John Prevost discussed in an April 17 interview with 'EWTN News In Depth' his life as the pope’s brother. Main points. Loss of privacy: “I used to be able to leave the front door open. Now I’m hesitant because you don’t know who’s going to come to the door.” Ordinary childhood: “Probably like anyone else’s—it was a mom and dad, three boys, school, homework, play, and repeat. It was just a normal life.” Childhood memory: “One time we were building a shed in the backyard and Rob fell through the roof. It was just part of the wood was rotted, because we were using old doors from the house for the roof.” Leo XIV’s early vocation: “We always knew that he wanted to be a priest. From a very young age, that was just always there.” A “prophecy”: “When he was maybe in first or second grade, one of the moms across the street said, ‘You know, he’s going to be the first American Pope.’ We just kind of heard it and moved on.” Still just brothers: “People say, ‘Who says no to the Pope?’ I …badan
We live in a time where the "Prince Charming" bailed on foot because his horse died miles ago, and the "Princess" is still locked in her tower, terrified to turn the key because she just got her nails done... Whatever happened to values? To real love, loyalty, and basic respect for another human being? Where did it all go? Face-to-face conversations have been replaced by ghosting and silence. Working on a relationship has been traded for "upgrading" to a newer, shinier model. Friendships now have an expiration date—usually right when the benefits run out. People who were supposed to be your rock end up becoming your worst enemies. Where the hell did the integrity go?! Am I overreacting? I don’t think so. Not for a second. The "Prince" who was supposed to be charming turns out to be just another player who used you and moved on. The "Princess" who was once wrapped around your neck, telling you that you were her entire world, turns on a dime the moment she finds someone with a bigger bank …badan
As part of Milan Art Week, an exhibition on homosexuality titled “Ritratto di famiglie” opened on April 14 at a public library in Milan. It purports to present “family stories” through photos and personal messages, but actually features homosexuals. The event includes workshops for children aged 5 to 10. The organization Pro Vita & Famiglia described the initiative as “ideological propaganda.”
L'orrore ideologico di minoranze usate come grimaldello politico e imposte ai bambini nelle scuole. Mercoledì 22 aprile aprile, presso la Biblioteca comunale Oglio di Milano, si terrà la mostra lgbtq+ e gender fluid, che dedicherà uno spazio laboratoriale ai bambini di età compresa tra i 5 e i 10 anni. L'esibizione fotografica è stata aperta al pubblico lo scorso martedì 14 aprile e verrà ospitata, nell’ambito della Milano Art Week, fino al prossimo 24 aprile. Nata da un'ispirazione di Agedo Milano (una delle principali associazioni italiane della "galassia arcobaleno"), mette in mostra il percorso genitoriale di alcuni soggetti attraverso degli scatti che raccontano sopratutto del periodo a seguito del coming out. La terza ROMA
Just war not ‘a blank check for violence’ and pope is ‘guardian of conscience,’ says bishop (OSV News) — On April 15, Auxiliary Bishop James Massa of Brooklyn, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Doctrine, issued a statement clarifying the Catholic Church’s teaching on just war. The statement came as President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other Trump administration officials have publicly challenged Pope Leo XIV’s calls for peace amid the U.S.-Israel war on Iran and other conflicts. OSV News spoke at length with Bishop Massa regarding just war doctrine.
