Synodality in Action: During the Holy Thursday liturgy, Bishop Michael Martin of Charlotte, North Carolina, delegated the foot-washing ritual to lay men and women. The Eucharist was at the Jesuits' church. Bishop Martin participated in the ritual himself, but he also allowed members of the laity to perform much of the optional Mandatum.
Brian Williams on Twitter: Meanwhile in Charlotte, Bishop Martin delegated the washing of feet on Holy Thursday to lay men and women. +Martin did participate to some degree, but at this Jesuit parish where he chose to celebrate Holy Thursday, the laity assumed the role of the clergy for much of the (optional) mandatum.
So, congregants can kneel before others to wash their feet but not before the actual incarnate God to receive him in communion. The Synodal Church is occupied territory, Catholics Need Not Apply.
Franciscan Father Francesco Patton wrote the meditations for tonight's Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum in Rome with Pope Leo XIV. Fr Patton served as Custos of the Holy Land from 2016 to 2025. On April 1, he told VaticanNews.va that the inspiration comes from "current reality" and that the meditations are meant to inspire political "change". The Vatican press office published the text today. Traditionally a penitential and contemplative devotion, the Via Crucis is repurposed here as a vehicle for contemporary socio-political reflection. The text shifts from the Passion of Christ to war, refugees, human trafficking, surveillance, deportation, the media, the economy, prisons, hostages, and crackdowns on protests. Notably absent, however, are abortion, euthanasia, and gender ideology. One acclamation reads: "For migrants, the displaced, and refugees: Comfort us, O Mother." In the first station, the meditation talks about political and economic power "to start or end a war… the power …Daha çox
Kutsal Perşembe günü, 14. Leo Lateran Bazilikası'nda 12 rahibin ayaklarını yıkadı ve öptü. Papa konuşmasında selefini andı: "Papa Francis'in bir keresinde belirttiği gibi: 'Bu yürekten gelen bir görevdir. Bunu seviyorum. Bunu seviyorum ve yapmayı da seviyorum, çünkü Rab bana bunu öğretti. Soyut bir buyruktan ya da resmi, boş bir emirden bahsetmiyordu, aksine kendi hayırseverliğimizin kaynağı ve modeli olan Mesih'in hayırseverliğine yürekten itaatini ifade ediyordu."
Il Giovedì Santo, Papa Leone XIV lava i piedi a 12 sacerdoti.
Katolik yaşam yanlısı araştırmacı David Daleiden aleyhindeki son ceza davası da düşürüldü. Böylece Daleiden'in kürtaj sektörüne yönelik gizli soruşturmasından kaynaklanan ve yaklaşık on yıldır süren hukuk mücadelesi sona erdi. Daleiden 2015 yılında Amerika Planlı Ebeveynlik Federasyonu'na bağlı yetkililerin kürtajla alınan bebeklerin vücut parçalarını ve fetal dokularını sattığını gösteren bir dizi gizli video yayınlamıştı. 2016 yılında, dönemin Kaliforniya Başsavcısı Kamala Harris'in (2011-2017) ofisi, Daleiden ve meslektaşı Sandra Merritt hakkında yasadışı kayıt (mahremiyetin ihlali) suçlamasıyla dava açtı. Planlı Ebeveynlik hakkında dava açmadı. Zaman içinde, suçlamaların yarısından fazlası bir yargıç tarafından reddedildi. David Daleiden, kalan suçlamalarla ilgili olarak mahkemeye çıkmak yerine, 2025 yılında "itiraz etmeme" (nolo contendere) anlaşmasını kabul etti. Bu anlaşma sanığın suçunu kabul etmeden ceza davasını çözmesine ve mahkemenin kararını …Daha çox
