Today, Leo XIV published a message for the 2026 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. He adopts the ecological vocabulary closely associated with Francis’ pontificate. Citing Laudato Si’, he speaks of an “authentic ecological conversion” and in metaphors such as “the ecosystems of the human heart.” The message also contains a naïve statement on warfare. “The true tools for building peace are not weapons of destruction,” Leo writes, listing instead “truth, dialogue, patience, goodness, justice, mercy, understanding, care and love.” Leo XIV enfolds an earthly program of disarmament, poverty reduction and ecological improvement: “Let us imagine a world in which the energies currently invested in war are directed toward integral human development, to overcoming poverty, protecting human dignity and reconciling divided peoples. Such a vision reflects faith in the coming of God’s Kingdom.” #newsUadwzxlixo
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Bishop José Antonio Satué - the Vatican-appointed pontifical delegate governing the conservative Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE) - has appointed a new general council for the community, reports the Substack.com-Account The Pillar. Furthermore, Bishop Satué introduced a new website of the institute. Founded in Argentina in 1984, the IVE operates internationally. The institute had lost close to 40% of its members since its foundation. The New General Council Bishop Satué of Málaga, Spain, appointed five members to the council in a decree dated July 25. He communicated it to the IVE members on August 18. The Vatican’s Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life approved the appointments. The new council includes: - Fr. Ervens Mengelle, IVE, as vicar general; - Br. Giampiero Pettenon, SDB, as treasurer general; - Fr. Diógenes Urquiza, IVE, with responsibility for contemplative monasteries; - Fr. Giampiero Gambaro, OFM Cap., with responsibilities as …Zaidi
On August 15 in Göttingen, Germany, about 20 Catholics held a registered “Public Rosary Against Abortion.” Left-wing counter-protesters disrupted the gathering with heckling and loud music as police formed a barrier between the groups. After the gathering ended, some counter-protesters attempted to break through police lines, exerting “pressure and violence” against officers.Twelve police officers suffered minor injuries from pepper spray deployed by fellow officers while pushing back counter-protesters.
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Samuel the Patriarch - August 20 Memorial 20 August Profile The last Judge of Israel, described in the Old Testament book of 1 Kings. The son of Elcana and Hannah, who vowed before his birth to give him to God. Delivered the Israelites from the rule of the Philistines (1 Kings 7). Believed by some to be the author of the books of Judges and Ruth, and the first 24 verses of 1 Kings. In his old age he appointed his sons judges over Israel, but they displeased the ancients, who asked him for a king, and the Lord told him to anoint Saul (1 Kings 8). Born c.1132 BC at Ramatha in the moutains of Ephraim Name Meaning God hath heard (hebrew) Canonized Pre-Congregation
20. August – Heiliger des Tages: Heiliger Samuel, Priester, Prophet & Richter von Israel Der Prophet, der schon als Kind Gottes Stimme vernahm … und nach seinem Tod ein letztes Mal sprach. Die Geschichte des heiligen Samuel liest sich wie ein Drehbuch: Das verzweifelte Gebet einer kinderlosen Mutter wird mit einem Wundersohn erhört. Eine Stimme ruft in der Nacht und zwingt einen Jungen, ihr zuzuhören. Donner kracht mitten in der Schlacht auf ein feindliches Heer. Zwei Könige werden gesalbt, eine Blutlinie führt direkt nach Bethlehem. Ein römischer Kaiser trägt seine Gebeine im Jahr 406 n. Chr. durch sein Reich. Seine berühmten Worte berühren uns in einer Welt, die sich ständig im Wandel befindet, noch immer aufs Neue: „Sprich, Herr, denn dein Diener hört.“ Und Gottes Worte an ihn treffen uns vielleicht noch tiefer: „Der Mensch sieht, was vor Augen ist, aber der Herr sieht das Herz an.“ Die vollständige, tiefgründige Geschichte, inklusive der wohl ungewöhnlichsten …Zaidi
German-born Abbot Maximilian Heim, 65 will step down as head of Heiligenkreuz Abbey on September 14, ending more than 15 years at the helm of the monastery. Founded in 1133 southwest of Vienna, Austria, it is one of Europe’s best-known Cistercian monasteries. The monastery still uses Latin and the Gregorian chant for its liturgies. It is strictly Novus Ordo with only few monks preferring the Roman rite. They had a difficult life under Abbot Heim. Abbot Heim said the time had come to place the responsibility “in younger hands,” pointing to the heart problems he suffered last year. Heim intends to return to pastoral ministry and theological work. His resignation comes roughly a year before the scheduled end of his second term. The monks are expected to elect new leadership in September. In consultation with the Vatican, however, the community will initially elect an administrator for a three-year term rather than an abbot for the customary longer mandate. The resignation comes only months …Zaidi
“What eroded the moral authority of the Church was the warm romance and embrace of secular power,” Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, 73, of Sokoto, Nigeria, told CatholicWorldReport.com on August 10: “The Church embraced the world and became like the world it was supposed to change.” The bishop added that Africa has “no immunity from this virus”: “The only immunity is to learn from the history of others.” Later in the interview, Bishop Kukah recalled the death of an 18-year-old seminarian who was kidnapped along with three companions. After negotiations and the payment of a ransom, the other three were freed, while he was murdered: “As God would have it, the kidnappers were caught one year later, and they confessed that they killed him because, despite their guns and knowing they were Muslims, he insisted that they must repent of their crimes and return to God!” The prelate has since named the Bishop’s House after the seminarian, while a shrine in his honor stands at the seminary in Kaduna. …Zaidi
At least 24 Christians were killed in an overnight attack on Bin Mper village in Plateau State, Nigeria, on August 18. The attackers reportedly entered the community around midnight and attacked people in their homes. Several others were injured and taken to hospital.