Obispos estadounidenses explican la teoría de la guerra justa a JD Vance El episcopado estadounidense ha salido al paso del vicepresidente JD Vance después de que este pidiera públicamente al Papa León XIV «tener cuidado» al hablar de teología. El obispo James Massa, presidente del Comité de Doctrina de la Conferencia Episcopal de Estados Unidos, ha emitido un comunicado que aclara el sentido de la enseñanza tradicional de la Iglesia sobre la guerra justa y reafirma la autoridad magisterial del Romano Pontífice cuando se dirige a la Iglesia universal. hmtv
Just war not ‘a blank check for violence’ and … OSV News: Based on recent comments from Pope Leo XIV and various bishops, is it fair to say the Catholic Church’s teaching on just war doctrine is at heart a call for peace? Bishop James Massa: Absolutely. Just war theory is always meant to make war, the legitimate use of force, a last resort defense of people. When an aggressor has caused some grave, lasting, certain harm, and then when all other options have failed — peaceful options, negotiations, diplomacy, etc. — and when there’s a real chance of success, those are the criteria. And that’s called “jus ad velum,” Latin for “just reasons for going to war.” And then the other big condition that’s very important is that the fighting and the actual use of force will not cause worse evils than the harm you’re trying to stop. So clearly, going back to St. Augustine and his teacher St. Ambrose, and St. Thomas Aquinas, who brings it to another level — just war theory is never a blank …badan
On April 16, during the visit of Pope Leo XIV to Bamenda, Cameroon, Fon Fru Asaah Angwafor IV, the tribal leader of the Mankon community, spoke about polygamy. He made the remarks during an interreligious peace meeting in the cathedral. He is the hereditary "king" of the Mankon people and rules over culture and spiritual tradition. He presides over pagan rites, such as important funerals and ancestral ceremonies. During these events, he wears ceremonial attire alongside elders. He also identifies as 'Catholic'. In his speech at the cathedral, the tribal leader stated that 'some cultural practices continue to pose challenges' and cited polygamy as an example. He expressed gratitude that, within the framework of the 2023 and 2024 Synod, African bishops had been tasked with conducting a study on polygamy and its place in the life of the Church. The tribal chief went on to say that adulterers in polygamous relationships should be able to fully integrate into the Church without being 'judged …badan
Prevost refused to defend Catholic moral doctrine against the advocate of polygamy, the pagan apostate Fon Fru Asaah Angwafor IV. Prevost said nothing against this frontal assault on faith, but he did use his speech to launch a political weapon: “ Jesus told us: Blessed are the peacemakers! But woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic or political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.”
"3. And this first night pertains to beginners, occurring at the time when God begins to bring them into the state of contemplation; in this night the spirit likewise has a part, as we shall say in due course. And the second night, or purification, pertains to those who are already proficient, occurring at the time when God desires to bring them to the state of union with God. And this latter night is a more obscure and dark and terrible purgation, as we shall say afterwards."
[Saint John of the Cross – XVI Century AD; Fontiveros, Crown of Castile, Spanish Monarchy/Ubeda, Crown of Castile, Spanish Monarchy; (Aged 49); Priest, Mystic, Writer, Doctor of the Church] “BOOK THE FIRST: Wherein is described the nature of dark night and how necessary it is to pass through it to Divine union; and in particular this book describes the dark night of sense, and desire, and the evils which these work in the soul. Chapter I: Sets down the first stanza. Describes two different nights through which spiritual persons pass, according to the two parts of man, the lower and the higher. Expounds the stanza which follows. STANZA THE FIRST: On a dark night, Kindled in love with yearnings -- oh, happy chance! -- I went forth without being observed, My house being now at rest. IN this first stanzas the soul sings of the happy fortune and chance which it experienced in going forth from all things that are without, and from the desires and imperfections that are in the sensual part of …badan
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Der große WM-Betrug Die Tickets für die diesjährige Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft sind die teuersten in der Geschichte des Turniers. Der Originalpreis der Tickets für dieses amerikanische Turnier ist sage und schreibe fünfmal so hoch wie bei der vorherigen WM in Katar. Die teuersten Plätze für das Finale sprengen die Kassen und sind nur für Plutokraten und skrupellose Spekulanten erschwinglich.
Amazing! Totally disgusting how the Vatican's are Lying sacks of shit. From the video: Priest leaves his organization to join the SSPX. He receives a letter of Excommunication from the Vatican Congregation of Religious ( not the Pope ) The SSPX main guy goes to the Vatican and says what's up with this? The Monsignor in charge at the Congregation of Faith says, " Tear it up" - it's bull-shit AND " YOU MUST TELL YOUR PRIESTS AND THE FAITHFUL THAT NOT EVERYTHING THAT COMES FROM ROME COMES FROM THE POPE" This is the weasel clause - the Pope can always say - Well I never excommunicated those SSPX buggers. Conclusion: If Pope Leo doesn't have the balls to put his signature to the Excommunication, then it never happened.
