Today in his meeting with civil authorities and the diplomatic corps in Spain, Leo XIV portrayed the oppressive Islamic occupation of Spain (711-1492) as place of confrontation, but also of dialogue and encounter between religions: “The presence of Islam on the Iberian Peninsula, for example, constituted a long-standing political, cultural, and religious reality. During that period, there was not only confrontation, but also an attempt to create a space for contact, conversation and dialogue on the meaning of truth among Christians, Muslims and Jews. At the School of Translators enhanced by Alfonso X (the Wise), experts from all three religions collaborated on translating the texts of the rich Arabic, Greek and Hebrew heritage, contributing to the dissemination of texts such as those of the philosophers Averroes (1126-1198) and Maimonides (1138-1204), among others. The cities of Córdoba and Toledo, in particular, became centers of dialogue between languages, religions and knowledge. …მეტი
On 17 May, Ukrainian FEMEN activist Inna Shevchenko, 35, staged a performance at the neo-Gothic St Elisabeth's Church in Vienna, Austria. The event was part of the 2025 Vienna Festival Weeks (Wiener Festwochen), which had a pagan theme entitled "Republic of Gods". Shevchenko has campaigned for abortion, homosexuality and blasphemy, usually half-naked. In 2012, she cut down a large wooden cross in Kyiv. In October 2025, Pope Leo XIV appointed Josef Grünwidl as Archbishop of Vienna. He was widely regarded as one of the most liberal priests in the archdiocese. Shevchenko Presents "New Form of Liturgy" At St Elisabeth's Church, Shevchenko was dressed in black. She presented what the organisers described as a 'new form of liturgy'. The event was even advertised as an "alternative Mass". Standing before the altar, Shevchenko asked, "Who speaks?" A women's choir responded, "Woman." She then wrote the word 'Woman' on a sign, held it aloft and began a speech centred on her interpretation of …მეტი
The cave was discovered in the 18th Century and within a few years many Bishops recognized the Papacy and became the Melkites. She also appeared at this site in the early 20th Century, holding the baby Jesus. Witnesses recount how she made eye contact with everyone who was there. Moslem women come here all the time to ask her for children.
Bishop Andrzej Jeż of Tarnów, the Polish Bishops' Conference delegate for municipal affairs, has backed local officials who oppose the registration of homosex marriages in Polish civil registry records. “There are higher values that must not be sacrificed for the sake of peace,” Bishop Jeż wrote in a message issued on the occasion of Local Government Day last week. His statement followed rulings by the Court of Justice of the European Union and Poland's Supreme Administrative Court requiring Poland to recognize a homosex marriage lawfully contracted in Germany. Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński subsequently instructed registry offices throughout the country to implement the court's decision. Bishop Jeż argued that Poland's Constitution holds “absolute precedence over European and international law” and defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. He added that no external institutions or EU courts have the right to impose a different definition of the family on …მეტი
The Catholic Church in Germany has opened a formal investigation into alleged Marian apparitions in a village that has attracted pilgrims for more than two decades. The Diocese of Aachen announced that Bishop Helmut Dieser has appointed a four-member commission to examine claims of supernatural phenomena reported in Sievernich, a village in North Rhine-Westphalia
The Diocese of Aachen in western Germany has set up a four-person commission to investigate alleged Marian apparitions in the village of Sievernich in the early 2000s. Pro-homosexual Bishop Helmut Dieser appointed the commission under new Vatican norms issued by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith for evaluating supernatural phenomena. The panel is chaired by canon lawyer Stefan Mückl of Rome. The visionary is a woman called Manuela Strack (pictured) from nearby Düren. She said she began seeing the Virgin Mary in Sievernich’s St. John the Baptist Church in the early 2000s. She described Our Lady as dressed in white with a long veil and said the messages emphasized prayer and support for those suffering. The reported apparitions attracted hundreds of pilgrims, particularly in October 2002, when Strack announced what she described as the final scheduled apparition. She later claimed to have experienced further irregular encounters until 2005. However, a second phase began in …მეტი
Pope Leo XIV arrives at “CEDIA 24 Horas,” a social project in Madrid offering services like accessible housing, food and mental health support. He is expected to meet staff and those served by the program.
