Katolícka kampaň za ľudský rozvoj (CCHD) amerických biskupov poskytla organizácii Washington Interfaith Network (WIN) od roku 2009 v rámci deviatich grantových cyklov viac ako 400 000 dolárov, vrátane 25 000 dolárov v roku 2026. Kontroverzia sa týka vedenia organizácie WIN a dohľadu zo strany CCHD. Bývalý špecialista CCHD na granty Randy Keesler bol zodpovedný za región Washingtonu, D.C., pričom zároveň zastával vedúce pozície v rámci organizácie WIN, čo vytváralo potenciálny konflikt záujmov. Na čele organizácie WIN teraz stojí protestantská kazateľka Alison Dunn-Almaugerová, jej výkonná riaditeľka, ktorá podporila kampaň za práva homosexuálov na Baylorovej univerzite. Ešte pozoruhodnejší je člen strategického tímu organizácie WIN, reverend Rob Keithan, ktorý predtým pracoval pre organizáciu Planned Parenthood.
A Campanha Católica para o Desenvolvimento Humano (CCHD) dos bispos dos EUA concedeu à Rede Inter-religiosa de Washington (WIN) mais de 400 000 dólares ao longo de nove ciclos de subvenções desde 2009, incluindo 25 000 dólares em 2026. A controvérsia diz respeito à liderança da WIN e à supervisão da CCHD. O antigo especialista em subvenções da CCHD, Randy Keesler, era responsável pela região de Washington, D.C., ao mesmo tempo que desempenhava funções de liderança na WIN — o que criava um potencial conflito de interesses. A WIN é agora liderada pela pregadora protestante Alison Dunn-Almauger, a sua diretora executiva, que apoiou uma campanha a favor dos homossexuais na Universidade de Baylor. Ainda mais notável é o caso do reverendo Rob Keithan, membro da equipa estratégica da WIN, que anteriormente trabalhou com a Planned Parenthood.
The final programme for the annual Rome pilgrimage of the Traditional Roman Rite (23–25 October) has been announced. However, there is a notable change this year: the pilgrims will enter St Peter's Basilica at 1 p.m. to pray, but there will be no Mass. Instead, pilgrims will travel to the Basilica of St Mary Major, where Bishop Athanasius Schneider will celebrate Mass at 3 p.m. On Friday evening, Bishop Schneider will preside over Pontifical Vespers at the Pantheon. Unlike in previous years, no cardinal is scheduled to celebrate the principal liturgies. On Sunday, the traditional Feast of Christ the King, Masses will be held at San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini, Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini and Sant’Anna al Laterano. The organisers have expressed their gratitude to Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, Archpriest of St Mary Major, for welcoming the pilgrims. Picture: Don Elvir Tabaković, #newsFjtfiqeqpm
Cardinal Burke told the harsh truth: what happened in Sodom is happening again. The days of Noah too. Only now it has laws, doctors, and a flag. Not “things are bad.” Not “culture is changing.” The same pattern. God looked at the world before the flood and saw people violating the way He made them. Male and female. Marriage. The body. The family. Burke named the modern version without flinching. Transgenderism. Surgeries that mutilate the body to match an idea. Sexual relationships that break the bond of marriage. Evil getting praised as if it were good. Human life is inviolable. Sex is for the union of man and woman and the family. God is to be worshiped in spirit and in truth.
An ecumenical “rainbow service” was held ahead of the homosexual march in Erfurt, Germany, on September 5, inside the Catholic St. Severi Church. The event featured rainbow flags, participants in drag-style dress, and a unicorn displayed on rainbow-colored fabric. St. Severi belongs to the Catholic Parish of St. Laurentius. The Diocese of Erfurt is headed by Bishop Ulrich Neymeyr.
Tanz um das bunte Einhorn: Ökumenischer Gottesdienst in der katholischen St. Severi vor dem CSD in Erfurt
Natural wealth is always pursued for the sake of something else (e.g., health, comfort, survival). It is a means to fulfill human nature, not the end of human life.
St. Thomas Aquinas asks whether human happiness can consist in wealth. In everyday terms, he is examining whether having money and possessions can be what truly fulfills us and makes us happy, or whether happiness must be found in something deeper and more lasting than material goods.
