The apostolic visitation of "conservative" Heiligenkreuz Abbey in Austria has concluded. Following several months of investigation and interviews with 90 monks, the Vatican has issued a number of recommendations. These include calls to 'clarify identity', 'reflect on its theological and spiritual orientation', and 'improve communication', both internally and externally.
Heiligenkreuz. For Rome, young monks are the problem, not heretical nuns without the veil
Elbridge Colby, serving as Undersecretary of Defense for Policy under Donald Trump, reportedly summoned the then Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, Cardinal Christophe Pierre, to the Pentagon in January. This was reported by TheFp.com on April 6. The meeting followed a speech by Leo XIV to diplomats in which he warned against “the imperialist occupation of the world” and urged leaders to abandon the “desire to dominate others.” The Pentagon considered the speech as a bitter lecture against the USA. Colby and his colleagues told the Nuncio that the Catholic Church had better take its side. One U.S. official went so far as to mention the Avignon Papacy (1309–1377), when the popes were under strong influence from the French crown. Cardinal Pierre sat through the lecture in silence. #newsYbhsfkutcq
Dari Castel Gandolfo, Leo XIV mengeluarkan seruan perdamaian kepada para jurnalis. Eskalasi yang terus berlanjut tidak menyelesaikan apa pun: "Ini hanya memicu lebih banyak kebencian di seluruh dunia." Leo XIV mendesak pertimbangan bagi warga sipil, dengan mengatakan: "Saya ingin mengajak semua orang untuk memikirkan banyak anak-anak yang tidak bersalah, para lansia." Mengomentari peringatan akan adanya kehancuran berskala besar, ia mengatakan: "Ini benar-benar tidak dapat diterima. Di sini tentu saja ada pertanyaan tentang hukum internasional, tetapi lebih dari itu ada pertanyaan tentang moralitas untuk kebaikan manusia." Mengenai tindakan militer, Leo XIV menambahkan bahwa serangan terhadap infrastruktur sipil adalah "tanda kebencian dan perpecahan yang mampu kita lakukan." Terjemahan AI
Bishop Hervé Giraud of Viviers, France, has ordered the Famille Missionnaire de Notre-Dame (FMND), a Novus-Ordo community, to stop accepting new members and to suspend all religious vows, following a recent court ruling involving the community’s former superior, Fr Bernard Domini. The decision, announced on 30 March, follows a French court sentencing the former leader for “abuse of weakness”. However, the community’s lawyer described the ruling as 'close to an acquittal'. Both sides have appealed the verdict, meaning the case is not final. The bishop presented the measure as a precautionary step, but it has drawn strong criticism. Some families argue that it disregards the presumption of innocence and disrupts long-standing vocations. Parents have accused the bishop of “abuse of power” and of “destroying the religious lives” of their children by preventing them from making commitments that had been prepared for over many years. Bishop Giraud has since said [=words], he is willing …Lebih
Pihak berwenang Spanyol - ombudsman Catalan dan Parlemen Catalonia - sedang menyelidiki tuduhan bahwa para imam Yesuit yang dituduh melakukan pelecehan seksual dipindahkan dari Spanyol ke Bolivia. Penyelidikan dimulai pada tahun 2023 dengan kasus-kasus di Barcelona dan diperluas pada tahun 2026 setelah adanya pengaduan dari Bolivia. Penyelidikan ini akan memeriksa kapan, bagaimana, dan mengapa pemindahan ini terjadi, dan apakah ordo Yesuit memikul tanggung jawab institusional. Catalonia adalah "provinsi induk" yang mengendalikan misi Bolivia. Kelompok-kelompok korban menuduh bahwa Bolivia digunakan sebagai "tempat pembuangan" bagi para imam pedofil atau homoseksual. Pada tahun 2024, Yesuit Catalan mengakui 145 tuduhan pelecehan seksual sejak tahun 1948. Korespondensi internal menunjukkan para atasan Yesuit mengetahui bahwa beberapa imam terus melakukan pelecehan setelah dipindahkan. Proses hukum di Bolivia telah menghasilkan hukuman karena "menutup-nutupi" pelecehan: pada tahun 2025, …Lebih
