Many bishops in the USA (and elsewhere) forbid Catholics from attending Mass in chapels belonging to the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X, yet they welcome schismatics and homosexuals. Three examples: Arlington Bishop: FSSPX Sacraments Are "Invalid" Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, instructed Catholics to “avoid participating in the activities of the FSSPX.” In a letter dated 8 July, he wrote that "any celebrations of the sacraments of confession and matrimony by the FSSPX are invalid, and the administration of other sacraments is illicit". In September 2025, Bishop Burbidge said that his meeting with the Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew was “incredible,” and marked a “historic moment of Christian unity”. Covington Bishop: FSSPX Mass Is "Abuse of Eucharist" Bishop John Iffert of Covington, Kentucky, said in a recent statement that the sacraments from the FSSPX are “illicit”: “The Masses these priests celebrate are an abuse of the Eucharist, insofar as they make the …Meira
Många biskopar i USA (och på andra håll) förbjuder katoliker att delta i mässan i kapell som tillhör Prästbrödraskapet Sankt Pius X, men välkomnar samtidigt schismatiker och homosexuella. Tre exempel: Biskopen i Arlington: FSSPX:s sakrament är ”ogiltiga” Biskop Michael Burbidge i Arlington, Virginia, uppmanade katoliker att ”undvika att delta i FSSPX:s verksamhet”. I ett brev daterat den 8 juli skrev han att ”alla firanden av sakramenten bikten och äktenskapet som utförs av FSSPX är ogiltiga, och att utförandet av andra sakrament är olagligt”. I september 2025 sade biskop Burbidge att hans möte med den grekisk-ortodoxe patriarken Bartholomew var ”otroligt” och utgjorde ett ”historiskt ögonblick för den kristna enheten”. Biskopen i Covington: FSSPX:s mässa är ”missbruk av eukaristin” Biskop John Iffert i Covington, Kentucky, sade i ett nyligen utfärdat uttalande att FSSPX:s sakrament är ”olagliga”: ”De mässor som dessa präster firar är ett missbruk av eukaristin, i den mån de förvandlar …Meira
Mange biskopper i USA (og andre steder) forbyder katolikker at deltage i messen i kapeller, der tilhører Præstebrøderskabet Sankt Pius X, men de byder alligevel skismatikere og homoseksuelle velkommen. Her er tre eksempler: Biskoppen i Arlington: FSSPX’ sakramenter er »ugyldige« Biskop Michael Burbidge fra Arlington, Virginia, pålagde katolikkerne at »undgå at deltage i FSSPX’ aktiviteter«. I et brev dateret den 8. juli skrev han, at »enhver fejring af skrifte- og ægteskabssakramenterne foretaget af FSSPX er ugyldig, og udøvelsen af andre sakramenter er ulovlig«. I september 2025 sagde biskop Burbidge, at hans møde med den græsk-ortodokse patriark Bartholomæus var »utroligt« og markerede et »historisk øjeblik for kristen enhed«. Biskoppen i Covington: FSSPX’s messe er »misbrug af eukaristien« Biskop John Iffert fra Covington, Kentucky, sagde i en nylig erklæring, at FSSPX’ sakramenter er »ulovlige«: »De messer, som disse præster fejrer, er et misbrug af eukaristien, i og med at de gør …Meira
Mange biskoper i USA (og andre steder) forbyr katolikker å delta i messen i kapeller som tilhører Prestebrorskapet St. Pius X, men de tar imot skismatikere og homoseksuelle. Tre eksempler: Biskopen i Arlington: FSSPXs sakramenter er «ugyldige» Biskop Michael Burbidge i Arlington, Virginia, påla katolikker å «unngå å delta i FSSPX’ aktiviteter». I et brev datert 8. juli skrev han at «enhver feiring av skriftemålet og ekteskapssakramentet av FSSPX er ugyldig, og utøvelsen av andre sakramenter er ulovlig». I september 2025 sa biskop Burbidge at hans møte med den gresk-ortodokse patriarken Bartholomew var «utrolig» og markerte et «historisk øyeblikk for kristen enhet». Biskopen i Covington: FSSPX-messen er «misbruk av nattverden» Biskop John Iffert av Covington i Kentucky uttalte nylig at sakramentene fra FSSPX er «ulovlige»: «Messene disse prestene feirer er et misbruk av eukaristien, i og med at de gjør enhetens sakrament til en anledning til splittelse innenfor Kirken, og derfor bør de …Meira
International Media Report on Diocese's Sponsorship of Villach Pride US and French media are reporting on the local news that the Diocese of Gurk-Klagenfurt in Austria served as one of the official sponsors (!) of the first homosexual parade (Pride) in Villach. The march included people wearing dog masks, a communist flag, and a sign reading, “Jesus had two fathers — why not us?”
