Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica humanitas, will be officially released on May 25 at the Vatican. It was signed on May 15, the 135th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII’s social encyclical Rerum novarum. Magnifica humanitas focuses on the protection of the human person in the age of artificial intelligence. The presentation will take place in the Vatican Synod Hall in the presence of Leo XIV next Monday. Speakers include Cardinal Tucho Fernández, Cardinal Michael Czerny, and Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin. Also participating are political theologian Professor Anna Rowlands, AI researcher Christopher Olah — co-founder of the American company Anthropic and head of research on the interpretability of artificial intelligence — and Professor Leocadie Lushombo of the Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University in California. #newsCqbtracput
Sistine Chapel Rebuilt in Sydney Cathedral: The Archdiocese of Sydney has opened an immersive exhibition at St Mary’s Cathedral recreating the Sistine Chapel using large-scale digital projections and high-resolution imagery licensed from the Vatican Museums. The exhibition runs from May 16 through July 19, allowing visitors to experience Michelangelo’s frescoes in a new way without traveling to Rome. Tickets begin at 24 Australian dollars.
The Archdiocese of Sydney has launched an incredible immersive experience replicating the Sistine Chapel
In a commentary dated 17 May, Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller writes about the "dramatically escalating situation in the world". He lists civil wars, the collapse of the rule of law in many states, an Orwellian surveillance state driven by Brussels (the 'Digital Services Act', the erasure of national identities), unmanageable mass migration, and the formation of Islamic parallel societies. He also warns of the instability of classical democracies as they fall into the hands of "globalist elites" pursuing a fully controlled "One World" - a 'Brave New World' in the sense of Aldous Huxley (1922).
Pubblichiamo un ampio intervento del cardinale Gerhard Ludwig Müller, prefetto emerito della Congregazione per la Dottrina della Fede, apparso sulla rivista cattolica austriaca Kath.net. Il testo affronta una questione che attraversa, in modo esplicito o sotterraneo, gran parte del dibattito pubblico europeo contemporaneo: l’Occidente può ancora comprendere sé stesso prescindendo dalle proprie radici cristiane? La risposta del Cardinale è netta fin dalla prima riga - un secco "no" - e da quel rifiuto si dipana un ragionamento che intreccia teologia, filosofia, diritto e analisi politica. Per Müller l'Europa non è una semplice entità geografica o un mercato di nazioni, ma una "comunità culturale" nata dalla sintesi tra il cristianesimo, la metafisica greca e la volontà ordinatrice romana fondata sulla giustizia: dare a ciascuno il suo, secondo la formula di Ulpiano, che in chiave teologica diventa il riconoscimento dell'inviolabile dignità di ogni uomo come immagine di Dio. Privata …
@SonoftheChurch Without Our lady of Fatima there is no focus. She brings our vision into line sharply with the Divine! He appears lost along with his V2 cohorts. God bless you!
On May 15, Leo XIV appointed Monsignor Patricio Larrosa Martos as Bishop of Danlí, Honduras. He has worked as vicar general of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa since 2023. The new Diocese of Danlí was created in 2017 from territory separated from the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa. It has eleven parishes and a population of over half a million inhabitants. Born in January 1960 in the Guadix Diocese, Spain, Monsignor Larrosa was ordained a priest in July 1985 and has been working as missionary in Honduras since 1992. He usually disguised in civil clothes. Founder of Humanitarian Organisation In 1994, he founded ACOES (Asociación Colaboración y Esfuerzo), a humanitarian network with broad governmental partnerships. It offers education (11,000 young people), health, food distribution (6,000 meals daily), clinics, and rural programs in poor neighborhoods. In 2020, Acoes received Spain’s ‘King of Spain Human Rights Award’, presented by King Felipe VI, for its humanitarian work. There is a quasi …More
@mcallansteve I understand what you’re suggesting, but the problem with that statement is that it was the “religion” or the “faith” that was changed in Vatican II. I know many suggest it’s a “new” Church, but the Church is the Mystical Body of Christ and can never change. The Modernists of Vatican II could only change the authentic teachings of the Catholic Church, which they have done.
