Dom Josep Maria Canals i Lamiel, the “Dynamite Priest” who became a Carthusian monk, died on 18 September, aged 96. Known for his energetic ministry among working-class communities, he entered the Grande Chartreuse at 55 and later Montalegre, becoming prior at 87. When the monastery once faced possible closure, Canals said he prayed before Our Lady of Lourdes and offered his own life so that Montalegre would not be abandoned. He remained there until his death.
Dom Josep Canals, una vita donata tra il mondo e il silenzio
Opus Dei has rejected claims that it took the historic Virgin of Torreciudad in Spain without permission. The Diocese of Barbastro-Monzón owns the statue, but Opus Dei says agreements from 1962 and 1966 allowed it to care for the image and move it to the new Torreciudad church. It has remained there since 1975. Bishop Ángel Pérez Pueyo wants the statue returned to the old hermitage. Opus Dei says a 1966 notarial document shows that the move was authorized. The old hermitage and the new church are only a few metres apart at the same Torreciudad site. What began as a legal disagreement over old agreements and the statue’s location has developed into an increasingly bitter and personal Church dispute.
Sebanyak 30.000 orang ikut serta dalam Pawai Nasional untuk Kehidupan yang kelima di Slovakia, yang digelar di Bratislava pada 20 September. Diselenggarakan di bawah naungan Konferensi Uskup Slovakia, pawai tersebut menyerukan perlindungan yang lebih kuat bagi anak-anak yang belum lahir. Leo XIV mengirimkan pesan kepada para peserta, menyerukan terwujudnya budaya yang secara khusus peduli terhadap mereka yang paling rentan dan berkontribusi dalam membangun masyarakat yang lebih bersaudara.
POPE LEO GREETS 30,000 ‘MARCH FOR LIFE’ PARTICIPANTS IN SLOVAKIA | SG News Around 30,000 people gathered in Bratislava on September 20 for Slovakia’s fifth National March for Life, bringing families, young people and pro-life advocates into the capital’s Freedom Square. The gathering took place under the patronage of the Slovak Bishops’ Conference and focused on the dignity of every human life, support for women and families in difficult circumstances, and opposition to surrogacy. Pope Leo XIV sent a special message to participants. His words were read by Archbishop Nicola Girasoli, Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia. The Pope expressed his hope that the march would become a moment of prayer and public witness, awakening a renewed awareness that human life is a precious gift received from God. He called on society to welcome and protect life at every stage: From conception to natural death. Pope Leo also urged Catholics and society as a whole to build a culture capable of caring especially …Lebih
Luxembourg Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich described (the Church’s two millennia of belief) the process of synodality initiated by Pope Francis as “irreversible.” At the same time, referring to the Church in Europe, Cardinal Hollerich told Kurier.at that this “process of decline is also a process of healing.”
Decline is destruction, which leads to death. Healing is growth, with strength and endurance, which produces good health, both spiritually and physically.
Setelah lebih dari empat abad, Ordo Dominikan telah meninggalkan Tempat Suci Nuestra Señora de Las Caldas de Besaya di Cantabria, Spanyol. Minggu lalu, Ordo Dominikan secara resmi menyerahkan kuil tersebut kepada Keuskupan Santander. Gereja tersebut akan tetap menjadi tempat ibadah. Properti tersebut tetap menjadi milik Ordo Dominikan. Namun, komunitas Dominikan yang tinggal di sana—yang pernah menjadi salah satu rumah penting Ordo tersebut di Spanyol—telah berakhir. Skala perubahan ini digambarkan oleh Pastor Francisco García Ortega OP, pemimpin terakhir komunitas tersebut. Ia masuk ke Ordo Dominikan di Las Caldas 55 tahun yang lalu, pada usia 17 tahun. Saat itu, tempat suci tersebut menjadi pusat studi filsafat Ordo Dominikan. “Dulu kami lebih dari 200 biarawan, dan kini hanya tersisa dua orang,” kata García Ortega kepada DiocesisDeSantander.com. Kedua biarawan tersebut adalah García Ortega dan Pastor Fernando Serrano Pérez OP, yang telah melayani di Las Caldas selama sekitar 30 tahun. …Lebih
