Father Benjamin Okwy Madu, 54, a Nigerian Catholic priest serving in the Archdiocese of Boston, died by suicide on July 2. The tragic sin happened weeks before his U.S. religious-worker visa expired and he was required to return to Nigeria. He had served as a hospital chaplain and a weekend Mass celebrant for a parish collective on Cape Ann. An email message on behalf of Archbishop Richard Henning said the priest “tragically took his own life.” Friends and parishioners said the prospect of leaving America deeply distressed him. "I sensed he was afraid of something. He never would communicate what it was." — George Lieser, parishioner at St. Joachim Church, told ACI Africa on July 14. Days before his death, he reportedly suffered a panic attack on his way to celebrate Mass. In a farewell letter, he admitted that returning to Nigeria was "not my wish," but said circumstances beyond his control had ended his ministry in the United States. #newsWzcstejqob
“The community was only informed today. We had been asked to keep it under the strictest secrecy. That made the visit all the more beautiful, because it was simpler and more intimate, like a father coming to visit his children”, said the Abbot. Pope Leo at Montecassino Abbey
To celebrate the 1,250th anniversary of the Westphalian State in Germany, a performance was staged inside Paderborn Cathedral last year. This is one of the acts that was presented, featuring dead chickens wrapped in diapers. Faced with the outrage of the Catholic faithful, archdiocesan authorities apologized and stated that they were unaware of the nature of the performance that was to take place.
The monk who disappeared during the night of June 23–24 from Notre-Dame de Bellaigue Abbey in central France was Dom Placide Dumas, prior of the monastery. His absence was discovered at Matins the following morning. More than two days later, he was found injured in the neighboring department of Haute-Vienne. French prosecutors opened an investigation for kidnapping and unlawful confinement. French media report that he was found bearing injuries consistent with an assault, although authorities have not disclosed the nature of his injuries or explained how he came to be in Haute-Vienne. Eleven monks allegedly attempted to take control of the monastery on the same night that Dom Placide disappeared. An email sent from Dom Placide's account announced his resignation as prior. Investigators are trying to determine whether he wrote it voluntarily, under duress, or whether someone else sent it. They also reportedly found his room completely emptied and carefully cleaned, suggesting his departure …مزید
Leo XIV Visits Monte Cassino: Today, Pope Leo XIV made a private pilgrimage to the Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino, where he prayed at the tomb of St. Benedict, Patron Saint of Europe. Entrusting to the saint his plea for peace in regions torn by war and violence, the Pope joined the Benedictine community in prayer before sharing lunch with the monks.
Questa mattina Papa Leone ha visitato la comunità benedettina di Monte Cassino, dove ha pregato sulla tomba di San Benedetto, «affidandogli la sua supplica per la pace in quelle regioni del mondo segnate da spargimenti di sangue e conflitti». Monte Cassino è la casa madre dell’Ordine benedettino. Ufficio Stampa della Santa Sede
Afro-Islamic countries wishing to unburden themselves of rapists & murderers could simply open the prison doors and send them to England via rubber dinghies in cahoots with the English Traitor Class. Is this exactly what we are witnessing here?
On 19 July, from Menzingen, Switzerland, Fr Davide Pagliarani, Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (FSSPX), issued another pastoral letter published on LaPorteLatine.org justifying the illicit consecration of bishops against the will of Pope Leo XIV. Key phrases (full letter below). - "Until the very last day, I hoped for a gesture of goodwill—or at least of simple understanding—from the Holy See." - "This condemnation, wholly unjust, represents an immense humiliation for people whose only desire is to defend the true Faith and to labor for the salvation of souls." - " I want you to understand that this profound humiliation, which first affects the members of the Society, has a meaning in the eyes of God that must not escape you." - "The sanctions are also intended to strike you in a rather cruel way." - "If, in order to ensure for it the teaching of the true Faith and the administration of the true sacraments, it is necessary to pay the price of such humiliation …مزید
I entrust all of you to the Blessed Virgin Mary, to whom the Society of Saint Pius X has been consecrated in a very special way. May she always protect you amid every storm and every difficulty, and may she keep alive that little flame burning in your souls whenever all the contrary winds rage against it.
