Cardinal Joseph Zen has welcomed Bishop Athanasius Schneider’s reflections on a “hostile takeover” within the Catholic Church. “Thank you, Bishop Schneider, for sharing such an interesting anecdote and your reflections,” Cardinal Zen wrote on X on October 11. Zen was referring to Schneider’s recollection of a conversation between the two prelates, during which Zen revealed that his favourite Gregorian chant was the Introit for Sexagesima Sunday: “Exsúrge, quare obdórmis, Dómine?” - “Arise, why sleepest Thou, O Lord?” Bishop Schneider recalled how Zen had explained that the melody places particular emphasis on Exsúrge — “Arise!” — conveying an urgent appeal for divine intervention. Schneider also recounted an incident in Rome in which Cardinal Zen had attempted to persuade another cardinal on an important matter concerning the Church. When the other cardinal remained stubborn and unimpressed, Zen began singing the same Gregorian chant directly to him: “Wake up, why are you sleeping? Wake up!” …ပိုမို
Missionary Work: Catholics vs. Protestants: A history of the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of Catholic and Protestant missionaries shows some fundamental differences
In France, Leo XIV told different audiences what they want to hear: reassuring conservatives while also offering a positive interpretation of the French Revolution's ideals. Polish priest and philosopher Andrzej Kobyliński observed talking to Jan Pospieszalski on October 6 about Leo XIV's France trip: “The various statements during this pilgrimage were addressed to different groups in France. In a sense, everyone got what they wanted. There were statements affirming the value of tradition, but there were also very positive words about the interpretation of the slogan ‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.’" And: "There was not a single critical remark - which also surprised me greatly - about the heart of the dispute. That is, concerning the Enlightenment project and the legacy of the French Revolution. That was completely missing."
96% of DOGE’s Claimed Cuts Couldn’t Be Verified, Michael Lewis Says | Stay Tuned with Preet Bharara This week on the Stay Tuned with Preet podcast, financial journalist and New York Times best-selling author Michael Lewis joins Preet to discuss the unraveling of the Department of Government Efficiency, chronicled in Lewis’s new book, "Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State." Preet and Lewis make sense of what went wrong with DOGE, discussing some of the influential figures who shaped the department’s decisions, both in front of the cameras and behind the scenes. They delve into how ideology drove DOGE’s mass firings and why the resulting suffering was not a coincidence, but part of the design. Finally, they examine the qualities that make some people more susceptible to corruption. You can listen to Stay Tuned with Preet wherever you get your podcasts: pod.link/1265845136 Subscribe to Stay Tuned on YouTube: https://cafe.visitlink.me/MpB3pe For more episodes and access to exclusive content …ပိုမို
NYTIMES: Trump Gives Putin a Hand in Russia’s Economic War With Ukraine By Constant Méheut Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine Oct. 12, 2026 With the front lines largely frozen, Russia and Ukraine have turned the war into a contest of economic endurance. Kyiv has gone after Russia’s oil refineries. Moscow has hit Ukraine’s ports and heavy industries. On Friday, President Trump sided with Russia in this all-important battle. The American leader announced a deal to buy Russian diesel fuel and stepped up pressure on Ukraine to stop striking Russian refineries. The diesel agreement, if it goes ahead, could send some $4 billion of American money into the Russian economy, energy experts said. A halt to refinery strikes, if Ukraine accedes to one, could be much more valuable to the Kremlin. Mr. Trump is enlisting Russian help in his effort to bring down sky-high diesel prices, caused mostly by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, before the midterm election early next month. Ukraine is expected to get …ပိုမို
Trump Gives Putin a Hand in Russia’s Economic War With Ukraine nytimes.com/2026/10/12/world/europe/russia-diesel… President Trump is moving to buy Russian diesel while also pressuring Ukraine to halt attacks on refineries, a lifeblood of Moscow’s war machine.
LiveLeak Clashes and fires near Brussels-Midi station during national strike day: hundreds of youths, fireworks mortars, about ten arrests. Hundreds of young people clashed with police around Brussels-Midi station on the afternoon of Oct. 12, on the sidelines of a national strike day and a student gathering, Belga reported. Police said officers were targeted with projectiles and mortar-type fireworks fired by several individuals, some masked, and responded with tear gas and a water cannon. A strike meant to be a labor action turned into street confrontation in a district with a history of unrest, with a young crowd and pyrotechnics rather than organized unions at the center.