Leo XIV memberikan Penghargaan Ratzinger kepada seorang teolog yang mengkritik Summorum Pontificum karya Benediktus XVI. John C. Cavadini akan dianugerahi Penghargaan Ratzinger 2026, sebagaimana diumumkan hari ini oleh Yayasan Vatikan Joseph Ratzinger–Benediktus XVI. Paus Leo XIV akan menyerahkan penghargaan tersebut pada tanggal 19 Desember di Istana Apostolik. Cavadini, seorang profesor teologi di Universitas Notre Dame di Indiana, telah menulis banyak karya tentang Ratzinger. Benediktus XVI menunjuknya sebagai anggota Komisi Teologi Internasional pada tahun 2009. Cavadini adalah seorang kritikus eksplisit terhadap Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum karya Benediktus yang melonggarkan ritus Romawi tradisional. Pada tahun 2022, tiga tokoh "konservatif" yaitu Cavadini, Mary Healy, dan Pastor Thomas Weinandy menerbitkan serangkaian artikel di jurnal *Church Life* Universitas Notre Dame mengenai reformasi liturgi pasca-Konsili Vatikan II. “Dengan menormalisasi Misa Tridentin, Benediktus …Lebih
A 'ritual concert' featuring shamanic elements was held inside a medieval Spanish church. On September 18, Barcelona’s Romanesque church of Sant Pau del Camp hosted a “ritual concert” by Kuyay Santosha. The event featured ancestral chants, improvisation and music presented as a bridge between the human and "the sacred". Santosha describes her work through healing music, ancient spiritual ritual, and uses instruments including a shamanic drum. Tickets cost €25. Sant Pau del Camp is being used for the Novus Ordo.
Vatikan menuntaskan “proses refleksi” dengan kongregasi bi-ritual SJM. Vatikan secara resmi telah menyelesaikan proses refleksi yang berlangsung selama beberapa tahun yang melibatkan Kongregasi Pelayan Yesus dan Maria (SJM), sebuah kongregasi religius Katolik di Austria yang didirikan pada tahun 1988. Komunitas ini merayakan Misa Novus Ordo dan Ritus Romawi tradisional. Kongregasi ini tetap memiliki hubungan erat dengan Pramuka Katolik Eropa (KPE). Proses Vatikan ini dimulai pada akhir tahun 2022, ketika Vatikan menunjuk mantan kepala biara Raimund Schreier sebagai Asisten Apostolik. Tugasnya adalah untuk “mendampingi” SJM selama periode yang semula direncanakan berlangsung selama tiga tahun. Komunitas ini menelaah sejarah, struktur internal, pemahaman diri, serta pendirinya, mantan anggota Ordo Yesuit Andreas Hönisch. Pada bulan Juni, komunitas dan Asisten Apostolik menyerahkan dokumen-dokumen yang relevan kepada Dikasteri untuk Ordo Religius Vatikan. Kini, proses tersebut telah dinyatakan …Lebih
Church decline: Scottish bishops present plans to merge dioceses. The bishops of Scotland have presented on Monday seven options for a possible reduction in the number of dioceses. The Vatican had asked the bishops to review the diocesan structure in light of declining clergy numbers and diminishing resources. The bishops, however, say the process is “about how we can better proclaim the Gospel” and “strengthen our parishes and communities for evangelisation”. Six options envisage mergers: five would each merge two dioceses, while one would bring together three. The seventh option would retain Scotland’s current eight dioceses but provide for greater cooperation and mutual support. The eight dioceses are currently divided between the ecclesiastical provinces of Glasgow and St Andrews and Edinburgh. The proposed mergers are Argyll and the Isles with Paisley; Argyll and the Isles with Glasgow; Paisley with Galloway; Galloway with Motherwell; and St Andrews and Edinburgh with Dunkeld. A …Lebih
Penurunan jumlah jemaat gereja: Para uskup Skotlandia mengajukan rencana penggabungan keuskupan. Para uskup Skotlandia telah memaparkan pada hari Senin tujuh opsi untuk kemungkinan pengurangan jumlah keuskupan. Vatikan telah meminta para uskup untuk meninjau struktur keuskupan mengingat berkurangnya jumlah klerus dan sumber daya yang semakin menipis. Namun, para uskup menyatakan bahwa proses ini “berkaitan dengan bagaimana kita dapat lebih baik memberitakan Injil” dan “memperkuat paroki serta komunitas kita untuk evangelisasi”. Enam opsi mengusulkan penggabungan: lima di antaranya masing-masing akan menggabungkan dua keuskupan, sedangkan satu opsi akan menggabungkan tiga keuskupan. Opsi ketujuh akan mempertahankan delapan keuskupan yang ada saat ini di Skotlandia, namun akan meningkatkan kerja sama dan dukungan timbal balik. Kedelapan keuskupan tersebut saat ini terbagi antara provinsi gerejawi Glasgow dan St Andrews serta Edinburgh. Penggabungan yang diusulkan meliputi Argyll dan …Lebih
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has lashed out at the results of Russia’s parliamentary election, dismissing it as a “veneer of democracy.” The senior EU official, a noted Russia hawk who was appointed, not elected, to her post in 2024, made no mention of the 1,600 drones Ukraine launched into Russia during the vote. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova responded to the election criticism by mocking Kallas’s earlier call for EU states not to recognize the Russian results, saying that “EU countries had stopped recognizing Kallas herself a long time ago.”