A forensic study has rejected long-standing claims of an organised network of 'stolen babies' in Spain during the second half of the 20th century. Conducted by five forensic geneticists from the National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Sciences (INTCF), the research was published in March. What did the "narrative" claim? The 'stolen babies' narrative, which gained widespread attention in the 2000s and 2010s, alleged that, during the Franco era and beyond (1950s–1990s), newborn babies were systematically taken from their parents in hospitals. Mothers were told their babies had died, while the children were allegedly given to other, regime-loyal families - sometimes for money. The narrative described a coordinated network involving medical staff, hospital administrators and religious institutions, including Catholic institutions. Advocacy groups and reports have claimed that up to 300,000 babies were stolen. The first religious figure to be formally investigated was Sister María …Lebih
Sebuah pengaduan resmi pelecehan homoseksual terhadap Uskup kelahiran Italia Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, 74 tahun, telah diserahkan kepada Nunciatur Apostolik di Lima pada 31 Maret, lapor InfoVaticana.com. Berkas tersebut secara bersamaan dikirim ke Kardinal Tucho Fernández, Prefek Dikasteri untuk Ajaran Iman, yang pro-homoseksual. Uskup Santarsiero adalah Sekretaris Jenderal Konferensi Waligereja Peru dan Uskup Huacho. Tuduhannya adalah pelecehan homoseksual yang sistematis dan penganiayaan psikologis terhadap individu yang berada di bawah otoritasnya. Anak di Bawah Umur yang Rentan dari Latar Belakang Pedesaan yang Miskin Pengaduan utama datang dari seorang awam muda tanpa nama yang disebut "D." Dia sekarang berusia sekitar tiga puluh tahun, berasal dari daerah pedesaan di timur laut Peru dan dari keluarga yang sederhana dan besar. Kesaksiannya mengklaim bahwa pelecehan itu dimulai di sekolah menengah Katolik Keuskupan Huacho dan berlanjut selama beberapa tahun. Menurut pengaduan tersebut …Lebih
The Church in Germany has “become a cowardly - I emphasize: a cowardly - collaborator with leftist ideology.” This is what Bishop Athanasius Schneider told JungeFreiheit.de on April 5. The German dioceses are “completely aligned … with the spirit of the times” and have “betrayed what is truly Christian and Catholic.” This development, he predicted, will go down in history as a “great disgrace.” Germany’s public media remind him “more and more of the state media in the Soviet Union,” particularly in their loyalty to the government. Regarding migration, Bishop Schneider said it is a deliberate strategy, “an orchestrated political action” aimed at supplanting Western identity. Migration is “also an instrument for infiltrating Europe and marginalizing Christianity.” Picture: Vatican Media, #newsZemdcmfvrj
Bishop Schneider must add: “The German Church betrays the Christian faith” —in full communion with Robert Prevost. In full communion with Prevost, the apostate gay activist Ludger Schepers of Essen,—in open rebellion against the laws of God and Catholic morality—continues to promote sodomy and transvestism. German Bishop: Homosexualy and Transgender are …
His words translated into Catholic speak is that they’ve fallen into apostasy and are actively seeking to destroy the remnant of Christianity in the West. I don’t know why he chooses to use socio - political language.
Para Pewarta Injil mengumumkan pada tanggal 5 April di São Paulo bahwa penahbisan imamat akan dilanjutkan pada bulan April 2026, setelah penangguhan yang diberlakukan sejak tahun 2019. Sebanyak 31 akolit akan ditahbiskan sebagai diakon pada 11 April dan 26 diakon untuk imamat pada 12 April. Penahbisan ini menyangkut anggota-anggota masyarakat klerikal kehidupan kerasulan Virgo Flos Carmeli, yang dikaitkan dengan para pewarta Injil. Penahbisan diakon akan diberikan oleh Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, uskup agung emeritus Ordinariat Militer Brasil. Penahbisan imamat akan dipimpin oleh Raymundo Damasceno Assis, uskup agung emeritus Aparecida dan Komisioner Kepausan. Penahbisan di dalam Heralds telah ditangguhkan setelah intervensi Vatikan yang dimulai pada tahun 2017 dan diperkuat pada tahun 2019 dengan penunjukan Komisaris Kepausan. Selama periode ini, para kandidat untuk pentahbisan tetap dalam keadaan menunggu, dan tidak ada tuduhan publik formal atau jadwal yang jelas untuk resolusi …Lebih
