Baptist preacher Clive Johnston, 78, has been convicted under Northern Ireland’s buffer-zone law for abortion clinics. The prosecution related to an open-air church service held on July 7, 2024, a Sunday, near Causeway Hospital, where unborn babies are killed. However, Johnston didn’t speak about abortion or related issues. He delivered a sermon centered on John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.” The gathering involved about a dozen attendees. No pro-life signs or banners were displayed. On May 7, Coleraine Magistrates’ Court found Johnston guilty on influencing protected persons within a safe-access zone and failing to leave when directed by police. He was fined £450. Following the verdict, Johnston said he had not harassed or confronted anyone and described the ruling as “a dark day for Christian freedom.” #newsAerngtfojc
Four Catholics were arrested in Rajasthan after Hindu nationalist activists stormed a Catholic gathering of about 70 faithful and accused them of “forced conversions.” Police intervened and detained the four Catholics, even though Church leaders say the meeting was a peaceful religious event attended only by Christians. Attacks and harassment against Christians continue to rise across India.
Leo XIV met U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday while tensions continue between the Vatican and the administration of President Donald Trump. Cardinal Pietro Parolin underlined yesterday that Rubio requested the meeting. The U.S. State Department said the talks focused on the Middle East and “issues of shared interest in the Western Hemisphere.”
The body of the missing monk of the sedevacantist Transalpine Redemptorists appears to have been found. According to Police Scotland, an as yet unidentified body was recovered from the sea near the island of Stronsay on Wednesday morning. The family of the missing monk has been informed. The cause of death has not yet been established. The missing monk was the New Zealander Justin Evans, 24. He took the religious name Brother Ignatius Maria. He disappeared in mid-April from the order’s monastery on Papa Stronsay in Orkney. Police searches involving helicopters and boats had continued for weeks. The Diocese of Aberdeen declined further comment while police investigations remain ongoing. #newsZdqcfjagtk
Msemaji wa Vatikani Greg Burke alikana kuwa Vatikani ilikinga kabisa mtandao wa correctiofilialis.org licha ya kiwa mtandao huo haungefikiwa kutoka kwa tarakilishi za Vatikani. Kulingana na Il Giornale Burke alisema kuwa mtandao wa correctiofilialis.org ulizuiliwa na programu atomatiki ambazo, pamoja na vitu vingine, huingilia maombi ya kupata habari za kibinafsi, kama vile ukurasa wa kujisajili kwenye mtandao huo wa correctiofilialis.org. Maelezo ya Burke yana uaminifu mchache sana. Ukurasa huo wa kujisajili unaosemekana ninwa aina ya "overlay" ambao hutumika na JavaScript. Lakini programu anazosema, huwa hazitumii JavaScript na hivyo basi haziwezi kugundua ukurasa huu ukiitisha habari za kibinafsi. Maelezo ya Padre mwenye taabu, kinara wa Mawasiliano, Dario Viganò, yalikuwa hayana uaminifu wowote. Alisema kuwa programu hizo za Vatikani huwa hazikubalishi mitandao ya aina ya "parked domain site" , hii ni kumaanisha, mitandao isiyo na habari halisi ila tu viungo. Bila shaka huu sio …Zaidi
During yesterday’s Papal General Audience, the music ensemble in St. Peter's Square entertained the older generation with 1970s songs: Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond and Dancing Queen by ABBA. The latter celebrates nightlife.
Ist „Dancing Queen“ ein passender Song für eine allgemeine Papstaudienz? Was meint ihr dazu?
@JANET ZIMMER Perhaps it was to awake nostalgy for the spirit of "conciliar spring" of 1960's and 1970's - long gone and forlorn. The song came out in 1976 - just a year after Montini's "charismatic moment" in St. Peter's Basilica.