Mindestens 24 Tote bei neuem Angriff im christlich geprägten Plateau State. Die jüngste Gewalttat reiht sich in die anhaltenden terroristischen Angriffe ein. Seit Jahren erleben dort Christen Angriffe und die Zerstörung ihres Eigentums.
Pro-life activist Paul Vaughn shares his journey from evangelism to Catholicism this Easter Paul Vaughn, a pro-life activist and father of 11 children, transitioned from a leadership role in Protestant communities to the Catholic Church along with his wife and four of his children after years of questioning his faith.
EE.UU.: El activista provida protestante Paul Vaughn es recibido en la Iglesia Católica La lucha por el derecho a la vida de los más inocentes sigue siendo un buen exponente de ecumenismo de verdad. hmtv
Paul Vaughn: Pro-Life Activism and Conversion to … As his family grew to 11 children, Paul Vaughn gradually got used to people assuming that he and his wife, Bethany, were Catholic. They are now. During this year’s Easter Vigil, this 59-year-old pro-life activist from Centerville, Tennessee, Bethany Vaughn, and four of her children transitioned from evangelical Protestant Christianity to full communion with the Catholic Church at St. Catherine of Siena Parish in the nearby city of Columbia. Paul Vaughn explained to OSV News that, like so many others, his journey to the fullness of the Catholic faith has been a winding path of faith, during which he had previously held leadership roles in a Reformed Baptist congregation and in an independent Presbyterian congregation that he himself had helped found.
Priest Alters Words of Consecration, Nuns Appear as "Concelebrants". Worse than Germany: A video published by InfoVaticana.com shows Trinitarian nuns at the Monastery of Suesa in Cantabria, Spain, standing around the altar like concelebrants, with their hands extended during the Eucharistic Prayer. The celebrating priest altered the words of consecration, using feminine forms. He said, “Tomad y comed todas de él” (“Take and eat, all of you” — using the feminine todas). Furthermore, he prayed “for all humanity” instead of “for many.” He also replaced “Do this in memory of me” with: “Do this to remember that I am among you as one who serves.”
Ein Video, das InfoVaticana vorliegt, zeigt, wie im Trinitarierkloster von Suesa (Kantabrien) die Nonnengemeinschaft während des eucharistischen Gebets mit ausgestreckten Händen als "Konzelebranten" fungieren.
Vatikan reagiert auf LGBT-Sexualkonzept für katholische Schulen in Hamburg! vor 14 Stunden in Deutschland, 9 Lesermeinungen „Bussola quotidiana“: Dikasterium für Kultur und Bildung stellt sich auf die Seite der Eltern, die sich gegen die von Erzbischof Heße für katholische Schulen im Erzbistum Hamburg erlassenen Richtlinien zur sexuellen „Vielfalt“ wehren
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Leo XIV met Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the Vatican on Thursday for talks focused on Lebanon’s deteriorating security situation and efforts to implement the Trilateral Framework Agreement. Aoun asked the pope to continue pressing for an end to Israeli attacks and withdrawal from Lebanese territory, while seeking Vatican support for a diplomatic path toward peace. The two leaders also discussed strengthening Lebanese state authority and placing decisions of war and peace solely in the hands of the state amid renewed violence in the country’s south.