Worse than the German Church: Barbara Butch, the French activist who parodied Christ in a Last Supper-style during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics, is now directing artistic installations in Parisian churches. Butch described herself as a "fat, Jewish, queer lesbian" and labelled the 2024 mockery, which featured transvestites, as the "new gay testament". According to TribuneChrétienne.com, Butch will direct installations inside several historic Parisian churches during Paris' Nuit Blanche festival, scheduled for 6–7 June. The initiative aims to transform the churches into spaces for sensory and participatory experiences. One project will take place inside Saint-Laurent Church in Paris. Titled Sous la peau du ciel (“Beneath the Skin of the Sky”), this installation invites visitors to leave recorded “wishes” via telephone. These messages will then be mixed with atmospheric sounds and digitally processed to create what the organisers describe as 'living and evolving sound …More
Worse Than Germany: The Spanish Episcopal Conference will award the music prize '2025 ¡Bravo!' to Rosalía for her 'Lux Tour'. The tour heavily incorporates Catholic imagery and symbols, including confessionals, crosses, Marian references, processions, and a stage version of the huge incense burner from Santiago de Compostela. These elements are combined with nightclub aesthetics, sexual provocation, and reinterpretations of religious themes.
¿Valores evangélicos? La Conferencia Episcopal premia a Rosalía en los ¡Bravo! 2025
Author of the homosexual testimony from Portugal identified: Pagina-catolica.blogspot.com argues that João Costa was likely the anonymous Portuguese contributor to the Synod study group 9 report. The article identifies Costa as a sign language interpreter with links to the Sanctuary of Fátima and a Jesuit spirituality group. During World Youth Day 2023, homosexual activist James Martin SJ recounted meeting a homosexual couple named João and Lourenço in Fátima.
Ya se sabe quien escribió el testimonio portugués sobre la homosexualidad publicado por el Sínodo. Lea nuestro Blog y dedúzcalo Ud. mismo. Se ruega difundir: Se sabe quién escribió el testimonio portugués
Such blasphemy and mockery - this foto is taken from the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal -- this is meant to be "in your face" to Our Lady and Her warning that sins of the flesh send most people to hell. And, why does not LEO condemn sodomy - and instead allows blessings sodomites continue? He is showing himself to be the anti-pope that so many are now suspecting that he is.
Worse than Germany: The Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of San Rafael, Argentina, Bishop Marcelo Mazzitelli, did not authorize the celebration of the Mass in the Roman rite during the pilgrimage Nuestra Señora de la Cristiandad, except on the final day, reports ElWanderer.com on May 14. The pilgrimage to Luján scheduled for August 15-17 follows the model of the Chartres pilgrimage. Last year, there were about 3,000 participants. Such restrictions are uncommon even in Germany or Italy. The celebrant for the German pilgrimage in the Roman rite, held at Corpus Christi on June 4–7 in Altötting, Bavaria, is Bishop Marian Eleganti. #newsAnclnpgxnu
Germany’s Synodal Conference "Postponed": Presiding German Bishop Heiner Wilmer said he does not expect the first meeting of Germany’s planned Synodal Conference to take place in November as originally scheduled. Speaking at the Katholikentag in Würzburg, he pointed to ongoing Vatican review processes, saying the proposal is moving “from one dicastery to the next.” Bishop Wilmer nevertheless said he is “confident that it will continue,” while adding that “some patience” is needed. The Synod Conference is a permanent national body that makes decisions for the entire country, thereby exercising authority over individual bishops.
DBK-Chef Heiner Wilmer SCJ erwartet die erste Zusammenkunft der Synodalkonferenz als Verstetigung des Synodalen Wegs nicht für November 2026, wie dies eigentlich geplant war.
