On 24 March, a court in Privas, France, delivered its verdict in the case of Father Bernard Domini and the Catholic community Famille Missionnaire de Notre Dame (FMND). The case raises wider questions about religious freedom and new legal standards in France. Following a two-year investigation, the case centred on allegations of "abuse of vulnerability" and 2psychological subjection" brought by five former members of the community. The community has approximately 160 members. The charges did not involve allegations of sexual abuse, physical violence or financial misconduct, but instead focused on the community's internal practices and discipline. In its ruling, the court issued ten decisions, resulting in seven acquittals and three convictions. Father Bernard was convicted on one count and acquitted on four others, while the FMND was convicted on two counts. The punishments handed down were relatively lenient: a six-month suspended sentence for Father Bernard and a €25,000 fine for the …Bivule
In Great Britain, they’re banned from marching out with their own flag because it’s considered racism - - - En Gran Bretaña tienen prohibido salir a marchar con su propia bandera porque es considerado racismo
Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, said law enforcement agents must “evaluate everything in the light of Christ” while discerning actions in regard to immigration enforcement. Seitz issued the first pastoral letter on mass detention and deportations on March 14. The letter followed the special message the U.S. bishops released in November 2025 expressing opposition to “indiscriminate mass deportations.” In his pastoral letter Seitz wrote: The “current national campaign of mass detention and detention is a grave moral evil, one which must be opposed, with prayer, peaceful action, and acts of solidarity with those affected.” In the Catholic Church, “a grave moral evil” could indicate mortal sin. When asked if agents may need to disobey orders, or even leave their jobs, to avoid mortal sin, Seitz said: “I think the first thing that is most important is that you can’t put your conscience on hold if you’re a disciple of Jesus Christ.��� “You have to evaluate everything in the …
Last week’s death of a young Spanish woman by euthanasia shocked the world. Although her father fought for eighteen months to have to procedure stopped, he was overruled by the Spanish courts. At the eleventh hour, Noelia’s best friend – someone who may have been able to talk Noelia out of going ahead with her death – was denied access. When there was question of yet another legal intervention, authorities stated that was not possible: Noelia’s organs had been targeted for harvesting, earning millions for their sale. This case speaks to a cascade of tragedies which ended in a young woman being failed at every turn, and paying the ultimate price to a society which unashamedly exploits the vulnerable. Noelia Castillo Ramos was a 25-year-old woman from Barcelona, Spain, who will end her life through euthanasia on 26 March, after a long legal battle. Her controversial case has attracted widespread media attention in Spain. Noelia Castillo Ramos shortly before her death The last few …
This is how the streets of Jerusalem looked during this year’s Palm Sunday procession! Silent, empty of olive and palm branches and the faithful’s cheers
Multiple governments - including the USA, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Lebanon, and Poland, - condemned Israeli police for blocking a private prayer by Cardinal Pizzaballa at the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem today. In response, Israeli officials say they are working on a plan to allow church leaders to worship at the holy site in the coming days. Cardinal Pizzaballa told TV2000 that there were no clashes: "Everything was done in a very polite manner. I do not want to force the issue. We want to use this situation to try to clarify better in the coming days what to do, in respect for everyone's safety but also in respect for the right to prayer."
Cardinal Pizzaballa: “It is true that the police had said that the orders from the internal command prevented any kind of gathering in places where there is no shelter, but we had not asked for anything public, just a brief and small private ceremony to preserve the idea of the celebration in the Holy Sepulchre. There were no clashes; everything was done in a very polite manner. I do not want to force the issue; we want to use this situation to try to clarify better in the coming days what to do, in respect for everyone's safety but also in respect for the right to prayer."
"Now, to have our "loins girt," signifies two things: First, the virtue of chastity; Secondly, a readiness to meet our Lord coming to judgment, whether it be the particular or the general judgment. The holy fathers, St. Basil, St. Augustine, and St. Gregory, give the first explanation. And truly, the concupiscence of the flesh, beyond all other passions, doth greatly hinder us from being ready to meet Christ; whilst, on the other hand, nothing makes us more fit to follow our Lord, than virginal chastity. We read in the Apocalypse how virgins follow the Lamb “whithersoever he goeth.”
[St. Robert Bellarmine – XVI-XVII Century A.D.; Montepulciano, Grand Duchy of Tuscany/Rome, Papal States; (Aged 78); Cardinal; Rector; Professor; Doctor of the Church; Role in Giordano Bruno & Galileo cases] “CHAPTER IV. THE FOURTH PRECEPT, CONTAINING THREE EVANGELICAL COUNSELS. ALTHOUGH what we have said on faith, hope, and charity, may seem sufficient to enable us to live well and die well; yet, in order to effect these two objects more perfectly and more easily, our Lord Himself has deigned to give us three counsels in the Holy Scriptures: thus He speaks in St. Luke: "Let your loins be girt, and lamps burning in your hands. And you yourselves like to men who wait for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately. Blessed are those servants, whom the Lord, when he cometh, shall find watching." (chap. xii. 35, 36.) This parable may be understood in two ways: of preparation for the coming of our Lord at the last …Bivule
The British journalist Melanie Phillips (who has written for The Guardian and The Times, among others) explains clearly how Western societies came to accept lies as truth. Following the experience of totalitarian structures in the 20th century, society rejected any external authority on principle. As a result, the hierarchy among opinions, values, worldviews and cultures also disappeared. Nothing could be better or worse than anything else. No lifestyle, no family background, no national culture, no religion. Anyone who failed to understand this was a racist. As a result, a liberal society could no longer claim to be better than an unfree society. The only thing that mattered was what the individual person felt. Their feelings were more important than any facts, because they used them to create their own reality. With that, the idea of an objective truth was done away with.
