Video Captures Cathedral Collapse: A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia on August 10. In Manizales, the earthquake caused significant damage to the city’s Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary. Dramatic video shows the massive cathedral shaking violently as part of one of its domes collapses. The historic neo-Gothic building is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Manizales. More than 160 people have been reported dead, while rescue operations continue across the affected regions.
Colombia: la Catedral de Manizales, gravemente afectada por un terremoto de magnitud 7,4 Las imágenes son impactantes: bajo la violencia de los fuertes temblores, varios elementos de las torres de la Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Manizales se desprenden y caen. Uno de los monumentos católicos más emblemáticos de Colombia ha sufrido graves daños a causa del potente terremoto que sacudió el oeste del país el lunes 10 de agosto.
Abelardo de la Espriella svors in som Colombias president den 7 augusti vid en ceremoni som speglade hans katolska tro. Han efterträdde den vänsterorienterade presidenten Gustavo Petro och avlade ed vid Santiago de Cali-universitetet, tillsammans med sin hustru, deras fyra barn och medlemmar av sin regeringsgrupp. En bild av Vår Fru av Fatima stod framträdande på scenen. De la Espriella avslutade med att be Gud välsigna sina barn och förkunnade: ”Allt för fosterlandet… Stå fast för fosterlandet! Länge leve Kristus Konungen!”
Kolumbiens neuer konservativer christlicher Präsident verkündet bei seiner Vereidigung als Präsident „Lang lebe Christus der König“. @SGTnewsNetwork @Qanalwwg1wga Mäckle macht gute Laune
Biskop Fredrik Hansen fra Oslo planlægger det første bispedømmesynode i Oslo inden Sankt Olavs jubilæum i 2030. »Et bispedømmesynode er ikke en demokratisk forsamling,« skrev biskop Hansen den 6. august på Katolsk.no, den katolske kirkes hjemmeside i Norge. »Som biskop er jeg også forpligtet til at udelukke alt fra synoden, der strider mod eller sætter spørgsmålstegn ved Kirkens lære,« tilføjede han. »Det er ikke op til os at træffe beslutninger om spørgsmål vedrørende tro og moral.« Synoden vil udarbejde planer og dokumenter, som »forelægges mig som biskop og afgøres af mig.« Biskop Hansen antydede, at deltagelsen i forsamlingerne sandsynligvis vil ligne »et betydeligt udvidet pastoralt råd.« Han sammenlignede sit bispedømmesynode med de synoder, som den hellige ærkebiskop Karl Borromeo af Milano afholdt »i overensstemmelse med bestemmelserne fra Tridentinerkoncilet«. Hans arbejdsmetode »vil dog ligne den fra Det Andet Vatikankoncil«, advarede han. Biskop Hansen har for nylig udvidet …Meira
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna and president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference attended the private funeral of Italian singer-songwriter Francesco Guccini in Pavana on Saturday. He delivered an address, published on Avvenire.it (August 8), in which he practically canonized the self-described agnostic. Guccini, 86, had described himself as an “agnostic possibilist.” Zuppi, who was his friend, recalled that the singer had once told him he wanted the cardinal present at his funeral. Addressing Guccini directly, Cardinal Zuppi imagined what the deceased might now be seeing: “We do not know precisely … what you see: the fullness of that light which, in reality, you had already sensed from here and which you were able to glimpse in the poignant and infinite beauty of life.” Cardinal Zuppi portrayed Guccini’s agnostic doubt positively, as an honest search for truth. “Doubt was your way of standing before things without cheating, with integrity,” he said. “You never stopped asking and listening.” …Meira
Taybeh får inte försvinna i tystnad. Taybeh, den sista helt kristna staden i Palestina, har under flera månader utsatts för attacker från israeliska bosättare. Den 5 augusti trängde sig bosättare in på en kristen familjs tomt, som tillhör den lokala församlingen, klippte upp stängslet och släppte in en fårhjord på familjens mark. Händelsen följer på rapporter om bränder, skador på jordbruksmark och upprepade intrång på privat egendom. Cirka 1 200 kristna bor kvar i Taybeh, en stad på Västbanken som traditionellt förknippas med det bibliska Efraim. Församlingsprästen Bashar Fawadleh har vädjat om internationell uppmärksamhet: ”Glöm inte Taybeh! Taybeh får inte försvinna i tystnad.”
