U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch has described an informal Independence Day dinner he hosted for Pope Leo XIV at his residence in Rome. Speaking with Italian media, Burch said the pope arrived at 7:30 p.m. on July 4, prayed with the ambassador's family, and shared a meal featuring American charcuterie, watermelon salad, Chicago-style hot dogs, apple pie, and gelato. Burch said Leo XIV approved of the menu. The pope arrived without aides or secretaries, accompanied only by two Vatican gendarmes. Burch said he invited Leo XIV to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States by hosting the first U.S.-born pope. The invitation was sent about two months before the dinner, and confirmation came about a month later. The ambassador also said Leo XIV still carries a Peruvian credit card, uses a cellphone, follows the Chicago White Sox, and sometimes wakes during the night to check soccer scores. The dinner took place the same day Leo XIV visited Lampedusa. Burch said the pope rejected …Magis
Worse than Germany: Archbishop Erio Castellucci of Modena-Nonantola has proposed a form of liturgical "co-presidency" in which women would lead the Liturgy of the Word while priests would preside over the Eucharistic consecration. The proposal appears in a speech published on May 24 in the diocesan bulletin, delivered at a conference organized by the Centro Italiano Femminile in Carpi. Monsignor Castellucci is the vice President of the Italian bishops and President of the National Committee for the Italian Synod. He suggested that women could take responsibility for the first part of the Eucharist, proclaiming the Resurrection "as Mary Magdalene did to the apostles." This would sidestep "the impasse" over women's ordination while still respecting Church teaching that only a priest can consecrate. Archbishop Castellucci also called for expanding shared governance in the Church, proposing that consultative councils' recommendations be made binding after a process of "consensus-building,"…Magis
Cardinal López Romero Steps Back Amid Investigation: Spanish-born Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero, Archbishop of Rabat, has stepped back from public ministry after five adult women filed complaints against him. The Vatican has opened a preliminary investigation, while the cardinal denies all allegations. The women accuse López Romero of unwanted physical contact, including prolonged hugs, attempted kisses, and other conduct they describe as sexually inappropriate.
At least five women have accused Cristobal Cardinal Lopez Romero, the Spanish-born Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco, of sexual violence, prompting the Vatican to open a formal investigation into the Pope Francis appointed Cardinal.
Turin Parish Holds Funeral for Muslim. Worse than Germany: On 3 July, the body of an Iranian Muslim was brought to Sant'Anna parish in Turin for a ceremony led by the parish priest, Don Valter Danna. The service included Christian prayers and the use of incense. Don Danna said it was not a Catholic funeral but rather a "prayer of farewell," explaining that the family had close ties to the parish. He confirmed that the ceremony was intentionally distinguished from a Catholic funeral.
"Diciamo che si è persa la capacità di costruire un bel luogo dove ritrovarsi. La freddezza della struttura in cemento armato, l'assenza completa di qualcosa che assomigli ad un segno di vita nel luogo è tipico dei luoghi Religiosi; come privato della Sua parte migliore il luogo rende opprimente la sosta e forte la voglia di correre via. Ci si sente quasi allarmati a leggere tutti i divieti appesi alle inferriate: viviamo in un mondo che ci è Vietato? L'entusiasmo corre nelle voci dei ragazzi che giocano a pallone nel cortile adiacente. Non spegnete anche quello se riuscite! " . --------- Questo scriveva su Maps sette anni fa -come proprio commento al luogo- Luigi Bacco, guida locale. ------------------------ A proposito della definizione di "simpatizzante cristiano": 1- gli Sciiti, come ho scritto varie volte, sono considerati dai Sunniti (Musulmani maggioritari, non Persiani né amici dei Persiani) dei mezzi-Cristiani. Con sdegno. Sono realmente, molto spesso, persone ragionevoli e …Magis
CATHOLIC DOCTRINE TEACHES: CCC 1184 "Ecclesiastical funeral rites are to be denied, unless the deceased gave some signs of repentance before death: 1. to notorious apostates, heretics, or schismatics; 2. to those who requested the cremation of their bodies for reasons contrary to the Christian faith; 3. to other manifest sinners, to whom ecclesiastical funeral rites cannot be granted without public scandal to the faithful." Can. 1185 Any funeral Mass must also be denied to a person excluded from ecclesiastical funeral rites.
