Ignorance can cause enormous harm. Bill Gates, not a doctor, caused a spike in worldwide polio cases. Gates crippled and killed many people using his ignorance and stupidity. More polio cases now caused by vaccine than by wild virus More polio cases now caused by vaccine than by …
In St. Mary's Cathedral in Middlesbrough, in North Yorkshire, England, it is common to have rock concerts. Since rock has a Satanic origin, it seems quite inappropriate, and even blasphemous, to perform such music in a place that is consecrated to the worship of God. Nonetheless, these concerts have the full approval of the Bishop Terence Patrick Drainey. No matter how popular Bishop Drainey wants to be by promoting such concerts, we wonder what account he will make of them to God when he is asked what he did for the salvation of the souls of his flock. Above, first and second rows below, a November 2025 concert; third and fourth rows a October concert; fifth and sixth rows, a September circus performance in front of the altar.
U.S. President Donald Trump has invited dozens of world leaders to join his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts. Diplomats know it would undermine the role of the United Nations and established multilateral diplomacy. The initaitve was started to “help manage” the Gaza ceasefire and reconstruction Trump would serve as chairman — effectively for life. Holy See Reviewing Next Steps Cardinal Pietro Parolin replied: “President Trump is asking various countries to participate. I seem to have read in the newspapers this morning that Italy, too, is considering whether to join or not. We have also received the invitation to the Board of Peace for Gaza. The Pope has received it and we are assessing what to do. We are looking into the matter, and I believe it is an issue that requires some time to be properly considered before giving a response.” Countries that have publicly accepted the invitation Egypt — official acceptance reported. Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Jordan, …More
St Luke Catholic Church Mint Hill hosted “A Service of Ecumenical Friendship” Tuesday night. Presided over by Bishop Michael Martin, the evening featured Rev. Dr. Steven Harmon, professor of historical theology at Gardner Webb University; Rev. LeDayne McLeese Polaski, executive director of MeckMIN; and Father Benjamin Roberts, Ecumenical Officer for the Diocese of Charlotte.
“Homosexuality grows like monster in seminaries. Weed out homosexuals!”: Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie of Accra, Ghana, expressed concern about homosexuality within Catholic seminaries in West Africa. Speaking to rectors and formators on January 14, he said: “I am going to talk about one thing that is growing like a monster in the seminaries. Please do your best to weed out people of such orientation from our seminaries, because it is not only an abomination to the priestly attitude but also makes the gift of celibacy not worth living. It is homosexuality and gay culture.” The Archbishop quoted the Vatican document from 2005 stating that men who practice homosexuality and who present deep-seated homosexual tendencies cannot relate correctly to men and women and should not become priests.
African archbishop urges seminary leaders to ‘weed out’ those who endorse homosexuality
What an inspiring example: a Nigerian imam who gained international recognition for saving hundreds of lives from a mainly Christian community during an outbreak of violence has died at the age of 90. Abubakar Abdullahi had been suffering from a heart condition and was being treated in hospital, where he died on Thursday night. In 2018, the imam saw many desperate, frightened families running into his village in Plateau state, central Nigeria, and decided to risk his life to save theirs. In all he sheltered 262 people in his home and mosque. In countering Jihadist atrocities and abductions never forget the goodness of Muslims like Abubakar Abdullahi
"God created mankind differently, but he wants us to live together in peace and harmony, and not harm each other," Abdullahi was quoted as saying at the time. Beautiful!
On January 19, 2026, at the Apostolic Palace, Pope Leo XIV met with leaders of the Neocatechumenal Way. He praised their missionary zeal, charisma, and contributions to evangelization and catechesis, but centered his message on two main requirements: unity in the Church and respect for freedom of conscience. The Pope stressed that all Christians are incorporated into Christ and the Church through Baptism, and that charisms must serve the common good rather than be lived in isolation or as something superior. He warned against attitudes of elitism or exclusion and urged the Neocatechumenal Way to be witnesses of unity, exercising a mission that is particular but not exclusive, always in communion with the rest of the Church. He explicitly called them to integrate fully into ordinary parish pastoral life and to remain in close communion with bishops and priests, advancing with joy, humility, and openness as builders of communion. Pope Leo XIV also emphasized interior freedom, recalling …More
Germany’s “slime Mass” apology from the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart reveals more than procedural regret; it underscores profound fault lines in German Catholicism—between synodal experimentation and fidelity to received doctrine. The Catholic Herald offers a measured analysis of the incident and its implications.