Tajbeh, the last fully Christian town in Palestine, has been subjected to attacks and intimidation by Israeli settlers for months. Residents fear that the pressure will force more families to leave their homes and land. The village, located east of Ramallah in the West Bank, is identified with the biblical Ephraim. According to tradition, Jesus and his disciples found refuge there. Recently, there have been repeated incursions onto private properties and farmland. On August 5, settlers entered the property of a family belonging to the parish, destroyed the fence, and brought a flock of sheep onto the land. Such actions are systematic in nature and are intended to instill fear and force Palestinians to leave their land. There have also been instances of arson, destruction of fields, roadblocks, and restrictions on freedom of movement. “We feel forgotten; we feel alone,” he emphasizes, appealing to the international community for concrete protection of the civilian population and political …Meira
The Peruvian naturalization file of Robert Prevost preserves a handwritten letter in which he expressed his desire to remain in Peru “for the rest of my life.” The documentation, held by Peru’s National Superintendency of Migration, records the process through which the American-born Prevost obtained Peruvian citizenship in 2015 after years of pastoral work in the country. According to TVPerú Noticias, Prevost submitted his application in 2015 and addressed a handwritten letter to then-President Ollanta Humala explaining his ties to Peru and formally requesting nationality. As part of the naturalization process, Prevost also underwent an examination on Peruvian history, geography and culture. Héctor Pérez, head of Migraciones’ General Archive, said the future pope achieved an exceptionally high result. The essential details of Prevost’s naturalization are confirmed by official Peruvian records. Supreme Resolution No. 157-2015-IN, dated August 17, 2015, states that Prevost applied for …Meira
I dag modtog pave Leo XIV kardinal Willem Jacobus Eijk, 73, fra Utrecht, til audiens. AdVaticanum.com rapporterede, at audiens finder sted på baggrund af fornyet opmærksomhed omkring kardinalens helbred. Kardinal Eijk var fraværende ved begge de ekstraordinære konsistorier, som pave Leo XIV indkaldte til i år, i januar og juni, og hans fravær ved mødet i juni blev angivet som helbredsrelateret. Hans helbredsproblemer går mere end to årtier tilbage. I 2001, mens han var biskop i Groningen, fik han et infarkt i hjernestammen. En af de varige følger heraf var svære smerter i ansigtet. Den 2. marts 2020 offentliggjorde ærkebispedømmet i Utrecht uddrag fra et brev, som kardinal Eijk havde sendt samme dag til medlemmerne af de pastorale teams. Brevet omhandlede den behandling, han havde gennemgået i udlandet for de ansigtssmerter, der skyldtes hans hjernestammeinfarkt i 2001. Kardinal Eijk skrev: »Jeg har aldrig udtalt mig offentligt om disse ansigtssmerter, fordi jeg ønskede at forhindre, at …Meira
Bishop Fredrik Hansen of Oslo plans the first diocesan synod in Oslo before the 2030 jubilee of St. Olaf. “A diocesan synod is not a democratic assembly,” Bishop Hansen wrote on August 6 on Katolsk.no, the website of the Catholic Church in Norway. “As bishop, I am also obliged to exclude from the synod anything that contradicts or calls into question the doctrine of the Church,” he added. “It is not for us to decide on matters of faith and morals.” The synod will arrive at plans and documents that are “presented to me as bishop and brought to a decision by me.” Bishop Hansen indicated that participation in the assemblies would probably resemble “a considerably expanded pastoral council.” He compared his diocesan synod with the synods held by St Archbishop Charles Borromeo of Milan “in accordance with the provisions of the Council of Trent.” However, his working method “will resemble that of the Second Vatican Council,” he threatened. Bishop Hansen recently extended permission for the …Meira
A clever but meaningless pronouncement. Pope Leo XIV would feel quite comfortable in offering similar assurances. The problem with Conciliarism is that the teachings of the Second Vatican Council have allowed the Modernist leaders to determine what "contradicts or calls into question the doctrine of the Church." They call it a "living" Magisterium.