“We must put an end to liturgical abuses that contradict the teachings of the Second Vatican Council,” Cardinal Antonio María Rouco Varela, 89, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, told LaNuovaBq.it on July 7. Furthermore, he called for “understanding for those who wish to attend the older rite” and for “respect for the freedom of the faithful within the communion of the Church” - that is, “not by imposing excessive regulations.” He described Pope Benedict XVI’s Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum (July 7, 2007) as “a very understanding and balanced measure, and I think it was a good one.” He added: “In Madrid there is still a church where the traditional rite is celebrated.” German Bishops Acting Against the Church On the German Synodal Way, Cardinal Rouco Varela said that “canon law has been stretched beyond its limits” and warned that the situation “affects the fundamental aspects of the faith.” If the planned synodal committee in Germany were to function as “a body exercising authority within …Magis
AI on X states : John Paul II's Ad Tuendam Fidem (1998), reinforced canonical penalties for denying definitive teachings, including major excommunication for obstinate rejection of truths proposed by the Magisterium. : SSPX schism Conversation with AI or X on the channel of Brother Andre Marie micm AI on X states : John Paul II's Ad Tuendam Fidem …
"FSSPX Confessions Are Valid" - Müller Contradicts Tucho: On July 6, K-TV asked Cardinal Gerhard Müller whether confessions heard by priests of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X are valid or invalid. Contrary to Cardinal Tucho Fernández, he replied: "The confessions are valid, but illicit. The power to forgive or retain sins is conferred through the sacrament of Holy Orders. Its exercise can only be restricted by the bishop or the Pope, as provided by canon law."
Kardinal Gerhard Müller zu Beichten bei den Priestern der Piusbruderschaft (K-TV, 6. Juli): "Die Beichen sind gültig, aber unerlaubt, denn die Vollmacht, Zünden zu vergeben und zu behalten, ist ja durch das Weihesakrament übertragen. Sie kann nur in der Ausübung durch den Bischof oder den Papst eingeschränkt werden, bis nach dem Kirchenrecht vorgegeben ist." (via @Klaus Elmar Müller)
The episcopal consecrations by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X in Écône on July 1 have revived an old question: how many Catholics are attached to the FSSPX? The answer is surprisingly elusive. Depending on the source, estimates range from around 100,000 to as many as 600,000 faithful worldwide. The FSSPX itself continues to publish the figure of 600,000 faithful. However, the number of 600,000 comes from a speech delivered in 2007 by Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, then President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei. Speaking to the Latin American bishops at Aparecida, he stated that the "Lefebvrian group" consisted of four bishops, 500 priests and 600,000 faithful. The number is difficult to reconcile with the FSSPX’s infrastructure. The FSSPX has approximately 730 priests, about 180 priories and houses, and 750 chapels and Mass centres. Many of these chapels are small mission stations where Mass is celebrated only once or twice a month with few faithful. In 2019, Fr Pascal …Magis
I know in my Church it's packed during the three Masses held in the morning. And then there is one at night. Usually about half full. You will see people standing during the day. There is a nursing room also with mothers and small children as well as in the Vestibule. And also sometimes in a side room. It holds about 1,000 people or so I believe. We have 7 SSPX Church's in Florida. I would say, and would like to believe that there is at least 600,000 SSPX supporters and attendees.
Dogma de Fide "Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus" definitum est per magisterium SS. EUGENII PP. IV NFT: opensea.io/…9145878113431027391457810365503705822712121272080/zazzle.com/…salute_ss_eugenii_iv_p_m_poster-228591973050565079 ☩SACROSANCTA ROMANA ECCLESIA Firmiter credit, profitetur et predicat nullos extra ecclesiam catholicam existentes, non solum paganos, sed nec iudeos aut hereticos atque scismaticos eterne vite fieri posse participes, sed in ignem eternum ituros, qui paratus est dyabolo et angelis eius (Mt 25, 41), nisi ante finem vite eidem fuerint aggregati, tantum que valere ecclesiastici corporis unitatem, ut solis in ea manentibus ad salutem ecclesiastica sacramenta proficiant et ieiunia, elemosine ac cetera pietatis officia et exercitia militie christiane premia eterna parturiant, neminem que quantascunque elemosinas fecerit, et si pro Christi nomine sanguinem effuderit, posse salvari, nisi in catholice ecclesie gremio et unitate permanserit. -EUGENII PP. IV Bulla Cantate Domino …Magis
Tibetan Rituals in a U.S. Church. Worse than Germany: On Monday, more than 60 Tibetans gathered at Most Holy Redeemer Church in Hadley, Massachusetts, to celebrate the Dalai Lama's 91st birthday and mark the conclusion of the "Year of Compassion," an initiative of the Central Tibetan Administration. The event opened with a ritual in which participants chanted "Om" three times and tossed tsampa (barley flour) into the air. Attendees also made mandala offerings by bowing and placing a white ceremonial scarf before a photo of the Dalai Lama. The celebration continued with speeches, traditional Tibetan songs and dances, and performances by students from a local Tibetan Sunday school.
