Leo XIV accepts a green glass “Sphere of Humanity”. On 2 September, during his General Audience at the Vatican, Leo XIV received the “Sphere of Humanity” from the U.S.-based Saint Peter for Humanity foundation. Hand-blown by Venini in Murano, the large green glass sphere symbolizes humanity as unique, fragile and irreplaceable and contains four handwritten passages from the encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas.” The gift makes its case for human craftsmanship in the age of AI — perhaps not as intended. #newsApklrbhqar
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CENTCOM puts price tag on Iran war Nearly two-thirds of the $43.6 billion bill is expected to go toward replenishing depleted munitions stockpiles Published 19 Sep, 2026 01:43 | Updated 19 Sep, 2026 05:35 The war with Iran has cost the US $43.6 billion, with nearly two-thirds of the bill going toward replenishing depleted munitions stockpiles, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM) figures sent to lawmakers and shared with the media on Friday. The estimate covers costs through September 3. The Pentagon allocated around $11.2 billion for military operations and projected that another $28.1 billion would be needed to replace expended munitions. A further $4.3 billion was allocated for replacing equipment losses. The $43.6 billion figure does not include the likely billions of dollars needed to repair US bases and other military facilities in the region damaged or destroyed by Iranian attacks, according to Bloomberg. Iran damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings and other structures …Kara
I am sure it's much higher. There were several ships that were destroyed or badly damaged they are not mentioning. And dozens of aircraft also not mentioned.
Leo XIV’s new Brazil bishop promotes Amazonian Rite valuing indigenous peoples’ “visions of God.” On September 18, Leo XIV appointed Bishop Antônio Fontinele de Melo, 58, as Bishop of Rio Branco, Brazil, until now the bishop of Humaitá. Long CEB involvement Bishop Fontinele is mainly known for his involvement with the Basic Communities (CEBs) of Brazil. They are emphasizing Scripture, lay participation, community organization and social action. He was Porto Velho’s Pastoral Coordinator (2005–10), helped organize the 2008 “Dozinho” Basic Ecclesial Communities gathering, served as the Brazilian bishops’ Northwest Region adviser to the Basic Ecclesial Communities (2009–12). He spent four years in their national structure before becoming Bishop of Humaitá in 2020. In Brazil they have strong historical links with liberation theology, ecological activism, inculturation and indigenious rituals. CEB has own rituals CEB adopted a ritualized form of communal spirituality known as mística. Participants …Kara
19.09.2006 THE VATICAN NOTE ON NOSTRA AETATE INTERPRETS VATICAN COUNCIL II IRRATIONALLY AND NOT RATIONALLY AS DO THE SSPX AND SEDEVACANTISTS The Vatican’s Note on Nostra Aetate interprets Vatican Council II irrationally and not rationally. The Society of St. Pius X and the sedevacantists do the same. With Vatican Council II rational, we begin with Ad Gentes 7 which says all need faith and baptism for salvation. We then observe that hypothetical and invisible cases mentioned in Nostra Aetate are not objective exceptions for AG 7 or the Catechism of the Catholic Church (845, 846, and 1257). So Vatican Council II is saying that outside the Catholic Church there is no salvation. This is the pre and post Vatican Council II teaching. The Council and Catechism are Magisterial and Apostolic even, if the popos cited in this document are irrational, dishonest and political on this issue. –Lionel Andrades Note. A Journey of Hope. Sixty Years of …
A bomb exploded outside the Greek Orthodox cathedral in Hama, Syria. The videos from the scene show the aftermath inside and outside St George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Hama after a bomb exploded on 13 September, on the eve of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The blast shattered windows and damaged the church and nearby cars, but no one was killed or injured. Syrian authorities opened an investigation. No group has claimed responsibility.
