An African Priest Serves Rural Italy's Spiritual Needs In rural Italy, a unique story unfolds. Rev. Vincent Souly, originally from Burkina Faso, is bridging cultural gaps as a beloved priest in Prato, Tuscany. For 15 years, he's served a predominantly Italian congregation, forming deep connections. Despite his Italian citizenship, he faces challenges of acceptance. Souly reflects on his identity, saying, 'A piece of wood, no matter how long it stays in water, will never become a crocodile.' He prefers to be recognized by his heritage rather than the color of his skin. His journey highlights the complexities of belonging and the power of community. Knewdex News
Instaurare Omnia in Christo These people ...ignorance is everywhere, be it in a mountain village, or a big city...May the Lord bless this priest, and give him PATIENCE. "They warmly greeted Father Souly and invited him to stay for dinner. When he politely turned them down, telling them that he planned to visit a cancer patient in another village, Ms. Orlandi gently ribbed him. “Give me a break,” Ms. Orlandi joked. “Who are you, the pope?” Mr. Ballotti asked Father Souly to come back the following week to watch a soccer match, but the priest said he would not have time."
Motoko Rich and Josephine de La Bruyère spent a weekend with the Rev. Vincent Souly as he toured his parishes. Aug. 16, 2026 nytimes.com/2026/08/16/world/europe/italy-priest-… ByMotoko RichandJosephine de La Bruyère Photographs by Alessandro Grassani Leer en español The priest stepped into the bedroom where his 90-year-old parishioner lay sleeping in a hospital bed, flanked by oxygen tanks. The pastor towered over the bed and leaned down to move close to the patient, Carlo Martini, as the old man’s eyes fluttered open briefly. “How are you?” the priest, the Rev. Vincent Souly, asked, a bit too loudly. Mr. Martini’s wife, Renza Giagnoni, stood to the side and watched. “It looks like we’re the United Nations!” she said, also a bit too loudly. Father Souly is one of the few Black faces in the province of Prato, a mountainous region of Tuscany, in central Italy, where he has served for 15 years as a Roman Catholic priest. He has built warm relationships with his predominantly Italian …More
How odd it is to see someone asking me, what has Russia done that was so good? After dozens of posts and more than once a list of the great things Russia has done, I am still asked that question. Proving once again, that they don't care to look or read a thing that is posted. But always ready to condemn Russia about the same things I posted about. Which tells me, they are not who they seem to be. Just one example of what Russia has done. A most important one is, It's not Russia who has started WW. It is Russia who is being attacked from Poland, US, UK, and many others. But Russia does nothing. Yet! We know how Russia was chosen by GOD to punish them all. And in the end. Russia will walk away with many honors from Heaven. And we have seen how every time those countries try to hurt Russia how it always backfires and Russia is saved from their sanctions and false flags, coups, attempted assassinations and everything else. Russia and Putin come out a winner every time!
The final programme for the annual Rome pilgrimage of the Traditional Roman Rite (23–25 October) has been announced. However, there is a notable change this year: the pilgrims will enter St Peter's Basilica at 1 p.m. to pray, but there will be no Mass. Instead, pilgrims will travel to the Basilica of St Mary Major, where Bishop Athanasius Schneider will celebrate Mass at 3 p.m. On Friday evening, Bishop Schneider will preside over Pontifical Vespers at the Pantheon. Unlike in previous years, no cardinal is scheduled to celebrate the principal liturgies. On Sunday, the traditional Feast of Christ the King, Masses will be held at San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini, Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini and Sant’Anna al Laterano. The organisers have expressed their gratitude to Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, Archpriest of St Mary Major, for welcoming the pilgrims. Picture: Don Elvir Tabaković, #newsFjtfiqeqpm
Netanyahu’s Rivals Call Him ‘Unfit’ After Report He Was Warned Before Oct. 7 Attack nytimes.com/…middleeast/israel-netanyahu-2023-ham… Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would sue the newspaper Haaretz after it reported that the Emirati president had warned him Hamas was planning a major operation against Israel. By Ephrat Livni and Isabel Kershner Isabel Kershner reported from Jerusalem. Published Sept. 8, 2026Updated Sept. 9, 2026, 4:57 a.m. ET Israeli opposition politicians said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was “unfit” for office after a newspaper reported he had been warned that Hamas was planning a major operation weeks before the Oct. 7, 2023, attack but did not alert security officials. The report in the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, which The New York Times could not confirm, said that Mr. Netanyahu had a 45-minute phone call with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates, in late September 2023, and was told about …More
Tuesday, 9th September 1913 Judge Roan Urged For New Judgeship, The Atlanta Constitution PAGE 3, COLUMN 4 Governor Slaton Tells Committee He Intends to Keep the Place Free of Politics. A committee composed of many of the prominent members of the Atlanta Bar association called upon Governor Slaton at the state capitol Monday afternoon urging the appointment of Judge L. S. Roan to the fourth superior court judgeship, created by act of the last legislature for the Atlanta circuit. Speaking in behalf of Judge Roan several of the city's best known attorneys declared him to be the man most fit for the position. Eugene R. Black, chairman of the bar association committee, touched upon the "opposition to Judge Roan's appointment," and declared it to be based solely on the theory that Judge Roan was not an Atlanta man and that the members of the bar association who had signed a petition asking that Judge Roan be not named had signed it for that reason only. In naming a man for the vacant judgeship …More
