Today, Pope Leo XIV has approved the election of Sharbel Ghattas Maroun as the new Maronite Catholic archbishop of Damascus. A Lebanese-born priest, he has spent much of his ministry in the United States. Archbishop Maroun, 64, was elected by the Synod of Bishops of the Maronite Church. He succeeds Archbishop Samir Nassar, 76, whose resignation was accepted by the synod. Since 2020, Maroun has served as protosyncellus, a senior position comparable to vicar general, of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles. Born January 6, 1962, in Kfarselwan, Lebanon, Maroun briefly worked for Crédit Libanais bank. Older Brother, a Lebanese Forces Fighter, Helped Maroun During Civil War In 1975, Lebnen, the father, and the eldest brother Nassif joined the Kataeb (Phalange) party and took up arms to defend their home. The family's house was confiscated and not recovered for 40 years. In 1981 Lebnen's local group formally joined the Lebanese Forces militia. In 1983, during the Mountain …Ve
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Saint Simon Catholic Church in New Brunswick, Canada, has been destroyed by fire. Built in 1917 and described as New Brunswick’s tallest wooden church, it was engulfed in flames early Monday morning. Authorities determined that the fire was deliberately set, and a 68-year-old man has been charged with arson. The investigation remains ongoing.
The Mauro Giuseppe Lepori case rocks the Cistercian Order Questions over abuses of conscience and the exercise of authority are casting a shadow over Mauro Giuseppe Lepori’s leadership and stirring unease within the Cistercian Order.
The devil sows hate and dissension wherever he can. LaSalette: there will be brother against brother, priest against priest. We must pray, pray that the Pope and all the bishops consecrate Russia to Her Immaculate Heart.
Two pastors in South Korea have been fined 1 million won (about €620) each after loudly preaching on a domestic flight from Jeju to Seoul. They shouted that passengers would “go to hell” if they did not believe in Jesus, while one moved around the cabin. They continued despite instructions from the cabin crew to stop. A Seoul court found that their conduct constituted a disturbance under South Korea’s Aviation Security Act.
The court said the 64-year-old pastor stood in the aisle despite repeated attempts by crew members to stop him and shouted at passengers, “You will go to hell if you don’t believe in Jesus.”
God help you @brhenry you're terribly wrong. The false prophet Prevost is heresiarch like Luther. he fancies Luther just like Bergoglio. You talk diabolical inversion
Right. Exactly what Luther preached. In a few short years there will be an innumerable amount of "remnant" "c"atholic sects all claiming to be the "true church." Guaranteed.
Worse than Germany: A contemporary dance and sound performance was incorporated into the celebration of the Solemnity of the Assumption at the Church of Sant Joan Baptista in Muro, Mallorca. It was entitled El Vol Màgic (“The Magic Flight”). According to the Diocese of Mallorca, the work was “conceived specifically for the liturgical context of the celebration of the Assumption of the Mother of God.” The project was directed by a musician and developed together with a dancer and choreographer, an organist, and a sound specialist. According to the diocesan description, the project grew out of research into Mallorca’s traditional observances surrounding the Assumption and sought to explore the relationship between “sound, body, space and ritual.” #newsPvjzmshrbf
Singapore Introduces New Family Support Measures: With the country’s fertility rate falling to a record low of just 0.87 children per woman, Singapore is introducing a major new support package for families. From 2027, the government will provide nearly S$70,000 (about US$55,000) in support for each Singaporean child from birth to age 17. The package includes cash payments, childcare credits, healthcare and education support.
[vaticannews] At the Rimini Meeting, we spoke with Anna Medeossi, who has been entrusted with the care of Notre-Dame de Santa Cruz in Oran, Algeria, about her story of encounter, faith, and listening. By Eugenio Murrali and Andrea Tornielli - Rimini Anna Medeossi has a lively and determined gaze, gentleness in her voice and gestures, and a wisdom that is both humble and profound. An architect originally from the Italian city of Gorizia, she might never have imagined what life would call her to do nearly a year ago: become the first woman in the world to serve as rector of a shrine. That distinction takes on even greater significance because of where the shrine is located: Notre-Dame de Santa Cruz in Oran, Algeria, an overwhelmingly Muslim country. Images of the shrine she oversees were seen around the world on the occasion of the beatification of the Martyrs of Algeria. From architecture to caring for the shrine Her arrival at Santa Cruz—where she now also lives as a consecrated virgin …Ve
Portál VaticanNews.va priniesol profil Anny Medeossi, prvej ženy, ktorá zastáva funkciu rektorky katolíckej svätyne. Táto talianska architektka a zasvätená panna pôsobí už takmer rok ako rektorka svätostánku Notre-Dame de Santa Cruz v alžírskom Orane. So svätostánkom sa spočiatku zapojila ako architektka, ktorá pracovala na jeho obnove. Svätostánok navštevujú predovšetkým moslimovia.
O VaticanNews.va apresentou um perfil de Anna Medeossi, a primeira mulher a exercer o cargo de reitora de um santuário católico. A arquiteta italiana e virgem consagrada exerce, há quase um ano, as funções de reitora do Santuário de Notre-Dame de Santa Cruz, em Oran, na Argélia. Inicialmente, envolveu-se com o santuário na qualidade de arquiteta, trabalhando na sua renovação. O santuário é visitado principalmente por muçulmanos.
