"Today, we have a pope who views Ukraine through the lens of the European context," Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv, the Primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, told Ugcc.ua on February 4 (an in-house interview on the website of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church). Archbishop Shevchuk summarized various statements from Leo XIV in recent months: "This is a war in Europe, and Europe must be a party to the negotiations. We cannot negotiate about Ukraine at the level of, say, the U.S. and Russia." According to Monsignor Shevchuk "we have not heard such a clear position for a long time." He noted Leo XIV’s use of the phrase, 'Constitution of Ukraine': "I had never heard this term used in international discourse before – for some reason, it had fallen out of use. And the Pope emphasized that today it is impossible to seek any ‘peace plan’ for Ukraine without respecting the Constitution of Ukraine." He added: "It was a very professional and carefully worded statement – simply …More
Fri Feb 27, 2026 - 8:00 am ESTFri Feb 27, 2026 - 9:19 am EST (LifeSiteNews) — The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue has sent a message to Muslims “on the occasion of the month of Ramadan.” The Islamic season of fasting coincides with Lent this year in what the message calls “a providential convergence of calendars.” Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, Prefect for the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, expressed his hope that “through the shared season of Ramadan and Lent, our inner transformation becomes a catalyst for a renewed world.” The approach adopted in the letter is erroneous in two respects: It falsely equates Lent and Ramadan It presents a false, naturalistic understanding of Lent The distinction between Lent and Ramadan The existence of God, and the necessity of mortification of the passions through fasting, are truths that can be known by the natural light of human reason. Many world religions teach these truths, but that does not mean their beliefs and practices …
Leo XIV stressed "the need for visible Christian unity, recognising the challenges this presents even within the Roman Catholic Church due to the existence of different and diverse views".
Today, Leo XIV received a delegation from the ecumenical 'World Council of Churches', reports Oikoumene.org. The delegation included the German lay bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, the Armenian archbishop Vicken Aykazian, the Baptist preacher Merlyn Hyde Riley, and the Protestant preacher Jerry Pillay. According to Pillay, Leo XIV stressed "the need for visible Christian unity, recognising the challenges this presents even within the Roman Catholic Church due to the existence of different and diverse views". Pillay said that Leo XIV affirmed that, "while our task is not to build a Christendom yet Christians must work together in unity to heal and restore the world". After the audience, German Bedford-Strohm told Kna.de that Leo XIV had "wholeheartedly agreed upon the necessity to move us towards visible unity". They also agreed that the Christian faith should not be used for political purposes: "Whether it is about aggressive invasion, chasing migrants or oppressing whole groups of people …More
Today, Leo XIV issued new statutes for the Pontifical Academy for Life. These will be in place for five years. The Academy now consists of a Presidency, a Central Office, Members (Accademici) and Supporters (Sostenitori). The introduction of supporters is the main structural novelty. Membership Without "Religious Discrimination" Leo XIV largely confirms the destruction that occurred during Francis's reign in 2016. At that time, Francis abolished the requirement for members to sign a formal pro-life oath. He broadened the concept of 'pro-life' to encompass ecology, migration and global health. Non-Catholics, as well as people with different bioethical views, could become members. Article 6 §5(a) explicitly states that members are chosen regardless of religion. Paper Tiger As before, Article 6 §5(e) still reaffirms that members can be removed for publicly contradicting Church teaching. However, these statutes are not enforced. Two notable figures are the current president, Monsignor …More
01.03.2026 ALL BISHOPS WILL BE TRADITIONAL AND ECCLESIOCENTRIC FOR POPE LEO AND THE SSPX WITH LUMEN GENTIUM 16 ‘INVISIBLE’. : BREAKTHROUGH Invisible cases of the baptism of desire are not visible exceptions for the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus (EENS), when the SSPX corrects this mistake of the 1949 Letter of the Holy Office, it interprets Vatican Council II rationally. The Council will be orthodox. The SSPX will be magisterial and apostolic on Vatican Council II and Pope Leo would have to do the same. Otherwise he would continue to be in heresy and schism. He is now political on Vatican Council II but not magisterial. A pope in public schism is a reason for the SSPX to ordain bishops on July 1. When Pope Leo interprets Vatican Council II rationally, with LG 8, 14, 16 etc being invisible cases in 2026, the bishops he consecrates would have to be traditional and ecclesiocentric only since the Council would be traditional and ecclesiocentric. It would have a continuity with the dogma …More
Daniel 9:4-10 “We have sinned, been wicked and done evil.” It is good to acknowledge this. Let us also make peace with our memory, which belongs to the past and transmits to us what we transmit to it. Luke 6:36-38 “Forgive and you will be forgiven.” We can recognize our limitations, surrender everything to God, and maintain peace within ourselves and with one another. Biblical texts: NAB-RE Normand Thomas.
So I will do what I always do and post it here in description. Hundreds killed by US-Israeli attacks on Iran as … I just saw something about this: Trump says Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead And if it's true. we better be prepared for anything to happen. It's said by those I follow that killing him is like killing the Pope and the head of the church of England etc. But I think it will be much worse..
