Does Leo XIV use archdioceses as dumping grounds for unwanted Vatican officials? Italian priest Filippo Di Giacomo criticises the appointment of Cardinal Mauro Gambetti as Archbishop of Chieti-Vasto. Chieti-Vasto is a historically significant episcopal see in central and southern Italy. Di Giacomo suggests that Leo XIV instrumentalised the Archdiocese to get Gambetti out of the Roman Curia. Di Giacomo also reports an unconfirmed claim that Gambetti accepted the transfer only after being promised an auxiliary bishop. Gambetti reportedly intends to retain other “commitments”. If true, the archdiocese could end up with an archbishop whose attention is elsewhere. Di Giacomo warns that the same misfortune may await the Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne, with the likely arrival of another “castoff from the Roman Curia.”
FILIPPO DI GIACOMO: “IL 3 OTTOBRE IL CARDINALE MAURO GAMBETTI È DIVENTATO ARCIVESCOVO DI CHIETI-VASTO” – “SENZA NESSUN GIUDIZIO SULL'ESERCIZIO DELL'ENORME POTERE AVUTO DA GAMBETTI, PERCHÉ UN'ARCIDIOCESI IMPORTANTE E GRANDE COME QUELLA DI CHIETI-VASTO DEVE RICEVERE UN PASTORE (E NON È LA PRIMA VOLTA) DISTANTE DALLE SENSIBILITÀ LOCALI E NOMINATO SOLO PER RISOLVERE UNO SQUILIBRIO NELLA CURIA ROMANA?”
Well staged: Pope Leo XIV greeted a young Ukrainian cancer survivor, who told him: “You too will overcome this and continue your work of spreading the Gospel.” The Holy Father first met Varvara, a 13-year-old Ukrainian refugee on December 31, 2025, at the conclusion of his General Audience, as she awaited surgery for cancer. She told the Pope that their hug in December had given her “the strength to overcome the illness that, fortunately, I have now beaten.” She told him that, as soon as she learned he had been hospitalized, she felt she “wanted to come to Rome to pray for him beneath his window and return that important embrace."
God’s Servants Feast: October 17 John the Dwarf John the Dwarf is best known for his obedience. The most famous story about his obedience is that one day Saint Pambo gave Abba John a piece of dry wood and ordered him to plant and water it. John obeyed and went on watering it twice a day even though the water was about 12 miles from where they lived. After three years, the piece of wood sprouted and grew into a fruitful tree. Pambo took some of this tree's fruits and went around to all the elder monks, saying "take, eat from the fruit of obedience". Postumian, who was in Egypt in 402, assured that he was shown this tree which grew in the yard of the monastery and which he saw covered with shoots and green leaves. Ababius was a monk of Scetes and is a saint of the Coptic Church. He is the subject of a long biography attributed in manuscript form to John the Dwarf. The manuscript has yet to be translated into English.
St John the short. God’s Servants Feast: October 17 John the Dwarf is best known for his obedience. The most famous story about his obedience is that one day Saint Pambo gave Abba John a piece of dry wood and ordered him to plant and water it. John obeyed and went on watering it twice a day even though the water was about 12 miles from where they lived. After three years, the piece of wood sprouted and grew into a fruitful tree. Pambo took some of this tree's fruits and went around to all the elder monks, saying "take, eat from the fruit of obedience". Postumian, who was in Egypt in 402, assured that he was shown this tree which grew in the yard of the monastery and which he saw covered with shoots and green leaves. Ababius was a monk of Scetes and is a saint of the Coptic Church. He is the subject of a long biography attributed in manuscript form to John the Dwarf. The manuscript has yet to be translated into English.