Gaurav kochar @gaurav_kochar ETHIOPIA FUEL CRISIS WORSENS Daily life is grinding to a halt. Vehicles are stuck in queues stretching for kilometers Overnight waits still don’t guarantee fuel Meanwhile: • Corruption is exploding • Black market fuel selling at 4× official prices • Public transport fares have nearly tripled This isn’t just a shortage — it’s a system under stress. When fuel breaks down, everything follows: Supply chains Food prices Daily livelihoods And this is happening right now. #FuelCrisis#Ethiopia#EnergyCrisis#GlobalEconomyx.com/gaurav_kochar/status/2037201543855038883
Only GOD alone can definitively judge the Pope an heretic. Canon 1404 (from the Code of Canon Law (1983)) “The First See is judged by no one [on Earth]” (Latin: “Prima Sedes a nemine iudicatur.”)
Cardinal Pizzaballa on Palm Sunday: “In this afternoon of Palm Sunday we gather without a procession, without palms waving through the streets. This absence is not merely a matter of formalities. It is the war that has interrupted our festive journey, making even the simple joy of following our King difficult.” “Today Jesus weeps once more over Jerusalem. He weeps over this city, which remains a sign of both hope and sorrow, of grace and suffering. He weeps over this Holy Land, still unable to recognize the gift of peace. He weeps for all the victims of a war that seems without end: for divided families, for shattered hopes. But the tears of Jesus are never fruitless. They open our eyes, challenge us, and reveal the truth.”
Jerusalem: Kardinal an Zutritt zu Grabeskirche gehindert Der höchste Vertreter der katholischen Kirche im Heiligen Land, Kardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, ist von der israelischen Polizei am Zugang zur Grabeskirche in der Altstadt von Jerusalem gehindert worden. Der Italiener Pizzaballa habe in der Kirche die traditionelle Messe zum Palmsonntag feiern wollen, sei aber von israelischen Polizisten angehalten und zur Umkehr aufgefordert worden, teilte das Lateinische Patriarchat von Jerusalem heute mit. Reuters/Ammar Awad Mit ihm sei zudem der Kustos im Heiligen Land, Francesco Ielpo, gewesen. Der Franziskaner ist der oberste Wächter der Heiligen Stätten, einschließlich der Grabeskirche. Das Lateinische Patriarchat von Jerusalem bezeichnete den Vorfall als „schwerwiegenden Präzedenzfall“.
Lt. Col. Daniel Davis and the ongoing war in Iran. Iran completely destroyed a billion dollar US stat missile defense system in Jordon. Satellite images. A cheap drone completely bypassed the most advanced American radar. The US is trying to hide this huge humiliation. BREAKING: Escalation Achieved, Yemen's Houthis Fire on Israel
Iran will probably take Bahrain and UAE soon. Both historically Iranian. Iraq will take Kuwait. Another artificial country that serve as extensions of the Epstein empire. Extensive sexual trafficking networks here were set up during the Iraq war. The only bad thing I see here is that the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass served by military chaplains in these artificial countries will cease at least in the short term.
President Trump just blamed Barack Hussein Obama for funding Iranian terrorism "Barack Hussein Obama. You ever hear of him? The Iran nuclear deal...he sent jetliners, took the seats out, PILED IT WITH CASH. $1.7 BILLION in cash!"
In case anyone doubts it, here's CNN's coverage of Obama giving $1.3 billion to Iran in CASH: U.S. paid $1.3 billion more in cash to Iran | CNN P.S. AND Obama lifted sanctions giving Iran access to $150 billion in assets: "Obama's administration lifted sanctions that allowed Iran access to up to $150 billion, which significantly boosted their economy."
21K views · 1.1K reactions | Does the Piece Hall feel like an Italian piazza? Halifax’s grand 18th-century cloth hall—“Yorkshire’s most important secular building”—now thrives as a vibrant courtyard of shops, cafés, and concerts in a 66,000 sq ft historic setting (Credit : IG - Greatbritisharchitecture) | Great British Architecture Does the Piece Hall feel like an Italian piazza? Halifax’s grand 18th-century cloth hall—“Yorkshire’s most important secular building”—now thrives as a vibrant courtyard of shops, cafés, and concerts in a 66,000 sq ft historic setting (Credit : IG - Greatbritisharchitecture)
Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids, MI, on the status of Calvin Robinson: He is not a Catholic. He is part of a very small schismatic group, after having switched from the Anglican Church and five other sub denominations in less than 4 years.