Swiss bishop appoints lay woman to share leadership of diocesan vicariate The Diocese of Basel has announced a new “more synodal” leadership model, with a lay woman set to share responsibility for its general vicariate alongside the canonical Vicar General
Bishop Felix Gmür of Basel, Switzerland, has appointed theologian Sarah Gigandet to a senior leadership position in the diocese. From 1 November, she will share the responsibilities of the vicariate general with incoming Vicar General Ruedi Heim. The Diocese of Basel announced this unusual arrangement under the headline 'Vicariate General becomes more synodal'. Gigandet, aged 40, will formally hold the title of Episcopal Delegate in the Vicariate General, while Heim will be the canonical Vicar General. According to the diocese, however, the two will divide the areas of responsibility between them and jointly assume leadership responsibilities. According to canon law, the office of vicar general, which involves exercising ordinary executive authority as the bishop’s deputy, is reserved for priests. Therefore, Gigandet cannot formally be appointed vicar general. Bishop Gmür is known for his pro-homosexual activism. He also supports the ordination of women as deacons and priests. #newsUvpbpswmke
Esos demonios masones comunistas satánicos, saben que rezar a Dios y ser Católicos, la única Iglesia Fundada por Nstro. Señor, es real y da resultados supranaturales que también se muestran en la conversión de muchas mujeres y su arrepentimiento de haber matado o querer haber matado a un santo inocente bebé en gestación. Alabado sea Dios!
"Just one month ahead of a global meeting of bishops in the Vatican on Amoris laetitia, some episcopal leaders have told The Pillar that they have not received information about what to expect or how to prepare, and are eager to learn the pope’s plans for the scope and approach to the discussion."
Battaglia: transgender identities raise profound questions “even for the Church”; don't “rush to define”; the Church is traversing “uncharted territories.”
Cardinal Domenico Battaglia, 63, of Naples, Italy, wrote the foreword to the book 'Transgender People'. He believes that the Church is called to "renew its gaze upon humanity". The book deals with “complex and sensitive issues,” he writes. His examples are “gender dysphoria, transgender identities, and life experiences that do not conform to traditional models.” This raises “profound questions - including for the Church.” Cardinal Battaglia proposes “a path not of condemnation, but of accompaniment”: “No one is excluded from God’s heart.” And: “No life is foreign to the mystery of salvation.” “Every person, every story - even those that seem distant or difficult to understand - carries within it the possibility of a revelation.” The book “reminds us that behind ideas there are people. People whom we must encounter, listen to, and accompany.” #newsUqdcmgjzfp
Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of Cardinal Joseph Zen, 94, and four other former trustees of a humanitarian fund. Cardinal Zen attended court using a walking stick. He was convicted in 2022 alongside barrister and former legislator Margaret Ng, former lawmaker Cyd Ho, singer Denise Ho and academic Hui Po-keung for failing to register the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund under Hong Kong’s Societies Ordinance. Each was fined HK$4,000 (about €440). The convictions were the first of their kind under the ordinance. The fund was established in June 2019 to provide legal, medical and other financial assistance to people arrested or injured during the protests. It ceased operations in October 2021. Today, three judges rejected the defendants’ argument that the fund was money administered through a trust and therefore did not constitute a “society.” They found that those governing the fund had mutual rights and obligations and that it was more than money held on trust. It …More
Additional info: The new Vatican document calls the Earth Bible Project—an eco-hermeneutical approach to Scripture—“a valid proposal,” reproduces its principles of “intrinsic worth,” “interconnectedness,” “voice,” “mutual custodianship” and “resistance,” and declares that “these principles are in line with Laudato si’.”
