"I know many bishops, and almost all of them — mostly from Western Europe — tell me that they also want to ordain married men," said Bishop Johan Bonny of Antwerp in an interview with Katholisch.de on 2 April. In March, he announced his intention to ordain married men as priests by 2028. "I have not yet heard a Catholic bishop tell me, 'Even if the Pope gives me the possibility, I will not ordain married men.' They know this in Rome as well." Bishop Bonny worked in the Vatican for eleven years and is familiar with the different interests at play: "In Rome, they understand the situation here, and I know bishops and cardinals who support this solution, at least in Western Europe." He believes that the ordination of married men as priests is "a great necessity". "The consensus is there." Until the 1960s, a diocese such as Antwerp's had almost 1,500 active priests, as well as several hundred more who were retired. Now, the diocese has fewer than 100 priests, half of whom come from abroad. …وڌيڪ
Peace through war? Exactly: more conflict, more bloodshed. It’s war pig Graham’s logic. US-Israel-Iran war | @geopolitics_prime Geopolitics Prime | Iran War Updates
19K views · 895 reactions | Have you watched Gentleman Jack? If you have watched the hit TV show, then I’m sure you instantly recognised this beautiful Manor House. Today, April 3rd, is the birthday day of Anne Lister. On this day in 1791. She lived until 1840 and died in Georgia. | Great British Architecture Have you watched Gentleman Jack? If you have watched the hit TV show, then I’m sure you instantly recognised this beautiful Manor House. Today, April 3rd, is the birthday day of Anne Lister. On this day in 1791. She lived until 1840 and died in Georgia.
Hegseth Says U.S. Troops Are Fighting for Jesus. The Pope Disagrees. In sharp contrast to the Trump administration’s calls for Christian prayers for the war effort, Pope Leo XIV says military domination is “entirely foreign to the way of Jesus Christ.” nytimes.com/2026/04/03/world/middleeast/pope- … April 3, 2026 Pete Hegseth, the U.S. defense secretary, has asked the American people to pray “every day, on bended knee” for a military victory in the Middle East “in the name of Jesus Christ.” Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, has a starkly different take on what should be done in Jesus’s name. In a homily during a Mass on Thursday morning before Easter, the pope said that the Christian mission has often been “distorted by a desire for domination, entirely foreign to the way of Jesus Christ.” Since the United States and Israel began bombing Iran in late February, the pope has consistently called for an end to the violence and a return to dialogue to resolve the conflict. …وڌيڪ
Facial expressions and body language are more revealing than the spin doctors’ narratives. Have you ever seen Trump like this before? US fighter jets shot down, oil prices skyrocketing, no support from NATO countries, allies pulling away... He didn’t see this coming.
These are the actions and face of a man, who through pride, knew that he could topple Iran in 3 days and has found out the hard way that was wrong. Because of his pride, the world is going to suffer greatly.
Franciscan Father Francesco Patton wrote the meditations for tonight's Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum in Rome with Pope Leo XIV. Fr Patton served as Custos of the Holy Land from 2016 to 2025. On April 1, he told VaticanNews.va that the inspiration comes from "current reality" and that the meditations are meant to inspire political "change". The Vatican press office published the text today. Traditionally a penitential and contemplative devotion, the Via Crucis is repurposed here as a vehicle for contemporary socio-political reflection. The text shifts from the Passion of Christ to war, refugees, human trafficking, surveillance, deportation, the media, the economy, prisons, hostages, and crackdowns on protests. Notably absent, however, are abortion, euthanasia, and gender ideology. One acclamation reads: "For migrants, the displaced, and refugees: Comfort us, O Mother." In the first station, the meditation talks about political and economic power "to start or end a war… the power …وڌيڪ
Mark 16:15-16; He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned.”
John Kiriakou: "In all the years I was in the CIA, every time an Israeli Prime Minister came to the United States... they would say 'please bomb Iran.' And every President would say no... until this President."
Well, it's true. He's not the only one who has said any of those things. Just look at all the times that bibi has begged and pleaded, lied and threatened about Iran having a nuclear bomb. Yet it was confirmed by many, they didn't have any such thing. Not in the process. Not two weeks away. Not ready to use them. None of those lies were true. Yet he kept at it for decades. Even the democrats didn't fall for that trick. But it took trump and his administration to bomb them and obey their masters in Israel.
Jackson Hinkle - BREAKING: PRO-IRAN Iraqi militias just DESTROYED a British Ca... BREAKING: PRO-IRAN Iraqi militias just DESTROYED a British Castrol oil warehouses in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan …
Pray for his change of heart, that they will trip over their own deceit, that there be more rebellion among the ranks against this, or that they will loose quickly in God's Mercy. Something. Easter may be the time.
Albert Pike Demonic plan prince of this world Masonic Temple in the making China Russia USA of Europe NATO this three headed trinity of destruction playing with Iran like cat with a mouse . Out of ashes of Petro dollar will come NWO. China and Russia not enemies of NWO but part of the foundation Social Credit -China Religion -Russia/ Pope among equals Money - NATO (Europe USA) Capital Jerusalem Just a thought
So what happens when we refuse to see the truth….what is truth asks Pilate…there is truth..in this case it is Russia who is trying to make peace, not agitate for war….Are we so blind that we cannot see….
Gesegnete Ostern! Ostern ist das höchste christliche Fest. Dabei wird der Auferstehung Jesu Christi am dritten Tage nach seinem Tod am Kreuz gedacht. Ostern wird am Sonntag nach dem ersten Frühlingsvollmond begangen, damit frühestens am 22. März und spätestens am 25. April. Mit der Nacht zum Ostersonntag beginnt die österliche Freudenzeit, die bis Pfingsten andauert. In der Osternacht wird beim Gottesdienst Osterfeuer entfacht, das gesegnet wird und an denen eine Osterkerze entzündet wird. Größere, ebenfalls öffentliche Osterfeuer sind von der Osternacht bis Ostermontag auch ohne weiteren christlichen Kontext verbreitetes Brauchtum. Ostern – Wikipedia
“None of us carries any weapons. We carry nothing but kindness, goodness, love and prayer.” Father Pierre El Rahi... ...murdered by Jewish soldiers after refusing to leave his flock in a Christian village in southern Lebanon.
The Apostles Creed is the oldest statement of Catholic belief and apostolic witness. Its Fifth Article, that Jesus descended into hell, is a mystery to be unveiled.
On Good Friday in Clonmel, hundreds joined the Way of the Cross to Holy Cross Hill. Led barefoot by Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan, the pilgrimage,organised by Indian Catholics, reflected unity, devotion and shared faith.
The Saint-Roch chapel in Lamure-sur-Azergues (Beaujolais, France) was vandalized on March 28. Reported damage includes broken stained-glass windows and damaged doors. The Saint-Martin church in Beaujeu, located about 15 km away, was also damaged in a separate act.
Lamure-sur-Azergues : la chapelle Saint-Roch vandalisée