The apostolic visitation of "conservative" Heiligenkreuz Abbey in Austria has concluded. Following several months of investigation and interviews with 90 monks, the Vatican has issued a number of recommendations. These include calls to 'clarify identity', 'reflect on its theological and spiritual orientation', and 'improve communication', both internally and externally.
Heiligenkreuz. For Rome, young monks are the problem, not heretical nuns without the veil
One of the most shocking forced beatifications of the Francis pontificate was that of Bishop Angelelli, a terrorist-supporting Bishop from Argentina, who died in an automobile accident, but was deemed a martyr. He was so liberal, so cruel against orthodox Catholics, and so against any orthodox causes in his lifetime, that serious Catholics in Argentina mocked him by calling him "Satanelli" during his own lifetime. Another extreme liberal bishop, Jorge Novak, of Quilmes, was also placed by Francis on a fast track to beatification and canonization. Thankfully, with the new pontificate, the fast tracking is being reexamined, and, in Novak's case, at least one serious impediment has been found: his lax conduct regarding the case of at least one abusive priest under his care. The announcement of the Vatican derailment of the cause was made public yesterday by the local diocese: Communiqué on the Cessation of the Canonical Cause for the Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God …
Bishop Hervé Giraud of Viviers, France, has ordered the Famille Missionnaire de Notre-Dame (FMND), a Novus-Ordo community, to stop accepting new members and to suspend all religious vows, following a recent court ruling involving the community’s former superior, Fr Bernard Domini. The decision, announced on 30 March, follows a French court sentencing the former leader for “abuse of weakness”. However, the community’s lawyer described the ruling as 'close to an acquittal'. Both sides have appealed the verdict, meaning the case is not final. The bishop presented the measure as a precautionary step, but it has drawn strong criticism. Some families argue that it disregards the presumption of innocence and disrupts long-standing vocations. Parents have accused the bishop of “abuse of power” and of “destroying the religious lives” of their children by preventing them from making commitments that had been prepared for over many years. Bishop Giraud has since said [=words], he is willing …More
Elbridge Colby, serving as Undersecretary of Defense for Policy under Donald Trump, reportedly summoned the then Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, Cardinal Christophe Pierre, to the Pentagon in January. This was reported by TheFp.com on April 6. The meeting followed a speech by Leo XIV to diplomats in which he warned against “the imperialist occupation of the world” and urged leaders to abandon the “desire to dominate others.” The Pentagon considered the speech as a bitter lecture against the USA. Colby and his colleagues told the Nuncio that the Catholic Church had better take its side. One U.S. official went so far as to mention the Avignon Papacy (1309–1377), when the popes were under strong influence from the French crown. Cardinal Pierre sat through the lecture in silence. #newsYbhsfkutcq
Kneel like Romans or Stand like the Ancients? Early Christians generally did not kneel while taking Holy Communion; they stood to receive it, viewing it as a joyous, resurrection-themed act. Kneeling was primarily associated with penance or solemn prayer, not communion, with the Council of Nicaea (325 AD) forbidding kneeling on Sundays. The shift to kneeling at Communion began much later, around the 12th century. Standing is Ancient: The earliest practice, especially in the East, was to receive communion standing and often in the hand. Kneeling as Penance: Early Christians often stood during liturgy. Kneeling was largely used for prayers of repentance, not as a standard posture for receiving the Eucharist. 12th-Century Shift: Kneeling for Communion became more common in the West in the 12th century, introduced alongside the adoration of the Host during the Elevation Prohibition on Sundays: The early Church, including the Council of Nicaea (A.D. 325), encouraged standing on Sundays …More
By their fruits, every knee shall bend at his name never mind his true presence Actually bowing touching your head to the floor even though private revelation the Angel of Portugal taught the children Fatima prayer On one occasion, the three children saw the angel prostrate himself before a host and chalice that hung in the air. Worshiping the Eucharist, the angel prayed: Most Holy Trinity—Father, Son and Holy Spirit—I adore Thee profoundly. I offer Thee the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges, and indifferences whereby He is offended. And through the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg of Thee the conversion of poor sinners.
