“What eroded the moral authority of the Church was the warm romance and embrace of secular power,” Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, 73, of Sokoto, Nigeria, told CatholicWorldReport.com on August 10: “The Church embraced the world and became like the world it was supposed to change.” The bishop added that Africa has “no immunity from this virus”: “The only immunity is to learn from the history of others.” Later in the interview, Bishop Kukah recalled the death of an 18-year-old seminarian who was kidnapped along with three companions. After negotiations and the payment of a ransom, the other three were freed, while he was murdered: “As God would have it, the kidnappers were caught one year later, and they confessed that they killed him because, despite their guns and knowing they were Muslims, he insisted that they must repent of their crimes and return to God!” The prelate has since named the Bishop’s House after the seminarian, while a shrine in his honor stands at the seminary in Kaduna. …Magis
"Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, Sancta Dei Genetrix. Nostras deprecationes ne despicias in necessitatibus nostris, sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper, Virgo gloriosa et benedicta."
The Golden Arrow May the most holy, most sacred, most adorable, most mysterious and unutterable Name of God be always praised, blessed, loved, adored and glorified, in heaven, on earth and under the earth, by all the creatures of God, and by the Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the most holy Sacrament of the altar. The Golden Arrow was revealed by Our Lord Jesus Christ to a Carmelite nun of Tours in 1843 as a reparation for blasphemy. The sin of blasphemy was said to be a 'poisoned arrow' more grievous than all other sins. It follows that this prayer would most especially be appropriate after hearing the Holy Name blasphemed, and in reparation for such blasphemy generally. Jesus said: 'This Golden Arrow will wound My Heart delightfully, and heal the wounds inflicted by blasphemy. The Heavenly Banquet ~ from a text attributed to St. Brigid of Ireland (10th century) I would like to have the men of Heaven in my own house; with vats of good cheer laid out for them. I would like to …Magis
Bishop José Antonio Satué - the Vatican-appointed pontifical delegate governing the conservative Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE) - has appointed a new general council for the community, reports the Substack.com-Account The Pillar. Furthermore, Bishop Satué introduced a new website of the institute. Founded in Argentina in 1984, the IVE operates internationally. The institute had lost close to 40% of its members since its foundation. The New General Council Bishop Satué of Málaga, Spain, appointed five members to the council in a decree dated July 25. He communicated it to the IVE members on August 18. The Vatican’s Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life approved the appointments. The new council includes: - Fr. Ervens Mengelle, IVE, as vicar general; - Br. Giampiero Pettenon, SDB, as treasurer general; - Fr. Diógenes Urquiza, IVE, with responsibility for contemplative monasteries; - Fr. Giampiero Gambaro, OFM Cap., with responsibilities as …Magis
On August 15 in Göttingen, Germany, about 20 Catholics held a registered “Public Rosary Against Abortion.” Left-wing counter-protesters disrupted the gathering with heckling and loud music as police formed a barrier between the groups. After the gathering ended, some counter-protesters attempted to break through police lines, exerting “pressure and violence” against officers.Twelve police officers suffered minor injuries from pepper spray deployed by fellow officers while pushing back counter-protesters.
Friedliche Gebetsaktion für das Leben wird von Gegendemonstranten attackiert
Italian priest Lino Zatelli, 75, killed himself on August 12. He had been parish priest of San Carlo Borromeo in Trento for a quarter of a century. He was found dead inside the rectory of his parish after he didn’t show up to celebrate the Eucharist. Corriere del Trentino reported the death as a voluntary act. Two months earlier he had learned that he would have to leave San Carlo in November for another pastoral assignment. Zatelli publicly said he had not asked to leave. Sad detail: During his Easter homily, Don Zatelli preached about Judas's suicide. He discussed Judas as someone overwhelmed by despair who could no longer see beyond the obstacle before him, but emphasized Christ's forgiveness and imagined Jesus ultimately embracing Judas in heaven. Eucharists Beyond Rubrics A 2019 interview called him the “eternal bad boy of the Trentino Church.” A November 2020 profile describes Zatelli as working in a kind of laboratory parish. His Eucharists went beyond formulas and interpreted …Magis
We are obliged to pray for all of the lost, but the point is clear - current theological aberrations are poisoning the Faith and the Faithful. We are being led by those who "are like whitewashed sepulchers, which outwardly appear brilliant to men, yet truly, inside, they are filled with the bones of the dead and with all filth." Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.