I den historiska stadskärnan i Turin, Italien, ligger kyrkan San Francesco d'Assisi. Under 1500-talet förvarades Turins svepning tillfälligt i kyrkan, efter att den hade förts dit från Chambéry. Det är en aktiv kyrka inom ärkestiftet Turin, där mässor hålls regelbundet och det heliga sakramentet förvaras. Sedan våren 2020 har kyrkan dock även fungerat som den evangelisk-lutherska församlingen i Turins ordinarie gudstjänstlokal. Den lutherska församlingen ingår i den evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Italien (CELI) och har administrativa kontor på andra platser i staden, men ingen egen kyrka. Detta arrangemang är permanent. Vid installationen av pastor Tobias Brendel i september 2022, som ägde rum i den katolska kyrkan, överlämnade en katolsk diakon symboliskt en uppsättning nycklar till den nye pastorn. Den lutherska församlingen sade att detta var ett erkännande av det förtroendeförhållande som utvecklats sedan den gemensamma användningen av kyrkan inleddes 2020. Detta verkar ha godkänts …Meira
A Secret Beneath Lautaro Martínez's Socks: Argentine striker Lautaro Martínez wears an image of Our Lady of Luján, Argentina's patron saint, inside his shin guards. The devotion was revealed after Argentina's dramatic 3–2 win over Egypt at the World Cup, when TV cameras caught the image during a post-match interview. FIFA prohibit religious messages on players' kit.
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Prest Alfons Gea, en katalansk prest og fetter til kardinal Cristóbal López Romero, ser ut til å ha bekreftet at anklagene mot den 74 år gamle erkebiskopen av Rabat i Marokko er av seksuell karakter. Kardinal López, en spanskfødt salesianer og fremtredende tilhenger av pave Frans’ agenda, ble utnevnt til erkebiskop av Rabat i 2017 og til kardinal i 2019. Mandag kunngjorde han at han midlertidig ville trekke seg tilbake fra offentlige feiringer og pastoralt arbeid mens Vatikanet gjennomfører en forundersøkelse av anklagene som involverer minst fem voksne kvinner. Han har innrømmet «upassende oppførsel», men benekter å ha begått seksuelle overgrep, vold eller trakassering. ElPaís.com har beskrevet anklagene som seksuelt misbruk, snarere enn bare upassende klemmer eller bevegelser. I en artikkel for Exaudi.org skrev pastor Gea at fetteren hans allerede i det private hadde begynt å akseptere de mulige konsekvensene: «Bildet av en papabile, en skikkelse som nøt så stor kjærlighet, har brutt …Meira
Leo XIV Wants Church with Open Doors and for "Everyone": Today, Pope Leo XIV held a lunch for 200 people in need from the Diocese of Rome in the Gardens of Castel Gandolfo. He said: "I've not prepared a speech, because, I am hungry - hungry for justice, for authentic charity, for a Church that knows how to open its doors, welcome people, and care for everyone." The guests enjoyed a meal featuring pasta all'amatriciana, roast veal, other Italian specialities and strawberries with whipped cream for dessert.
Speaking off-the-cuff at lunch with 200 poor people from the Diocese of Rome, and welcoming them to the Pontifical gardens of Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV says: “I didn’t prepare a speech because I am hungry. I’m hungry for justice, I’m hungry for authentic charity, I’m hungry for a Church that knows how to opens its doors, welcomes and looks after everyone.”
