Franciscan Father Francesco Patton wrote the meditations for tonight's Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum in Rome with Pope Leo XIV. Fr Patton served as Custos of the Holy Land from 2016 to 2025. On April 1, he told VaticanNews.va that the inspiration comes from "current reality" and that the meditations are meant to inspire political "change". The Vatican press office published the text today. Traditionally a penitential and contemplative devotion, the Via Crucis is repurposed here as a vehicle for contemporary socio-political reflection. The text shifts from the Passion of Christ to war, refugees, human trafficking, surveillance, deportation, the media, the economy, prisons, hostages, and crackdowns on protests. Notably absent, however, are abortion, euthanasia, and gender ideology. One acclamation reads: "For migrants, the displaced, and refugees: Comfort us, O Mother." In the first station, the meditation talks about political and economic power "to start or end a war… the power …ଅଧିକ
Watch till the end. ( 8:42 seconds or less)l. A Christian civilian. Killed by a foreign strike near his home. Buried by his Muslim neighbors. This is the Iran they don't show you. In a country the world calls divided by religion, Muslims carried their Christian brother to his final rest. Not because of politics. Not because of propaganda. Because that is who they are. We filmed his memorial service—the grief, the unity, the shared humanity. This video is not about war. It is about what survives war: faith, dignity, and the bonds that no bomb can break. Watch. Share. Remember his name: *"Avanes"* IRAN War: When Muslims Wept for a Christian
[Saint Albert the Great – Albertus Magnus – XIII Century AD; Duchy of Bavaria/Cologne, Holy Roman Empire; (Aged ca 80); German Dominican friar, philosopher, scientist, and bishop; one of the greatest medieval philosophers and thinkers; Doctor of the Church] “Chapter 7 ~ How the heart should be gathered within itself What is more, as is said in the book On the Spirit and the Soul (of St. Augustine), to ascend to God means to enter into oneself. He who entering within and penetrating his inmost nature, goes beyond himself, he is truly ascending to God. So let us withdraw our hearts from the distractions of this world, and recall them to the inner joys, so that we can establish them to some degree in the light of divine contemplation. For this is the life and peace of our hearts - to be established by intent in the love of God and to be sweetly remade by his comforting. But the reason why we are in so many ways hindered in the practical enjoyment of this matter and are unable to get into …ଅଧିକ
"It is therefore right and necessary for the mind to raise itself above itself and everything created by the abandonment of everything, with humble reverence and great trust, and to say within itself, He whom I seek, love, thirst for and desire from everything and more than anything is not a thing of the senses or the imagination, but is above everything that can be experienced by the senses and the intellect. He cannot be experienced by any of the senses, but is completely desirable to my will. He is moreover not discernable, but is perfectly desirable to my inner affections. He cannot be comprehended, but can be loved in his fullness with a pure heart, for he is above all lovable and desirable, and of infinite goodness and perfection."
Stop BBC Trans Indoctrination of Children You may have noticed that the BBC is increasingly pushing LGBT ideology, especially transgenderism, into programmes watched by children. SIX YEARS WITH MILES CHRISTI. From introducing trans characters into hugely popular shows like Doctor Who to producing programmes focused on how “positive” it is to be a trans teenager, to putting Drag Queens on Strictly. There was even a segment on The Unshockable Dr Ronx, discussing how to breast bind “safely”. THREE YEARS WITH “SUPER OMNIA VERITAS”. Yes, you read that right! The BBC is encouraging young girls to bind their breasts. Not only are they trying to indoctrinate, but they are also teaching children how to self-harm. The BBC is legally required to remain impartial, yet it is promoting one side of a highly contested issue. Frankly, the BBC is outright lying to our children. Impressionable children and teenagers are being exposed to messaging that influences how they view their identity, their …ଅଧିକ
This morning, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa of Jerusalem celebrated the Lord's Supper in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. He washed the feet of twelve friars. In his homily, he said: "There is a tension we cannot ignore: outside, the doors of the church of Holy Sepulchre are closed. War has turned this place into a refuge, an 'inside' cut off from an 'outside' weighed down by fear and strain. We are here, as within a womb of peace, while the world around us is being torn apart, and we wish we could change all of this."
Cardinal Pizzaballa today in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre: “We are in the place where a stone once sealed death. And yet today we are here to celebrate life. There is a tension we cannot ignore: outside, the doors of the Holy Sepulchre are closed. War has turned this place into a refuge, an “inside” cut off from an “outside” weighed down by fear and strain. We are here as within a womb of peace, while the world around us is being torn apart, and we wish we could change all of this. And yet, here and now, the Word of God places before us a gesture that overturns all our human ways of thinking."
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At the start of the Good Friday liturgy commemorating the Passion of the Lord, the Pope prostrates himself before the altar as all kneel in silence. He then prays: "Remember your mercies, O Lord, and with your eternal protection sanctify your servants, for whom Christ, your Son, by the shedding of his Blood, established the Paschal Mystery, Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen."