Pope Francis broke with Vatican tradition by putting women into positions long reserved in practice for clerics. Leo XIV is now turning that breakthrough into routine. In little more than a year, he has confirmed women appointed by his predecessor, promoted others and named numerous women to positions across the Vatican. Italian media have noticed. They repeatedly reach for the colour pink: the Vatican “turns pink,” while headlines speak of a “Vaticano in rosa” and “nomine rosa” — “pink appointments.” Here are the many women Leo XIV has appointed, promoted or confirmed so far. Raffaella Petrini - Governor of Vatican City Francis appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini president of the Governorate of Vatican City State and president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State shortly before his death. Leo XIV did more than simply leave her there. In November 2025, he modified Vatican City’s Fundamental Law so that the presidency of the Pontifical Commission no longer had to be held by …Ve
Do you think according to God or according to men? Liturgy of August 30, 2026- Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time Jesus, just as in his time invited Peter and his apostles to think according to God and not according to men, in every time and every place, He keeps on addressing the same heartfelt appeal to his disciples. Actually in every time and every place, His disciples keep on taking the risk to be no longer the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Nowadays the most dangerous threat to Christian faith is the rampant neo-paganism. This is the dangerous fate facing the once-West-Christian-World, which nowadays seems to have no other god than the ego to please in all its desires, whims, and perversions. Peter's "misstep", so to speak, and the immediate, decisive intervention of the divine Master reassure us. Jesus was, is, and always will be alive and present in His Church, and no one, not even the Pope , will ever be able to change the extraordinary plan for humanity that …Ve
A Mexican bishop has issued a decree restricting laypeople from assuming roles proper to ordained ministers in liturgical celebrations. Bishop Carlos Enrique Samaniego López of Texcoco issued the decree on 10 August, citing “irregular practices” that distort the priestly ministry and the sacred character of liturgical acts. It prohibits former seminarians, religious, extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion and other faithful not instituted in the stable ministry of acolyte from presiding over celebrations of the Word, funeral rites, sacramentals or other liturgical acts proper to ordained ministers. It also forbids non-clerics from wearing the alb or “any sacred ornament or vestment reserved uniquely and exclusively to the clergy”, both within and outside liturgical celebrations. The bishop expressed concern about celebrations held in halls, gardens and other unapproved locations by “pseudo ordained ministers” and “celebrants”. “I ask all the Christian faithful of the Diocese of Texcoco …Ve
When the generation of the ’68ers passes away, the unfounded, one-sided attitudes against Latin and Gregorian chant will pass away as well, Cardinal Robert Sarah told IlGiornale.it on August 27. Benedict XVI’s liberalization of the Traditional Latin Mass had a positive and even corrective influence on abuses in the celebration of the Novus Ordo, Cardinal Sarah said. “Many priests testify that discovering the Extraordinary Form helped them to celebrate better.” Furthermore, the faithful could choose which form corresponded more closely to the fostering of the faith. “But all of this was brought to an abrupt end by Traditionis Custodes while the Pope Emeritus was still alive.” Francis’ restrictions on the Latin Mass were “neither a wise nor a respectful choice.” Cardinal Sarah added that access to “ritual forms that have existed for centuries can never be artificially restricted by decrees.” Without referring explicitly to the Novus Ordo, Sarah noted that a rite that did not serve the …Ve
Caroline Vermeulen, Belgium’s new ambassador to the Holy See, presented her credentials to Pope Leo XIV on August 27. The Belgian diplomat has frequently supported homosexual initiatives during her career. Born in 1973, Vermeulen has served in Japan, Russia, China and Taiwan, as well as with the European Union. From 2004 to 2011, she served as secretary to Queen Paola of Belgium. More recently, she was Belgium’s ambassador to Austria, additionally accredited to Slovakia and Slovenia, and permanent representative to the international organizations in Vienna. During her time in Vienna, Vermeulen became a member of International Gender Champions, a network of diplomats and international officials committed to promoting the gender ideologie. On her International Gender Champions profile, Vermeulen states: “Diversity, including with respect to gender, in a professional environment improves the quality and results of teamwork.” In 2023, Vermeulen participated in Vienna’s homosexual march as …Ve
Peregrinus May 18, 2026 The Conspiracy Against Our Lord Our Lord’s Passion A secret conspiracy of the Jewish clergy against Our Lord Jesus Christ Passion of the Church A secret conspiracy of the Modernist clergy against the Mystical Body of Jesus Christ Further Explanation The faithless and corrupt Jewish clergy could not act openly against Christ because He had the support of the people, so they sought a traitor amongst His own disciples to try to destroy Him. We know from The Permanent Instruction of the Alta Vendita that, to destroy the Mystical Body of Christ, the Freemasons sought and worked for a generation of liberals imbued with revolutionary ideas, creating the Modernists – members of the Church and the clergy turned traitors and enemies within. After Pope St. Pius X condemned Modernism in 1907 and put measures in place to thwart it, the Modernists changed their tactics from openly propagating their ideas to working in secret to advance to high positions from which they could …Ve
Mother of Mercy Chapel in Columbus, Ohio, was already a beautiful Romanesque-style church, but later 20th-century alterations had diminished the coherence of its sanctuary. In 2025, William Heyer Architect replaced the small modern forward altar with a hand-carved wooden freestanding altar better suited to the character of the historic interior. The main intervention was the expansion of Rudolph Scheffler’s 1950s Christ the King apse mural. New saints and sacred symbols now occupy previously bare areas around the original composition.
Before and After: Mother of Mercy Chapel at St. Charles Preparatory School in Columbus, Ohio
#Canada, Montreal. A group of Muslims blocked an entire street to pray, preventing traffic.
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