Fransisken Peder Francesco Patton, bu akşam Roma'daki Kolezyum'da Papa 14. Leo ile birlikte yapılacak Haç İstasyonları için meditasyonlar yazdı. Peder Patton 2016-2025 yılları arasında Kutsal Topraklar Custos'u olarak görev yapmıştır. 1 Nisan'da VaticanNews.va'ya verdiği demeçte, ilhamın "mevcut gerçeklikten" geldiğini ve meditasyonların siyasi "değişime" ilham vermeyi amaçladığını söyledi. Vatikan basın ofisi metni bugün yayınladı. Geleneksel olarak bir tövbe ve tefekkür ibadeti olan Via Crucis, burada çağdaş sosyo-politik yansıma için bir araç olarak yeniden tasarlanmıştır. Metin İsa'nın Çilesi'nden savaşa, mültecilere, insan kaçakçılığına, gözetime, sınır dışı edilmeye, medyaya, ekonomiye, hapishanelere, rehinelere ve protestolara yönelik baskılara geçiş yapıyor. Ancak kürtaj, ötenazi ve toplumsal cinsiyet ideolojisinin yer almaması dikkat çekicidir. Bir alkış şöyle diyor:"Göçmenler, yerinden edilenler ve mülteciler için: Bizi teselli et, ey Anne." İlk istasyonda …Daha çox
On 1 April, Pope Leo XIV appointed Monsignor Daniel Meagher as Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia. He had been an auxiliary bishop in Sydney since 2021, holding senior governance roles, including that of vicar general. He enjoys working with the homeless and "being close to people on the margins". Former lawyer – knows words and laws Born in 1961 and trained in economics and civil law, he worked as a lawyer. He then studied theology in Sydney and at the Gregorian University in Rome, before being ordained as a priest in 1995. Pope Francis appointed him a bishop in 2021. Participating in and Praising Pagan Ritual Monsignor Meagher took part on May 31, 2023 oin the launch of the so-called 'Reconciliation Action Plan' (RAP). This is a programme used in Australia to promote reconciliation with indigenous peoples. At the launch, a pagan smoking ceremony was led by a man of the Anēwan and Kamilaroi peoples. According to CatholicWeekly.com.au, Bishop Daniel Meagher explained that "purification …Daha çox
Kardinal Robert Sarah, Le Figaro Idées 'e verdiği bir video röportajda (2 Nisan) "Ayine zarar verdik" dedi. "Çok gürültülü. Çok gürültülü. Sanki kendimizi kutluyormuşuz gibi." İbadetin sadece "şenliğe" indirgenmesine karşı uyarıda bulunarak, daha ağırbaşlı bir ayinin Tanrı'nın yüceliğini kutladığında ısrar etti. Kardinal Sarah ayrıca şunları söyledi: "Bugün kurtuluş hakkında neredeyse hiç konuşmuyoruz" diyen Kardinal Sarah, "Kilise ruh ve ölümden sonra ona ne olacağı hakkında konuşmazsa, misyonunda başarısız olur" uyarısında bulundu.
«L’Église a abimé la liturgie de la messe. Elle est trop bruyante ! C’est comme si on se célébrait nous-même. C’est devenu un moment convivial, alors que nous sommes là pour adorer Dieu, il faut une liturgie qui adore Dieu. On ne parle plus du salut et de l’âme !», se désole le cardinal Robert Sarah dans Le Club Le Figaro
Canadian Miriam Lancaster, 84, went to a hospital in Vancouver late March with severe back pain. She told EWTN that before any tests or diagnosis, a doctor offered assisted suicide: “The very first thing she said to me was: ‘I would like to offer you MAiD.’” She had come for treatment and responded: “No, thank you.” Lancaster added that her husband had previously been told the same and had replied: “There is no way that we are going to take measures to end our life. That is in the hands of the Lord.” A few years later she gave the same response.
When Miriam Lancaster went to the hospital for severe back pain, she was stunned to be offered euthanasia instead of real care. In this conversation, she shares how that moment exposed a terrifying shift in our culture: suffering patients are being treated as problems to “solve,” not persons to love. She says, her husband had also been offered assisted su*cide a few years earlier as well. From a Catholic perspective, Miriam’s story is a stark reminder that every life—especially when it’s fragile, disabled, or in pain—is precious, unrepeatable, and entrusted to us by God, not the state or the medical system. Her witness challenges us to build a society that offers compassion, accompaniment, and authentic palliative care, never a lethal injection disguised as “dignity.”
