TRUMP-PUTIN DIESEL DEAL DOOMED FROM THE START President Trump announced this week that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an “Energy Ceasefire,” where both sides would refrain from targeting any energy-related infrastructure, but it wasn’t what you think. It ended up being a one-sided deal meant to protect Russia’s oil refineries from Ukraine’s long-range drone attacks. Ukraine has no similar facilities that need protection, only electrical generation plants, which had already been targeted relentlessly by Putin. Putin didn’t have to try very hard to bribe Trump into pushing this ceasefire on Ukraine. Joel Skousen WAB.
Western Civ Lessons for Team Trump nytimes.com/2026/10/13/opinion/western-civilizati… Oct. 13, 2026 By Bret Stephens For at least the second time this year, Marco Rubio delivered a stirring speech championing the virtues of Western civilization — “a civilization,” he said on Wednesday from the Acropolis in Athens, “that we must fight to defend today with the same passion as our forefathers did.” The same week, Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, announced that the Pentagon would livestream the execution of the Fort Hood killer. President Trump decided to buy diesel fuel directly from Russia, potentially amounting to billions in funding for Vladimir Putin’s war machine. And The Wall Street Journal reported that Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, is under investigation by the State Department’s inspector general for receiving improper gifts in exchange for political and business favors. Is this what the secretary of state meant by Western civilization? In fact, all …More
Head of German bishops' conference says there was “heated debate” about Communion for divorced & re-married at the Amoris Laetitia conference. “Differing views on the relationship between canon law & the pastoral perspectives of Amoris laetitia became apparent. These questions remain a challenge”
Three Catholic dioceses in northern England have proposed merging into one amid declining numbers. Bishop Marcus Stock has submitted a report to Pope Leo XIV recommending the unification of Leeds, Middlesbrough and Hallam, which together serve approximately 496,000 Catholics in 193 parishes. Monsignor Stock, Bishop of Leeds since 2014, also serves as Apostolic Administrator of Middlesbrough and Hallam. The recommendation follows an extensive consultation involving priests, deacons, religious communities, lay Catholics, diocesan councils, trustees and Catholic schools. Nine in-person meetings were held, and an online questionnaire received 840 responses. The consultation found broad support among clergy and openness among lay Catholics to unification, provided local identities are respected. Diocesan leaders unanimously supported recommending the merger to Rome. The proposal comes amid declining participation and clergy numbers. Between 2000 and 2025, Mass attendance fell by 52%, baptisms …More
An Episcopalian priest, after explaining how awesome transgender, intersex, asexual non-binary and genderqueer people are, reveals that "PRIDE for us becomes a kind of SACRAMENT, a visible sign of an invisible grace."
I take it that the remainder of the 7 deadly sins comprise six more 'sacraments' to complete the secular set. We have moved from 'watered-down' to 'poisoned' very rapidly.
Gonzaga University – a Catholic institution – plans to host a pro-homosexual “Lavender Mass” on November 19, 2026, described as an event to affirm and support the LGBT agenda.
German teenage boy surrounded by migrants, robbed and brutally beaten. This is the daily reality for hundreds of thousands of German students.
Ein deutscher Teenager wird von Migranten umzingelt, ausgeraubt und brutal zusammengeschlagen. Das ist die tägliche Realität für Hunderttausende deutscher Schüler.
At Leo XIV’s meeting on Amoris Laetitia, there was no longer any talk of “irregular” relationships, the married Münster theologian Christian Bauer, who attended the meeting as an “expert”, told katholisch.de on October 16. The document’s methodological paradigm shift is no longer being questioned: “One must proceed synodally from concrete experiences, rather than hierarchically from abstract principles.” At the same time, Bauer invokes the “principle of gradualness”: “The grace of Christ operates not only in sacramental marriages but also, in a mysterious way, already in ‘imperfect’ forms of life.” Pastoral conversion “must encompass the entire existence of the Church, including its Magisterium”, he said. Bauer expressed surprise at the absence of critics among the handpicked participants (“extreme voices, such as the infamous “Dubia” issued by some extremely conservative cardinals”). #newsXasmydgtvz
For Prevost, a paradigm shift means pulverizing the 6th commandment and encouraging concubines in mortal sin. Abstract principles are really the 10 commandments. In this context, repentance means accepting the sin against the 6th commandment.
President of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland, has spoken out against the SNP’s decision to cancel SPUC’s fringe event on coerced abortion. “If we allow the loudest voices to decide which opinions may be heard, we risk creating a public square where people are afraid to speak honestly.”