LiveLeak Riot police have deployed tear gas on protesters in #Brussels during demonstrations over government policies, including rising living costs, education and budget-tightening measures.
Detroit Archbishop Edward Weisenburger declared that “sins against creation are among the very serious sins” at a September 30 synodal listening session. He criticized the Trump administration's removal of electric vehicle tax incentives and urged Catholics to “cooperate with creation,” invoking Pope Leo XIV. The meeting's findings will be forwarded through the Catholic Climate Covenant to the Vatican. Monsignor Weisenburger, who severely restricted the Traditional Latin Mass in Detroit in 2025, now champions environmental initiatives inspired by Laudato Si’.
LiveLeak Clashes and fires near Brussels-Midi station during national strike day: hundreds of youths, fireworks mortars, about ten arrests. Hundreds of young people clashed with police around Brussels-Midi station on the afternoon of Oct. 12, on the sidelines of a national strike day and a student gathering, Belga reported. Police said officers were targeted with projectiles and mortar-type fireworks fired by several individuals, some masked, and responded with tear gas and a water cannon. A strike meant to be a labor action turned into street confrontation in a district with a history of unrest, with a young crowd and pyrotechnics rather than organized unions at the center.
Well, they can blame everything on Russia all they want. There is yet to be proof on anything they say. And Everything has been debunked. Every last time for everything. And every warning Russia has given us was true. And still they called it all Russia propaganda.
The appeal against the decree of excommunication of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X (FSSPX) is ongoing – no further details disclosed. On October 13, the FSSPX published a communiqué stating that the appeal against the July excommunication has been pursued, in accordance with the procedures established by the canon law of 1983. “Through these actions, the bishops of the Society intend to exercise the right recognized by the Church, requesting an examination of the legal and doctrinal objections they have raised against the documents of July 2.” Pending a response from the “competent authorities” regarding these proceedings, the FSSPX will maintain the discretion required by the nature of these procedures. #newsEabeiftheh
Inclusion of adulterers and “persons identifying as LGBTQ” called for at the current Vatican meeting on Amoris Laetitia. American Catholic moral theologian Prof. Julie Hanlon Rubio addressed the Vatican’s meeting marking the tenth anniversary of Amoris Laetitia on October 12. Rubio recounted the case of an elderly woman with dementia who refused Communion because her husband had previously been married. The woman, she said, remembered that “she was not worthy to receive the Body of Christ.” Rubio presented the story as evidence that feelings of exclusion persist. She also quoted Francis’s assertion that “the fact that … love [!] is imperfect doesn’t mean it’s false or unreal,” adding that human fragility is “not a problem to be solved but a fundamental element of our humanity to be integrated.” Rubio again cited Francis: “No one can be condemned forever! It is not the logic of the Gospel!” She said “this principle” should apply to “everyone.” In a footnote, she specified whom she believed …ပိုမို
They could not find ONE repentant adulterer/ess? I'll tell you this, they weren't even looking. I know many who's stories will drop your jaw at the goodness of our Lord and His glory speaking to them and saving their families, when all seemed lost, and so much damage done. A reconciled family is a JOY to behold!! It is a blasphemy that God's Glory and Grace are repeatedly denied testimiony in His Own Church.
True Gospel Fruit In the late 1800's, true Gospel preaching yielded fruit in the village of Lu Italy of about 1,800 to 2,000 residents, 323 vocations, comprising 152 priests and 171 nuns across 41 congregations. Multiple vocations often came from a single family, such as the Rinaldi family with seven vocations, including Blessed Filippo Rinaldi. The Great Vocational Inversion: How Modernity Turned the Gospel into a Safety Net Modernity is suffering from collective amnesia, and nowhere is this more evident than in our soft, therapeutic approach to "discerning a vocation." Ask any contemporary vocation director, and you will hear a familiar, comforting script: Marriage is the baseline default for human life. Virginity or religious life is a specialized, elite calling for a heroic few. It sounds prudent. It sounds balanced. It is also a complete inversion of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. If we dare to pull back the layers of mid-century sentimentality and look at the raw text of the …ပိုမို
Leo XIV promotes archbishop who praises female Communion ministers and a “very open Church” for “everyone”. Today, Pope Leo XIV appointed Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán as Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and as Military Ordinary. Leo XIV had named him Coadjutor Archbishop in October 2025. In this February video interview, Morel Diplán endorsed Pope Francis's vision of a “Church for everyone”: “The Dominican Church has always been very open.” He pointed to women's participation: “We already have women who are Communion ministers, who celebrate the Word.” “And that is why we are now talking so much about synodality. But the Dominican Church has long been synodal. [...] And that is a richness for us.”