On Holy Thursday, Cardinal Luis José Rueda Aparicio of Bogotá, Colombia, washed the feet of homosexual prostitutes (“transgender sex workers”). This act mirrors similar gestures made by Pope Francis.
Arzobispo Primado de Colombia, monseñor Luis José Rueda, lavó los pies a un grupo de personas de la comunidad trans y de mujeres trabajadoras sexuales en el barrio Santa Fe, zona de tolerancia de Bogotá
Annemizin elleri kurtulus ve cennetin yoludur. Pederimiz Meryem Ananın tertemiz yüce ellerin sayesinde Sana yalvarıyoruz bize sonsuz kurtuluş lütfü ver, ölüm döşeğinde olanlar için Sana ulaşma lütfü ver, bizim kilisemizin sürünün ve bir çoban olabilmesi için diriliş ışığı ver, Amin.
That Christ should die was expedient. 1. To make our redemption complete. 2. To increase our faith, our hope and our charity. 3. Because our salvation is wrought in the manner of a sacrament, we dying to this world in a likeness to His death. — St. Thomas Aquinas
Zu Ostern möchte ich Euch dieses Video empfehlen – es enthält atemberaubende Informationen über Jesus Christus und Sein Grabtuch, eines der größten Wunder der Kirchengeschichte: Creation and Miracles - Condensed Version Creation and Miracles – Condensed Version The Shroud of Turin - Proof of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ Das Turiner Grabtuch beweist, dass Jesus Christus gelebt hat, gestorben und auferstanden ist: dass Er nicht nur ein wahrer Mensch, sondern auch wahrer Gott ist. Er ist eine der drei göttlichen Personen der Allerheiligsten Dreifaltigkeit. Das Grabtuch von Turin beweist auch, dass katholische Reliquien wundertätig sind, und dass der überlieferte katholische Glaube (ganz und unversehrt) die einzig wahre Religion ist und dass es für das ewige Heil absolut notwendig ist, ihn zu befolgen und zu bekennen.
The final criminal case against the Catholic pro-life investigator David Daleiden has been dismissed. This ends a nearly decade-long legal battle stemming from his undercover investigation into the abortion industry. Daleiden released in 2015 a series of undercover videos showing that officials connected to Planned Parenthood Federation of America sold body parts and fetal tissue of aborted babies. In 2016, the office of then–California Attorney General Kamala Harris (2011-2017) prosecuted Daleiden and his colleague Sandra Merritt related to illegal recording (invasion of privacy). She did not prosecute Planned Parenthood. Over time, more than half of the charges were dismissed by a judge. Instead of going to trial on the remaining charges, David Daleiden agreed in 2025 to the deal “no contest” (nolo contendere) . It allows a defendant to resolve a criminal case without admitting guilt while accepting the court’s judgment. The agreement included no jail time, fines, or probation, …Daha çox
[AR - DE - EN - ES - FR - IT - PL - PT] GOOD FRIDAY THE PASSION OF THE LORD THE WAY OF THE CROSS COLOSSEUM ROME, 3 APRIL 2026 [Multimedia] Introduction The Way of the Cross winds through the narrow streets in the Old City of Jerusalem, allowing us to retrace Jesus’ path from the place of his condemnation to that of his crucifixion and burial, which is also the site of his resurrection. This route is not reserved for the devout or those seeking a quiet space for prayer. Rather, as in the time of Jesus, we find ourselves walking through a chaotic, distracting and noisy environment, surrounded by people who share our faith in him, but also by those who deride or insult him. Such is the reality of our daily life. The Way of the Cross is not intended for those who lead a pristinely pious or abstractly recollected life. Instead, it is the exercise of one who knows that faith, hope and charity must be incarnated in the real world, where the believer faces ongoing challenges and must …