Homily Monday, September 21, 2026 Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13 "Bearing with one another through love." …with the love of God. Matthew 9:9-13 "Follow me." The man got up and followed him. Let’s receive God’s Love. Biblical texts: NAB-RE Normand Thomas.
Leo XIV wants to beatify controversial Aids-Priest Don Luigi. Leo XIV has opened the way towards the beatification of Luigi Di Liegro (1928–1997), a Roman priest who wanted to be close to people dying of AIDS. The pope made the announcement on Friday during the diocesan assembly in the Basilica of St John Lateran. He said he had “gladly approved” the steps necessary to begin the diocesan investigation into Di Liegro’s life, virtues and reputation for holiness. The most controversial episode of Di Liegro’s ministry came in 1988. As head of Caritas Rome, he insisted on opening a home for people with AIDS at Villa Glori in Parioli — an affluent Roman neighbourhood. It was the height of the AIDS panic. HIV was associated particularly with drug users and homosexuals. Residents protested. More than a thousand signatures were reportedly collected against the home. Rome temporarily delayed the opening; demonstrators marched against the project, while scouts, environmentalists and others organised …Hiroc’h
Pope Leo XIV wrote to Latin American bishops on September 19: "It is the bishop’s duty to offer a clear teaching that is patient and rooted in this communion, in order to help his people recognize the voice of the one Shepherd." #newsTpsllgxexq
The Quran was sung during the Novus Ordo for the opening of the academic year at the Catholic University of Leuven, a university with centuries-old roots in the Catholic tradition. They call this inclusivity.
Belgium: Controversy has erupted after an Islamic prayer was included in the opening Mass at the Catholic University in Leuven
Il 19 settembre Papa Leone XIV ha scritto ai vescovi latinoamericani: «È dovere del vescovo offrire un insegnamento chiaro, paziente e radicato in questa comunione, al fine di aiutare il proprio popolo a riconoscere la voce dell’unico Pastore». Traduzione AI
Joy all around yesterday morning as Archbishop Domenico Battaglia displays the miraculously liquified blood of San Gennaro (Saint Januarius) on his feast day in the Cathedral of Naples.
Papst Leo XIV. schrieb am 19. September an die lateinamerikanischen Bischöfe: „Es ist die Pflicht des Bischofs, eine klare Lehre zu vermitteln, die von Geduld geprägt und in dieser Gemeinschaft verwurzelt ist, um seinem Volk dabei zu helfen, die Stimme des einen Hirten zu erkennen.“ AI-Übersetzung
Ngày 19 tháng 9, Đức Giáo hoàng Lêô XIV đã gửi thư tới các giám mục châu Mỹ Latinh như sau: “Nhiệm vụ của vị giám mục là phải truyền đạt một giáo huấn rõ ràng, kiên nhẫn và gắn liền với sự hiệp thông này, nhằm giúp dân Chúa nhận ra tiếng nói của Đấng Chăn Chiên duy nhất.” Bản dịch AI
The Saint-Colomban church is being built in Serris, Val d’Europe, near Disneyland Paris. The site will include a parish center, cultural center and Catholic school and covers about 4,000 m². On 18 September, three new bells were blessed and lifted into the 36-metre-high bell tower. The ceremony was led by Bishop Jean-Yves Nahmias of Meaux and auxiliary bishop Guillaume de Lisle. The bells weigh 275 kg, 190 kg and 155 kg. The largest is Geneviève-Étienne and the smallest Espérance (“Hope”).
L' église Saint-Colomban à Val d’Europe, une nouvelle église de 400 places et de nouvelles cloches à deux pas de Disneyland Paris
More embarrassment for the Church of England. St John’s Church in London hosted the ‘Modest Fashion Week’, with parades of hijab- and niqab-wearing women.
12. septembra bol kostol sv. Jána v londýnskom Hyde Parku, anglikánsky kostol, prenajatý na usporiadanie podujatia Modest Fashion Week London. Prehliadka sa zameriavala na moslimskú módu a ženy nosiace hidžáb.
No dia 12 de setembro, a Igreja de St John’s, no Hyde Park, em Londres, um templo anglicano, foi alugada para acolher a Modest Fashion Week London. O desfile centrou-se na moda muçulmana e nas mulheres que usam o hijab.
You have become the guard of your own gulag