Sources have told the Catholic Herald that Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes did not attend the extraordinary consistory because he was directly barred from travelling by the Nicaraguan state, according to those with direct knowledge of the situation. The decision is understood to be linked to the continuing persecution of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua, where Church leaders remain subject to surveillance, restrictions on movement, and punitive measures by the authorities.
Synodality in the Archdiocese of Madrid: "We believe that the imposition of celibacy on priests (and on future women priests) is an unjust and anti-evangelical law that produces victims and contributes to a dominant clericalism that creates inequality in the community."
The Archdiocese of Madrid promotes the so-called Convivium process, an official diocesan consultation involving clergy, parishes, religious communities and lay groups in Madrid, Spain. According to InfoVaticana.com, the process was developed through consultation phases in 2024 and 2025, and is comparable with the German Synod. The Archdiocese of Madrid is currently led by the pro-homosexual Cardinal José Cobo. Preparations have begun for the first Convivium-named Presbyteral Assembly, which is scheduled to take place in Madrid on 9–10 February 2026. The archdiocese has recently distributed official working documents synthesising over 800 pages of submissions from parish pastoral councils, clergy, consecrated life and other ecclesial groups. The archdiocesan synthesis includes a subsection labelled 'Peculiar Proposals'. This subsection cites contributions from groups who advocate optional priestly celibacy and propose a non-lifelong or 'temporary' priesthood. They also refer to 'future …More
A recent performance in Beirut of Father Guilherme Peixoto sparked opposition from some Christians in Lebanon. “Not all need to like what I’m doing, but they need to respect. It’s music to bring the church outside of the church,” he said.
Praised by some as a bold evangelist and criticised by others for blurring sacred lines, Padre Guilherme’s nightclub set in Beirut reignites a deeper debate: how far can a priest go in adopting the symbols of secular culture without obscuring the meaning of the priesthood itself?
According to a cardinal speaking to The Catholic Herald: "Although the liturgy was set aside—in the Consistory—in the end they gave us a document written by Cardinal Arthur Roche, which was quite negative about the Traditional Mass.
Most jaw-dropping: Cardinal Joseph Zen’s explosive critique of the Synod was entirely omitted from the Vatican’s official recap. At the consistory, the 93-year-old cardinal called the Synod on Synodality an “ironclad manipulation,” mocked appeals to the Holy Spirit as “almost blasphemous,” warned of Anglican-style division, and accused the process of enabling region-by-region doctrine while sidelining the Synod of Bishops—remarks the Vatican did not mention. Gefällt dir diese Persönlichkeit?
The Synod on Synodality was an “ironclad manipulation,” Cardinal Joseph Zen, 93, said in his three-minute intervention at the consistory held January 7–8. The text of his speech was published on the Substack account of Edward Pentin CardinalNews.Substack.com. Prior to the consistory, Cardinal Zen was received in private audience by Pope Leo XIV. Synod’s Invocation of the Holy Spirit Verges on Blasphemy In his intervention, Cardinal Zen criticized the late Pope Francis and the synodal process he initiated: “The ironclad manipulation of the process is an insult to the dignity of the Bishops, and the continual reference to the Holy Spirit is ridiculous and almost blasphemous.” Francis, he said, expected “surprises” from the Holy Spirit. Cardinal Zen responded: “What surprises? That He should repudiate what He inspired in the Church’s two-thousand-year Tradition?” Cardinal Zen noted that Francis bypassed the Episcopal College, listened directly to selected members of the laity, and …More
Fri Jan 9, 2026 - 10:15 am ESTFri Jan 9, 2026 - 10:28 am EST (LifeSiteNews) — Former Hungarian Ambassador to the Holy See Eduard Habsburg’s newest books tries to give readers a guide on how to have a large, wholesome family in today’s anti-family Western World. In an exclusive interview with LifeSiteNews, Habsburg talked about his latest book, Building a Wholesome Family in a Broken World, in which he gives tips to young singles and married couples on how to go about founding a family. Throughout the book, he draws on examples from his own life of being married for over 30 years and having six children, as well as the lives of his royal ancestors. Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen is the great-great-great-grandson of Franz Joseph I., who was emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1848 until his death in 1916. Habsburg is an author, script writer, and served as Hungary’s ambassador to the Holy See from 2015 to 2025. “Having lots of children is the greatest gift that spouses can make to …