A Finnish study has found that psychiatric morbidity increased over time among adolescents who underwent "gender reassignment". Published in Acta Paediatrica and led by Professor Riittakerttu Kaltiala, the research followed more than 2,000 young people referred to gender identity programs, alongside over 16,000 matched controls, with follow-up extending up to 25 years. The study includes hormones and/or organ mutilations. It is a nationwide observational study, not a randomized trial. Among those who received medical interventions: - Psychiatric morbidity rose from 9.8% to 60.7% in individuals undergoing feminising treatments. - It rose from 21.6% to 54.5% in those undergoing masculinising treatments. The study reports that psychiatric morbidity remained substantially elevated over time. Even after accounting for prior psychiatric history, "gender-referred" adolescents showed substantially higher psychiatric morbidity than matched peers. Nearly 48% had already received specialist …Lebih
Hukum internasional hanya digunakan jika sesuai dengan tujuan seseorang, kata Kardinal Pietro Parolin kepada majalah Dialoghi dalam edisi terbarunya: "Banyak pemerintah telah menyatakan kemarahan atas serangan terhadap warga sipil Ukraina oleh rudal dan pesawat tak berawak Rusia, dan menjatuhkan sanksi terhadap para penyerang. Menurut saya, hal yang sama tidak terjadi dalam kasus tragedi kehancuran Gaza..." Vatikan Percaya pada Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa Lebih lanjut, Kardinal Parolin memuji PBB: "Takhta Suci terus percaya akan pentingnya Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa". Dia hanya menambahkan bahwa "veto telah membatasi kapasitas PBB untuk melakukan intervensi." Leo XIV dalam Persekutuan dengan para Uskup Komunis Mengenai hubungan dengan Cina, Kardinal Parolin mengatakan bahwa perjanjian rahasia dari tahun 2018 bukanlah sebuah konkordat atau perjanjian politik-diplomatik, tetapi lebih merupakan peraturan tentang proses penunjukan para uskup. Baginya, satu-satunya faktor yang menentukan …Lebih
From Castel Gandolfo, Leo XIV issued a call for peace talking to journalists. The continuing escalation is not resolving anything: “It is only provoking more hatred throughout the world.” Leo XIV urged consideration for civilians, saying: “I would like to invite everyone to think of the many innocent children, the elderly.” Commenting on warnings of large-scale destruction, he said: “This is truly not acceptable. Here there are certainly questions of international law, but even more than this a question of morality for the good of people.” Regarding military actions, Leo XIV added that attacks on civilian infrastructure are “a sign of the hatred and division that we are capable of.” #newsUuspftwcym
To assess the inner man Trump brokered peace between several warring nations. He reached out to Kim Jong II in his first administration and arrived at a truce. He honored Our Lady on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception with a beautiful statement, more so than did our national Bishop's conference. He always keeps everyone guessing, and I for one like it that way. It keeps the pressure on those who would do us harm.
For sure the American president is speaking like a mad mullah. Death to Iran as opposed to death to America. It's a form of dialogue that is familiar to the counterpart I expect. As to how this will shake out, it's hard to tell. Politics at that level is very convoluted. The weight of it is shuddering to contemplate. Iran is duty bound to follow just war theory too in relation to its own population as a matter of natural law.
Elbridge Colby, yang menjabat sebagai Wakil Menteri Pertahanan untuk Kebijakan di bawah Donald Trump, dilaporkan memanggil Nuncio Apostolik untuk Amerika Serikat, Kardinal Christophe Pierre, ke Pentagon pada bulan Januari. Hal ini dilaporkan oleh TheFp.com pada 6 April. Pertemuan itu menyusul pidato Leo XIV kepada para diplomat yang memperingatkan tentang "pendudukan imperialis di dunia" dan mendesak para pemimpin untuk meninggalkan "keinginan untuk mendominasi orang lain." Pentagon menganggap pidato tersebut sebagai ceramah pahit terhadap AS. Colby dan rekan-rekannya mengatakan kepada Nuncio bahwa Gereja Katolik lebih baik berpihak kepadanya. Seorang pejabat AS bahkan sampai menyebut-nyebut Kepausan Avignon (1309-1377), ketika para paus berada di bawah pengaruh kuat kerajaan Prancis. Kardinal Pierre mengikuti ceramah itu dengan tenang. Terjemahan AI
A 'Table Mass' was celebrated at 8:00 pm on Maundy Thursday at St Barbara's Church in Schophoven, Germany. The service, held around a large banquet table, included elements of the Jewish Passover meal. The only people who participated were the elderly. The parish is part of the Diocese of Aachen, which is led by Bishop Helmut Dieser.
