No Press Conference: Leaving Castel Gandolfo after his usual Tuesday visit, Leo XIV brushed off reporters' questions with a brief response: "Not today."
He has actually finally figured this out! Pope Leo XIV left Castel Gandolfo this evening, where he traditionally spent Tuesday. When journalists tried to ask him questions he replied “not today”
Mt 5:13-16 -- Your light must shine in the sight of men - Intom id-dawl tad-dinja. - TUESDAY GOSPEL OF WEEK 10 IN ORDINARY TIME - IN YEAR A - SUNDAY GOSPEL OF WEEK 5 IN ORDINARY TIME - AUGUST 8 - GOSPEL ON THE FEAST OF SAINT DOMINIC, PRIEST AND FOUNDER OF THE DOMINICAN ORDER --- alternative Gospel Luke 9:57-62 --- Lk 9:57-62 -- The Cost of Following Jesus - X'jistenna Ġesù mid-dixxipli tiegħu --- Evanġelju Intom id-dawl tad-dinja. Mt 5, 13-16 Qari mill-Evanġelju skont San Mattew F’dak iż-żmien, Ġesù qal lid-dixxipli tiegħu: “Intom il-melħ tal-art. Imma jekk il-melħ jaqta’, biex jerġa’ jieħu t-togħma? Ma jibqa’ tajjeb għal xejn iżjed ħlief biex jintrema barra u jintrifes min-nies. Intom id-dawl tad-dinja. Belt li tkun qiegħda fuq muntanja ma tistax tinħeba. Anqas ma jixegħlu l-musbieħ u jqegħduh taħt is-siegħ, iżda fuq l-imnara, u hekk idawwal lil kull min ikun fid-dar. Hekk għandu jiddi d-dawl tagħkom quddiem il-bnedmin, biex jaraw l-għemejjel tajba tagħkom u jagħtu glorja …Aktar
On June 25, Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller commented on the Vatican's rejection of the German bishops' proposal to allow lay preaching during the Eucharist. Key excerpts: - "One must not separate the Liturgy of the Word from the Eucharistic liturgy by having a layperson preach the first part and an ordained priest celebrate the second." - "Luther already condemned this as an abuse, accusing priests and bishops of no longer being servants of the Word but mere ritualists." - "The Council of Trent taught that sacramentally ordained priests were instituted by Christ as ministers of both the Word and the Sacraments." - "One cannot arbitrarily divide priestly ministry and outsource parts of it without effectively denying the sacramental priesthood in a Protestant sense." - "Ironically, those who most eagerly invoke Vatican II contradict it on the question of lay preaching during Mass." - "Germany's perpetual protesters should study the foundations of Catholic theology instead of driving the …Aktar
The proximity of the consistory (Friday and Saturday) to the FSSPX consecrations (Wednesday) has allegedly prompted Leo XIV to remove the liturgy from the consistory's agenda. This information was published by Nico Spuntoni on IlGiornale.it, who cited an anonymous cardinal as his source. Although "synodality" was already discussed in January, it has returned to the agenda. Spuntoni adds three more pieces of information. - Notable absences at the consistory due to ill health include conservative Cardinals Joseph Zen (Hong Kong), Péter Erdő (Budapest), and Willem Eijk (Utrecht). - There is unease among the professed members and religious sisters of the Priestly Fraternity of St Pius X, who do not wish to risk incurring a possible excommunication. - The consistory's agenda has not generally generated enthusiasm among cardinals. Some also dislike the Synod Secretariat's method of working in small groups. #newsSdvnwboncj
Worse than Germany: On June 24, the Spanish Bishops' Conference appointed economist Luis Ayala Cañón as the new president of Caritas Spain, the Church's largest charitable organization. He previously served on the Spanish Government's Advisory Council for Health and Social Services, reports InfoVaticana.com. He was appointed by Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's administration in 2019. Ayala has also collaborated with left-leaning organizations, including Fundación Alternativas, a think tank widely associated with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). Spain's Socialist government under Sánchez enacted anti-Catholic policies, including legalizing euthanasia, expanding abortion, and advancing gender and homosex legislation. In its announcement, the Spanish Bishops' Conference made no reference to Ayala's previous government role or political collaborations, highlighting only his academic credentials and expertise in economics and social policy. Picture: InfoVaticana.com, …Aktar