Today, Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Bishop Karl-Heinz Wiesemann, 66, of Speyer, Germany, due to health reasons. He had led the Diocese of Speyer since March 2008. Bishop Wiesemann said that "the burden of the extensive responsibility has taken a serious physical and psychological toll on me." Depression and Health Bishop Wiesemann had previously suffered from depression. In 2021, he withdrew from his duties for about seven months for health reasons, including inpatient treatment. He later publicly identified the illness as depression. In May 2026, he spoke about his experience at the Katholikentag in Würzburg during an event on depression and mental health. He attributed his depression to prolonged pressures including the demands of episcopal office, financial and structural problems in the diocese and, above all, the Catholic Church's sexual abuse crisis. Pro-Homosexual Bishop Bishop Wiesemann was among the German bishops supporting changes in the Church's approach to homosexuality …Magis
Cardinal Burke on “Unworthy” Popes: Catholics can legitimately object to a pope’s words or actions, Cardinal Raymond Burke said in an August 18 video by the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, noting that sometimes the pope simply “speaks as a man.” He added that earlier popes spoke more cautiously to avoid confusing personal opinions with authoritative teaching. And: “Even if there were popes who did not fulfill their ministry in a worthy way, the office of the Vicar of Christ on earth stands and will always stand in the Catholic Church.” Burke also appears to make a small slip of the tongue, referring to the pope as the “successor of Christ” rather than the successor of St. Peter.
Cardinal Burke refers to the Pope as the “successor of Christ” — a slip of the tongue.
At least 24 Christians were killed in an overnight attack on Bin Mper village in Plateau State, Nigeria, on August 18. The attackers reportedly entered the community around midnight and attacked people in their homes. Several others were injured and taken to hospital.
Mindestens 24 Tote bei neuem Angriff im christlich geprägten Plateau State. Die jüngste Gewalttat reiht sich in die anhaltenden terroristischen Angriffe ein. Seit Jahren erleben dort Christen Angriffe und die Zerstörung ihres Eigentums.
NVMMVS: S·P·Q·R — SEDE VACANTE MDCCCXXIII zazzle.com/ProVaticanus Pars I. Singula Auctionis Sors numero: MCCCXXXIII Pretium effectum: LX EUR (Prope LXX USD) Nota: Pretia mercedem emptoris non comprehendunt. Indices plures: Ostende sortes similes in Archivo Numismatum. Invenias sortes similes in auctionibus futuris apud NumisBids.com. Pars II. Descriptio Numismatis Descriptio sortis: Status Pontificius: Sede Vacante MDCCCXXIII. Numisma æreum a Conservatoribus Almæ Urbis Romæ emissum. Inscriptio adversa: S · P · Q · R (In area media) Inscriptio aversa: SEDE / VACANTE / MDCCCXXIII (In area tribus versibus) Notæ numismaticæ: Opus anonymum. Boccia LXXXIII. Bartolotti pag. CCXLII. Patrignani CXIV. Admodum rara. Mensuræ: g. XII,LXXV. Diam. mm. XXX,XLIX. Æs. Gradus: Bene Conservatum / Prope Splendidum. Pretium initiale: LX EUR. Pars III. Auctoritas Quæ Cudit Hoc numisma emissum est a Conservatoribus Almæ Urbis Romæ, qui una cum Senatore Urbis magistratum civicum Romanum constituebant. Interregno …Magis
Dans cette version du Denzinger en latin on trouve la lettre du pape Honorius au patriarche Serge de Constantinople dans laquelle il confesse la foi monothelete avec le nous de majesté ce qui lui a a valu l'anathème du 3eme Concile de Constantinople, du 2eme Concile Nicée et du 4eme Concile de Constantinople. "Unde unam voluntatem fatemur...." Dz 487 Unde et unam voluntatem fatemur Domini nostri Iesu Christi, quia profecto a divinitate assumpta est nostra natura, non culpa; illa profecto, quae ante peccatum creata est, non quae post praevaricationem vitiata. Christus enim ... sine peccato conceptus de Spiritu Sancto etiam absque peccato est partus de sancta et immaculata Virgine Dei genitrice, nullum experiens contagium vitiatae naturae... On trouve aussi la lettre de Saint Leon II Regi regum à l'empereur Constantinople dans le pape confirme l'anathème contre le pape Honorius Dz 563 Pariterque anathematizamus novi erroris inventores, id est Theodorum Pharanitanum episcopum, Cyrum …Magis
Dekret der heiligen Mutter Kirche über die Rotarier vom 11. Januar 1951 und aller anderen Dokumente des Jahres. Das Dekret verbietet den Priestern die Mitgliedschaft bei den Rotariern, Die Gläubigen haben sich an die Priester zu wenden und gemäß dem CIC von 1917 zu verhalten wie dies dort als verhalten gegenüber Geheimgesellschaften erwartet wird.!
