Fransk film förvandlar den katolska tron till ett ”skämt”: Den franska filmen Tombé du ciel, som har biopremiär den 12 augusti, handlar om Ilyes, en ung muslim från Roubaix som hamnar på en katolsk internatskola i Bourgogne, där hans okunskap om katolska trosuppfattningar och sedvänjor blir en återkommande källa till hädelse mot tron. I en scen äter Ilyes, som inte kan äta frukost, nonchalant icke-välsignade nattvardsbröd från ett paket avsett för söndagsmässan. ”Han äter hela Kristi kropp!”, utbrister en annan karaktär, med hänvisning till den katolska tron på nattvarden. Ilyes svarar med att skämta om att folk inte ska säga att han har ”ätit människor”. Han beordras sedan att omedelbart gå till bikten, vilket blir ytterligare ett ”skämt” när han misstar biktstolen för ett skåp.
A BOYCOTTER : Le film "Tombé du ciel" - Il n’y a rien d’innocent dans ce genre de film, qui sortira le 12 août prochain, il participe à cette banalisation qui transforme progressivement le christianisme, ses religieux, ses rites et jusqu’à l’eucharistie en objets de dérision
“Padre DJ” Performed at Brazil’s Muquém Pilgrimage. Worse than Germany: On 9 August, Rev. Rômulo Leal, also known as "Padre DJ", performed 45 minutes of electronic music at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Abbey of Muquém in Niquelândia, in the Diocese of Uruaçu, Brazil. The performance took place during a vigil as part of the annual Nossa Senhora d’Abadia do Muquém pilgrimage.
Father Rômulo Leal of the Archdiocese of Goiânia, Brazil He is known as "Padre DJ" Video from the 2026 Pilgrimage at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Abbey of Muquém (Romaria de Nossa Senhora da Abadia do Muquém) in Niquelândia, Diocese of Uruaçu, Goiás, Brazil
The Peruvian naturalization file of Robert Prevost preserves a handwritten letter in which he expressed his desire to remain in Peru “for the rest of my life.” The documentation, held by Peru’s National Superintendency of Migration, records the process through which the American-born Prevost obtained Peruvian citizenship in 2015 after years of pastoral work in the country. According to TVPerú Noticias, Prevost submitted his application in 2015 and addressed a handwritten letter to then-President Ollanta Humala explaining his ties to Peru and formally requesting nationality. As part of the naturalization process, Prevost also underwent an examination on Peruvian history, geography and culture. Héctor Pérez, head of Migraciones’ General Archive, said the future pope achieved an exceptionally high result. The essential details of Prevost’s naturalization are confirmed by official Peruvian records. Supreme Resolution No. 157-2015-IN, dated August 17, 2015, states that Prevost applied for …Meira
Taybeh must not vanish into silence. Taybeh, the last fully Christian town in Palestine, is suffering months of attacks by Israeli settlers. On August 5, settlers entered the property of a Christian family belonging to the local parish, cut through the fence and brought a flock of sheep onto the family’s land. The incident follows reports of fires, damage to farmland and repeated incursions onto private property. Around 1,200 Christians remain in Taybeh, a West Bank town traditionally identified with the biblical Ephraim. Parish priest Bashar Fawadleh has appealed for international attention: “Do not forget Taybeh! Taybeh must not vanish into silence.”
Tajbeh, the last fully Christian town in Palestine, has been subjected to attacks and intimidation by Israeli settlers for months. Residents fear that the pressure will force more families to leave their homes and land. The village, located east of Ramallah in the West Bank, is identified with the biblical Ephraim. According to tradition, Jesus and his disciples found refuge there. Recently, there have been repeated incursions onto private properties and farmland. On August 5, settlers entered the property of a family belonging to the parish, destroyed the fence, and brought a flock of sheep onto the land. Such actions are systematic in nature and are intended to instill fear and force Palestinians to leave their land. There have also been instances of arson, destruction of fields, roadblocks, and restrictions on freedom of movement. “We feel forgotten; we feel alone,” he emphasizes, appealing to the international community for concrete protection of the civilian population and political …Meira
Abelardo de la Espriella svors in som Colombias president den 7 augusti vid en ceremoni som speglade hans katolska tro. Han efterträdde den vänsterorienterade presidenten Gustavo Petro och avlade ed vid Santiago de Cali-universitetet, tillsammans med sin hustru, deras fyra barn och medlemmar av sin regeringsgrupp. En bild av Vår Fru av Fatima stod framträdande på scenen. De la Espriella avslutade med att be Gud välsigna sina barn och förkunnade: ”Allt för fosterlandet… Stå fast för fosterlandet! Länge leve Kristus Konungen!”
