LiveLeak #Spain. A huge arsenal of weapons have been confiscated from migrants in Ceuta, including hammers, swords, iron bars, and knives. These migrants look like they are armed for a Medieval battlefield. Among the weapons are pickaxes, knives, axes, and various tools. It is not clear whether the migrants brought these items from Morocco or obtained them in Spanish territory. Follow main channel -> LiveLeak Follow private channel -> LiveLeak Private
Dijon Archbishop Celebrates Funeral for French Freemason — Macron Delivers Speech: François Patriat — an acknowledged Freemason, Senator for Côte-d’Or and president of Macron’s RDPI group in the French Senate — received a Catholic funeral at Notre-Dame de Semur-en-Auxois. Archbishop Antoine Hérouard of Dijon presided over the funeral. President Emmanuel Macron — who has championed France’s euthanasia legislation — delivered a speech inside the church in tribute to one of his earliest and most faithful political allies: “Every time I turned around, François was there.”
Obsèques de François Patriat à Semur-en-Auxois : la prise de parole du Président Emmanuel Macron. Le président qui vient de signer la loi sur l’euthanasie prend la parole dans l’église.
August 26th - Our Lady of Częstochowa She has scars on her face, and that is exactly why millions love her. This is the story of Our Lady of Częstochowa, the Black Madonna of Jasna Góra, whose Solemnity is celebrated in Poland on August 26th. In this reflection you'll discover: How raiders slashed the icon in 1430 and why the scars remain The 40-day siege of 1655 that Poles credit to her intercession The royal oath of 1656 that made her Queen of Poland The 250 km walking pilgrimage that still happens every August The 3-line prayer said every night at 9 pm around the world What the Catechism actually teaches about venerating an image like this Saint John Paul II said he learned trust at her feet. Find out why. Read the full post, with every quote verified and every Church teaching cited to the Catechism, at HolyManna.blog. Subscribe for daily saints, Mass readings, and Marian feasts.
Vatican diplomat calls for end to Ukraine war during Moscow visit: Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States, met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday. “Let us be clear, this war must end,” Gallagher said after the talks. He warned that every additional day of fighting creates new victims and makes future reconciliation more difficult. Gallagher said the talks also covered possible paths toward peace and humanitarian issues. It is Gallagher’s first visit to Moscow since 2021.
Vatican's foreign minister to Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov today –– “Let us be clear: this war must end”. And: “The conflict cannot be resolved by military means”
Father Michael Pfleger has returned to ministry at Chicago’s St Sabina Parish after the Independent Review Board concluded there was no reason to believe he was guilty of the latest allegation against him
[St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori – XVII-XVIII Century AD; born: Marianella, Kingdom of Naples/died: Pagani. Kingdom of Naples; spiritual writer, composer, musician, artist, poet, lawyer, theologian; Bishop; Doctor of the Church] Chapter XXII ~ FIVE RELIGIOUS BURNT ALIVE AT OMURA LEO MISAQUI AND HIS THREE SONS, IN BUNCO. ON August 25, 1624, there were taken from the prisons of Omura, to be delivered up to the flames, five religious; namely, a Dominican, Father Peter Vasquez; three Franciscans, Fathers Louis Sotelo and Louis Sassandra, and Brother Louis, a Japanese received into the Third Order; a Jesuit, Father Michael Carvailho. They were but lightly fastened to the stakes, so that when finding themselves unbound they could easily escape and declare themselves apostates, or they might at least serve to amuse the people by remaining voluntarily in the fire. The first one burnt was Brother Louis, who seeing himself loosened from his cords, passed through the flames, cast himself at the feet …More
"While he was yet speaking, the son of the governor arrived, and said that he wished to try the temper of his arms upon the bodies of the martyrs. This was the reason why they were executed in so unusual a manner. Their heads were not merely cut off, but each by a blow of the sabre had his head taken off together with the left shoulder. Leo was in his sixty-first year, Andrew was twenty-five, Thomas twenty-three, and John twenty."
Saint Teresa Jornet Ibars - August 26 Also known a: Teresa of Jesus Ibars Teresa Jornet Ibars (9 January 1843 – 26 August 1897), also known as Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Catalan Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly. Ibars was the great-niece of Francisco Palau and a friend and confidante of Saturnino López Novoa. Her dedication to the old and ill was noted and also the work of her sisters in Spain and later abroad. Her beatification was celebrated under Pope Pius XII on 27 April 1958 in Saint Peter's Basilica while Pope Paul VI later canonized her as a saint in 1974.
