails and phone calls asking him to address this scandal. Hicks went as far as scrubbing the diocesan website to conceal that Salvato ever worked there. Now we learn that before he went to work for Hicks, Salvato worked as a canon lawyer for Archbishop Jose Gomez for 10 years. Salvato worked in the Metropolitan Tribunal were he oversaw the investigation of nearly 200 marriage annulment cases each year. Did you get that? Gómez assigned a homosexual man to make decisions about hundreds of marriage annulments in his archdiocese. How is someone who does not subscribe to the Catholic Church’s teaching on human anthropology make decisions about a sacramental marriage involving a man and a woman? A Catholic woman shared similar concerns in a comment on the Salvato …
Freddie Ponton | 21WIRE On 15 December 2025, the European Union sanctioned Jacques Baud, a Swiss national and independent military analyst, accusing him of spreading “false narratives” on Ukraine and NATO. Officially framed as a safeguard for European democratic resilience, the move exposes a far more troubling reality: a censorship industrial complex in which independent analysis, alternative viewpoints, and rigorous debate are increasingly treated as a national security threat. Across Europe, unelected bureaucrats in Brussels, supported by a sprawling network of state-aligned NGOs, now wield the power to monitor, flag, and remove content; define disinformation; and impose sanctions, often without meaningful judicial oversight. Laws like the Digital Services Act (DSA) compel platforms to remove or restrict content under threat of fines and give influence to “trusted flaggers,” many handpicked civil society organisations funded by the EU. The so-called trusted flagger status is granted …
The Diocese of Clifton in England has informed TheCatholicHerald.com that, starting from 2027, it will no longer include the Clifton Children’s Society (CCS), an adoption agency, in its official diocesan collections. This decision was made only following a backlash from Catholics. Online reports spread that the agency CCS was still being promoted in diocesan materials despite its support for homosex adoption. CCS is the former Catholic adoption agency of the diocese. It ceased to be Catholic after new state regulations came into force requiring adoption agencies to place children with same-sex couples. Bishop Bosco MacDonald of Clifton described the inclusion of CCS in the 2026 diocesan diary as an "oversight". He promised that it would not be repeated. He also claimed that CCS no longer has any formal relationship with the diocese beyond historical links. The bishop reaffirmed that diocesan trustees would ensure the agency's removal from future collections. #newsZejkbhvbvw
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Fr. Chad Ripperger: The Nephilim, Fallen Angels, and the First Diabolic War on Humanity In this sobering and theologically rich teaching, Fr. Chad Ripperger examines one of the most controversial and often misunderstood passages in Sacred Script...
@tbswv Fr. Ripperger is a holy priest. He is an exorcist, he frees souls from the demonic. We are blessed to have this priest! Pray for our holy Priests
In Lanciano, Italy, a Nativity scene in the Church of Santa Maria del Suffragio, home of the city’s school chaplaincy, shows baby Jesus lying among rubble and wrapped in a red keffiyeh. The display, symbolizing the war in Gaza, was created by 36-year-old priest Don Alessio Primante. The initiative follows a similar gesture in September, when he wore the same keffiyeh during a religious procession, a move allowed by the local bishop.
September 2025 The Nazi book burnings in Germany and Austria in the 1930s targeted books that the German Student Union deemed subversive. In Ray Bradbury’s 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451, the firemen burn subversive books. In 2019, the school district, Conseil scolaire catholique (CSC) Providence, which operates as the French language school board for southwestern Ontario, burned classic books and used the ashes as fertilizer in the “spirit of reconciliation.” In 2025, I was physically banned from my old school, WJ Mouat Secondary, by the Abbotsford School District, because I went there to launch my book, The Scarlet Lesson. The operating principle in the instances above is that books are a danger. But burning books or banishing authors is like shooting the messenger: The message doesn’t perish. As the ancient Greek dramatist Sophocles is often purported to have said,“You can kill a man, but you can’t kill an idea”. My idea was that Christian teachers didn’t murder students in Indian …
If you want to get an idea of everything that is wrong with Canada today, what has sadly happened to Jim McMurtry is an example. He has been fired and cancelled for telling the truth. Thank God for courageous people like him.