Kolumbiens neuer konservativer christlicher Präsident verkündet bei seiner Vereidigung als Präsident „Lang lebe Christus der König“. @SGTnewsNetwork @Qanalwwg1wga Mäckle macht gute Laune
British Catholic Prime Minister Andy Burnham is "a non-Catholic Catholic kind of guy", UK-based writer Steven Tucker argues on August 7 on CrisisMagazine.com. Burnham has absorbed a specifically left-wing, Liverpool strain of Catholic Social Teaching that is socialism in disguise. Main points: Archbishop Derek Worlock (1920–1996) of Liverpool had a significant influence on Burnham during his youth. As an altar boy, Burnham played tapes of Worlock's sermons in which he criticised the central government for neglecting the North West. Burnham considered the "vast majority" of staff at his Catholic schools to be Labour supporters who encouraged him in that direction. In 2012, Burnham said that "what I used to read in the catechism - the realisation of it on Earth - was the Labour Party'. He has campaigned, voted and marched for homosex "marriage", homosex adoption and gender policies. He has even supported male access to women's facilities. While mayor of Manchester, he took part in a city …Meira
Video viser katedralens sammenstyrtning: Et kraftigt jordskælv med en styrke på 7,4 ramte Colombia den 10. august. I Manizales forårsagede jordskælvet betydelige skader på byens katedral, Basilica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario. En dramatisk video viser, hvordan den massive katedral ryster voldsomt, mens en del af en af dens kupler styrter sammen. Den historiske neogotiske bygning er et af de mest genkendelige vartegn i Manizales. Mere end 160 mennesker er rapporteret omkommet, mens redningsindsatsen fortsætter i de berørte områder.
Colombia: la Catedral de Manizales, gravemente afectada por un terremoto de magnitud 7,4 Las imágenes son impactantes: bajo la violencia de los fuertes temblores, varios elementos de las torres de la Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Manizales se desprenden y caen. Uno de los monumentos católicos más emblemáticos de Colombia ha sufrido graves daños a causa del potente terremoto que sacudió el oeste del país el lunes 10 de agosto.
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna and president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference attended the private funeral of Italian singer-songwriter Francesco Guccini in Pavana on Saturday. He delivered an address, published on Avvenire.it (August 8), in which he practically canonized the self-described agnostic. Guccini, 86, had described himself as an “agnostic possibilist.” Zuppi, who was his friend, recalled that the singer had once told him he wanted the cardinal present at his funeral. Addressing Guccini directly, Cardinal Zuppi imagined what the deceased might now be seeing: “We do not know precisely … what you see: the fullness of that light which, in reality, you had already sensed from here and which you were able to glimpse in the poignant and infinite beauty of life.” Cardinal Zuppi portrayed Guccini’s agnostic doubt positively, as an honest search for truth. “Doubt was your way of standing before things without cheating, with integrity,” he said. “You never stopped asking and listening.” …Meira
Vatikanens motivering till förbudet mot predikningar av lekmän är ”inte helt konsekvent”, sade biskop Peter Kohlgraf från Mainz till Katholisch.de den 11 augusti. ”I brevet från liturgiprefekten står det att endast den präst som firar mässan får predika. Men om man drar den logiska slutsatsen av detta skulle det innebära att inte heller en medfirande präst eller en assisterande diakon borde få predika.” Lekmannapredikan är inget problem I stiftet Mainz har sporadisk predikan av lekmän blivit en etablerad praxis och biskop Kohlgraf har ingen avsikt att ändra på det. I vissa församlingar ”är det sed att lekmän predikar”, sade han. ”Om jag får höra talas om det kommer jag inte att vidta disciplinära åtgärder eller utdöma kyrkorättsliga sanktioner.” ”Anmälningar” är ett problem Biskop Kohlgraf är orolig för att direktivet från Rom skulle kunna uppmuntra till ”anmälningar”: ”Det finns människor som anmäler liturgiska överträdelser direkt till biskopen och skriver direkt till mig. Det har hänt …Meira
The Vatican's reasoning for the ban on lay preaching is "not entirely consistent," Bishop Peter Kohlgraf of Mainz told Katholisch.de on August 11. "The letter from the Prefect for Liturgy states that only the priest celebrating Mass may preach. But taken to its logical conclusion, that would mean a concelebrating priest or an assisting deacon shouldn't be allowed to preach either." Lay Preaching Is No Problem In the Diocese of Mainz, occasional lay preaching has become an established practice and Bishop Kohlgraf has no intention of changing that. In some parishes, "it is customary for laypeople to preach," he said. "If I hear about it, I won't take disciplinary action or impose canonical sanctions." "Denunciations" Are a Problem Bishop Kohlgraf is concerned that the directive from Rome could encourage "denunciations": "There are people who report liturgical violations straight to the bishop and write directly to me. That happened before too - individual people would complain to me - but …Meira
"The letter from the Prefect for Liturgy states that only the priest celebrating Mass may preach. But taken to its logical conclusion, that would mean a concelebrating priest or an assisting deacon shouldn't be allowed to preach either." Even a blind squirrel will find a nut every once in a while. So the Prefect for Liturgy is careless to the point of being goofy. But what self-respecting Catholic, much less a bishop, can use this for an excuse?
