Bishop of Liège Wishes New FSSPX Priest Well: Bishop Jean-Pierre Delville of Liège, Belgium, wished Fr. Vincent Richter, ordained for the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X at Écône on 29 June, well in his future mission in Brazil and urged him to serve Christ "as an authentic disciple of the Gospel." His tone was firmer after the FSSPX's four episcopal consecrations on 1 July without a papal mandate, describing them as deepening the Society's separation from Rome while still calling for continued dialogue.
Following the FSSPX episcopal consecrations, Philippe Darantière hopes "for great goodwill toward us on the part of the bishops," he told OsvNews.com on July 7. Since 2025, he has been president of the Notre-Dame de Chrétienté association, which organizes the annual Paris-to-Chartres pilgrimage, France. For Darantière, contact between the faithful attached to the traditional Roman rite and the bishops of France is "still tentative." It varies depending on the diocese and the specific circumstances there. "We do not communicate much with the bishops," he admitted. He also expressed his hope for "improvements in relations with the bishops, particularly in the summer, when there are many requests for weddings and baptisms in the traditional rite from the faithful who are attached to the traditional rite but who are far from their usual parish." Darantière is supporting Pope Leo XIV's visit to France in September. The association Notre-Dame de Chrétienté is providing volunteers and encouraging …Ibindi
The potato is one of the most comforting things a human being can eat. Mashed, boiled, roasted, barely seasoned or loaded with everything. There is almost no version of it that people find unpleasant. It requires almost no translation across languages, cultures, or centuries. But France almost never learned to love it. For most of the 18th century, the potato was widely scorned in France. Considered peasant food at best and animal fodder at worst, it was officially banned in some regions on suspicion of causing disease. Hard to imagine, given what French cooking would eventually do with it. Then a military pharmacist named Antoine-Augustin Parmentier ate almost nothing else for several years. Captured during the Seven Years' War, Parmentier was held as a Prussian prisoner where potatoes were the standard ration. When the war ended, he returned to France with a conviction: this overlooked vegetable could feed a nation. The problem was persuasion. He won the interest of King Louis XVI and …Ibindi
Deacon Recites Parts of the Eucharistic Prayer: On June 27, during a funeral in Mühlwald, Diocese of Bolzano-Brixen (Bozen-Brixen), Italy, a deacon recited parts of the Eucharistic Prayer. According to the Missal, the Eucharistic Prayer is reserved to the priest alone. The diocesan bishop is Bishop Ivo Muser.
Italienische Diözese Bozen-Brixen: Diakon liest während der Trauermesse einen Teil des „Eucharistischen Gebets“ vor. Quelle des Videozitats hier: youtube.com/watch?v=bZPPLG4sUV0&t=2012s
If you want to receive Holy Communion while happily living in sin with your partner, that’s not a problem for the Vatican, as long as it’s not at an SSPX Mass…."
Catholics may not knowingly take part in the liturgical celebrations, apostolates, or other activities of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X, Archbishop Shawn McKnight of Kansas City, Kansas, wrote in a July 2 statement following the episcopal consecrations. McKnight noted that the SSPX's ministry "is not legitimate in the life of the Church" and that "the sacraments of Penance and Matrimony administered by them are now invalid." Participation in the worship of the "schismatic" community fosters separation from the Church's communion, he added: "Such participation is not merely discouraged but is gravely contrary to the unity of the Church and, when undertaken with full knowledge and deliberate consent, is sinful." #newsAetnoekkoi
Tibetan Rituals in a U.S. Church. Worse than Germany: On Monday, more than 60 Tibetans gathered at Most Holy Redeemer Church in Hadley, Massachusetts, to celebrate the Dalai Lama's 91st birthday and mark the conclusion of the "Year of Compassion," an initiative of the Central Tibetan Administration. The event opened with a ritual in which participants chanted "Om" three times and tossed tsampa (barley flour) into the air. Attendees also made mandala offerings by bowing and placing a white ceremonial scarf before a photo of the Dalai Lama. The celebration continued with speeches, traditional Tibetan songs and dances, and performances by students from a local Tibetan Sunday school.