“By disobeying the pope & rejecting the teachings of the Second Vatican Council, the Society of St. Pius X is now basically another Protestant sect that thinks they are right & the pope is wrong”
Bishop Paprocki on SSPX: "The Society of St. Pius X is now basically another Protestant sect that thinks they are right and the pope is wrong”
On Tuesday, a woman in her 50s was seriously injured after being stabbed during the morning Rosary at Holy Cross Church in Tramore, Co. Waterford, Ireland. The attack occurred at around 9:45 a.m., shortly before the church's 10 a.m. Mass. Parishioners quickly intervened and alerted emergency services. The victim was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Police arrested an Irish man in his 30s at a nearby house. According to Irish reports, the suspect was not known to the victim but was known to police. The parish priest, Fr. Richard O'Halloran, described the attack as "random in nature." "It has been a very shocking event," Fr. O'Halloran said. "The people and my colleague who was there at the time responded wonderfully well. All the emergency services were called, and they looked after everything." In a statement, the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore said it was "deeply shocked" by the violence. #newsPkskyldybf
Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson Nick Shirley just EXPOSED $190,000,000 in Fraud in New York. These Adult Day Care schemes are insane. Watch as he gets this Korean Day Care owner to admit to having 7,000 ghost members in order to get paid $12.9 MILLION in taxpayer dollars. Keep exposing them @nickshirleyy
Vance Praises Francis as "Genius": In a recent interview with Bishop Robert Barron, U.S. Vice President JD Vance praised Pope Francis, saying: "I always liked the way Pope Francis would make bold statements in the media because it forced people to talk about them. Sometimes he would say things that made me think, 'Wait a second, is that consistent or correct?'" However, the politician concluded that Francis had "forced a dialogue, and he was kind of a genius at that".
U.S. Vice President JD Vance praised Pope Francis in a recent interview with Bishop Robert Barron for being a “kind of genius” at forcing conversation with rhetorical “bombs.”
If you cry, Captain, the things cry too, the things you treated like an artist, all that footballing artistry: the corner kick, the spirited dribbles. the brave, Argentine comebacks. Then the World Cup reverence of millions of hands and your gaze fixed on stormy plays. If you cry, Captain, know that Fierro's sobs rolled down his cheeks, a manly lament, pulse, adrenaline. The gringo knew death and burial, the athlete's bulging heart. And Malvinas, yes, they are Argentine!
Leo XIV is about to ACQUIT Father Rupnik: MessaInLatino.it reports that the Vatican's canonical trial of Fr. Marko Ivan Rupnik - who was accused by around three dozen (!) female victims of sexual and psychological abuse - has concluded with a favourable outcome for him. If confirmed, this would be further evidence of the deeply flawed Vatican justice system and against the role of Cardinal Tucho Fernández, who managed the trial and its personnel. The case has also long fuelled online speculation that Rupnik possessed compromising information about senior Vatican figures.
"Apprendiamo da voci insistenti e molto autorevoli che il processo penale, in corso in Vaticano, a carico di don Marko Ivan Rupnik si sarebbe concluso con un esito a lui favorevole."
A miracle in a photograph !! Take a good look at this miraculous photo, it was taken in 1932, during one of the first Masses of a young German priest. Here is the testimony of the old Priest Franz Keiser, German. “This image is not a painting but a real photo. It is a grace that was given to a German priest, on the third day after his priestly ordination, on August 29, 1932. Neither the priest who celebrated, nor the brother who served the Mass, nor his brother who took the photo saw what this shows in the most wonderful way. I know the priest who was given this grace and also the most precise circumstances and responded for its accuracy, as well as for the authenticity of the event.” This image shows in plain sight what happens at each Mass, the renewal of the Sacrifice of the Cross. For it is attested of him, “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.” Hebrews 7:17
Vatican News Documentary Blocked Following RAI Copyright Claim: The Vatican has blocked access to its documentary Leone a Roma after a copyright claim involving Italy's public broadcaster, RAI. A notice on VaticanNews.va stated that the video had been made unavailable due to content claimed by RAI. The documentary recounts Leo XIV's years in Rome prior to his election, and was produced by the Dicastery for Communication, which has been criticised for its incompetence and high costs. This incident is notable because the Vatican and RAI have a long-standing partnership in broadcasting and media production. The reason for the copyright claim has not yet been publicly clarified.
This is good and the same principle of "deciding what seeds to keep or waste" applies to modern NFP. Modern NFP intentionally plans sterile marital relations, calculating and hoping to "waste seed" in infertile soil. Modern NFP and abortion have essentially the same goal: the carnal pleasures of baby making acts without babies.
Jesuit in Jeans Celebrates Novus Ordo on a Straw Mat: On 19 July, Ecuadorian Jesuit priest Wilo Haro Rivas, published a picture of himself on Instagram.com during 'Spiritual Exercises', sitting in jeans with his legs crossed on a mat, seemingly celebrating a Eucharist. The Jesuit usually shares pictures of his embroidery on social media, claiming that the repetitive work of textile crafting becomes prayer.
Sydney's Croatian Catholics celebrated the traditional Croatian Glagolitic Rite Mass in Australia in early July, a rare occasion which revived a ninth-century tradition tracing back to Saints Cyril and Methodius.
Tuesday, July 21 – Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, Confessor and Doctor, First Capuchin Order – Saint Praxedes, Virgin – Saint Victor of Marseille, Soldier and Martyr