2 downed drones hit our Chaldean convent & apartment building in our Christian quarter of Anakwa. The latter was funded by Knights of Columbus to house the displaced by ISIS. 12 years later more displacement/collateral damage. The cycle of violence becomes shorter & shorter.
Der „neue Frühling“ des Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzils in Irland: Die Augustiner beenden ihre fast 800-jährige Verbindung mit Cork, wenn sie ihre Kirche im Stadtzentrum schließen.
Religious order to end near 800-year association with Cork when it closes church in city centre
A religious community which has been ministering to the people of Cork for almost 800 years its to close its church in the city centre later this year. Vicar Provincial of the Augustinians in Ireland, Fr Paddy O’Reilly, told the congregation attending a Vigil Mass at St Augustine’s on Washington Street on Saturday that the order was closing the church in July due to falling vocations. O’Reilly told Mass-goers that the decision to close St Augustine’s was taken with “great sadness”. He said that since the mid-1970s, the order had experienced “a slow but accelerating decline in vocations”. According to the Order of St Augustine website, it has 70 priests living in 10 locations in Ireland. READ MORE O’Reilly told worshippers that only 10 of these priests are under the age of 70 and more than half its members are over 80. It is understood that St Augustine’s, which was run with the consent of the Bishop of Cork and Ross, is now home to just three Augustinian priests following the deaths …
Bishop Paolo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, now promotes praying the Rosary for peace. A year ago he was rejoicing at the inauguration of a Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi, saying, "We need such a place, which is able to keep us in contact with God!"
The Holy Lance—traditionally believed to have pierced Christ’s side—has long been venerated in Christian tradition. The soldier who used it is identified as Saint Longinus. Each year during the first week of Lent, a solemn procession moves through St. Peter’s Basilica as the Litany of the Saints is chanted, concluding with Mass at the Altar of the Chair.
Michelangelos Fresko „Das Jüngste Gericht“ in der Sixtinische Kapelle wird derzeit gereinigt. Laut Kurator Fabrizio Biferali ist die Arbeit technisch einfach, doch das 180 Quadratmeter große Wandbild mit 391 Figuren macht sie zeitaufwendig. Zehn Restauratoren arbeiten sich in zwei Teams von oben nach unten vor. Ab Ostern soll das Fresko wieder vollständig sichtbar sein. Entfernt wird ein weißlicher Schleier aus Kalziumlaktat (entstanden durch Milchsäure im Schweiß der Besucher), der die Lesbarkeit beeinträchtigt, aber keine Schäden verursacht. Gereinigt wird mit Japanpapier und ionisiertem Wasser, um die Patina schonend zu lösen und die Hell-Dunkel-Kontraste wiederherzustellen. Die letzte große Restaurierung liegt über 30 Jahre zurück. Trotz der Arbeiten bleibt die Kapelle für Besucher geöffnet; das Gerüst ist mit einer bedruckten Plane verdeckt.
The cleaning of Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Sistine Chapel.
22. februára, po smrti vodcu kartelu "El Mencho" a vlne násilia v celom Mexiku, sa dvaja kňazi v Jaliscu modlili z vrcholu svojho kostola. Páter Ricardo López Díaz, ktorý z bezpečnostných dôvodov nemohol sláviť verejnú nedeľnú eucharistiu, vystúpil na zvonicu kostola Svätého kríža v El Salto a udelil eucharistické požehnanie. Neskôr sa k nemu pripojil páter Pedro Martínez Navarro a spoločne sa modlili za mier.
No dia 22 de fevereiro, após a morte do líder do cartel "El Mencho" e uma onda de violência em todo o México, dois padres de Jalisco rezaram do alto da sua igreja. Impossibilitado de celebrar a Eucaristia dominical pública devido a questões de segurança, o Rev. Ricardo López Díaz dirigiu-se à torre do sino da Igreja da Santa Cruz em El Salto e deu a bênção eucarística. O Rev. Pedro Martínez Navarro juntou-se-lhe mais tarde e juntos rezaram pela paz.
He completely ignored the question about abortion and mentioned other issues instead of directly addressing the horror of abortion. What a horrible disappointment.