[unamsanctamcatholicam] There is a well-known quote from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of Sherlock Holmes, to which I have always been partial. It goes, "When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." Doyle's quote speaks to the mechanics of problem solving—those sincerely interested in getting to the heart of a matter must be willing to put all options on the table. This is especially true when the difficulty is seemingly insoluble and defies easy explanation. In such cases, when all obvious options have been exhausted, reason dictates that we proceed down the line to those less obvious. We already know what doesn't work; our task is to discover what does, however counterintuitive it might seem. This attitude is, in my experience, what characterizes people and organizations who are truly interested in problem solving versus those who wish only to pay lip service to it whilst refusing to seriously try to fix …More
Nightclubs in Churches? The Battle for St. Paul’s & Canterbury Cathedral | SG News Is the Church of England losing its way—or finding new ways to connect with a changing culture? St Paul’s Cathedral in London is facing intense criticism after reportedly entering a four-year agreement with Fabric to host electronic and contemporary music events within the historic cathedral. The arrangement, reportedly running through 2030, has sparked a fierce debate over where the line should be drawn between preserving sacred spaces and adapting them for modern audiences. The first event is scheduled for October 29. Critics have been particularly vocal: Bishop Robert Barron criticized the decision on X, arguing that the distinction between the sacred and the secular must not be lost. MP Nick Timothy also challenged London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s description of St Paul’s as a “special landmark,” emphasizing that the cathedral remains an active place of Christian worship. And St Paul’s is not the …More
Tuesday, 9th September 1913: Jim Conley Indicted For Part In Phagan Killing, The Atlanta Georgian MAXIMUM FOR NEGRO IS FOUR YEARS One Count Charges Misdemeanor In Protecting Slayer, Another Felony in Concealing Body. Another chapter was written in Georgia's most famous criminal case Tuesday when Jim Conley, the negro whose story played a star part in the conviction of Leo M. Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan, was indicted by the Fulton County Grand Jury on two counts, calling for a maximum penalty of four years' imprisonment. The counts charge, in the first instance, a misdemeanor committed when the negro concealed knowledge of the crime from the authorities, and, in the second, a felony in the concealment of the little girl's body after she had been slain. The misdemeanor charge is punishable by one year in the county chaingang, while the felony calls for a maximum of three years' imprisonment. The evidence submitted to the Grand Jury on which the indictment was returned included the …More
Cardinal Burke told the harsh truth: what happened in Sodom is happening again. The days of Noah too. Only now it has laws, doctors, and a flag. Not “things are bad.” Not “culture is changing.” The same pattern. God looked at the world before the flood and saw people violating the way He made them. Male and female. Marriage. The body. The family. Burke named the modern version without flinching. Transgenderism. Surgeries that mutilate the body to match an idea. Sexual relationships that break the bond of marriage. Evil getting praised as if it were good. Human life is inviolable. Sex is for the union of man and woman and the family. God is to be worshiped in spirit and in truth.
Summa Theologica - Thomas Aquinas - OF THE STAIN OF SIN - EVIL HABITS, i.e. VICES AND SINS (QQ[71]-8 - First Section - ...Download, print, and above all share !to be continued
Mary Live with Dr. Mark Miravalle: Her Sorrows Are Our Sorrows Why would Our Lady, in her apparitions at places like Kibeho, return us to a 14th-century devotion of meditating on her 7 sorrows? What do her sorrows have to do with the sorrows we are experiencing right now? View this video and see.
Monday, 8th September 1913: Medical Student Is Held As Swindler, The Atlanta Georgian Hugh W. Timothy, 28 years old, the son of a wealthy Chattanooga department store owner and known in Atlanta society circles, was arrested Monday by Harry Scott, of the Pinkertons, on suspicion of having used the mails in a swindling scheme which is said to have already netted young Timonthy more than $1,250 since he started operations in March. Timothy's plan, according to Scott and the postal inspectors, was to advertise that he was in a position to fit applicants for jobs as porters with the Pullman Car Company. They say that the advertisements directed those who responded to address their replies to Box 804 at the local post office. The applicants were sent a form letter which told them, it is said, that Mr. Pollere would be very glad to mail them a set of printed instructions which would fully prepare them for service as porters with the Pullman people. This set would cost $5, but if for any reason …More
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St Paul’s Cathedral in London is facing intense criticism after reportedly entering a four-year agreement with Fabric to host electronic and contemporary music events within the historic cathedral. The arrangement, reportedly running through 2030, has sparked a fierce debate over where the line should be drawn between preserving sacred spaces and adapting them for modern audiences. The first event is scheduled for October 29. Critics have been particularly vocal: 
Bishop Robert Barron criticized the decision on X, arguing that the distinction between the sacred and the secular must not be lost.