Elbridge Colby, serving as Undersecretary of Defense for Policy under Donald Trump, reportedly summoned the then Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, Cardinal Christophe Pierre, to the Pentagon in January. This was reported by TheFp.com on April 6. The meeting followed a speech by Leo XIV to diplomats in which he warned against “the imperialist occupation of the world” and urged leaders to abandon the “desire to dominate others.” The Pentagon considered the speech as a bitter lecture against the USA. Colby and his colleagues told the Nuncio that the Catholic Church had better take its side. One U.S. official went so far as to mention the Avignon Papacy (1309–1377), when the popes were under strong influence from the French crown. Cardinal Pierre sat through the lecture in silence. #newsYbhsfkutcq
A formal complaint of homosexual abuse against Italian-born Bishop Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, 74, has been hand-delivered to the Apostolic Nunciature in Lima on March 31, reports InfoVaticana.com. The dossier was simultaneously sent to pro-homosexual Cardinal Tucho Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. Bishop Santarsiero is the Secretary General of the Peruvian Episcopal Conference and Bishop of Huacho. The accusation is systematic homosexual abuse and psychological mistreatment of individuals under his authority. Vulnerable Minor from Poor Rural Background The main complaint comes from an anonymous young layman called “D.” He is now around thirty years old, originally from a rural area in northeastern Peru and from a humble, large family. His testimony claims that the abuse began at the Catholic high school of the Diocese of Huacho and continued for several years. According to the complaint, the alleged acts include forced hugs, genital touching, and pressure …More
"Despite a ceasefire between the US and Iran, Israel continues to completely wipe out Christian villages in Southern Lebanon - some of which have been in place since the Resurrection of Jesus Christ - while the alleged target, Hezbollah, moves safely to the north and west of the country. More Christians have been exterminated by the Jewish state in this operation than all of the Christians killed by ISIS combined."
In the ceasefire Iran said, the killing and bombing in Lebanon must cease! Iran defending Christians once again. While as usual bibi wants them dead. The Christians in Iran are with the government and against the US and Israel for attacking them for no reason. They are standing side by side by the Iranians because they see themselves as brothers. They want us out of there NOW! Larry Johnson said that is part of the ceasefire. Trump went crawling to them after no one cared to get involved in his evil war. We lost and he knows it. So he went begging Iran to stop. Except the killing in Lebanon must stop as part of the deal. Remember trump and bibi bombed them twice in the middle of negotiations. First time killing 170 little girls. As well as trying to bomb a little boys school. Iran made out in a great way with this ceasefire. But it wont last. I doubt this very highly. We know we can't trust trump. And now the whole world knows they can't and they all turned their backs on him. Sad to …More
The Church in Germany has “become a cowardly - I emphasize: a cowardly - collaborator with leftist ideology.” This is what Bishop Athanasius Schneider told JungeFreiheit.de on April 5. The German dioceses are “completely aligned … with the spirit of the times” and have “betrayed what is truly Christian and Catholic.” This development, he predicted, will go down in history as a “great disgrace.” Germany’s public media remind him “more and more of the state media in the Soviet Union,” particularly in their loyalty to the government. Regarding migration, Bishop Schneider said it is a deliberate strategy, “an orchestrated political action” aimed at supplanting Western identity. Migration is “also an instrument for infiltrating Europe and marginalizing Christianity.” Picture: Vatican Media, #newsZemdcmfvrj
Bishop Schneider must add: “The German Church betrays the Christian faith” —in full communion with Robert Prevost. In full communion with Prevost, the apostate gay activist Ludger Schepers of Essen,—in open rebellion against the laws of God and Catholic morality—continues to promote sodomy and transvestism. German Bishop: Homosexualy and Transgender are …
His words translated into Catholic speak is that they’ve fallen into apostasy and are actively seeking to destroy the remnant of Christianity in the West. I don’t know why he chooses to use socio - political language.