Jn 15:9-17 -- "I chose you and appointed you - Ħadd ma għandu mħabba akbar minn din: li wieħed jagħti ħajtu għal ħbiebu. - MAY 14 - The Gospel on the Feast of Saint Matthias, Apostle - San Mattija, Appostlu - IN YEAR B - SUNDAY GOSPEL OF WEEK 6 OF EASTERTIDE --- No one has greater love than this: To lay down one’s life for one’s friends --- Evanġelju Ħadd ma għandu mħabba akbar minn din: li wieħed jagħti ħajtu għal ħbiebu. Ġw 15, 9-17 Qari mill-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann F’dak iż-żmien, Ġesù qal lid-dixxipli tiegħu: [Ġw:15:9] "Kif ħabbni Missieri, hekk ħabbejtkom jiena. Ibqgħu fl-imħabba tiegħi. [Ġw:15:10] Jekk tħarsu l-kmandamenti tiegħi, intom tibqgħu fi mħabbti, kif jiena ħarist il-kmandamenti ta' Missieri u qiegħed f'imħabbtu. [Ġw:15:11] "Għedtilkom dan biex il-ferħ tiegħi jkun fikom, u biex il-ferħ tagħkom ikun sħiħ. [Ġw:15:12] Dan hu l-kmandament tiegħi: li tħobbu lil xulxin kif ħabbejtkom jien. [Ġw:15:13] Ħadd ma għandu mħabba akbar minn din: li wieħed jagħti …Aktar
After the election of Leo XIV, Aldo Maria Valli wanted to believe in the new pope and in the possibility of a change of direction, he admitted on his blog on June 25. Valli was the longtime Vatican correspondent for Italy’s public broadcaster, RAI. But: “The cold shower (or rather, a whole series of cold showers) quickly woke me from that dream in the form of statements fully in line with the Bergoglian disaster and a succession of ‘peace & love’ initiatives, marked by a shallow humanitarianism completely devoid of references to transcendence, sin, conversion, and the salvation of the soul.” On the consistory on Friday and Saturday, he writes: “Under Leo XIV, the Church is not merely avoiding any reversal of course; it is enthusiastically reaffirming the synodal model, transforming it into a permanent method of ecclesial governance.” Valli points to the names of the cardinals (Ryś, Fernández, Brislin, and Grech) chosen to lead the principal sessions. It is, he says, a gathering of …Aktar
And the poisonous menu Prevost serves up in his rebellion against God—the worship of false gods and the paganism that violates the First Commandment, as well as disobedience and defiance of God’s NATURAL law and the rejection of the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit through the profanation of the body—by means of sodomy, adultery, and every kind of immorality and sexual perversion.
"...And you feel like crying: for your friend, for the papacy, and for the Church." What a terrible misfortune... and we all have conservative friends...
On June 24, Leo XIV has appointed Rev. Anand David Xalxo, 50, Vicar General and Rector of St. Mary's Cathedral in Ranchi, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Ranchi, India. The Archdiocese of Ranchi comprises about 180k Catholics, 35 parishes, more than 300 priests and over 1,000 religious sisters. Born in Mandar on 20 November 1975, Monsignor Xalxo was ordained a priest in 2006. Over the past two decades he has served in a variety of pastoral and administrative roles. On July 5, 2019, Rev. Xalxo spoke with UcaNews.com about the Eastern meditation method yoga. He said that most Catholic schools in the Archdiocese practice yoga daily “to build up positive energy, good health, and mental stability.” “There is no opposition to yoga in our schools. There are instances of our priests and nuns practicing it and teaching others,” he said. Cardinal Ratzinger wrote in 1989 that Eastern methods including yoga are "not free from dangers and errors" harmful to Catholic spirituality. A Product …Aktar
(Here in Maltese version) This booklet of prayers was distributed free by Pope Francis to the faithful gathered for the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City, Sunday 14th December 2014. Dan il-ktejjeb ta’ talb tqassam b’xejn mill-Papa Franġsku lill-fidili miġura għall-Angelus fi Pjazza San Pietru, il-Belt tal-Vatikan, nhar il-Ħadd 14 ta’ Diċmbru 2014.