Picha Nyekundu-INCORRECT Rangi ya kijani O'SKY “Tumegundua kuwa desturi ya zamani ya kufanya ishara ya msalaba juu ya kula na kunywa kabla ya kula ina umuhimu mkubwa wa kushangaza. Kuna matumizi ya vitendo nyuma yake: chakula husafishwa kiwakati mara moja. Huu ni muujiza mkubwa ambao hufanyika kihalisi kila siku, "alisema mwanafizikia Angelina Malakhovskaya, aliyenukuliwa na gazeti la Zhizn Ijumaa. Malakhovskaya amekuwa akisoma nguvu hii ya ishara ya msalaba pamoja na baraka ya Kanisa kwa karibu miaka kumi. Alifanya majaribio mengi ambayo yalithibitishwa mara kwa mara kabla ya matokeo yao kuwekwa hadharani. Hasa, aligundua mali ya kipekee ya bakteria ya maji iliyobarikiwa na sala na ishara ya msalaba. Kulingana na jarida hilo, utafiti huo pia ulifunua mali mpya ya Neno la Mungu, ambayo hapo awali ilikuwa haijulikani, ambayo inabadilisha muundo wa maji, ikiongeza sana wiani wake wa macho katika eneo fupi la wigo wa ultraviolet. Wanasayansi wamethibitisha ushawishi wa Sala ya Bwana na …Zaidi
The Diocese of Amiens, northern France, has announced that it will not renew the mission of three conservative priests from the Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon after months of “growing tensions” within the parishes. Fathers François-Régis Favre, Éloi Legrand, and Pierre-Marie Brochery, began serving in the parishes of Albert, Bray-sur-Somme, Mailly-Maillet, and Acheux in September 2025. They will depart at the end of the current pastoral year. In a statement released on April 27, Bishop Gérard Le Stang said the decision followed “a long period of reflection” and consultations with diocesan clergy and parishioners. He described the situation as having created a “deep and lasting disruption” within the communities. Cassocks, Novus Ordo in Latin The priests drew criticism from some parishioners for wearing cassocks, celebrating the Novus Ordo partly in Latin, and emphasizing moral teaching. Complaints also emerged regarding what some described as divisive preaching. One deacon reportedly …Zaidi
Vatican Synodal Reports Assaults Holy Scripture – Bishop Strickland: The report by the Vatican's synodal group on homosexuality “is deeply alarming and stands in direct contradiction to the constant teaching of the Catholic Church”, writes Bishop Joseph Strickland: “To suggest that the sin does not consist in the same-sex relationship itself is not merely confusing language. It is a direct assault upon Catholic moral doctrine and upon the words of Scripture itself.” Monsignor Strickland adds that this atmosphere of doctrinal instability is part of the reason why the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X argues that extraordinary measures are necessary in our time.
The destruction of doctrine under the language of “discernment,” “listening,” & “lived experience” is one of the gravest spiritual dangers of our time. Truth is not determined by experience. Truth is revealed by God An Emergency in the Church - Pillars of Faith
Ndoa ya Kisakramenti "haiwezi kubatilishwa na mamlaka ya kibinadamu, wala ya kiraia au kichungaji, wala sio kwa kupita kwa wakati baada ya talaka, wala sio kwa sababu kuwa mapenzi tena hayapo kati ya wapenzi hao, wala sio jitihada za mtu binafsi, hata kwa nia njema", Askofu Pedro Daniel Martinez Perea wa San Luis aliandika, kwenye barua kwa mapadre wake mnamo tarehe 29 mwezi wa Juni. Askofu Martinez alisisitiza mafunzo ya Kikatoliki kuwa mtu anayeishi pamoja na mpenzi wake "yupo katika hali ya dhambi" na ni lazima watengane. La sivyo hawezi kupokea Ekaristi. Pia alisema kuwa nakala ya Amoris Laetitia haijabadilisha chochote na inasemekana kuwa "ni mwanafunzi mwema wa katekisimu". Picha: Pedro Daniel Martinez Perea, #newsHquxsevcvr
An Israeli soldier was photographed placing a cigarette in the mouth of a Virgin Mary statue in the southern Lebanese village of Debel during recent attacks. The Israel Army admitted the photo was authentic and claimed the incident had been referred for investigation.
I SOLDATI DI NETANYAHU DILEGGIANO I SIMBOLI CATTOLICI - NUOVO EPISODIO DI VANDALISMO DA PARTE DI UN SOLDATO ISRAELIANO CHE METTE UNA SIGARETTA IN BOCCA ALLA STATUA DI MARIA IN UN VILLAGGIO NEL SUD DEL LIBANO – GIORNI FA UN COLONO ISRAELIANO HA SPUTATO SULLA PORTA DI INGRESSO DELLA CATTEDRALE DI SAN GIACOMO A GERUSALEMME E POI USA IL DITO MEDIO PER FORMARE IL SIMBOLO DELLA CROCE – AD APRILE, UN SOLDATO ISRAELIANO HA COLPITO CON UNA MAZZA UNA STATUA DI GESÙ CROCIFISSO IN LIBANO. SEMPRE A GERUSALEMME, UN UOMO HA AGGREDITO LA SUORA CATTOLICA FRANCESE MARIE-REINE IN PIENO GIORNO SUL MONTE SION - IN UN ALTRO MOMENTO STORICO SAREBBERO GIA' PARTITE LE CROCIATE PER RIPORTARE PACE E ORDINE IN TERRASANTA...
"I Am the Devil": On May 6, a man entered the church La Ermita in Cali, Colombia, and vandalized numerous religious statues and sacred images. Witnesses said he shouted “I am the devil” and “I am 666” while destroying artwork inside the church. Police arrested the suspect at the scene.
A man violently entered the historic La Ermita church in Cali, Colombia, on May 6 and destroyed numerous statues of saints and Christ while shouting “I am the devil” and “I am 666.” Videos shared online showed extensive damage inside the church.