Last Sunday, there was another bomb attack on a church in Syria. This time, however, no one was killed or injured. Security camera footage shows a masked man placing the bomb underneath a car parked directly in front of the Greek Orthodox St. George’s Cathedral in Hama. The bomb exploded later that evening. September 14 (the day after the attack) is traditionally celebrated in the Greek Orthodox Church as the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. There was no church service taking place in the cathedral at the time, which likely saved many lives. However, the church was damaged in the attack, and many windows were shattered by the explosion. Children were playing in the church courtyard nearby, but they too were unharmed. Nevertheless, the shock runs deep. Christians see the attack as a clear signal directed against them. Since the attack on St. Elias Church in Damascus last year, in which 22 Christians were killed, there have been repeated attacks and threats against Syria’s shrinking …Kara
The TSJA upholds a Catholic school in Granada's decision not to teach Islamic religious education. The specific ethos of a state-subsidized Catholic school takes precedence over a request by parents for their daughter to receive Islamic religious instruction there.
El TSJA avala que un colegio católico de Granada no imparta religión islámica. El carácter propio de un centro concertado católico prevalece sobre la petición de unos padres de que su hija reciba allí clases de religión islámica. hmtv
Leo XIV has not responded to an audience request for the Roman rite pilgrimage to Rome. The organisers of the pilgrimage “to the See of Peter” in late October requested a papal audience nine months ago, reports Edward Pentin on his Substack-Account. The request was made in a letter signed by two lay members of the organisation. It was personally delivered by Bishop Athanasius Schneider when he met Leo XIV last December. In the same letter, the organisers asked for permission to celebrate a Pontifical Mass at the Altar of the Chair in St Peter’s Basilica, as had happened several times in the past. After repeated pleas for a response, the Secretariat of State on 7 August declined permission for the Mass in St Peter’s Basilica. No reason was given for the decision. The Mass will instead be held at the Basilica of St Mary Major on 24 October. Bishop Athanasius Schneider will be the celebrant. Picture: summorum-pontificum.org, #newsWdcyeqmhus
“I was up until 4 a.m. last night crying, literally trying to think of ways to kill her and not go to jail....If I could literally kill her and not go to hell, I would do it in a heartbeat. That is how dark and how hateful I feel.” Former worship pastor and ‘American Idol’ alum Caleb Flynn texted his mistress more than 100,000 times in the year of his wife's death, revealing his dark fantasies about killing his wife, according to prosecutors during their opening statements.
TELLING YOUR PARTNER WHAT BOTHERS YOU IS NOT TOXIC. IT’S COMMUNICATION. It’s not toxic to say, “This hurt me.” It’s not toxic to say, “This made me uncomfortable.” It’s not toxic to express that something made you feel insecure or that you need to understand what is happening. When you love someone, you don’t only experience the beautiful moments, the hugs, and the “I love yous.” You also need to be able to talk about the things that hurt. Because a healthy relationship shouldn’t force you to stay silent just to avoid an argument. Talking about how you feel isn’t creating problems. It’s trying to solve them. What is truly dangerous is starting to swallow everything. Staying quiet because you’re afraid they’ll get angry. Keeping your doubts to yourself because you don’t want to seem “too intense.” Smiling when something hurt you, so you don’t make things uncomfortable. Saying, “It’s nothing,” when deep down you know perfectly well that it is something. Because every emotion you hide …Kara