“My years in Chiclayo were like ‘I’m going to stay here for the rest of my life.’ I was very happy there, to the point that on the very first day I arrived in Chiclayo, the emeritus bishop took me to this sanctuary, Nuestra Señora de la Paz, in the diocese, which is located just outside the city. There is a crypt under the church where the second bishop of the diocese is buried; so the outgoing bishop takes me there and says to me: ‘There is room here for you and for me when we are buried,’ and I thought: ‘Well, whoever arrives first will make room for the other!’” Pope Leo XIV Bishop Robert Prevost at the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de la Paz, where he signed the book of honor on the first day of his ministry in Chiclayo.
Staff Writer February 25, 2026 Breaking Prominent Pentecostal pastor and evangelist Ted Shuttlesworth Jr. is stepping down from ministry (at least temporarily) after revealing that he’s been cheating on his wife and having “innapropriate conversations” with other women. Shuttlesworth is the co-pastor of Miracle Word Church in West Palm Beach, Florida, which he helms along with his wife. The author of nearly 20 books, he co-founded Miracle Word Ministries in 2010, which has grown into a multi-faceted organization with a physical church, online media, travel crusades, and educational programs. He is also the founder of Miracle Word University and hosts his own podcast show. Notably, Shuttlesworth comes from a “preaching dynasty” with more than a dozen close members of the family in full-time ministry. His father is Ted Shuttlesworth Sr., a prominent televangelist and revivalist who runs Faith Alive Fellowship. One of his uncles is Tiff Shuttlesworth and one of his cousins is Jonathan …
Bischof Athanasius Schneider veröffentlichte heute auf DianeMontagna.Substack.com einen brüderlichen Appell an Papst Leo XIV, eine Brücke zur Priesterbruderschaft St. Pius X. zu schlagen. Autorisierte deutsche Übersetzung. Die aktuelle Situation bezüglich der Bischofsweihen in der Priesterbruderschaft St. Pius X. hat die gesamte Kirche aufgerüttelt. Innerhalb kürzester Zeit nach der Ankündigung vom 2. Februar, dass die Priesterbruderschaft St. Pius X. diese Weihen durchführen wird, ist in weiten Kreisen der katholischen Welt eine intensive und oft emotional aufgeladene Debatte entbrannt. Das Spektrum der Meinungen in dieser Debatte reicht von Verständnis, Wohlwollen, neutraler Beobachtung und gesundem Menschenverstand bis hin zu irrationaler Ablehnung, entschiedene Verurteilung und sogar offenem Hass. Obwohl Grund zur Hoffnung besteht – und dies keineswegs unrealistisch ist –, dass Papst Leo XIV. die Bischofsweihen tatsächlich billigen könnte, werden bereits jetzt online Vorschläge …More
Bishop Erik Varden OCSO smashed it out of the park at the papal retreat today: “It is tempting to think we must keep up with the world’s fashions. It is, I’d say, a dubious procedure. The Church, a slow-moving body, will always run the risk of looking and sounding last-season. But if she speaks her own language well, that of the Scriptures and liturgy, of her past and present fathers, mothers, poets, and saints, she will be original and fresh, ready to express ancient truths in new ways, standing a chance, as she has done before, of orienting culture.”
Un esempio: la grande maggioranza del Clero d'Italia aderì alle strepitose disposizioni di NON DIRE MESSA, NON CELEBRARE I SACRAMENTI, NON VISITARE GLI AMMALATI, neppure per portare i Sacramenti. Li odiamo? No. Abbiamo visto chi sono, quali riferimenti hanno. Odiarli (una passione, nel senso di forte emozione) sarebbe stato meno grave ---------------------------- Canada: se citi la Bibbia, ad es. Rom 1: "... Perciò Dio li ha abbandonati all'impurità secondo i desideri del loro cuore, tanto da disonorare fra loro i propri corpi, 25perché hanno scambiato la verità di Dio con la menzogna e hanno adorato e servito le creature anziché il Creatore, che è benedetto nei secoli. Amen. 26Per questo Dio li ha abbandonati a passioni infami; infatti, le loro femmine hanno cambiato i rapporti naturali in quelli contro natura. 27Similmente anche i maschi, lasciando il rapporto naturale con la femmina, si sono accesi di desiderio gli uni per gli altri, commettendo atti ignominiosi maschi con maschi …More