"Members of the Tibetan community celebrate the Dalai Lama's 91st birthday during the Year of Compassion at Most Holy Redeemer Church in Hadley", Massachusetts
Cardinal López Romero Steps Back Amid Investigation: Spanish-born Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero, Archbishop of Rabat, has stepped back from public ministry after five adult women filed complaints against him. The Vatican has opened a preliminary investigation, while the cardinal denies all allegations. The women accuse López Romero of unwanted physical contact, including prolonged hugs, attempted kisses, and other conduct they describe as sexually inappropriate.
At least five women have accused Cristobal Cardinal Lopez Romero, the Spanish-born Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco, of sexual violence, prompting the Vatican to open a formal investigation into the Pope Francis appointed Cardinal.
For those who still doubt that “Israel” is one of the sickest societies on earth: Over a dozen women aged 20-45, primarily from Ultra Orthodox and religious Zionist communities, contributed to Barkan's report, detailing nearly identical experiences of childhood abuse that involved religious ceremonies, family complicity and systematic torture masked as spiritual rituals. The survivors, who were all children when the abuse occurred, described being drugged, raped, mutilated, filmed and psychologically manipulated through "ceremonies" led by religious figures in which family members, including parents, often participated. Victims spoke of abuse in homes, synagogues, forests and schools, often framed in religious language and mimicking biblical stories. More than one woman described being forced to take part in a ceremony where the abusers acted out the binding of Isaac, tying her up while they performed a makeshift circumcision ritual on her. One of the abuse victims who spoke on Tuesday …Ibindi
If the Lord was in the Flesh today and walking towards Rome... What would He say about the Vatican and those who lead it? Would He tell them 3 times to feed His sheep, or perhaps, "Woe to thee Rome for losing the faith." Let us remember that our Lord did say: by their fruits you shall know them, and their fruits (the last 2 popes) are a sign of falseness, but the question remains, you see, to me He will surely rip a WOE unto them, but perhaps for you is... feed my sheep. I NO longer consider the Vatican Catholic, that is what i think, as I am and you are the Catholic Church, we need to hold true to our faith in our Lord tjrough what was taught by Hus disciples, saints and patriarchs; the Catholic Church I once knew doesn’t exist anymore with the top; I got to experienced our Lord in a Novus Ordo mass, this is how I started my journey, I never knew of the traditions of old, I was indeed oblivious, BUT that doesn’t mean the Eucharist has stopped, no, well at least not yet (but i will happen …Ibindi
From the ancient Maronite village of Deir El Ahmar in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, we witnessed one of the most beautiful moments in the life of the Church: the ordination of a new priest.
[Venerable Mary of Agreda – XVII Century AD; born/died: Agreda, Spain; Mystic; Writer; ‘Blue Nun’] They mingled these conversations, or readings from the Scriptures, sometimes with manual labor, when the saint was obliged to continue at his work. Our most amiable Lady added to them the consolations of the celestial doctrines ; and thus the happy husband made greater advancement in virtue than with the work of his hands. She showed to Him the great fruit that may be drawn from labor. Believing herself unworthy to be maintained by her spouse, she was humbled, in thinking how much she was indebted to him. She felt herself as much obliged as if she had been the most useless of creatures, and, being unable to assist our saint, she served him whenever it was possible. About this time St. Joseph saw, one day, a great number of birds come to recreate the queen of creatures. ‘They fluttered around her, as if to form a choir, and sang with a delicious melody. St. Joseph had not before witnessed …Ibindi
"The All-Powerful forgot not His poor, and, while giving them occasion to augment their merits and to exercise their virtues, He gave them also food in season, Sometimes He inspired their neighbors or acquaintances to assist them by a gift. Oftener St. Elizabeth sent them succors from her own house; for, since the visit of the Queen of Heaven, she had resolved w help them, and our sweet. Lady sent in return some work of her own hands. Our Holy Mistress sometimes exercised the power with which she was endowed over creatures, and the birds brought fruits or bread. Her happy spouse was frequently a witness of these events."