Leo XIV will fly to France from September 25–28 for his fifth international trip, the Vatican confirmed today. The visit will include a stop at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Full details of the itinerary have not yet been released.
"Excommunication of FSSPX Will Go Down in History as Huge Error of Leo XIV": Talking to EWTN on May 14, Bishop Athanasius Schneider notes that the Vatican shows leniency toward anti-Catholic movements, the German Synodal Way, and even state-controlled forces like Communist China, while cracking down harshly on the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X: “Now it seems that the Vatican and the Pope are showing their power: ‘We have the power. We will excommunicate them.’ This is not synodal. This is not pastoral. If the Pope excommunicates them, it will go down in history as a huge error of rigidity, pastoral rigidity, and one-sided severity toward tradition in the Church.”
Bishop Schneider told EWTN that if Pope Leo excommunicates the SSPX “this will go down in history as a huge error in pastoral rigidity and one-sided pastoral severity towards tradition in the Church”
Pope Leo XIV has established a Vatican commission dedicated to artificial intelligence. The “Interdicasterial Commission for Artificial Intelligence” includes representatives from seven Vatican dicasteries: Doctrine of the Faith, Culture and Education, Communication, and Integral Human Development, as well as the Pontifical Academies for Life, Sciences, and Social Sciences. According to the Vatican, the new body aims to promote cooperation and information exchange on AI-related projects and to develop internal guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence. The commission will initially be coordinated for one year by Cardinal Michael Czerny, 79. #newsMymxarmlmb
The problem with AI is the 'magical thinking' which presumes the stuff it is computing with is actual 'intelligence'. Any computer, no matter how massive or fast, loaded with the ideological slop and skewed 'facts' in which our world is mired at the moment will end up giving you back what you put into it. It thereby becomes, inherently, 'fool's gold', or, in this instance, 'fool's god'.
Milan Archdiocese has announced plans for a new interreligious “Ambrosian Monastery.” The futuristic religious complex will be built in the MIND district on the former Expo grounds. Designed by architect Stefano Boeri, the project includes a triangular church and a triangular cloister. The large covered structure has been compared to a shopping mall or even a ski-jump platform. According to the Archdiocese, a permanent resident community is expected to live at the site, although no religious institute or monastic order has yet been identified. The complex will cover around 2,700 square meters, with more than 1,100 square meters dedicated to public and open-access areas. Representing Different Monotheistic Faith Unlike a monastery centered on God, prayer, and liturgy, the new structure is conceived as an interreligious and cultural hub. Diocesan presentations describe it as “a space for spirituality, dialogue, and reflection” intended to bring together religions, cultures, science, and …More
The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (FSSPX) has published an official website to organise its 2026 episcopal consecrations. Registration is required to get access to the ceremonies. Registration is possible for individual faithful, clergy, accredited journalists and groups. The ceremonies start with priestly ordinations on June 29, First Masses on June 30, the episcopal consecrations on July 1 and a Mass by a newly consecrated bishop on July 2. The future bishops wil be announced with a profile soon. One can also offer and search car seats to share rides with fellow faithful. #newsAwggjgqqef
The General Secretariat of the Synod has distanced itself from the pro-homosexual report prepared by Working Group No. 9 of the Synod on Synodality. This gesture, which amounts to little more than a fig leaf, followed a strong online backlash. However, Leo XIV has taken no personnel action. And, even worse, he continues to appoint more pro-homosexual bishops. The synod's report contained criticism of the Catholic apostolate 'Courage' that helps homosexuals to resist their temptations. It also presents flowery testimonies from people in homosexual "marriages". 'Courage' condemned the text for containing 'slander' and 'defamation'. In a statement to Religión Confidencial, the Secretariat's communications team said that the published final report "cannot be attributed to the General Secretariat" and emphasised that they are merely "working documents". The team added that its role was limited "exclusively to translating summaries, editing reports, and publishing and distributing them", …More
Archbishop José Rafael Quirós Quirós, 71, of San José, Costa Rica, has ordered that kneelers are not to be placed in churches for the distribution of Holy Communion, reports InfoVaticana.com. This measure is ordered in a circular dated 13 May. It is signed by the Episcopal Delegate for Liturgy, Rev. Francisco Morales González. "From now on, kneelers are not to be installed in churches for the distribution of Communion," the document states. The circular responds to questions raised in recent weeks regarding the installation of kneelers for the faithful who wish to receive Communion while kneeling. It "argues" that the presence of kneelers could lead some of the faithful to believe that receiving Communion while kneeling is "the only form established by the Church". The decree also claims that kneelers could hinder access for elderly people or those with mobility difficulties who are accustomed to receiving Communion while standing. #newsTqsbzfubql
Hmmm. The faithful might believe that receiving Communion while kneeling is "the only form established by the Church". What about those that think receiving on the hand is "the only form established by the Church"? Here's a simple solution: let those who wish to stand, let them stand. Let those that wish to kneel, let them kneel.