El 9 de febrero de 2026, el arzobispo Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán, por entonces arzobispo coadjutor de Santo Domingo, en la República Dominicana, concedió una entrevista al periódico «Listín Diario». "Yo lo entiendo así, que es una Iglesia de todos. La Iglesia dominicana siempre ha estado muy abierta. Incluso el Papa [...] hablaba mucho de clericalismo. [...] Aquí la Iglesia dominicana da participación a todos. Incluso las mujeres son las que tienen más participación en todo. Lo único que no se ve en la misa. Pero ya tenemos mujeres que son ministros de la comunión, que celebran la palabra. No tiene que ser la misa, pero la palabra. Y sobre todo en las parroquias [...] la gran participación que hay [...] tienen la gente participación también de decisión dentro de la parroquia donde están. Es una Iglesia abierta en la República Dominicana. Y por eso ahora estamos hablando mucho de sinodalidad. Pero hace rato que la Iglesia dominicana era sinodal, fue sinodal. Porque aquí hay mucha participación …ပိုမို
1. The extent of surgery is unknown. Dr. Elmer Huerta explains that surgeons may remove a small wedge of lung tissue, a larger segment, or an entire lobe, depending on the nodule. This could significantly affect recovery. 2. Minimally invasive surgery is possible. Huerta says lung nodules are often removed using minimally invasive or robotic techniques. However, the Vatican has not confirmed which procedure Leo XIV will undergo. 3. The November trip may still be possible. Huerta suggests the Pope could potentially fly within two or three weeks after a relatively minor wedge resection. More extensive surgery could require a longer recovery. This is particularly relevant to his planned November 6–17 visit to South America. 4. Imaging characteristics influence the decision to operate. Dr. Bruno Vincenzi explains that irregular or spiculated nodule margins can raise suspicion of malignancy, whereas well-defined margins or calcifications more often suggest a benign condition. 5. A tissue …ပိုမို
Patriarch Kirill Scraps Hilarion's Brazil Posting, Reassigns Him to Monastery The Russian Orthodox Church has revoked its June decision assigning its former foreign affairs chief to two Russian Orthodox parishes in southern Brazil. Instead, Patriarch Kirill has assigned Hilarion, 60, to the Exaltation of the Cross Monastery near Moscow. The latest reassignment comes after a series of controversies involving the once-powerful church diplomat. In May, Czech police detained Hilarion in Karlovy Vary after searching his car and finding four containers containing a white powder. Czech authorities later identified the substance as cocaine. Hilarion was released without charges after two days, while the investigation remains ongoing. He denies any involvement and says he was the victim of a provocation. Hilarion had already been removed as Metropolitan of Budapest and Hungary in 2024 after a former male assistant accused him of homosexual misconduct and financial impropriety. The allegations …ပိုမို
"The allegations were accompanied by claims that Hilarion lived a lavish lifestyle and accumulated significant cash and property." So? Did he take a vow of poverty? Stick to the topic, which is lurid enough. Or shall we speak of the German and Austrian Latin hierarchy ... ?
Pt. 2 Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima In 1917, three shepherd children living just outside Fatima, Portugal have visions of a lovely lady in a cloud. The anticlerical government wishes to squelch the Church; reports of religious experiences are cause for serious concern. Yet the children stand by their story, and the message of peace and hope the Lady brings. In the last vision, attended by thousands of people, the Lady proves her reality with a spectacular miracle that is seen by everyone present. Based on actual events at Fatima in the summer of 1917.
Clashes and fires near Brussels-Midi station during national strike day: hundreds of youths, fireworks mortars, about ten arrests.
