Even as pope, Leo XIV uses his time to help his family with everyday problems. His brother John Prevost recently bought a new computer but could not get it to work properly. He called his brother at the Vatican, who explained step by step how to solve the problem. John also revealed that Leo XIV helped him with his tax return last year. In an interview with Italian broadcaster TG5 for Leo XIV’s 71st birthday today, John Prevost spoke about his brother’s life as pope. The brothers last met in July, when John joined Leo XIV during his summer stay at Castel Gandolfo. They spent ten days together, much of it at the papal summer residence. John said they relaxed by the pool, read books, took naps, watched television and went swimming. Leo XIV also took his relatives to several monasteries and showed them where he lives in the Vatican. Asked how Leo XIV is coping with his new role, John said his brother “hasn’t collapsed.” He described him as facing the situation with humor, strength and …Lokwengentiwe
A two-metre-high, blood-red sculpture of Jesus Christ holding two Uzi submachine guns is on display at L’Aérosol in Marseille. The blasphemy was made by French provocateur James Colomina. It was initially placed outside the venue before being moved indoors. Colomina claims the armed Christ is an anti-violence statement. #newsObnvrghjid
Bishop Strickland about Vatican 2 and Bishop Lefebvre “GO AND REPAIR MY HOUSE, WHICH, AS YOU SEE, IS FALLING INTO RUIN” Dear Sons and Daughters in Christ, I know that some of you believe I have changed. Some fear that I have crossed over to “the other side.” Some wonder whether, after years of speaking plainly and courageously about the crisis in the Church, defending the traditional Roman liturgy, questioning what was done in the name of the Second Vatican Council, and speaking openly about Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, I am now retreating from those convictions. Some of you may even feel betrayed. So before I say anything else, I want to say this plainly: I have not moved. The words Christ spoke to St. Francis at San Damiano – “Go and repair my house, which, as you see, is falling into ruin” – have weighed heavily upon my heart. I have not forgotten what happened to the Church. I have not forgotten what happened to the sacred liturgy, to Catholic catechesis, to religious life, to priestly …Lokwengentiwe
Bishop Strickland "There is a phrase Catholics have heard for more than sixty years. “Vatican II changed that.” Why don’t we hear Latin anymore? Vatican II. Why did the Mass change? Vatican II. Why did Gregorian chant disappear from so many Catholic churches? Vatican II. Why did practices surrounding Holy Communion change? Vatican II. Why did sanctuaries change? Vatican II. Why did so many customs Catholics had known for generations suddenly disappear? Again and again, the answer was simply, “Vatican II.” Those two words became an explanation for almost everything that happened in Catholic life in the years following the Council. But lately I have been wondering whether that explanation is the right one. Not because Vatican II called for no change. It certainly did. But because when we actually sit down and read the documents of the Council, something interesting begins to happen. We discover that some things commonly attributed to Vatican II are not actually in Vatican II. Other things …Lokwengentiwe
Only two priests left the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (FSSPX) after the 1 July episcopal consecrations in Ecône. Father Franz Schmidberger, 79, a former Superior General, mentioned the number in his weekly newsletter on September 14. The Fraternity has more than 730 priests. #newsXcapyzjeeg
Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist | Free Movies | MOVIESPREE Documentary Through discussions with Catholic leaders and heartfelt personal narratives, this film unveils the Eucharist as Jesus Christ Himself, eagerly desiring to fulfill our spiritual thirst.
MI BLOG DE LA VIRGEN. Nuestra Señora de Zell (Mariazell), Austria <img src="data:image/gif;base64,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…Lokwengentiwe
Heute Austria reporter: “Islam is the largest religion among Vienna’s schoolchildren. Does that worry you?” Cardinal Christoph Schönborn: “Whoever has the children, has the future. That’s my simple answer.”
Reporter von „Heute Austria“: „Der Islam ist die größte Religion unter den Wiener Schulkindern. Beunruhigt Sie das?“ Kardinal Christoph Schönborn: „Wer die Kinder hat, hat die Zukunft. Das ist meine einfache Antwort.“
You are so correct about mothers, but this 76-year-old father still works a dozen hours a week. And the mother here seems to collect older women who need help. She just found another two.