The Trump admin demands answers from Spain after a 25-year-old gang-rape victim was greenlit for euthanasia following repeated assaults. A leaked cable reveals the U.S. is probing how authorities botched her case. Now it's a heartbreaking tragedy and an international scandal. Source: NY Post
Leo XIV Prays for ‘Fruitful Service’ of Female Archbishop of Canterbury On Jan. 28, 2026, Dame Sarah Elisabeth Mullally (b. 1962) was elected to succeed Justin Welby as the 106th Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury. ‘Her Grace’ was officially installed in Canterbury Cathedral on Mar. 25, 2026. It was an installation/enthronement only because her ‘ordination’, which made her a bishop according to Anglican theology, had already taken place on July 22, 2015, for her first post as ‘Bishop’ of Crediton. The so-called ‘Archbishop of Canterbury’ is the spiritual leader of the schismatico-heretical sect known as the Church of England, originally established by King Henry VIII in 1534, and of the wider conglomerate of Protestant sects and pseudo-churches known as the Anglican Communion, including the Episcopal Church in the United States. Technically, the British monarch is the supreme head of the Church of England, but his role is mostly ceremonial. The spiritual leadership over the Anglican …ଅଧିକ
Prevost demonstrates once again that he is not the Pope and does not belong to the Catholic Church, because the Church has decreed that the Anglican order lacks apostolic succession and is an invalid and null farce. And who is the liar and deceiver, if not the devil and his servants?
On Holy Thursday, Leo XIV washed and kissed the feet of 12 priests in the Lateran Basilica. In his homily, he remembered his predecessor: "As Pope Francis once remarked: 'This is a duty that comes from the heart. I love it. I love it and I love doing it, because that is what the Lord has taught me to do.' He was not speaking of an abstract imperative or a formal, empty command, but rather expressing his heartfelt obedience to the charity of Christ, the source and model of our own charity."
Il Giovedì Santo, Papa Leone XIV lava i piedi a 12 sacerdoti.
I am glad Pope Leo XIV has carried out the washing of the feet in a traditional, more dignified and proper way. But, I just don't get this "kissing the feet" thing. The Gospel of St. John tells us Jesus washed the feet of His Apostles, it says nothing about kissing them. I have seen this kissing before and I find it cringey! It comes across - to me - as one-upping Our Lord Jesus, a kind of false humility (like the Francis) or virtue-signaling! Personally, I have never kissed feet during the washing of the feet. In the past it was done (or had the possibility of been done) at a separate ceremony. Now days in many places the whole thing is abused and a bit of a circus. The only feet I'd kiss are the crucified feet of our Lord Jesus Christ. Laudetur Iesus Christus!
Sulaiman Ahmed @ShaykhSulaiman BREAKING: Iran's FM Araghchi on the Strait of Hormuz: It is not in international waters. It is the internal waters of Iran and Oman. The strait is currently open and is closed only to those who are at war with Iran. For many of them, especially those from friendly countries, we have put arrangements in place so they can pass through the strait safely. Some countries have passed through the strait after reaching an agreement with Iran. The Strait of Hormuz can be a waterway of peace, enabling the calm passage of ships from all countries. x.com/ShaykhSulaiman/status/2039345578287550503
Die EU „verstärkt den Druck“ und fordert die Ukraine auf, die Gesetze zur EU-Integration unverzüglich zu verabschieden. Diese könnten die Freigabe der Finanzmittel ermöglichen. Der Redakteur von Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, Rikard Jozwiak, berichtete, dass die EU-Kommissarin für Erweiterung, Marta Kos, ein Schreiben an die Werchowna Rada gerichtet habe, in dem sie dazu aufrief, im April elf Gesetzesvorlagen zu verabschieden, die eigentlich bereits 2025 hätten verabschiedet werden sollen. Diese Information wurde auch von der ukrainischen Zeitung "European Pravda" (… bestätigt. In dem Schreiben von Kos heißt es, dass die Verabschiedung der Gesetzesentwürfe nicht nur eine Voraussetzung für den Weg in die EU sei, sondern der Ukraine auch dabei helfen werde, Finanzmittel in Höhe von bis zu 4 Mrd. Euro zu erhalten. Die Zeitung erklärte, dass für die Bereitstellung der Mittel keine Einstimmigkeit in der EU erforderlich sei, d. h. Ungarn könne diese nicht blockieren. Der Abgeordnete …ଅଧିକ
CALL TO ACTION: Tell President Trump, your Congressional Rep, & your Senators that you don't support American boots on the ground in Iran. White House Comment Line: (202) 456-1111 & Congress Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 . This is how We the People make our voices heard.
Good idea but trump already said, I will do what I want. I don't need them (his own base). All of American can call all day and every day. They will do what they want.
White privilege doesn't exist coming from a white privileged person! LOL! Oh and I guess the fact that slavery and white privilege, which are in the blood of the US, suddenly goes away with affirmative action.
Canadian Miriam Lancaster, 84, went to a hospital in Vancouver late March with severe back pain. She told EWTN that before any tests or diagnosis, a doctor offered assisted suicide: “The very first thing she said to me was: ‘I would like to offer you MAiD.’” She had come for treatment and responded: “No, thank you.” Lancaster added that her husband had previously been told the same and had replied: “There is no way that we are going to take measures to end our life. That is in the hands of the Lord.” A few years later she gave the same response.
When Miriam Lancaster went to the hospital for severe back pain, she was stunned to be offered euthanasia instead of real care. In this conversation, she shares how that moment exposed a terrifying shift in our culture: suffering patients are being treated as problems to “solve,” not persons to love. She says, her husband had also been offered assisted su*cide a few years earlier as well. From a Catholic perspective, Miriam’s story is a stark reminder that every life—especially when it’s fragile, disabled, or in pain—is precious, unrepeatable, and entrusted to us by God, not the state or the medical system. Her witness challenges us to build a society that offers compassion, accompaniment, and authentic palliative care, never a lethal injection disguised as “dignity.”
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