In the interview, Bishop Athanasius Schneider also enumerates several teachings of Pope Francis to which he himself says he cannot assent. (LifeSiteNews) — In a live interview Thursday with longtime Vatican journalist Robert Moynihan, Bishop Athanasius Schneider revealed that he has spoken off the record with several bishops who have said that they do not submit in “mind and will” to the authentic magisterium of Pope Francis. Bishop Schneider added that the bishops he has spoken to “do not dare to say this” publicly but only in private. “When I ask them personally, off the record, could you accept the switching of your mind on Amoris Laetitia, and the Communion for the divorced and so on, and they say ‘no,’ but publicly they don’t dare to say this,” Schneider told Moynihan. The revelation is very significant because the Code of Canon Law (833.3) requires bishops to make the 1989 Profession of Faith, wherein they promise to “adhere with religious submission of will and intellect …More
Bishops to afraid to defend The Bride of Christ against the betrayers within the Church. Can a worse charge be laid at their feet? Please stand up and take your cross, follow your Lord to Calvary and let the wolves show themselves publicly when the persecute you.
Interesting usage of the term weeds. 'And at the harvest, the weeds will be gathered into bundles (loose collections, sorta Synodal) and burned while the wheat will be gathered into barns (protected within the solid walls of Apostolic Tradition).'
The church Saint-Paul in Montreal, which was built in 1910 was largely destroyed in a major fire on February 23. Investigators have not yet determined the cause. Firefighters responded to the scene and worked to contain the blaze. Although the church had reportedly been vacant for some time, approximately 148 residents were evacuated from nearby buildings as a precaution. Authorities have not reported any fatalities. Since spring 2021, more than 120 churches in Canada — many Catholic — have been burned or vandalized, yet the regime media have largely remained silent about the attacks. #newsVfzegayesb
Genesis 12:1-4a “Go forth from your land, your relatives, and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you.” Today, it’s simpler. We can detach ourselves from the people we know while remaining connected to them and follow the mission the Lord offers us. 2 Timothy 1:8b-10 God calls us and enlightens us God is the light that illuminates the path. Let us remain with the Lord as he is with us. Matthew 17:1-9 “His face shone like the sun.” The Transfiguration is a clear sign of the Resurrection. While Jesus speaks with Elijah and Moses, the Apostles hear them. Biblical texts: NAB-RE
Home » Architecture , Stonework » Nobility in Stone at St. James Catholic Church in Falls Church, Virginia Few things are more eye-catching and noble in solid ecclesiastical design than proper use of stone and specifically marble and Rugo Stone (working in collaboration with architects at O'Brien and Keane) recently put in place a very good example of its potentialities for noble liturgical design at St. James Catholic Church in Falls Church, Virginia. The project was executed in 2023, leading up to the fiftieth anniversary celebrations of the parish in 2024. The project involved a combination of reclaiming and altering some existing parts of the church, re-applying and re-ordering them in new ways, while also introducing some entirely new liturgical elements and furnishings as well. Rugo Stone provides us with some further details of their particular involvement: The scope included dismantling and relocating the main altar, fabricating and installing a new rear altar in Botticino …
The United States and Israel have launched an attack on Iran, with explosions heard and seen across Tehran and in other parts of the country, as apparent retaliatory explosions are hitting northern Israel and multiple Gulf Arab states. Several missiles struck University Street and the Jomhouri area in Tehran, the Fars news agency reported. Smoke was seen rising in the city, according to an Al Jazeera correspondent on the ground. Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim News Agency reported that explosions also occurred in Tehran’s northern Seyyed Khandan area. Other Iranian media reported attacks nationwide, including in the western Ilam province, while Israel’s military confirmed carrying out attacks in western Iran. An Israeli strike hit an elementary girl’s school in Minab, a city in the Hormozgan province of southern Iran, killing at least 40 people, according to according to the state-run IRNA news agency.. Iran’s Foreign Ministry said the attacks targeted a range of military and defence …
The Archbishop of Maceió, Brazil, has declared that any Catholic who attends an unauthorized Traditional Latin Mass will incur excommunication for schism.
Archbishop Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, 60, of Maceió, Brazil, has warned that celebrating or attending the Mass in the Roman rite outside of his one authorized location will result in excommunication. The diocesan note was issued on February 11 on FaceBook.com (below). It reads: “The Archdiocese of Maceió informs the faithful who reside within its jurisdiction that, if they wish to participate in the so-called ‘Tridentine Masses’ or in those celebrated according to the Roman Missal of Saint Pius V, promulgated by Pope Saint Pius V in 1570, in the Latin language, the only authorized place is the Chapel of Saint Vincent de Paul, at the Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Maceió. We emphasize that this liturgy is always celebrated on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. by the Reverend Father Cícero Lenisvaldo Miranda da Silva, of the Archdiocesan clergy. Such permission was authorized by the Archbishop of Maceió, Dom Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, OFM, with the approval of the Holy See. This liturgy is …More