September 18th - Saint of the Day: Saint Eustorgius of Milan, Bishop The Bishop Who Carried the Three Kings Home Did you know the relics of the Magi, the Wise Men who followed the star to Bethlehem, have their own epic saga? It starts with Saint Eustorgius, a 4th-century bishop who hauled them from Constantinople to Milan in a marble sarcophagus pulled by oxen. When the oxen collapsed at the city gates, he built a basilica on the spot. Centuries later, Emperor Barbarossa sacked Milan and took the relics to Cologne, where one of the largest Gothic cathedrals ever built rose around them. In this story: a bishop praised by Saint Athanasius as a "defender of the faith" , a 700-year-old empty tomb, a dramatic homecoming, and a bell tower crowned with a star instead of a cross. Read the full story, plus daily saints, Mass reflections, and more at HolyManna.blog 18 September Profile Bishop of Milan, Italy in 315. Noted opponent of Arianism. Born Greece Died c.331 Canonized …Kara
Hl. Eustorgius I. von Mailand - Gedenktag katholisch: 18. September gebotener Gedenktag im Erzbistum Mailand und im Ambrosianischen Teil des Bistums Lugano Bischof von Mailand * in Griechenland † um 331 oder vor 355 in Mailand in Italien Legende Seine legendäre Vita stammt aus dem 12. Jahrhundert und existiert in 20 verschiedenen Dokumenten. Seine Legende besagt, dass er 344 die Reliquien der Drei Könige von Konstantinopel nach Mailand brachte, mit zwei kleinen Kühen, die einen großen Sarkophag aus Marmor transportierten. Die Reliquien der Weisen - Stefan Lochner zeichnet 1445 ein Bild - wurden vom heiligen römischen Kaiser Fredrick Barbarossa aus Mailand aufgenommen und 1164 dem Erzbischof von Köln, Rainald von Dassel, geschenkt. Ein Heiligtum der Drei Könige am Kölner Dom existiert noch (ein Teil dieser Reliquien wurde 1904 an die Mailänder Basilika Sant 'Eustorgio zurückgegeben) : "In den Tagen des Philipp von Heinsberg, der Reinaldus folgte, wurde das Heiligtum der drei Weisen …Kara
The famous “blood miracle” of St. Januarius has occurred once again in Naples. At 10:04 a.m. today, the blood preserved in a vial liquefied as thousands of faithful gathered in Naples Cathedral erupted in applause. It is already the third occurrence this year. The blood first liquefied on May 2, during the annual celebration of the transfer of St. Januarius’ relics to Naples. It happened again just six days later, on May 8, during Pope Leo XIV’s visit, as he held the vial in his hands.
2026: Milagro de San Gennaro: la sangre se licuó a las 10:04 de la mañana. Milagro de San Gennaro: la sangre se licuó a las … A las 10:04 de la mañana del sábado 19 de septiembre de 2026 , la sangre de San Gennaro se licuó en la Catedral de Nápoles . El anuncio se hizo ante una catedral abarrotada, donde fue recibida con prolongados aplausos y el ondear de pañuelos blancos. El milagro se manifestó de inmediato, cuando el cardenal Domenico Battaglia recibió las ampollas del abad de la Capilla Real del Tesoro y se las mostró a los fieles. Archivo Insólito
Venice Patriarch Francesco Moraglia supports a proposed mosque for the Muslim/Bangladeshi community in Venice. The Venice city administration, led by Mayor Simone Venturini, had not approved the proposed mosque in August. On September 15, Patriarch Moraglia expressed support for Muslims having a place of worship: “If a religion respects human dignity and the most vulnerable, then it has the right to have a place of worship.”
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September 18th - Saint of the Day: Saint Eustorgius of Milan, Bishop
Did you know the relics of the Magi, the Wise Men who followed the star to Bethlehem, have their own epic saga? 
When the oxen collapsed at the city gates, he built a basilica on the spot. 
Centuries later, Emperor Barbarossa sacked Milan and took the relics to Cologne, where one of the largest Gothic cathedrals ever built rose around them. 
In this story: a bishop praised by Saint Athanasius as a "defender of the faith" 
, a 700-year-old empty tomb, a dramatic homecoming, and a bell tower crowned with a star instead of a cross. 
Read the full story, plus daily saints, Mass reflections, and more at HolyManna.blog
The famous “blood miracle” of St. Januarius has occurred once again in Naples. At 10:04 a.m. today, the blood preserved in a vial liquefied as thousands of faithful gathered in Naples Cathedral erupted in applause. It is already the third occurrence this year. The blood first liquefied on May 2, during the annual celebration of the transfer of St. Januarius’ relics to Naples. It happened again just six days later, on May 8, during Pope Leo XIV’s visit, as he held the vial in his hands.