Bishop Peter Kohlgraf of Mainz criticised the Vatican’s June 17 ruling upholding the ban on lay preaching at Mass as “not entirely coherent”. He noted that lay preaching has become common practice and said he would neither intervene nor impose canonical sanctions.
Today, Leo XIV has appointed eight new members to the Vatican’s Council for the Economy. It is responsible for supervising the Holy See’s financial and administrative structures. He confirmed Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx as coordinator of the body. Furthermore, Leo XIV confirmed German law professor Charlotte Kreuter-Kirchhof as vice-coordinator. She participated in the German Synodal Way, personally advocating the involvement of the faithful in episcopal selection. She urged delegates that implementation could begin without waiting for Rome: “You don't have to wait for anything or anyone.” The new members include four cardinals: Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś, Archbishop of Kraków, Poland; Cardinal Ladislav Nemet, S.V.D., Archbishop of Belgrade, Serbia; Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P., Archbishop of Algiers, Algeria; and Cardinal Roberto Repole, Archbishop of Turin and Bishop of Susa, Italy. Leo XIV also appointed four lay members: Denis Duverne, president of the Supervisory Board of the …Meira
I dag har Leo XIV utnämnt åtta nya ledamöter till Vatikanens ekonomiråd. Rådet har till uppgift att övervaka Heliga stolens finansiella och administrativa strukturer. Han bekräftade kardinal Reinhard Marx från München som samordnare för rådet. Dessutom utnämnde Leo XIV den tyska juristprofessorn Charlotte Kreuter-Kirchhof till vice samordnare. Hon deltog i den tyska synodala vägen och förespråkade personligen de troendes delaktighet i valet av biskopar. Hon uppmanade delegaterna att genomförandet kunde påbörjas utan att vänta på Rom: ”Ni behöver inte vänta på någonting eller någon.” Bland de nya medlemmarna finns fyra kardinaler: Kardinal Grzegorz Ryś, ärkebiskop av Kraków, Polen; Kardinal Ladislav Nemet, S.V.D., ärkebiskop av Belgrad, Serbien; Kardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P., ärkebiskop av Alger, Algeriet; och Kardinal Roberto Repole, ärkebiskop av Turin och biskop av Susa, Italien. Leo XIV utnämnde även fyra lekmän: Denis Duverne, ordförande i styrelsen för Fondation pour la …Meira
Saint Louis Bertrand - October 9 Louis Bertrand, OP (Spanish: Luis Beltrán or Luis Bertrán; Valencian: Lluís Bertran; 1 January 1526 – 9 October 1581) was a Spanish Dominican friar who preached in South America during the 16th century, and is known as the "Apostle to the Americas". He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. Early life Bertrand was born in Valencia to Juan Bertrand and Juana Angela Exarch. Through his father he was related to St. Vincent Ferrer, a thaumaturgus of the Dominican Order. At an early age he conceived the idea of becoming a Dominican Friar, and despite the efforts of his father to dissuade him, was clothed with the Dominican habit in the Convent of St. Dominic, Valencia, on 26 August 1544. After the usual period of probation, he pronounced the evangelical vows. He was grave in demeanour and apparently without any sense of humour, yet had a gentle and sweet disposition that greatly endeared him to those with whom he came in contact. While he …Meira
Kardinal Matteo Zuppi från Bologna, ordförande för den italienska biskopskonferensen, närvarade på lördagen vid den privata begravningen av den italienske singer-songwritern Francesco Guccini i Pavana. Han höll ett tal, publicerat på Avvenire.it (8 augusti), där han praktiskt taget helgonförklarade den självutnämnde agnostikern. Guccini, 86 år, hade beskrivit sig själv som en ”agnostisk possibilist”. Zuppi, som var hans vän, erinrade sig att sångaren en gång hade sagt till honom att han ville att kardinalen skulle närvara vid hans begravning. Kardinal Zuppi vände sig direkt till Guccini och föreställde sig vad den avlidne nu kanske ser: ”Vi vet inte exakt … vad du ser: fullheten av det ljus som du i själva verket redan hade anat härifrån och som du kunde skymta i livets gripande och oändliga skönhet.” Kardinal Zuppi beskrev Guccinis agnostiska tvivel i positiva ordalag, som en ärlig sökande efter sanningen. ”Tvivel var ditt sätt att förhålla dig till saker och ting utan att fuska, med …Meira