Lazarus Peter Kalamation.com Saint John the Short Also known as John Colobus John Kolobos John the Little John the Dwarf Yoannis Pi Kolobos Memorial 17 October Profile Born to a poor but pious family. From age 18, he lived in an underground cave he dug in the desert of Skete. Spiritual student of Saint Poemen and Saint Ammoes. Noted for being short of stature, short of temper, and conceited by nature; he did not grow in height, but as his faith increased, so did his gentleness and humility. In later life he was known for absent-mindedness, his thoughts being on the spiritual life. As a test of his new humble obedience, his director ordered him to water a walking staff stuck in the sand; John did so. It later blossomed, and John referred to it as the “tree of obedience”. To escape Berber invaders around 395, he fled Skete and lived for years as a hermit on Mount Queolzum, near the current city of Suez. Spiritual teacher of SaintArsenius. Born c.339 at Basta, Egypt Died at Mount …Daplü
In 1965, there were 181,421 religious Sisters in the United States. Today, they number 33,135 with only 1% under the age of 40. Incredibly, there are more Sisters over the age of 80 than under 60.
US Bishop bans St. Michael prayer after Mass. Bishop Mark Beckman of Knoxville, Tennessee, has directed priests to discontinue the communal recitation of the Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel immediately before or after Mass. In his October 16 article, he claims that in order to celebrate the liturgy “in accordance with the mind of the Church” priests need to “catechize the people of God as we move away from additional prayers recited together immediately before, during, and immediately after Mass.” Additional prayers - including those to St. Michael, St. Francis, and the Holy Spirit - should not become regular additions to the celebration of Mass. He cited the Second Vatican Council's call for a liturgy marked by “noble simplicity.” #newsIisjgbwbuz
But at that time shall Michael rise up, the great prince, who standeth for the children of thy people: and a time shall come such as never was from the time that nations began even until that time. And at that time shall thy people be saved, every one that shall be found written in the book. 2And many of those that sleep in the dust of the earth, shall awake: some unto life everlasting, and others unto reproach, to see it always. 3But they that are learned shall shine as the brightness of the firmament: and they that instruct many to justice, as stars for all eternity. 4But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time appointed: many shall pass over, and knowledge shall be manifold.
Not a Good Look Seriously. Leo found time to meet with the Chinese Communists who picked their own bishops. He met with James Martin. He met with decorators for the apostolic palace. But couldn’t find time to meet with the SSPX. That is a fact JCS 77 (@musicthinker13) on X
Leo XIV will be discharged from hospital this afternoon, earlier than initially planned. Pope Leo XIV will be discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital early Saturday afternoon following surgery for lung cancer. Doctors Luigi Carbone and Stefano Margaritora declared the Pope fit for discharge after reviewing blood tests, a chest X-ray and his overall clinical condition. According to the Holy See Press Office, he will return to the Vatican later today and recite the Angelus on Sunday from the window of the papal apartment.
Il Papa viene dimesso prima del previsto! “Alla luce delle analisi del sangue e della radiografia toracica effettuate questa mattina, e dopo aver valutato il quadro clinico, si è ritenuto che il Santo Padre potesse essere dimesso”
Deception and inconsistencies, like with Amoris Laetitia. An alleged serious lung surgery where the lower part of his right lung was removed? Really? Then the reports about his supposed rapid recovery are completely unbelievable.
Jane Allen was suffering from anorexia. She traveled to Colorado seeking treatment. Instead, her doctor offered assisted suicide — a prescription for death. Her father intervened just in time. Jane began to heal — eating again, tapering off morphine. The anorexia clinic dropped her, calling her a “liability.” When Jane chose life, her doctors walked away. Assisted suicide isn’t healthcare. It’s preying on the sick and vulnerable.
Yes, communism which NON Russians brought to the people and killed tens of millions of CATHOLICS AND ORTHODOX. Some people ought to take out all the hate from their hearts and their lying and get rid of the ignorance they speak. What was Sister Lucia concerned about? communism. What does the Church teach? communism is a sin and evil. Who did the Saintly Popes reach out to? The Russian Orthodox. Who did the Russian Orthodox reach out to? Saintly Popes. Who did most of those Saintly Popes and more condemned fiercely? protestantism. The slaughterer of souls. And also the mind. YES! The errors of Russia! But NOT of the Russian People! As the Church has said, taught and shown for centuries.
