On June 24, Leo XIV has appointed Rev. Anand David Xalxo, 50, Vicar General and Rector of St. Mary's Cathedral in Ranchi, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Ranchi, India. The Archdiocese of Ranchi comprises about 180k Catholics, 35 parishes, more than 300 priests and over 1,000 religious sisters. Born in Mandar on 20 November 1975, Monsignor Xalxo was ordained a priest in 2006. Over the past two decades he has served in a variety of pastoral and administrative roles. On July 5, 2019, Rev. Xalxo spoke with UcaNews.com about the Eastern meditation method yoga. He said that most Catholic schools in the Archdiocese practice yoga daily “to build up positive energy, good health, and mental stability.” “There is no opposition to yoga in our schools. There are instances of our priests and nuns practicing it and teaching others,” he said. Cardinal Ratzinger wrote in 1989 that Eastern methods including yoga are "not free from dangers and errors" harmful to Catholic spirituality. A Product …વધારે
Here's another really nice video....(yes, have also seen it before)... Frank Sinatra - A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim (1967) [Remastered HD] | Full Show youtube.com/watch?v=GuEwOIAEOO4 _______________________ Experience Frank Sinatra in A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim, a legendary television special featuring unforgettable performances by Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Antonio Carlos Jobim. Enjoy this beautifully remastered HD version of one of Sinatra’s most iconic collaborations from 1967, blending classic swing, smooth bossa nova, and timeless jazz vocals. A must-watch for fans of The Chairman of the Board, Ella’s effortless charm, and Jobim’s Brazilian flair. Tracklist: 00:00 Intro 00:47 Day In, Day Out 04:30 Get Me to the Church on Time 06:49 What Now My Love 09:47 Ol' Man River 13:45 All I Need Is the Girl 14:18 Body and Soul – Ella Fitzgerald 17:06 It's All Right With Me – Ella Fitzgerald 19:47 Frank & Ella (Interlude) 21:01 Frank & Ella Medley (How High the Moon …વધારે
The April 18, 2000 murder of Pornchai Moontri’s mother, Wannee, on the Island of Guam still cries to Heaven for justice. This new AI forensic review provides hope.
On March 14, a Saturday, for the first time, a woman led a liturgical celebration in place of the “Sunday” Eucharist in the Cathedral of Bozen/Bolzano, Italy. Italian media spoke of "la celebrante" ("the celebrant"). Maja Clara and has been leading such liturgies for about ten years. She works as a journalist at the state press agency. “As a child, I wanted to be a pastor,” she says. The Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone, which covers the German speaking South Tyrol, is run by Bishop Ivo Muser. In the diocese, about 500 (!) laypeople are entrusted with this ministry, nearly two-thirds are women. The Diocese has 500k Catholics and about 350 priests in 280 parishes. This makes less than 1,5k nominal Catholics per priest. Picture: Maja Clara, AI piture, #newsTaahryrpwd
This has been going on here in the United States for over 30 years. Deacons were never asked to have these services, only women were permitted to do so.
The issue of fulfilling the "Sunday Obligation" was not addressed in this article. Was it reported elsewhere that this liturgy fulfilled that requirement?
Here's a GREAT hour-long video I ran across this afternoon. I've seen the 1965 TV special before, but now that it was remastered and posted on the Frank Sinatra YouTube Channel, I thought I'd share it with others. Enjoy...Tom Frank Sinatra - A Man And His Music (1965) [Remastered HD] | Full Special youtube.com/watch?v=EiO5Ue14mvA _______________________ Broadcast on November 24, 1965, by NBC, the hour-long program was designed to commemorate Sinatra’s 50th birthday. The special featured Sinatra performing solo in a studio setting, accompanied by orchestras conducted by his longtime collaborators Nelson Riddle and Gordon Jenkins. Notably, this was Sinatra’s first television special filmed in color, marking a significant milestone in both his career and television history. Serving as a definitive career retrospective, the companion double album dominated the charts by peaking at #9 on the US Billboard 200, securing an RIAA Platinum certification with over 1 million copies sold, and …વધારે
Damián Montes Nieto has announced in an Instagram video that he is finally leaving the priesthood: “I have decided to withdraw from the exercise of priestly ministry.” He was a Redemptorist and ordained to the priesthood in 2013 at the Santuario del Perpetuo Socorro in Granada, Spain. He prefers to keep private the “serious reasons” that turned his ministry into a “very sad and very difficult” experience. Looking to the future, he hopes for “the opportunity for a new life, shared with someone, or to start my own family.” He has taken up employment within an educational community and has assumed the role of Academic Vice Director at an international institution. Montes was "born a poet and an artist.” As a missionary priest, Montes had the opportunity to visit countries such as India, Honduras, Thailand, and Colombia, as well as various cities in Spain and Italy. Radical Pro-Homosex Priest Montes was one of the most openly homosex-affirming Catholic priests in Spain. In a 2021 …વધારે
I believe that these young, charismatic pseudo-priests become priests only for a short time, to cause trouble and drag souls to Hell, then they 'abandon' their false vocation: mission accomplished.