Te militariter incedere videre volo #SRE #ΧΡ #SPQR#Conclavezazzle.com/…ere_videre_volo_wood_photo_tile-25659…zazzle.com/store/provaticanus Te militariter incedere videre volo. [Praeludium] Et per totum conclave it, Dum incedis, incede. Et per totum conclave it, Dum incedis, incede. Et per totum conclave it, Dum incedis, incede. Et per totum conclave it, Dum incedis, incede. [Versus] Te incedere videre volo, Sicut Legio Quinta Macedonica in media solis osculati deserto, Labarum candelabris caelestificatum circa Aquilam Sancti Ioannis Verbum super capita electa divinantem, Aut sicut Byzantini diebus festis Trapezuntem, Te incedere videre volo, Sicut funditores Baliares, Qui e spinis suis contorte iaciunt, Ad sonum Signaculorum Legionariorum. [Refrenum] Et per totum conclave it, Dum incedis, incede. Et per totum conclave it, Dum incedis, incede. Et per totum conclave it, Dum incedis, incede. Et per totum conclave it, Dum incedis, incede. [Pons] Et Radio Vaticana transmittit Cantum …Magis
The boy who remembered being someone else... from 50 years ago Ryan Hammond, an American boy, began recounting memories of a life that—according to him—was not his own: that of Marty Martin, a Broadway dancer who had passed away five decades earlier and about whom the boy had never heard or seen anything. What was extraordinary was not just the story, but the details: names, dates, places, and specific episodes from Marty’s life that Ryan recounted with a level of precision impossible to explain for a child his age. The case came to the attention of psychiatrist Jim Tucker, renowned for his research on past-life memories at the University of Virginia. After verifying every piece of data, he confirmed that the information matched—even down to the exact years Marty lived, a detail that led researchers to discover an error on his death certificate. Coincidence, cryptomnesia, or something science cannot yet explain?
El caso de Ryan Hammond: memorias de una vida anterior bajo estudio científico Ryan Hammond, un niño estadounidense, relató desde temprana edad recuerdos detallados de lo que describió como una vida anterior: la de Marty Martin, un bailarín de Broadway fallecido hace 50 años. El caso fue investigado por Jim Tucker, psiquiatra de la Universidad de Virginia especializado en el estudio de memorias atribuidas a vidas pasadas en niños. Según su investigación, varios de los datos aportados por Ryan —nombres, lugares y circunstancias vinculadas a Marty Martin— pudieron ser verificados. Uno de los elementos más llamativos del caso fue la precisión de Ryan respecto a los años de vida de Marty Martin, lo que condujo a los investigadores a identificar una inconsistencia en su certificado de defunción oficial. El caso se suma a un conjunto de investigaciones documentadas por Tucker y su equipo sobre memorias infantiles de este tipo, un campo que continúa siendo objeto de debate dentro de la …Magis