Tipjar: buymeacoffee.com/torresangelica Holy Rosary Converts Hardened Sinners – Real Priest's Testimony 39th ROSE - Parish Transformed A Danish priest used to love to tell how the very same improvement that the Spanish bishop noticed in his diocese had occurred in his own parish. He always told his story with great joy of heart because it gave such glory to God. Title: The Secret of the Rosary Author: Saint Louis de Montfort First publication: around 1710 Narrator: Angelica Torres Genre: Religious, Spiritual Growth, Spirituality, Historical Narrative Language: English Version: Unabridged, Divided by Chapters Subtitles included -------------------------------------------------- NOTE: The narration in this video is HUMAN generated. ABOUT ME: I am passionately creating and sharing my Catholic audiobooks here. If you enjoy my work, consider subscribing to my channel. You can also support me by buying the premium, ad-free versions of my audiobooks via my shop: …მეტი
Sunday, June 7 – Second Sunday after Pentecost – In France: Solemnity of Corpus Christi – Saint Paul of Constantinople, Bishop and Martyr – Blessed Umiliana de Cerchi, Widow, Franciscan Tertiary
En France : solennité de la Fête-Dieu Dans les lieux où la solennité de la Fête-Dieu se transfère au 2ème Dimanche après la Pentecôte, la messe de dimanche n’est plus dite qu’en semaine. Après le dogme de la Sainte Trinité, c’est celui de l’Incarnation de Jésus que le Saint-Esprit nous rappelle, en nous faisant célébrer, avec l’Église, le Sacrement par excellence qui, en résumant toute la vie du Sauveur, donne à Dieu une gloire infinie et applique aux âmes, à toutes les époques, les fruits de la Rédemption (Or.). C’est sur la croix que Jésus nous a sauvés, et l’Eucharistie, instituée la veille de la passion du Christ, en est restée le mémorial (Or.). L’autel est le prolongement du Calvaire, la messe « annonce la mort du Seigneur » (Epître). Jésus y est en effet à l’état de victime, car les paroles de la double consécration nous montrent que le pain n’est changé qu’au corps du Christ, et le vin n’est changé qu’en son sang, de telle sorte que par cette double action …
Pope Leo received at the Barajas airport here in Madrid. Beyond authorities, he was welcomed by children with disabilities and their families, who gifted him an image of Our Lady and a yellow cane for the visually impaired.
Robin Monotti @robinmonotti JOHN CLAUSER, 2022 PHYSICS NOBEL PRIZE WINNER: "I can very confidently assert, there is no climate emergency. As much as it may upset many people, my message is the planet is NOT in peril. Atmospheric CO2 and methane have negligible effect on the climate. The policies government have been implementing are totally unnecessary and should be eliminated. So far, [we] have totally misidentified what is the dominant process in controlling the climate, and all of the various models are based on incomplete and incorrect physics. The dominant process, is “the cloud-sunlight-reflexivity thermostat mechanism. Clouds are all bright white, and they reflected 90% of the sunlight back into space making them the most crucial yet most overlooked aspect of the climate system. Two-thirds of the Earth are ocean. The Pacific Ocean alone is half the Earth. The average cloud cover for the Earth is 67%; about 50% over land and 75% over oceans. I claim that the above conspicuous …მეტი
The Pope blesses couples about to get married and calls marriage: “If I previously said do not be afraid to think about a vocation, marriage is also a vocation. Do not be afraid of marriage and of forming a family”
Here's press release statement from Cardinal Robert McElroy, Archbishop of Washington, on the dismissal Monsignor Stephen Rossetti and his entire team: The Archdiocese of Washington announced today that Robert Cardinal McElroy has removed Monsignor Stephen Rossetti, a priest of the Diocese of Syracuse, N.Y., as an exorcist of the Archdiocese of Washington, and ended all affiliation between the archdiocese and the Saint Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal located in Washington, D.C. Cardinal McElroy said that statements made by Monsignor Rossetti linking UFOs to demonic presence and the Center’s recent use of social media gravely undermine the Church’s very precise teaching on the devil, demons and exorcism. What did Msgr. Rosetti actually say that got him dismissed? Here's what he stated in a May 29 video where he discussed UFO sightings and the possibility of alien life. “There’s a danger here. As an exorcist, I wanted to raise that danger. And that is that demons like to hide… …
Leo Frank Statement to Chief of Detectives Newport Lanford at the Atlanta Police Station, April 28, 1913 On Monday morning, April 28, 1913, Leo Frank gave an unsigned statement before N. A. Lanford, Chief of Detectives, at the Atlanta Police Station. The statement was stenographed by a government magistrate in the presence of Frank's attorneys, Luther Zeigler Rosser and Herbert Haas, along with detectives involved in the Mary Phagan murder investigation. In the statement, Frank identified himself as General Superintendent and Director of the National Pencil Company at 37 to 41 South Forsyth Street in Atlanta, a position he had held since August 10, 1908, overseeing a workforce of approximately 107 male and female employees. Mary Phagan's Arrival: 12:05 to 12:10 PM Most critically, Leo Frank's Monday, April 28, 1913, statement placed precise bookends around the time Mary Phagan had arrived at the National Pencil Company factory on Confederate Memorial Day, Saturday, April 26, 1913. Frank …მეტი