Today, the 'International Theological Commission' published the verbose document “Caring for Our Common Home” (40,000 unreadable words). Cardinal Víctor Fernández brought the text to the consideration of Leo XIV on 28 July and authorized its publication on 21 August. Positive Reception of Teilhard de Chardin The text is often buried beneath dense and highly abstract vocabulary, much of it reflecting a cosmic and evolutionary vision of creation. The document speaks of the Holy Spirit “Christifying” creation through a “progressive growth”, so that creation “advances toward its eschatological fulfillment.” Elsewhere it describes “all matter” as tending toward transformation and fulfillment in Christ. Christ is consequently described as “the axis of the maturation of the world.” This language is strongly reminiscent of the cosmic heresy of the French Jesuit Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955). The document admits that it received "the contribution of Fr. Teilhard de Chardin” (footnote 184). …More
"LSN’s coverage of the COVID-19 years was aggressive and somehow fixated. While it provided a psychological release-valve for those of us who were vaccine-averse and didn’t believe in near-religious fanaticism around masks, social distancing, and contact tracing, I can’t help but look slightly askance in retrospect. Thinking back, the aggregate impression is that this was not balanced reporting overall, despite calling attention to important ideas and events." --- Oh, yes - a more balanced view of totalitarianism would have been better
Rev. Edgard Rimaycuna, 36, Leo XIV’s personal secretary, was a disciple of Father Eleuterio Vásquez, called “Lute”. This former priest from Chiclayo is accused of sexually abusing girls aged 9 and 11. The information is revealed in the book The Shepherd and the Wolves, as reported by InfoVaticana. The book was written by Peruvian author Santiago Roncagliolo and is sympathetic toward Leo XIV. Lute was investigated so poorly under Bishop Robert Prevost of Chiclayo that the case remained unresolved. After becoming Pope, Leo XIV granted Lute’s request for laicization in September 2025. This brought the canonical proceedings to an end, thus avoiding a guilty verdict. Close Collaboration Between Prevost and Lute In recounting the relationship between Bishop Prevost and Father Lute - at the time the diocese’s most popular priest and promoter of devotion to the Child of the Miracle of Eten - Roncagliolo writes: “Fighting together brought the bishop and the priest very close. Father Lute informed …More
Antependia (altar frontals) are decorative liturgical textiles placed on altars. They correspond to specific liturgical days or seasons, focus attention on the altar, and enhance the appearance of sanctuaries. The article presents before-and-after examples from UK-based Penson Ecclesiastical Arts, showing how altar frontals can noticeably transform church interiors. They are presented as a relatively inexpensive way to improve altars and liturgical spaces.
Before and After (Antependia Edition) with Penson Ecclesiastical Arts
Cardinal Cupich has allowed heterodox Fr. Michael Pfleger, who has conducted homosexual ‘blessings’ and endorsed ‘women’s ordination,’ to return as senior pastor of a Chicago parish
Rev. Michael Pfleger, 77, was reinstated effective August 24 after the Archdiocese of Chicago's Independent Review Board completed its investigation. He is known nationally for his progressive activism. Cardinal Blase Cupich, 77, said the board, assisted by the Office of Child Protection and outside investigators, concluded there was “no reason to believe” Pfleger was guilty of the allegation. Cupich accepted the recommendation and returned him to ministry at St. Sabina. According to the Chicago Sun-Times reporting, a woman alleged that Pfleger sexually abused her when she was a girl attending St. Sabina's school sometime between 1993 and 1995. The allegation surfaced this July, and Pfleger was removed from ministry on July 11 while it was investigated. Rev. Pfleger denied it emphatically from the outset, calling it an “absolute lie.” Under archdiocesan policy, the allegation was reported to police, and the accuser was offered assistance through the church's Victim Assistance Ministry. …More
And then, for those in Madrid, there is Cobo. When Leo arrived at the papal throne, he privately lamented that “this one knows everything about me.” Yet it seems it has not mattered, and the man from Sabiote is stronger than ever and has surrendered the Valley of the Fallen along the way.
Former Curia Cardinal Marc Ouellet has won his defamation lawsuit against Paméla Groleau. She had accused him of sexual assault. Quebec Superior Court Judge Martin Castonguay found her allegations unfounded and ordered her to pay Ouellet C$100,000 (€62,000) in damages. Judge Rejects Accuser’s Account Paméla Groleau, a former pastoral worker, accused the former archbishop of Quebec of inappropriate touching during several encounters between 2008 and 2010. Her main allegation concerned a priestly ordination in 2010, where she claimed Ouellet ran a hand down her back and touched the upper part of her buttocks. Ouellet denied the allegation. At trial, Groleau acknowledged that this was the only incident she considered sexual assault. The judge found her account “neither credible nor reliable,” pointing to changes and inconsistencies in her testimony. Castonguay also noted that Ouellet was holding his episcopal crozier when the alleged contact was said to have occurred. Recklessness Amounting …More
