The click is dying. Gloria.tv flourishes. “Social media is becoming an increasingly urgent issue in communications,” Cardinal Marx of Munich - not exactly known for his Catholic convictions - observed on Monday. Cardinal Marx added: “The media landscape is undergoing a profound transformation. We are witnessing a turning point.” On that, he is right. The old model of editorial, paternalistic media is fading. Users want a voice of their own. They increasingly consume headlines and news snippets directly in their feeds without ever clicking through. We see it on Gloria.tv: about 90% of users never get beyond roughly 1,000 characters. Gloria.tv has changed with the media landscape — into a social network. And it works: Gloria.tv ranks among the 10,000 largest websites worldwide on Cloudflare Radar. But success doesn't pay the bills. Our autumn fundraising goal is €10,000. That would give us breathing room until Advent. For almost twenty years, Gloria.tv has been short of money. That, too,…More
Funeral for a male dancer turns into a comedy performance. Dancer, choreographer, and social worker Thierry Parmentier, 74, was given a funeral in the Catholic church of Caldogno, Italy, on June 24. He had planned the event himself, including its music, choreography and performances. Belgian-born, Parmentier had lived in the Vicenza area for over 40 years and staged productions to raise funds for AIDS research. The church was filled with Doctor Clown volunteers, biodance and holistic practitioners, and stilt-walkers. Don Gigi Maistrello, chaplain to Vicenza prison, preached the homily. After the funeral, an animated procession accompanied the coffin to the parish centre, where the farewell continued with music, dance and performances.
C’è ancora qualcosa di Cattolico? Venghino, siori, venghino: al gran circo del funerale di Thierry Parmentier a Caldogno!
Emmanuel Macron’s decision not to attend the papal Eucharists during Leo XIV’s visit to France is in keeping with France’s state religion of laicism. Jacques Chirac did not attend John Paul II’s celebrations in 1997, nor did Nicolas Sarkozy attend Benedict XVI’s in 2008. The only recent exception was Macron’s presence at Pope Francis’s Eucharist in Marseille in 2023, but the circumstances were different: attending the Mass was effectively the only opportunity for the French president to formally welcome the Pope.
Nessuno scandalo per la mancata presenza di Macron alle messe papali in Francia: è la prassi. Né Chirac nel '97 né Sarkozy nel 2008 parteciparono alle celebrazioni presiedute da Giovanni Paolo II e Benedetto XVI. Unica eccezione: Macron con Francesco a Marsiglia (ma era l'unica possibilità di accogliere con tutti gli onori il Papa)
A German priest views Islam as a form of Christianity. German priest Oliver Wintzek argues on katholisch.de that Islam can be understood as an “alternative form of Byzantine Christianity,” citing St. John of Damascus, who classified Islam as a “heresy.” Wintzek calls Muslims Christians’ “younger siblings.” He rejects describing Islam as a political ideology incompatible with Germany’s constitution and dismisses warnings of “Islamization.” He advocates closer Christian-Muslim relations, even over “döner and baklava.” The medieval Church, however, distinguished between “Christians” and “Saracens.” The Fourth Lateran Council of 1215 explicitly used these as separate categories. Gregory IX’s Decretals of 1234 likewise treated Saracens separately from Christians and Christian heretics.
Deutscher Priester: "Islam ist alternative Form des byzantinsichen Christentums" Originaltext: So "anders" ist das islamische Credo nämlich gar nicht: Bereits der unter islamischer Herrschaft lebende Kirchenvater Johannes von Damaskus (um 650–754) stufte den Islam nicht als eine neue Weltreligion ein, sondern betrachtete ihn als eine christliche "Häresie". Damit meinte er eine alternative Form des byzantinischen Christentums, das eine eigenständige Interpretation der Gestalt Jesu, des Sohnes der Maria, verficht.
24.09.2026 FR.RAMON LUSTINER M.C ACCEPTS THE BIBLE, VC2 AND THE CATECHISM LIKE ME IN ROME AND IS NOT ‘ A TERRORIST’: BUT I AM FOR THE VATICANJ AND THE POLICE Since I interpret Vatican Council II rationally and the conclusion is traditional I am ‘a terrorist’, for the Vatican and the police. The Vatican and the Rome police do not allow me to join a religious community. This is because I affirm the traditional teaching on outside the Church there is no salvation. No religious community will accept me even though I affirm Vatican Council II. Since the Council has to be interpreted irrationally and not rationally, what is implicit as to be confused as explicit. I cannot get a Residence Certificate to stay with this religious community or any other because my rational interpretation of Vatican Council II is an obstacle. A Muslim who interprets Vatican Council II irrationally, like the Vatican can be admitted into a pontifical university in Rome. But I cannot be admitted since I interpret the …More
Lord Bebo & Friends ANOTHER MILITARY JET CRASHED The Hawk training jet of the Royal Air Force crashed near RAF Valley airbase on the island of Anglesey in Wales! Both piloted eject and sustained only minor injuries. They’re fine. The causes of the crash are being investigated. Wonder what it was. Looked like they were in control just seconds before? Join us | @MyLordBebo
Lord Bebo & Friends Al-Sharaa (Jolani) is annoyed that people ask him about his ISIS and Al-Qaeda past. “It was 25 years ago and I was young.” → Who has not joined ISIS and founded the Syrian franchise of it, cast the first stone! Who hasn’t done a little ISIS stuff when he was young? Come on! Also it was 10 years ago, not 25. PS: Al-Baghdadi announcement in the video Join us | @MyLordBebo
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Al-Sharaa (Jolani) is annoyed that people ask him about his ISIS and Al-Qaeda past.