Un repentant sinners hate our lord so much what wrong with pouring expensive perfume over our Lord as sign of Love. Today perfume is kneeling before our maker pouring out our hearts,
On May 15, Leo XIV spoke on the phone with Egyptian Tawadros II, the leader of the Coptic Orthodox group, reaffirming his commitment to closer ties. As usual, the Holy See called the conversation “cordial and fraternal”, focussing on Christian unity, dialogue, and peace in the Middle East. Both expressed their desire overcome obstacles to dialogue “in faith and charity.” In a letter to Tawadros II for the Day of Coptic-Catholic Friendship (May 10), Leo XIV said that “at a time when our world is afflicted by so many conflicts, particularly in the Middle East, Christians must, more than ever, strive for full unity so that we may bear witness together to the Prince of Peace.” The Coptic Orthodox split from the Church after the Council of Chalcedon in 451, rejecting the Chalcedonian formula of "two natures", effectively denying or diminishing the full human nature of Christ. #newsQczszkqnmq
Today, the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X has officially responded on Fsspx.news to the May 13 statement of Cardinal Víctor “Tucho” Fernández. The article was written by Fr. Jean-Michel Gleize and marks a noticeably sharper tone after years of diplomatic language. He interprets Tucho's statement as signaling that Pope Leo XIV will refuse to grant authorization for the episcopal consecrations planned for July 1. Fr. Gleize argues that the 1983 Code of Canon Law provides grounds for claiming that episcopal consecrations performed in a real or sincerely perceived state of necessity do not incur automatic (latae sententiae) excommunication. He cites Canons 1323 and 1324: - A person is not subject to punishment if he violates a law out of necessity or to avoid serious harm, provided the act is not intrinsically evil or harmful to souls. - Even if the act were judged objectively wrong, penalties must be mitigated, and automatic penalties (latae sententiae) do not apply when the person …More
On May 14, the Feast of the Ascension, Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Giampaolo Dianin as the new Archbishop of Gorizia, Italy. Monsignor Dianin was born on October 29, 1962, in Teolo, in the Diocese of Padua. He earned a doctorate in Moral Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and was ordained a priest in June 1987. In 2021, he was appointed Bishop of Chioggia and was ordained a bishop in January 2022. Rev Dianin collaborated in intellectual environments with compromised theologians such as Maurizio Chiodi or Pierangelo Sequeri. Chiodi became internationally controversial after legitimizing contraception. Similarly, Sequeri was involved in revising Catholic sexual ethics. Amoris Laetitia Preparation On March 14, 2015, Rev Dianin gave a lecture on the Eucharist for adulterers, as reported by FamigliaCristiana.it. At that time, he was the rector of the Seminary of Padua. He supported a pastoral path for divorced and remarried that would "allow" them to grab the Eucharist …More