The Roman Rite Returns to Another Monastery: Today, twelve Benedictine monks from Le Barroux officially established a new monastic community at Notre-Dame de Bellefontaine Abbey in western France. Founded in the early 12th century, the abbey was home to Trappist monks from 1816 until their departure in 2025. Fr. Raphaël, the new prior, paid tribute to the departing community: "The monastery is in very good condition. The brothers cared for it until the very end, always hoping they could remain." And: "Our liturgy will be celebrated in Latin and Gregorian chant. There will be those who like it and those who do not. Each person must discern for himself."
Douze moines de l’abbaye du Barroux, dans le Vaucluse, s’installeront aujourd’hui à l’abbaye Notre-Dame de Bellefontaine, en Maine-et-Loire, relançant ainsi une vie bénédictine interrompue depuis 1642, après le départ des moines trappistes en 2025.
Första kanadensiska staden ger träd ”rätt till liv”: Den 9 juni blev staden Terrasse-Vaudreuil i Quebec, med cirka 2 000 invånare, den första orten i Kanada som antog en resolution som slår fast trädens ”rättigheter”. Resolutionen omfattar rättigheter såsom rätten till liv, naturlig tillväxt, integritet och förnyelse. Borgmästare Michel Bourdeau sade att initiativet inspirerades av filmskaparen André Desrochers och hans film ”Des arbres et des arts”. Samtidigt utsätts cirka 30 000 människor för abort i Quebec varje år, och mer än 100 000 i Kanada som helhet. Sedan legaliseringen 2016 har mer än 100 000 kanadensare avlidit genom eutanasi (MAID).
Homosexual Couple Sues Surrogate for Refusing to Abort Their Son: A Canadian homosexual male couple is suing the surrogate mother who carried "their" son after she refused their 2024 request to abort him at 22 weeks because of a cleft lip. Filed in Ontario Superior Court in May 2026, the lawsuit seeks about $600,000, alleging the surrogate withheld medical information, breached confidentiality, and caused emotional distress. She denies the allegations, saying the dispute began after she refused the abortion request and adding, "I just feel used... They didn't get the perfect child they wanted, and they threw me away."
Gay Canadian Couple Sues Surrogate Mother For Refusing To Abort Baby, Causing ‘Emotional Distress’
The mother denies allegations that she did not inform the plaintiffs about the health of the baby, who had a minor birth defect that they claimed put the child at risk while causing them emotional distress.
On June 26, the Archdiocese of Chicago, ruined by Cardinal Blase Cupich, dedicated a memorial for suiciders. The memorial, titled "At Peace," is located at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois. According to the Archdiocese, it is the first memorial established by a Catholic archdiocese in the United States specifically for suiciders. The Vicar General, auxiliary Bishop Lawrence Sullivan, said in a June 24 statement that the memorial was created to "honor the lives lost to suicide". And: "Historically, the Catholic Church denied Catholic funerals in churches and burials in consecrated ground for individuals who died by suicide. The Church has undergone a significant transformation in its understanding of suicide and mental illness and now recognizes that many who die by suicide suffer from mental illness and unbearable pain. The Church now embraces these individuals and affirms that they are with God, not condemned." #newsBdkpdqzsck
Bishop Joseph Williams of Camden, New Jersey, has suppressed the Mass in the Roman rite at St. Gianna Beretta Molla Parish in Northfield. The final Roman Mass was celebrated on June 28. The excuse used to end the Mass was the retirement of Father Anthony J. Manuppella. The priest who has taken over as an administrator knows how to say the Roman rite, but lacks permission to celebrate. Instead, he offers a Sunday noon Novus Ordo in Latin, celebrated ad orientem. According to parishioners and blog posts, Bishop Williams did not renew the permission required for the Mass to continue. Below is an English user comment from a parishioner published on Wdtprs.com: "The Bishop has rejected all pleas for mercy and charity from our retiring pastor, our dedicated altar servers, and congregation to allow our Traditional Latin Mass to continue". Picture: AI, #newsUlnkvighri