Kardinal Matteo Zuppi fra Bologna, som er president i den italienske biskopskonferansen, deltok lørdag i den private begravelsen til den italienske sangeren og låtskriveren Francesco Guccini i Pavana. Han holdt en tale, publisert på Avvenire.it (8. august), der han praktisk talt kanoniserte den selvutnevnte agnostikeren. Guccini, 86, hadde beskrevet seg selv som en «agnostisk possibilist». Zuppi, som var hans venn, minnet om at sangeren en gang hadde fortalt ham at han ønsket at kardinalen skulle være til stede ved begravelsen hans. Kardinal Zuppi henvendte seg direkte til Guccini og forestilte seg hva den avdøde kanskje nå ser: «Vi vet ikke nøyaktig … hva du ser: fylden av det lyset som du i virkeligheten allerede hadde anet herfra, og som du kunne skimte i livets gripende og uendelige skjønnhet.» Kardinal Zuppi fremstilte Guccinis agnostiske tvil i et positivt lys, som en ærlig søken etter sannheten. «Tvil var din måte å forholde deg til ting på uten å jukse, med integritet,» sa han.…Meira
Today, Leo XIV appointed Monsignor Piotr Pytłowany, 57, as the new Bishop of Karaganda, Kazakhstan. He is a fidei donum missionary priest of the Polish Archdiocese of Przemyśl. Kazakh Catholicism is small and deeply marked by Soviet persecution, particularly in Karaganda with a strong consciousness of the martyrs. Liturgical practice is pious and Communion in the hand forbidden. Monsignor Pytłowany has worked for decades within the tiny and very Catholic Kazakh hierarchy. Unlike Bishop Schneider, Pytłowany publicly embraced the 2022 Astana interreligious Congress with Francis and spoke - in language reminiscent of the Abu Dhabi fraternity approach - of Kazakhstan’s “beautiful diversity of religious confessions.” Background on Karaganda Karaganda is famous for its Catholicism, connected with Bishop Jan Paweł Lenga, 76. From 1991–1999, Bishop Lenga was Apostolic Administrator of the entire Kazakhstan. After Catholic structures were reorganized in 1999, he became Bishop of Karaganda until …Meira
Kardinal Matteo Zuppi från Bologna, ordförande för den italienska biskopskonferensen, närvarade på lördagen vid den privata begravningen av den italienske singer-songwritern Francesco Guccini i Pavana. Han höll ett tal, publicerat på Avvenire.it (8 augusti), där han praktiskt taget helgonförklarade den självutnämnde agnostikern. Guccini, 86 år, hade beskrivit sig själv som en ”agnostisk possibilist”. Zuppi, som var hans vän, erinrade sig att sångaren en gång hade sagt till honom att han ville att kardinalen skulle närvara vid hans begravning. Kardinal Zuppi vände sig direkt till Guccini och föreställde sig vad den avlidne nu kanske ser: ”Vi vet inte exakt … vad du ser: fullheten av det ljus som du i själva verket redan hade anat härifrån och som du kunde skymta i livets gripande och oändliga skönhet.” Kardinal Zuppi beskrev Guccinis agnostiska tvivel i positiva ordalag, som en ärlig sökande efter sanningen. ”Tvivel var ditt sätt att förhålla dig till saker och ting utan att fuska, med …Meira
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Marian Eleganti criticizes on his blog Leo XIV’s July 31 audience with Patti Smith, 80 - a pro-abortion and pro-homosexual singer from Chicago: “The harmless encounter - which I imagine consisted mainly of an exchange of pleasantries, with hardly anything of great importance to the Church being discussed - raises questions for me.” His main argument concerning the 'decline of the Petrine office' is that the papal office has been overshadowed by the personalities of individual popes: Too much informality and media exposure. Bishop Eleganti criticizes spontaneous interviews, informal remarks, celebrity meetings, photo opportunities, travel, and highly publicized personal gestures. These can make the pope appear to be an international celebrity or a member of the establishment rather than a teacher of the faith. Private audiences send messages. Meetings and photo opportunities with people who publicly oppose Catholic teaching may be interpreted as approval or …Meira
Clot shot murdered 82% of babies in the womb before 20 weeks. Clot shot was also made with aborted fetal cells. Last pope called taking the clot shot "an act of love". This pope fully supported the last guy in this. Sick. Sick. The church is infiltrated and sick beyond words. Jesus save us from this nightmare. Purify your Church.
