On June 20, Leo XIV has appointed Rev Elímar Gerardo Carvajal Durán, 50, as Bishop of Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Born in Grecia in 1976 and ordained a priest in 2003, Monsignor Carvajal Durán has served in various pastoral roles within the Diocese of Alajuela and most recently as Diocesan Vicar for Pastoral Ministry. He is a strongly synodal, CELAM-formed, Francis-era pastoral organizer. His public record shows extensive commitment to "discernment", "accompaniment", and "synodality". Strong Synodal Profile By September 2022, Rev. Carvajal had assumed a leading role in coordinating the Diocese of Alajuela's Diocesan Synodal Process. In a September 28, 2022 talk on the Youtube channel of the Diocese of Alajuela, Monsignor Carvajal uses all of the Francis’ buzzwords such as "the synodal Church", "the reality is always before the idea", “listening to the cries of people”, etc. His Language Speaks Volumes In a September 5, 2023 video, Monsignor Carvajal said that discernment and synodality …მეტი
Monsignor Livio Melina (pictured with Benedict XVI), former president (2006-2016) of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, has written on Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia’s role in the suppression of the original Institute. Melina responded on LaNuovaBq.it (June 20) to a May 21 interview Paglia gave to Settimana News. “Cover for an Unconfessable Interest” Melina’s most striking accusation comes near the end of his essay: “Paglia’s actions were not moved by theological reasons, but by an ideological criticism of the Institute.” He suggests that ideology serves to hide deeper motives: “Ideology, as Karl Marx taught us, functions as a cover for an unconfessable interest.” Melina suggests that the suppression may have stemmed from a conviction that the Church's traditional teaching on marriage and family is "unreasonable" and "impracticable". "No Facts, Only Interpretations" - Nietzsche Melina accuses Paglia's paradigm of resting on the "principle of …მეტი
Leo XIV at St. Augustine's Tomb: Today, Leo XIV visited Pavia, Italy, where he prayed before the relics of St. Augustine in the Basilica of San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro. During the visit, he met cancer patients and medical staff at the National Centre for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO), met members of the Augustinian Order, and visited Pavia Cathedral.
Leo XIV., der Augustiner-Papst, betet vor den Reliquien des heiligen Augustinus von Hippo in der Basilika San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro in Paris in Norditalien.
US Bishop Abolishes Another Mass in Roman Rite: Bishop William F. Medley of Owensboro, Kentucky, has ordered Rev. David Kennedy to stop celebrating according to the Roman Missal after June 30. He will only permit the Novus Ordo celebrated in Latin and ad orientem instead. Bishop Medley explains he cannot certify - as Vatican instructions required - that the parish has taken steps to move the faithful toward the Novus Ordo. He delayed action to see if Leo XIV would reconsider Traditionis Custodes but proceeded after the Cardinals' January Consistory declined to revisit the document.
May 2026: Bishop William Medley of Owensboro, Kentucky canceled the diocesan TLM.
Sankt Ansgars Kirke in Copenhagen, Denmark, the principal church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen, which encompasses all of Denmark, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Zairon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons In the United Kingdom, a contested 2025 report—whose methodology has since been seriously questioned—claims a fourfold increase in 18-34-year-olds attending church at least once a month, with 20% of young men under 34 regularly attending compared to just 4% six years ago. Yet, it is still hard to deny an interest in Christianity and a—very quiet—revival. At Easter 2026, 21,000 adults and young people were baptised in France, a 20% increase compared to 2025, which already saw a 32% rise in baptisms compared to the year before. For comparison, in 2021 there were around 4,100 adult baptisms. Around 45% of young people in Spain (aged 15–29) identify as Catholic. This marks a dramatic shift in recent years, with Catholic identification among Spanish youth rising …
Pope Leo honors first US saint Pope Leo XIV on Saturday honored St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first US citizen to be canonized as a Catholic saint and known in the church as the patron saint of immigrants, as he visited her birthplace during a day trip to northern Italy. CNN's @antoniaiam reports.
Dr. Luc Montagnier, Nobel Laureate, final interview before being FOUND DEAD 6 days later. "I am here to expose Fauci's gain-of-function – COVID was the job of a professional...it's NOT natural. Sequences like HIV have been added...in order to make a vaccine."
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Two Catholics – Francis Miffed No difference. The new British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced the members of her cabinet on Tuesday. However, cartoonist Bob Moran sees Truss as just another puppet, presenting her as Justindazimir Trussdeaudernenskyy with the English plural pronouns They/Them. Truss, he says, is prime minister of Makes No Difference. Joie de vivre. The new British government includes two Catholics. Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister is the little-known Thérèse Coffey. She is unmarried, has a doctorate in chemistry and used to work as an accountant for the British Broadcasting Corporation. The oligarch press calls her loyal and a meticulous manager without ideological passion. She is supposed to patch up the NHS, the ailing British health system. Coffey has a sympathetic human side. She likes to drink alcohol and smokes. During one of her first television appearances as Deputy Prime Minister at 8.00 a.m., her telephone alarm clock rang. She has set an American …მეტი
Friday, 20th June 1913 Frank Trial Will Not Be Long One Friday, June 20, 1913 Few Witnesses of the Scores Examined Will Be Called When Case Is Heard. That the trial of Leo M. Frank will take a much shorter time that is generally thought was indicated in a statement by Judge L. S. Roan. The judge said the greatest difficulty and almost as great a length of time would be consumed in drawing a jury as in the hearing of the case. He said the actual taking of evidence might not consume more than a day. Judge Roan intimated that he expected neither side to introduce the scores of witnesses who had been examined and made affidavits, but that from these witnesses the State and the defense would select the most material evidence, or salient points, and then introduce the most reliable witness who could cover the ground. For instance, eight or ten different persons might be able to testify on some different minor points, while there would be one witness who could testify to the same thing the …მეტი
Pope Leo Venerates Relics of St. Augustine in Pavia | Shalom World News During his pastoral visit to Pavia, Pope Leo venerated the relics of St. Augustine at the Basilica of San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro. The Pope, an Augustinian who has described himself as a "son of St. Augustine," paid tribute to the saint whose teachings continue to shape the life of the Church.
20. June 2026 20. June 2026 06/20/2026 Entire blog as a free PDF eBook. Dr David Bell is a clinical and public health physician with a PhD in population health and background in internal medicine, modelling and epidemiology of infectious disease. Previously, he was programme head for malaria and acute febrile disease at FIND in Geneva and coordinating malaria diagnostics strategy with the World Health Organisation. He is a Senior Scholar at the Brownstone Institute. Biotech, however, is firmly in the driving seat of global health, and public health workers and the media know who butters their bread. Each public health worker who goes along with the narrative is part of the problem, whilst each journalist printing stupidity is driving more poverty and harm. If infectious disease mortality ceases its century-long decline, it will be because profit, salaries and sponsorship were simply more important than the lives of others. The quoted passage appeared in a Monday article on dailysceptic.org: …