Gründonnerstag Tischmesse in Sankt Barbara Schopphoven bei Juelich sowie Fastenbrechen in Sankt Sales in Juelich, alles mit „Pfarrer“ Hans, Otto von Danwitz
Gereja di Jerman telah "menjadi pengecut - saya tekankan: pengecut - kolaborator dengan ideologi kiri." Inilah yang dikatakan Uskup Athanasius Schneider kepada JungeFreiheit.de pada tanggal 5 April. Keuskupan-keuskupan di Jerman "sepenuhnya selaras ... dengan semangat zaman" dan telah "mengkhianati apa yang benar-benar Kristen dan Katolik." Perkembangan ini, ia meramalkan, akan tercatat dalam sejarah sebagai "aib besar". Media publik Jerman mengingatkannya "semakin mengingatkannya pada media negara di Uni Soviet," terutama dalam kesetiaan mereka kepada pemerintah. Mengenai migrasi, Uskup Schneider mengatakan bahwa hal itu merupakan strategi yang disengaja, "sebuah tindakan politik yang diatur" yang bertujuan untuk menggantikan identitas Barat. Migrasi juga merupakan "alat untuk menyusup ke Eropa dan meminggirkan kekristenan." Gambar: Vatican Media, Terjemahan AI
Pope Leo XIV has issued an Easter message to residents of Debel, a predominantly Christian village in southern Lebanon, currently besieged by ongoing Israeli bombardments and military restrictions. The message was delivered through Cardinal Pietro Parolin. Leo XIV expressed “paternal closeness and tenderness” to the people of Debel and extended compassion to all civilians suffering amid the conflict in South Lebanon. The message encouraged residents to find spiritual strength in the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus, despite the “sorrow, anguish, and mourning” brought on by the violence and isolation facing the village. The Pope also urged the community not to lose hope, assuring them that their prayers and suffering are not forgotten. Invoking the protection of Our Lady of Lebanon, he concluded by offering his Apostolic Blessing to the people of Debel and their families. #newsHyygasezja
Uskup Viviers, Prancis, Uskup Hervé Giraud, telah memerintahkan Famille Missionnaire de Notre-Dame (FMND), sebuah komunitas Novus-Ordo, untuk tidak lagi menerima anggota baru dan menangguhkan semua kaul religius, menyusul keputusan pengadilan baru-baru ini yang melibatkan mantan pemimpin komunitas itu, Pater Bernard Domini. Keputusan tersebut, yang diumumkan pada tanggal 30 Maret, menyusul pengadilan Prancis yang menjatuhkan hukuman kepada mantan pemimpin komunitas tersebut atas "penyalahgunaan kelemahan". Namun, pengacara komunitas menggambarkan keputusan itu sebagai 'hampir bebas'. Kedua belah pihak telah mengajukan banding atas putusan tersebut, yang berarti kasus ini belum final. Uskup menyampaikan langkah tersebut sebagai langkah pencegahan, namun hal itu menuai kritik keras. Beberapa keluarga berpendapat bahwa hal itu mengabaikan asas praduga tak bersalah dan mengganggu panggilan yang sudah lama ada. Para orang tua menuduh uskup melakukan "penyalahgunaan kekuasaan" dan "menghancurkan …Lebih
Uskup Auksilier Ludger Schepers dari Essen, 'perwakilan kaum queer' dari Konferensi Waligereja Jerman, menyerukan agar Gereja mengubah pendekatannya terhadap disforia gender. Berbicara kepada KNA (7 April), ia menggambarkan kembalinya peran gender yang alamiah sebagai "jalan yang sesat". "Keragaman identitas manusia - baik homoseksual, transgender, atau interseks - bukanlah konstruksi modern, tetapi bagian dari rencana penciptaan Tuhan," kata Monsinyur Schepers. Lebih lanjut, ia mengkritik gagasan "istri simpanan" di media sosial. Dia menggambarkan ide peran ibu rumah tangga sebagai "estetika artifisial yang tidak memiliki dasar yang nyata" dan "masalah bagi kebebasan dan kesetaraan". Gambar: Pressefoto Bistum Essen, Terjemahan AI
The Heralds of the Gospel announced on April 5 in São Paulo that priestly ordinations will resume in April 2026, following a suspension in place since 2019. 31 acolytes will be ordained as deacons on April 11 and 26 deacons to the priesthood on April 12. The ordinations concern members of the clerical society of apostolic life Virgo Flos Carmeli, which is associated with the Heralds of the Gospel. The diaconal ordinations will be conferred by Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, archbishop emeritus of the Military Ordinariate of Brazil. The priestly ordinations will be presided over by Raymundo Damasceno Assis, archbishop emeritus of Aparecida and Pontifical Commissioner. Ordinations within the Heralds had been suspended following a Vatican intervention that began in 2017 and was reinforced in 2019 with the appointment of a Pontifical Commissioner. During this period, candidates for ordination remained in a state of waiting, and no formal public accusations or clear timeline for resolution …Lebih
The Heralds were right to choose Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães and Raymundo Damasceno Assis, since they were not elevated as archbishops by the false Pope Francis nor the current one; otherwise, the ordinations would be invalid.