Den 26 juni invigde ärkestiftet i Chicago, som har förstörts av kardinal Blase Cupich, ett minnesmärke för självmordsoffer. Minnesmärket, som bär namnet ”At Peace”, ligger på Queen of Heaven Cemetery i Hillside, Illinois. Enligt ärkestiftet är det det första minnesmärket som uppförts av ett katolskt ärkestift i USA specifikt för självmordsoffer. Generalvikarien, hjälpbiskop Lawrence Sullivan, sade i ett uttalande den 24 juni att minnesmärket skapades för att ”hedra de liv som gått förlorade genom självmord”. Och: ”Historiskt sett har den katolska kyrkan nekat personer som tagit sitt liv en katolsk begravning i kyrkan och begravning på vigd mark. Kyrkan har genomgått en betydande förändring i sin syn på självmord och psykisk ohälsa och erkänner nu att många som tar sitt liv lider av psykisk ohälsa och outhärdlig smärta. Kyrkan välkomnar nu dessa personer och bekräftar att de är hos Gud, inte fördömda.” AI-översättning
Pope Leo XIV continues Francis’ path towards homosexuals, Fr. Bryan Massingale SJ, a self-described homosexual and theology professor at Jesuit-run Fordham University in New York City, told Ny1.com on June 25: “There was a fear after Francis died that a future pope would come in and would undo the welcoming overtures and advances that had taken place under Francis' papacy.” However: “One of the first things Pope Leo did was he said, ‘No, I have no intention of going backwards when it comes to the LGBTQ community,” the Jesuit added.
Fr. Bryan Massingale SJ, openly homosexual and theology professor at Fordham University, said he is encouraged that Pope Leo XIV appears committed to continuing the more welcoming approach toward LGBTQ people that he associates with Pope Francis.
In the historic centre of Turin, Italy, stands the Church of San Francesco d'Assisi. In the sixteenth century, the church temporarily safeguarded the Shroud of Turin, after its transfer from Chambéry. Is is an active church in the Archdiocese of Turin, with regular Masses and the Blessed Sacrament reserved. Since spring 2020, however, the church has also served as the regular place of worship for the Evangelical Lutheran Community of Turin. The Lutheran congregation is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy (CELI) and has administrative offices elsewhere in the city, but no church of its own. This arrangement is permanent. During the installation of Pastor Tobias Brendel in September 2022, which took place in the Catholic church, a Catholic deacon symbolically presented the new pastor with a set of keys. The Lutheran community said that this recognised the relationship of trust that had developed since the shared use of the church began in 2020. This appears to have been …Meira
Rev. Alfons Gea, a Catalan priest and cousin of Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero, has appeared to confirm the sexual nature of allegations against the 74-year-old Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco. Cardinal López, a Spanish-born Salesian, is a prominent supporter of Pope Francis’s agenda, was appointed Archbishop of Rabat in 2017 and a cardinal in 2019. On Monday, he announced that he would temporarily withdraw from public celebrations and pastoral ministry while the Vatican conducts a preliminary investigation into allegations involving at least five adult women. He has admitted to “inappropriate behaviour” but denies committing sexual assault, violence, or harassment. ElPaís.com has described the allegations as sexual abuse, rather than merely inappropriate hugs or gestures. Writing for Exaudi.org, Rev. Gea said his cousin had already begun privately accepting the possible consequences: “The image of a papabile, a figure who enjoyed such widespread affection, has come crashing down." And: …Meira
Spanish Priest Sentenced to 52 Years for Sexually Assaulting Four Women: A court in Málaga, Spain, has sentenced Catholic priest "Father Fran" to 52 years in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting four women between 2014 and 2018, including three rapes. He was found to have rendered the victims unconscious with an unidentified substance and recorded parts of the abuse. The Diocese of Málaga was held civilly liable for over €403,000 in compensation, with the court ruling the crimes were linked to his pastoral role. Under Spanish law, his effective prison term is expected to be capped at 20 years.
“Father Fran” Sentenced to 52 Years in Prison for Sexual Abuse