"Members of the Tibetan community celebrate the Dalai Lama's 91st birthday during the Year of Compassion at Most Holy Redeemer Church in Hadley", Massachusetts
Litaniae Beatae Virginis Mariae. Deo gratias,litaniae Lauretanae sive Litaniae Beatae Virginis Mariae preces sunt Virgini Mariae dicatae formam litaniarum praebentes, Lauretanae vero dictae quia primum saeculo XVI Laureti in Domo Sancta decantatae sunt. Papa Xystus V illam precem, quae saepe post Rosarium recitari solet, anno MDLXXXVII decreto sanxit. Verba huius precis sunt: Kyrie, eleison. Christe, eleison. Kyrie, eleison. Christe, audi nos. Christe, exaudi nos. Pater de caelis, Deus, Miserere nobis. Fili, Redemptor mundi, Deus, Miserere nobis. Spiritus Sancte, Deus, Miserere nobis. Sancta Trinitas, unus Deus, Miserere nobis. Sancta Maria, Ora Pro Nobis. Sancta Dei Genetrix, Ora Pro Nobis. Sancta Virgo virginum, Ora Pro Nobis. Mater Christi, Ora Pro Nobis. Mater Ecclesiae, Ora Pro Nobis. Mater divinae gratiae, Ora Pro Nobis. Mater purissima, Ora Pro Nobis. Mater castissima, Ora Pro Nobis. Mater inviolata, Ora Pro Nobis. Mater intemerata, Ora Pro Nobis. Mater amabilis, Ora Pro Nobis. …Magis
Novus Ordo with Flatbread while Sitting on the Floor: On July 1, two priests of the Diocese of Gurk-Klagenfurt, Austria, celebrated their 30th anniversary of ordination at the Europagymnasium in Klagenfurt. According to the diocese’s website, they celebrated “a Mass sitting on the floor and with flatbread.”
Zwei Priester feiern 30jähriges Jubiläum in Klagenfurt: Am 1. Juli feierten sie deshalb mit einer Kinderschar aus dem Europagymnasium eine heilige Messe, am Boden sitzend und mit Fladenbrot. Quelle: kath-kirche-kaernten.at/pfarren/detail/C3080/30-j…
SS. Pauli PP. V (Borghese) Pictura protracta est a Michaelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio zazzle.com/…ese_pictura_a_caravaggio_poster-228977484730314354 Paulus V natus est Camillus Burghesius (italice Borghese) Romae 17 Septembris 1552, filius comitis Marci Antonii Burghesii, cuius familia oriunda ex Sena Iulia erat. Camillus studuit iuri et philosophiae apud universitates Patavensem et Perusianam. Die 5 Iunii 1596 Cardinalis Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae insequenti anno episcopus Aesis a papa Clemente VIII factus est. Anno 1603, cardinalis vicarius Romae et inquisitor ab eodem papa nominatus est. Quamquam Camillus erat iunior inter cardinales, hi die 16 Maii 1605 eum in summum pontificem elegerunt. Obiit die Romae 28 Ianuarii 1621. Pontificatus Circiter anno 1610, Papa Paulus V Archivum Secretum Vaticanum condidit. Primum Rituale Romanum, papa Paulo V regnante, anno 1614 editum est. Ago gratias tibi Deo per instrumenta Ludovici Boccherini de Passacalle ("Cello1753"). #PaulV#Caravaggio#…Magis
On July 6, Cardinal Müller spoke with K-TV about the Traditional Latin Mass and the FSSPX episcopal consecrations. Key statements: - "The implementation of the liturgical reform was marked by many abuses because many failed to grasp the spirit of the renewed liturgy and neglected its essential elements: the worship of God, the communication of salvation, and reverence before God." - "The so-called old rite is not forbidden. Rather, it is permitted to a certain extent and under certain conditions, and it is, of course, valid." - "Pope Benedict XVI made the wise decision that the same Latin liturgy could be celebrated in both its ordinary and extraordinary forms." - "The faithful always have the opportunity to attend the Holy Mass celebrated according to the older form." - "Many people may have sympathies for the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X because they believe that the Catholic faith and the liturgy are being preserved there against many of the abuses found in modernist circles.…Magis