Did Trump Just Threaten to Nuke Iran Tonight? /Lt Col Daniel Davis I think someone who called him Nero is much closer. Low on everything. 15 Tomahawk missiles left, so what is he thinking? What will he use to destroy a whole civilization? I would love to see him removed, but it's GOD'S Will that he will be our punishment. Did Trump Just Threaten to Nuke Iran Tonight? /Lt Col Daniel Davis
A formal complaint of homosexual abuse against Italian-born Bishop Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, 74, has been hand-delivered to the Apostolic Nunciature in Lima on March 31, reports InfoVaticana.com. The dossier was simultaneously sent to pro-homosexual Cardinal Tucho Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. Bishop Santarsiero is the Secretary General of the Peruvian Episcopal Conference and Bishop of Huacho. The accusation is systematic homosexual abuse and psychological mistreatment of individuals under his authority. Vulnerable Minor from Poor Rural Background The main complaint comes from an anonymous young layman called “D.” He is now around thirty years old, originally from a rural area in northeastern Peru and from a humble, large family. His testimony claims that the abuse began at the Catholic high school of the Diocese of Huacho and continued for several years. According to the complaint, the alleged acts include forced hugs, genital touching, and pressure …More
Receiving communion in the hand was the common practice of the Church in both East and West for the first 800 years of Christianity, and it was certainly considered reverent by the Fathers.
The Article presents very impressive and notable persons who detail the proper method of receiving communion in the hand, which was modeled after the Hebrew Passover Sedar, where not only the Rabbi , but all in attendance were required to strictly hash the hands several times in prayer before participation in the Sedar. The people quoted refer to making a proper throne for the Lord when receiving the Eucharist. It is only a guess, But it's my guess that later on in time, the Roman Slobs came in from the fields without a proper hand wash to receive the communion. This floored the priest and considered it Heresy to place something so Holy into such filthy abode, certainly it was desecration. I'm sure those priests refused to do so and told them to open up your mouth and let me place this on your tongue. Now today, the hand receiving is back. I'm in total agreement with it providing: The hands impeccably clean, and the proper prayers have been said over them to prevent desecration. In …More
It may have been reverent and accepted in the early church, but the usurpers brought it back not for historical significance as they pretend but to denigrate the priesthood. The same with bringing up "the gifts". Take away the sacred and mysterious and dumb it down. reduce the priest to presider and shift all focus to the idiots in the pews and away from God. We also had Ember days and Rogation days in the "early church". Why not bring those back?
Fr. Christopher Basden draws on his Middle East upbringing to challenge mainstream narratives about Iran, Israel, and the push toward war. He argues that claims of imminent threats mirror past justifications like the Iraq War, while deeper conflicts over Palestine and geopolitical interests continue to fuel instability. The discussion highlights the human cost of war, including displacement, destruction, and the suffering of Christian communities. Criticism is directed at Western Church leaders for inconsistent responses to these crises. Despite the turmoil, Fr. Basden points to growing awareness and enduring faith as signs of hope. HELP SUPPORT WORK LIKE THIS: LifeSite Donations – The #1 Pro-Life and Pro- … U.S. residents! Create a will with LifeSiteNews: mylegacywill.com/lifesitenews **** PROTECT Your Wealth with gold, silver, and precious metals: stjosephpartners.com/lifesitenews +++ SHOP ALL YOUR FUN AND FAVORITE LIFESITE MERCH! Main - ShopLifeSite +++ Connect with John-Henry …More
Auxiliary Bishop Ludger Schepers of Essen, the 'queer representative' of the German Bishops' Conference, is calling on the Church to change its approach to gender dysphoria. Talking to KNA (April 7), he described a return to natural gender roles as a "misguided path". "The diversity of human identities - whether homosexual, transgender, or intersex - is not a modern construct, but part of God’s plan of creation," Monsignor Schepers claimed. Furthermore, he criticised the idea of "tradwives" on social media. He described the idea of the role of housewife as an "artificial aesthetic lacking real grounding" and a "problem for freedom and equality". Picture: Pressefoto Bistum Essen, #newsVhmdeuunbz