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Catholic writers, leaders and prominent figures share their reading lists for the warmest months of 2026. It seems like only yesterday that we published our Lenten reading recommendations, but here we are unrolling our 2026 summer reading list, which is altogether a very different animal than the books we recommended for the Season of Penance. Summer books shouldn’t necessarily be unchallenging. In fact, it’s a perfect time for books that require the uninterrupted lounging-around time that summer affords, whether at the beach or pool, or in a hammock in the back yard. It’s the perfect time to get truly lost in a book — so lost that upon putting it down you feel a bit dazed, the way you might feel stumbling out of a movie theater into the blazing sun. Those potentially-out-of-body-experience reads ought to be chosen carefully. To that end, we’ve asked a few Catholic writers, leaders and prominent figures what they are reading this summer. Here’s what they told us: Alberto Fernandez,…
Lk 10:1-9 -- Your peace will rest on that man - "Jistrieħ is-sliem tagħkom fuqu" - JANUARY 26 - ST TIMOTHY & ST TITUS, BISHOPS - FEBRUARY 14 - Brothers and co-patron saints of Europe - Saints Cyril, monk, and Methodius, Bishop - JUNE 13 - ST ANTHONY OF PADUA, Priest, Doctor -- or Gospel -- Mk 16:15-20 -- 'Jesus gives the mission to the Apostles' - Marru jippridkaw kullimkien. - - OCTOBER 18, GOSPEL - ST LUKE, EVANGELIST, FEAST - Evanġelju Jistrieħ is-sliem tagħkom fuqu Lq 10: 1-9 Qari mill-Evanġelju skont San Luqa F’dak iż-żmien: [Lq:10:1] il-Mulej qabbad tnejn u sebgħin oħra u bagħathom tnejn tnejn qablu f'kull belt u post fejn kien se jmur hu. [Lq:10:2] U qalilhom: "Il-ħsad huwa kbir, imma l-ħaddiema ftit. Itolbu mela lil Sid il-ħsad biex jibgħat ħaddiema għall-ħsad tiegħu. [Lq:10:3] Morru! Araw, qiegħed nibgħatkom bħal ħrief qalb l-ilpup. [Lq:10:4] Teħdux magħkom la but, la ħorġa u lanqas qrieq, u fit-triq issellmu lil ħadd. [Lq:10:5] Fid-dar fejn tidħlu, l-ewwel għidu …Aktar
Maryanne Demasi, PhD @MaryanneDemasi NIH internal emails reveal pandemic planning years before Covid The Covid response was presented as an unexpected crisis where governments were making decisions amid profound uncertainty.....But these emails tell a different story.
Thursday, June 25 – Saint William of Vercelli, Abbot, Founder of the Congregation of Hermits – Saint Prosper of Aquitaine, Doctor of the Church – Blessed Benvenuto of Gubbio, lay brother, First Franciscan Order
Au territoire de Goleto, près de Nusco, saint Guillaume confesseur, père des Ermites du Mont Vierge (en Campanie). Sanctoral Saint Guillaume de Verceil, Abbé, Fondateur de la Congrégation des Ermites Ancienne et fameuse ville de Lombardie, Verceil servit de berceau à saint Guillaume. Illustres par la noblesse de leur sang, son père et sa mère étaient encore plus respectables par la sainteté de leur vie. Guillaume perdit ses parents dès son enfance et vécut sous la conduite d’un de ses parents qui prit grand soin de son éducation. A quinze ans, le pieux adolescent résolut de mener une vie pénitente et entreprit le pèlerinage de St-Jacques de Compostelle, en Galice, comme on nommait alors l’Espagne. Il voyageait les pieds nus, revêtu d’un simple habit de pèlerin. Durant ce long voyage, Guillaume souffrit la faim, la soif, avec toutes sortes d’incommodités. Son amour de la mortification lui inspira cependant de faire confectionner deux cercles de fer qu’il appliqua sur sa …