"THE venerable Benedict being one day in his cell, the boy Placidus, one of his religious* went out to fetch water from the lake, but when dipping his pitcher into the water, not taking sufficient heed, his body followed the vase and he fell into the lake. The waves immediately bore him out from the land as far as the usual flight of an arrow. The saint, who was in his cell, knew the sad accident at the very instant, and at once calling Maurus, his disciple, said to him: ''Brother Maurus, run with all speed ; the boy who went to fetch water fell into the lake and has been already carried out a long distance."
[Saint Benedict of Nursia; V-VI Century AD; Nursia, Kingdom of Italy/Mons Casinus, Eastern Roman Empire; aged 67; Father of Western Monasticism ~ Order of Saint Benedict, Patron of Europe, Rule of Saint Benedict, Saint Benedict Medal] “Chapter VII ~ Of Maurus' walking on the water. THE venerable Benedict being one day in his cell, the boy Placidus, one of his religious* went out to fetch water from the lake, but when dipping his pitcher into the water, not taking sufficient heed, his body followed the vase and he fell into the lake. The waves immediately bore him out from the land as far as the usual flight of an arrow. The saint, who was in his cell, knew the sad accident at the very instant, and at once calling Maurus, his disciple, said to him: ''Brother Maurus, run with all speed ; the boy who went to fetch water fell into the lake and has been already carried out a long distance." A thing wonderful and unheard of since that instance of the Apostle Peter! Maurus having asked and …badan
Ungodly Rage Written by a Catholic journalist who has investigated feminism on its own ground, this remarkable book fully exposes the hidden face of Catholic feminism for the first time, revealing its theoretical and psychological roots in loss of faith. Extensively documented, this is the definitive account of a movement impelled by vengeful rage to revolt against all spiritual authority, providing detailed information on Catholic feminist theologians, organizers, the movement's defense of abortion, its connections with witchcraft and New Age rituals, and its disastrous effects on the Catholic faithful. This book should be welcomed by Catholic men and women striving to understand the disarray in the Church, and what can be done about it
A man named Panurge found himself aboard a ship in the middle of the open sea. Traveling on the same vessel was a merchant named Dindenault, along with a massive flock of sheep he intended to sell at the next port. Dindenault was the embodiment of greed—a man who valued profit far more than humanity. One day, a heated argument broke out between Panurge and the merchant. Feeling insulted and seeking revenge, Panurge came up with a cunning plan. He offered to buy a single sheep from the merchant at an absurdly high price. Dindenault, blinded by the lure of easy money, took the deal with a smug grin. But then, the unexpected happened. Panurge grabbed the sheep by its horns, dragged it to the edge of the ship, and hurled it into the ocean. Immediately, another sheep jumped in after it. Then a third, and a fourth. In a matter of seconds, the entire flock began rushing toward the railing, blindly leaping into the abyss. Panicked, Dindenault desperately tried to hold the remaining animals back …badan
Pope Urges Students to Resist Migration | Shalom World News Speaking at the Catholic University of Central Africa, the Pope encouraged young people to resist the urge to migrate, urging them instead to use their education to build a better future for their fellow citizens at home.
– Folha de S. Paulo, August 27, 1969 - by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira A few years ago, international communism stood as a unified doctrinal, cultural, and political force. Later, this monolith began to break apart. In Europe, the Yugoslav and Albanian divisions appeared. In Asia, a large rift formed with China. This caused communist circles worldwide to split into two opposing factions: pro-Russian and pro-Chinese. The 1968 Marcusian revolution in Paris and the Czechoslovak unrest highlighted the difference between liberal and anarchic neo-communism and the fiercely authoritarian Soviet communism. While all this was happening outside Russia, the monolithic nature of communism also underwent significant changes within the country. Khrushchev-era “thawed” communists appeared alongside traditional Stalinists. Then emerged post-Khrushchev communists, a seemingly mixed blend of Khrushchevism and Stalinism. Post-Khrushchev factions further split into doves and hawks. Ultimately, according to …badan
Pope Leo was captivated by this new statue of St. Augustine at the Catholic University of Central Africa, where St. Augustine stands in the shape of Africa, holding a book with the words in Latin written “Tolle lege,” the words he heard in the midst of his conversion.