Bishop Heiner Wilmer, chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, confirms that Holy Communion for divorced and civilly remarried Catholics was discussed “at length and with some controversy” during the Vatican meeting marking ten years of Amoris laetitia. The discussions took place in Bishop Wilmers Italian-speaking working group, which included Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández and bishops from China, Mongolia, Poland, Mexico and elsewhere. Bishop Wilmer said differing views on the relationship between canon law and the pastoral approach of Amoris laetitia “became clear.”
Was denn nun? Geschiedene Wiederverheiratete kontrovers diskutiert oder - wie sein Pastoraltheolge Bauer über das Treffen sagte - fast alle einer Meinung ohne nennenswerte Konservative im Raum.
Leo XIV appointed two bishops closely connected to Madrid's existing administration. Today, Pope Leo XIV appointed two new auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Madrid, Spain: Fernando Murga Gómez and Andrés Martínez Esteban. Leo XIV Reinforces Cobo’s Leadership in Madrid According to InfoVaticana.com, Murga is one of Cardinal Cobo's closest collaborators. Martínez Esteban represents the less progressive clergy. VidaNuevaDigital.com reports today that both appointments match the profile Cardinal Cobo personally requested. Cardinal Cobo of Madrid is known for homosex scandals like receiving a homosexual group. One controversy is his association with Father José Castro Cea (“Josete”), who reportedly lived next door to him and appeared in a gay-bar video. InfoVaticana alleged that Cobo protected the homosex priest for years. Auxiliary Bishop Fernando Murga Gómez, 61, originally trained as an architect and worked in that profession before entering the priesthood. Ordained for Madrid on …More
Leo XIV celebrated Mass today at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he continues recovering from lung surgery. The Holy Father personally distributed Holy Communion. The Mass took place in a room on the hospital’s tenth floor. The photographs were released by Vatican Media.
Papa Leone XIV concelebra la Santa Messa al Gemelli Questa mattina il Papa ha celebrato la Santa Messa alle 12 in una sala del decimo piano dell'ospedale. Ha distribuito lui la Comunione. da pagina facebook di SilereNonPossum
Bishop Erik Varden of Trondheim sees a Catholic “springtime” in Norway. In an interview with Aleteia.org on 14 October, he said Catholicism is “no longer quite so marginal” and must assume its role “at the heart of society” to “form, guide and help” it. He also criticized empty rhetoric: Words must express “a reality, a truth, and not simply hot air.” Bishop Varden urged Catholics to listen to the Holy Spirit, whose patience is “astonishing and sometimes shocking.” Above all, he called for renouncing the deeply rooted human desire “to take ourselves for God.” Norway's registered Catholic population has grown from 46,440 in 2006 to 168,220 in 2025, with much of the increase driven by immigration, particularly from Poland and Lithuania.
Mgr Erik Varden : "Nous devons renoncer à nous prendre nous même pour Dieu." Moine cistercien et évêque de Trondheim, en Norvège, Mgr Erik Varden vient de publier deux ouvrages qui illustrent chacun à leur manière la fécondité de la vie cachée. Il revient pour Aleteia sur sa conversion au catholicisme, le réveil spirituel de la Norvège et la puissance de la vie intérieure. Plus d'informations sur : aleteia.org Pour nous soutenir et faire un don, rendez-vous sur : Faire un don à Aleteia - Soutenir Aleteia
Another Catholic bishop has been ordained in China with Pope Leo XIV’s approval. It is increasingly difficult to understand how this can represent genuine progress for the Church, or even some kind of more sophisticated accommodation with Communist power?
China unilaterally chooses a bishop, and Leo XIV retroactively “appoints” him. The Vatican press service announced today that Father Ignatius Ding Zuyao, 40, was consecrated Bishop of Haimen, in China's Jiangsu province. He is now the youngest bishop worldwide. Leo XIV reportedly confirmed his appointment on 24 August 2026. However, Ding was selected unilateral on 14 May 2026 by the Chinese selection process - 102 days before the alleged "appointment" by Leo XIV. Ding was consecrated by Bishop Joseph Shen Bin of Shanghai. The latter is vice-president of the Chinese governmental ‘Patriotic Association’. During Ding's consecration, the secretary-general of the Chinese Bishops' Conference read the approval document issued by that body. During an episcopal consecration in the Church, the papal bull is read - not so today. Furthermore, AsiaNews.it highlights a pattern in China's episcopal appointments. Ding is the youngest bishop in the world. Four of the five bishops appointed in China in …More
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