Today, Leo XIV appointed the rector of the seminary, Rev. Johannes Zehe, 62, as the new auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Hamburg, Germany. Monsignor Zehe initially studied music in Berlin and worked as a violin teacher and orchestral musician before being ordained a priest in Hamburg in 1999. Career Within Hamburg’s Establishment He owes his career to Hamburg’s Archbishop Stefan Heße who appointed him rector of the seminary in 2023 and has now evidently put him forward for appointment as auxiliary bishop. However, Archbishop Heße of Hamburg is strongly pro-homosexual. Since June 2025, the archdiocese has been embroiled in a major controversy. Under the title “Male, Female, Diverse: Framework Concept for Sexual Education in the Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Hamburg,” a 33-page document breaks with core Catholic teachings on sexuality and relationships. Monsignor Zehe himself is not regarded as an internal opponent of the current direction. However, his own online …વધારે
"a nők érvénytelen pappá szenteléséről kérdezték, homályosan válaszolt, hogy ezt nem igazán tudja elképzelni. Hozzátette azonban: „Ha a teológia továbbfejlődik, és ha olyan mélyebb magyarázatok merülnek fel, amelyeket világszerte elfogadnak, nem veszíteném el emiatt a hitemet." Dogma: "3. Az egyházirend szentségének fölvevője. Tétel.Az egyházirend szentségét csak megkeresztelt férfi veheti föl érvényesen." Min vitatkozunk és elmélkedünk? ----- "When asked about the invalid ordination of women, he responded vaguely that he could not really imagine it. However, he added: “If theology develops further, and if deeper explanations emerge that can be accepted worldwide, I would not lose my faith over it. I am not a great advocate of women priests. But if it were to happen - why not?’" Dogma: “3. The recipient of the sacrament of Holy Orders. Article. Only a baptized man may validly receive the sacrament of Holy Orders.” What are we debating and reflecting on?
Italian historian Roberto de Mattei reflected on the announced episcopal consecrations by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (FSSPX) in an article published on CorrispondenzaRomana.it on June 24. "State of Necessity" Cannot Be Self-Judged For De Mattei, the state of necessity argument is simultaneously "the weakest and the strongest argument". His question is: "Who has the authority to verify the existence of such a state and determine its beginning and end?" He argues that if the FSSPX can independently determine when a state of necessity exists, then it also implicitly claims the authority to determine when that state ends. That would place the FSSPX in a position of judging the Holy See rather than being judged by it. De Mattei acknowledges that Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre was not a speculative theologian or canonist, but a pastor of souls: "The decisive criterion for him was not the assertion of a right proper to the FSSPX, but the spiritual need of the faithful." Can Any Bishop …વધારે
Do not lose sight of the fact that Roberto de Matteo is an historian, not a theologian. He actually has no training in theology. He is a skillful writer, and often writes about the Catholic Church. But to give even a moment of thought to his representations about his opinion on the actions of the FSSPX would be very foolish.
St. Gertrude the Great ~ The Holy Souls in Purgatory are our friends. If everyone adopted on Holy Soul to pray for, Purgatory would be emptied in no time.
The president of the German lay organization ZdK, Irme Stetter-Karp, 69, commented on the paper tiger from Rome claiming that laypeople supposedly may not preach during Eucharists. The German Synodal Way had already voted in favor of the proposal in March 2023, with strong support from the bishops. “We therefore expect the German bishops to reaffirm their substantive position to Rome, strengthen their arguments, and under no circumstances read Cardinal Roche’s letter as a cause for discouragement,” she said. For Ruth Fehlker of the Catholic Women’s Association of Germany (kfd) - that only a few days ago called for abortions in Catholic hospitals - the letter demonstrates “how great the gap is between the pastoral realities of many local churches and the directives coming from Rome.” #newsNtnvgtepdv
The superiors of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X published today another Open Letter to Leo XIV and to the Cardinals. The letter is no call to action nor a negotiating proposal but rather another public reaffirmation of the Fraternity's long-standing position. Attached is a 28-page document (English below) with the Catholic faith. This document repeatedly affirms strong papal authority adding that the pope possesses "supreme, full, immediate, and universal jurisdiction". The letter. Most Holy Father, Most Reverend Eminences, On the eve of the Consistory at the end of this month, and just days before the episcopal consecrations scheduled for 1 July in Écône, it seems to us that the time has come for the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X to make a full profession of Catholic Faith, which we wish to place in the hands of Your Holiness and each one of the Cardinals. Today the Church suffers under the pressure of new forces, coming both from within and without, which push her in …વધારે
How human torture became Israel's official doctrine Since October 7, 2023, Israeli prisons and detention facilities grew into a network of torture factories for Palestinians. Geopolitics Prime has gathered harrowing survivor testimonies documented by NGOs and media. Most of them are too hard to read. These are not isolated incidents — they're now institutionalized, policy-driven terror, shielded at the highest levels of Israel’s government, military, and judiciary. 40 forms of torture A Euro-Med report confirms that sexual violence is now Israel's organized state policy, in which more than 40 forms of torture are systematically employed. The first prisoners released from Israeli detention spoke of broken bones, rape, urination on detainees and forced nudity. As of 4 April 2024, UNRWA documented the release of 1,506 detainees whose testimonies included prolonged beatings with metal bars and gun butts, stress positions for 12–16 hours while blindfolded and bound, sleep deprivation …વધારે