Leo XIV Approves Maronite Archbishop of Damascus Today, Pope Leo XIV has approved the election of Sharbel Ghattas Maroun as the new Maronite Catholic archbishop of Damascus. A Lebanese-born priest, he has spent much of his ministry in the United States. Archbishop Maroun, 64, was elected by the Synod of Bishops of the Maronite Church. He succeeds Archbishop Samir Nassar, 76, whose resignation was accepted by the synod. Since 2020, Maroun has served as protosyncellus, a senior position comparable to vicar general, of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles. Born January 6, 1962, in Kfarselwan, Lebanon, Maroun briefly worked for Crédit Libanais bank. Older Brother, a Lebanese Forces Fighter, Helped Maroun During Civil War In 1975, Lebnen, the father, and the eldest brother Nassif joined the Kataeb (Phalange) party and took up arms to defend their home. The family's house was confiscated and not recovered for 40 years. In 1981 Lebnen's local group formally joined the …Lokwengentiwe
Leo XIV’s Prayer Intention Is … for the Care of Water: In September 2026, Leo XIV invites Catholics around the world to pray for the care of water. In his monthly prayer intention, he reminds Christians that access to clean water should be a right. “We beg forgiveness that it has been turned into a commodity, forgetting that it is a universal gift, a right without borders.” He encourages Christians to reject waste and pollution and to use natural resources responsibly. Caring for water, he says, is both an expression of love for creation and an act of solidarity with the poor.
The Pope’s Prayer intention for the month of September is to pray for care of water: “Lord of Life, you have given us the gift of water, source of fruitfulness, freshness, and hope. It quenches thirst, nourishes the earth, and heals wounds. We thank you because it is also a symbol of your grace and love that renews us through baptism. Today, we ask you to teach us to safeguard it with gratitude, justice, and responsibility. Forgive us for turning it into a commodity, forgetting that it is a universal gift, a right without borders, meant for all your children. We see with pain, so many brothers and sisters, who lack clean water, who walk for miles to find it, who become ill due to its scarcity. May your Spirit make us pilgrims of the essential, able to live with simplicity, denouncing waste and pollution, defending the right of every brother and sister to drink without fear and without inequality. May our care for water, be a sign of love for the Creator, and a commitment to the lives of …Lokwengentiwe
Is this prayer for my ears or for God’s? Is this weaponised virtue signalling or a sincere prayer to God. Because if it is to God the prayer could be recited in Latin a language God knows well!
maybe the Vatican Swiss guard could get one of these units Swiss Guard must get bored walking in pajamas all day put them to work Engineer Troop: The Engineer Troop includes both field engineers (with sections for water supply, heavy equipment and field engineering) and construction engineers. The DART can purify up to 50,000 litres of safe drinking water per day to help people in need. It uses a Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit (ROWPU). After setting up the DART camp, engineers focus on tasks to assist people in the area.
"Marriage Is Not an Ideal for Only a Few": Burke Challenges Amoris Laetitia Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke has called on Catholics to defend the sacrament of marriage and the Christian family even at the cost of suffering. Preaching on July 25 at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Wisconsin, the cardinal encouraged married couples to embrace their vocation as a path to holiness. "The grace of Holy Matrimony is not an ideal to which only a few can aspire," he said, "but an objective reality, a supernatural gift, which leads husband and wife to seek each other's eternal salvation along the path of divine love." The cardinal concluded: "Let us be ready for martyrdom, if not the red martyrdom of blood, certainly the white martyrdom of faithful witness to Our Lord in the face of indifference, ridicule, and persecution." Cardinal Burke's appeal comes just two months before the Vatican's October meeting convened by Pope Leo XIV to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Amoris laetitia. In this …Lokwengentiwe
Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke is no coward! ~ We all have been given different lights to follow and he is doing an excellent job spreading the faith. ~ Our Lady of Guadalupe guide & protect Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke. ~ Check out An open letter to confused Catholics by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre "It has also been said that after me, my work will disappear because there will be no bishop to replace me. I am certain of the contrary; I have no worries on that account. I may die tomorrow, but the Good Lord answers all problems. Enough bishops will be found in the world to ordain our seminarians: this I know. Even if at the moment he is keeping quiet, one or another of these bishops will receive from the Holy Ghost the courage needed to arise in his turn. If my work is of God, He will guard it and use it for the good of the Church. Our Lord has promised us, the gates of Hell shall not prevail against her.
A two-metre-high, blood-red sculpture of Jesus Christ holding two Uzi submachine guns is on display at L’Aérosol in Marseille. The blasphemy was made by French provocateur James Colomina. It was initially placed outside the venue before being moved indoors. Colomina claims the armed Christ is an anti-violence statement.
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