Pope Pius XII documents. PTWF has done considerable research on the papacy of Pius XII and has sought to deconstruct negative stereotypes such as "Hitler's Pope". In his Pius XII related work, Krupp has criticized historians who let down the general public by failing to do proper research[9] Krupp, while not an historian himself, has "sponsor[ed] a three-day symposium in Rome and publish[ed] four editions of a glossy, illustrated volume of evidence supporting his view that Pius XII spared no effort to save the lives of persecuted Jews."Pave the Way Foundation - Wikipedia Pave the Way Foundation (PTWF) is a non-sectarian organization whose mission is to identify and eliminate non-theological obstacles between religions, headed by wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Krupp. The organization is dedicated to achieving peace by closing the gaps in tolerance, education and the practical relations between religions, through cultural, technological and intellectual exchanges. PTWF strives to eliminate the …Meira
Pope Pius documents. pavethewayfoundation PTWF has done considerable research on the papacy of Pius XII and has sought to deconstruct negative stereotypes such as "Hitler's Pope". In his Pius XII related work, Krupp has criticized historians who let down the general public by failing to do proper research[9] Krupp, while not an historian himself, has "sponsor[ed] a three-day symposium in Rome and publish[ed] four editions of a glossy, illustrated volume of evidence supporting his view that Pius XII spared no effort to save the lives of persecuted Jews."en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pave_the_Way_Foundation Pave the Way Foundation (PTWF) is a non-sectarian organization whose mission is to identify and eliminate non-theological obstacles between religions, headed by en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Krupp. The organization is dedicated to achieving peace by closing the gaps in tolerance, education and the practical relations between religions, through cultural, technological and intellectual exchanges …Meira
Ukrainian soldiers report critical conditions on the front lines. A brigade commander claims his troops have gone months without rotation or regular supplies of water, food, and medicine. A group of Ukrainian soldiers took to social media to say they were forced to drink their own urine due to Kiev’s failure to rotate or provide them with supplies. The soldiers urged Ukraine’s recently appointed top general, Mikhail Drapaty, to intervene, claiming their immediate command ignored their pleas. The scandal erupted on Tuesday when the soldiers, claiming to be a fire support platoon with the 121st Territorial Defense Brigade, published their address on social media. The video features several men sitting inside a dark room, likely a basement, with the platoon commander, who identified himself as Anatoly Sischuk, reading out the address. Sischuk claimed that his platoon was in one position in Zaporozhye Region, Russia for nearly four months, despite their command initially promising the unit …Meira
Kardinal Matteo Zuppi fra Bologna, som er president i den italienske biskopskonferansen, deltok lørdag i den private begravelsen til den italienske sangeren og låtskriveren Francesco Guccini i Pavana. Han holdt en tale, publisert på Avvenire.it (8. august), der han praktisk talt kanoniserte den selvutnevnte agnostikeren. Guccini, 86, hadde beskrevet seg selv som en «agnostisk possibilist». Zuppi, som var hans venn, minnet om at sangeren en gang hadde fortalt ham at han ønsket at kardinalen skulle være til stede ved begravelsen hans. Kardinal Zuppi henvendte seg direkte til Guccini og forestilte seg hva den avdøde kanskje nå ser: «Vi vet ikke nøyaktig … hva du ser: fylden av det lyset som du i virkeligheten allerede hadde anet herfra, og som du kunne skimte i livets gripende og uendelige skjønnhet.» Kardinal Zuppi fremstilte Guccinis agnostiske tvil i et positivt lys, som en ærlig søken etter sannheten. «Tvil var din måte å forholde deg til ting på uten å jukse, med integritet,» sa han.…Meira