Cordileone: “Powerful Forces in the West” Are Forcing Their Culture on Africa: Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone warned that Western society has lost its understanding of family. He spoke during the August 22 ordination of 14 priests in Makurdi, Nigeria. “We no longer understand these basic truths in the West, not even what it means to be a family born of a mutual self-giving love of husband and wife,” Cordileone said. He described Western society as increasingly lifeless and self-centered: “Even more serious are the powerful forces in the West that are forcing this on the rest of the world, especially here in Africa,” he said. “Thank you for resisting. I know the pressure is great, especially for national leaders on this continent.”
Archbishop Cordileone in Nigeria: “We no longer understand these basic truths in the West, not even what it means to be a family born of a mutual self-giving love of husband and wife.” “As a consequence, our Western society has become lifeless and colorless with the decreasing capacity for relationship.” “Even friendship, the love of Philios, let alone Agape, has become self-centered.”
Demonic and egocentric: Prevost (powerful forces) mercilessly forces the unsuspecting mortal sinners Fiducia Supplicans (promotion of same-sex partnership) and Amoris Laetitia (promotion of cohabitation and sacrilegious communion) upon them, which lead to hell.
Today, Leo XIV has appointed Patrick Kelly, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, as a member of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family, and Life. Kelly has moved during his career through the U.S. military, congressional intelligence oversight, the State Department. CIA for Five Years Kelly worked for the Central Intelligence Agency for five years as an analyst after graduating from Marquette University in 1985. He subsequently graduated from Marquette Law School, served as a Navy JAG, worked at the Justice Department's Office of Intelligence and Policy Review, and became legislative counsel to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. At the Intelligence Committee, his chief responsibility was the annual Intelligence Authorization Act. From Washington to Catholic Institutional Leadership After Kelly's CIA/DOJ/House Intelligence work, he served at the State Department as senior adviser on international religious freedom and was its principal interlocutor with the Holy …More
Because Prevost himself joined the CIA while he was at college in Pennsylvania? according to the Hillsdale College newsletter Old Bridge, May, 2025, as I reported.
Discover Padre Pio’s inspiring reflection on why contemplating heaven brings true strength and peace to our daily lives. By keeping our minds fixed on the eternal delights and promises prepared for us in God's kingdom, our souls find nourishing food for spiritual growth. Learn how focusing on heaven helps us overcome earthly trials and draw closer to Jesus Christ. Padre Pio: Why Thinking About Heaven Transforms …
Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh NOW: House Republicans are pushing to pass massive new legislation that BANS ANY future president from opening our borders to invasion of illegal aliens NO-BRAINER and NO EXCUSES! "It codifies what the president's doing and says you CAN'T release people into the US, abuse asylum and parole, catch-and-release, unaccompanied children abused. We SOLVE all this in this bill."
Two decades ago, a weekly cultural program called Panorama Radial aired on an AM radio station in the suburbs of Buenos Aires (Radio Mi País) addressed a variety of topics of interest to Catholics, many of them related to religious and civil anniversaries. It was a rare and educational gem amidst the deluge of modern media, which has submerged a large part of the population. Some of its topics remain surprisingly relevant. Therefore, we have decided to publish them here, without a fixed date, starting with a broadcast from July 18, 2006, shortly before the publication of Summorum Pontificum, which discusses the unjust restrictions the hierarchy applies to the Tridentine Mass! It is lamentable to note that, in this regard, everything is the same or worse than it was then!
#Spain. A huge arsenal of weapons have been confiscated from migrants in Ceuta, including hammers, swords, iron bars, and knives.
The Sheikhs of the Far North
August 26th - Our Lady of Częstochowa
In this reflection you'll discover: 
How raiders slashed the icon in 1430 and why the scars remain 
The 40-day siege of 1655 that Poles credit to her intercession 
The 250 km walking pilgrimage that still happens every August 
The 3-line prayer said every night at 9 pm around the world 
What the Catechism actually teaches about venerating an image like this Saint John Paul II said he learned trust at her feet. Find out why. 