Archbishop Ronald Hicks of New York receives the pallium - a vestment which is a symbol of authority - from Pope Leo XIV in St Peter's Basilica. 34 other recently appointed archbishops also received the pallium today (Feast of Sts Peter & Paul).
Hicks und Prevost verehren den "Männerküsser" Bad Bunny (kein Zufall): Hicks rief zu einer Kirche auf, die "sich um die Schöpfung kümmert, Brücken baut, zuhört und Kinder beschützt, die Heilung für Überlebende fördert und all jene unterstützt, die von der Kirche verwundet wurden". Er sagte, seine Kirche zeige "Respekt für alle", aber nicht für die katholische Tradition. New Yorker Erzbischof zitiert homosexuellen … - Leo XIV. traf den Homosexuellen-Aktivisten Bad …
Numbers reveal a historic shift in global Catholicism. New Vatican statistics show that the worldwide number of priests rose by just 425 in 2024, reaching 407,421. The regional differences are striking. Europe lost 2,483 priests in a single year, while Africa gained 1,676 and Asia added 1,065. Europe's losses nearly wiped out the gains elsewhere. Meanwhile, Africa has overtaken Europe in the number of baptized Catholics: 288.3 million compared with 287.2 million. Africa is also the only continent where both religious sisters and seminarians are increasing. The global picture of future vocations is less encouraging. The number of seminarians fell by 2,891 to 103,604, a decline of 2.7% in one year. Religious sisters declined by another 9,292. Perhaps the most striking figure concerns the Church's missionary presence: of 111,602 mission stations worldwide, more than 96% have no resident priest. At the same time, the Catholic population has grown to 1.422 billion, an increase of 16.7 million …Daplü
Five doctors advise Leo XIV against South American trip. Five doctors at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital have reportedly advised Pope Leo XIV not to travel to South America in November. They warn that the trip could be risky so soon after major lung surgery. Argentine journalist and doctor Nelson Castro said he had spoken to five specialists at Gemelli Hospital. The Pope is recovering there after surgery to remove the lower part of his right lung because of cancer. According to Castro, all five doctors advised against the Pope’s planned trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from November 6 to 17. “If he were my patient, I would tell him: You are not traveling. Forget about this trip!” Castro said on Radio Rivadavia. Castro repeated his statements on Argentine television channel El Trece. He said the doctors agreed that the trip would be too risky. The five specialists have not been named. It is also unclear whether they are directly involved in the Pope’s treatment. Despite these warnings, the …Daplü
These are the conditions of the pact with Parolin, through which he was installed. The portrayal of Prevost's quick recovery after an apparent lung operation isn't believable. It's just appearances to convince his followers.
Every 29 June, within St Peter’s Basilica, one of the most striking Catholic traditions returns. The vesting of the statue of Saint Peter, including the cope and the tiara.
Leo XIV left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital this afternoon, four days after undergoing surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. He walked unaided, greeted well-wishers outside the hospital, and returned to the Vatican. Doctors reported satisfactory results from his latest medical examinations. Further tests are still pending.
Pope Leo XIV leaves Rome hospital after surgery for lung tumour Pope Leo XIV leaves a Rome hospital where he has been recovering from lung cancer surgery after doctors deemed him "fit for discharge", the Vatican says. Leo, 71, has been at the Gemelli hospital in Rome where doctors removed part of his right lung to extract a cancerous tumour. afp
A new video has emerged from the devastating earthquake in La Guaira, Venezuela. The footage shows the collapse of several residential buildings, with people desperately trying to find a safe place.
And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river that the dragon cast out of his mouth. Women is the Church . River of sin and rebellion . Earthquakes sign rebellion coming to end get on the Ark of salvation .You never know the time of your judgement
So many earthquakes and disasters. One after the other. We are getting closer everyday. It is growing more and more. Yet still in the beginning. So much more is yet to happen. Will there be a time when everything will hit us all at once? War, famine, disease etc.