Today, Pope Leo XIV received Cardinal Willem Jacobus Eijk, 73, of Utrecht, in audience. AdVaticanum.com reported that the audience comes amid renewed attention to the cardinal’s health. Cardinal Eijk was absent from both extraordinary consistories convened by Pope Leo XIV this year, in January and June, with his absence from the June gathering reported as health-related. His health problems stretch back more than two decades. In 2001, while serving as Bishop of Groningen, he suffered a brainstem infarction. One of its lasting consequences was severe facial pain. On March 2, 2020, the Archdiocese of Utrecht published excerpts from a letter Cardinal Eijk had sent that day to members of pastoral teams. The letter concerned treatment he had undergone abroad for the facial pain caused by his 2001 brainstem infarction. Cardinal Eijk wrote: “I never made public statements about this facial pain, because I wanted to prevent people from sparing me because of it and from being reluctant to call …Meira
British Catholic Prime Minister Andy Burnham is "a non-Catholic Catholic kind of guy", UK-based writer Steven Tucker argues on August 7 on CrisisMagazine.com. Burnham has absorbed a specifically left-wing, Liverpool strain of Catholic Social Teaching that is socialism in disguise. Main points: Archbishop Derek Worlock (1920–1996) of Liverpool had a significant influence on Burnham during his youth. As an altar boy, Burnham played tapes of Worlock's sermons in which he criticised the central government for neglecting the North West. Burnham considered the "vast majority" of staff at his Catholic schools to be Labour supporters who encouraged him in that direction. In 2012, Burnham said that "what I used to read in the catechism - the realisation of it on Earth - was the Labour Party'. He has campaigned, voted and marched for homosex "marriage", homosex adoption and gender policies. He has even supported male access to women's facilities. While mayor of Manchester, he took part in a city …Meira
Kardinal Matteo Zuppi fra Bologna, der er formand for det italienske bispekonvent, deltog lørdag i den private begravelse af den italienske singer-songwriter Francesco Guccini i Pavana. Han holdt en tale, der blev offentliggjort på Avvenire.it (8. august), hvor han nærmest kanoniserede den selvudnævnte agnostiker. Guccini, der blev 86 år, havde beskrevet sig selv som en »agnostisk possibilist«. Zuppi, der var hans ven, mindede om, at sangeren engang havde fortalt ham, at han ønskede, at kardinalen skulle være til stede ved hans begravelse. Kardinal Zuppi henvendte sig direkte til Guccini og forestillede sig, hvad den afdøde måske nu ser: »Vi ved ikke præcist … hvad du ser: fylden af det lys, som du i virkeligheden allerede havde fornemmet herfra, og som du kunne skimte i livets rørende og uendelige skønhed.« Kardinal Zuppi fremstillede Guccinis agnostiske tvivl i et positivt lys som en ærlig søgen efter sandheden. »Tvivlen var din måde at forholde dig til tingene på uden at snyde, med …Meira
Vatikanens motivering till förbudet mot predikningar av lekmän är ”inte helt konsekvent”, sade biskop Peter Kohlgraf från Mainz till Katholisch.de den 11 augusti. ”I brevet från liturgiprefekten står det att endast den präst som firar mässan får predika. Men om man drar den logiska slutsatsen av detta skulle det innebära att inte heller en medfirande präst eller en assisterande diakon borde få predika.” Lekmannapredikan är inget problem I stiftet Mainz har sporadisk predikan av lekmän blivit en etablerad praxis och biskop Kohlgraf har ingen avsikt att ändra på det. I vissa församlingar ”är det sed att lekmän predikar”, sade han. ”Om jag får höra talas om det kommer jag inte att vidta disciplinära åtgärder eller utdöma kyrkorättsliga sanktioner.” ”Anmälningar” är ett problem Biskop Kohlgraf är orolig för att direktivet från Rom skulle kunna uppmuntra till ”anmälningar”: ”Det finns människor som anmäler liturgiska överträdelser direkt till biskopen och skriver direkt till mig. Det har hänt …Meira