Another thing that might disappear is all the freedom journalist have in Russia. ‘I feel more free’ reporting in Russia – Rick … Video is included in article. As you can see at the bottom of this post, it says The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RT. Which proves they have much more freedom in Russia than the US. Rick Sanchez once said, he does not have anyone forcing him to write anything or looking over his shoulders at what he was preparing. I would think that this is more than enough proof including the many posts I have put up. Why Russia’s election results left Western media …
After more than four centuries, the Dominicans have left the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de Las Caldas de Besaya in Cantabria, Spain. Last Sunday, the Dominicans formally entrusted the sanctuary to the Diocese of Santander. The church will remain a place of worship. The property continues to belong to the Dominicans. But the resident Dominican community - once one of the Order’s important houses in Spain - has come to an end. The scale of the change is captured by Fr. Francisco García Ortega OP, the last superior of the community. He entered the Dominican Order at Las Caldas 55 years ago, aged 17. At the time, the sanctuary housed Dominican philosophical studies. “We were more than 200 friars, and now we are only two,” García Ortega told DiocesisDeSantander.com. Those two are García Ortega and Fr. Fernando Serrano Pérez OP, who has served at Las Caldas for about 30 years. The Dominicans first came to Las Caldas in the early 17th century. Fr García Ortega noted that during four centuries …Lebih
The YARN British police questioned a Christian street preacher after complaints that his Bible sermon was racist and homophobic, despite admitting they had not heard it and could not identify the offending words. He denied the claims, produced his own recording and was neither arrested nor charged in the exchange. Officers repeatedly suggested that a listener feeling harassed, alarmed or distressed could establish a public-order offence. It cannot. Section 5 of the Public Order Act requires threatening or abusive conduct likely to cause that result. Section 4A also requires intent. A complainant’s perception may trigger a hate-related police record, but it cannot create an underlying crime. Britain’s Court of Appeal exposed this danger in the Harry Miller case, finding that police guidance on non-crime hate incidents unlawfully chilled freedom of expression. Sections 29J and 29JA separately protect criticism and expressions of antipathy towards religions, beliefs and sexual conduct from …Lebih
A bakery in Chiclayo, Peru, has launched “Dulce Bendición,” a Pope-shaped version of King Kong. This local dessert is made from layers of biscuit and manjar blanco, a milk-caramel filling. The first 500, shaped like Pope Leo XIV, sold out on launch day. The bakery plans to make up to 1,000 a day in November, when Leo XIV visits Peru.
Lanzan king kong con la silueta del papa León XIV en Lambayeque
Uskup Agung Luc Terlinden dari Mechelen-Brussels, Ketua Konferensi Waligereja Belgia, menghadiri Misa Pembukaan Universitas Katolik Leuven pada 16 September. Beliau duduk di barisan depan di Gereja Santo Petrus di Leuven. Selama Misa Novus Ordo tersebut, ayat-ayat dari Al-Quran (26:69–70) dilantunkan dalam bahasa Arab. Liturgi tersebut juga mencakup kontribusi dari komunitas Yahudi, Protestan, dan Anglikan. Seorang perwakilan universitas menginformasikan kepada AdVaticanum bahwa keputusan Paroki Universitas untuk memasukkan kontribusi antaragama telah diambil “setelah berkonsultasi dengan Rektorat dan para uskup Flandria”. Ekaristi tersebut dipimpin oleh Pastor Jacques Haers, seorang Jesuit.
A passage from the Quran asking “What do you worship?” was chanted during the opening Mass at Catholic KU Leuven attended by Archbishop Luc Terlinden Islamic prayer asking ‘What do you worship?’ …
