Mónica Astorga spent almost 40 years as a Discalced Carmelite nun in Argentina and became prioress of her convent in Neuquén. She became internationally known for her work with transvestites because of Pope Francis' encouragement. Astorga meanwhile left the convent and trained in hairdressing. The Vatican formally accepted her departure from the Discalced Carmelites in 2024. She “still” considers herself a believer – yet without attending a Eucharist regularly. Long Connection with Bergoglio Her connection with Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the future Pope Francis, began much earlier. Astorga says she met him when he was a Jesuit in Buenos Aires in 1987, nearly two decades before she began working with transvestites. She later described Bergoglio's support for her as “unconditional.” Beginning Her Work with Transvestites Astorga began assisting transvestites in 2006, after one such guy sought help in a parish. Her clientele included prostitutes, people living with HIV, and impoverished or …Ebisinga
On August 15th, we will celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Here you can view the proclamation of this dogma by Pope Pius XII. Find more information in our blog post: Vea a Pio XII proclamar la Asunción
Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as president of Colombia on August 7 in a ceremony reflecting his Catholic faith. Succeeding left-wing President Gustavo Petro, he took the oath at Santiago de Cali University, accompanied by his wife, their four children, and members of his government team. An image of Our Lady of Fatima stood prominently on the stage. De la Espriella concluded by asking God to bless his children and declaring: “Everything for the homeland… Stand firm for the homeland! Long live Christ the King!”
Kolumbiens neuer konservativer christlicher Präsident verkündet bei seiner Vereidigung als Präsident „Lang lebe Christus der König“. @SGTnewsNetwork @Qanalwwg1wga Mäckle macht gute Laune
The Vatican's reasoning for the ban on lay preaching is "not entirely consistent," Bishop Peter Kohlgraf of Mainz told Katholisch.de on August 11. "The letter from the Prefect for Liturgy states that only the priest celebrating Mass may preach. But taken to its logical conclusion, that would mean a concelebrating priest or an assisting deacon shouldn't be allowed to preach either." Lay Preaching Is No Problem In the Diocese of Mainz, occasional lay preaching has become an established practice and Bishop Kohlgraf has no intention of changing that. In some parishes, "it is customary for laypeople to preach," he said. "If I hear about it, I won't take disciplinary action or impose canonical sanctions." "Denunciations" Are a Problem Bishop Kohlgraf is concerned that the directive from Rome could encourage "denunciations": "There are people who report liturgical violations straight to the bishop and write directly to me. That happened before too - individual people would complain to me - but …Ebisinga
"The letter from the Prefect for Liturgy states that only the priest celebrating Mass may preach. But taken to its logical conclusion, that would mean a concelebrating priest or an assisting deacon shouldn't be allowed to preach either." Even a blind squirrel will find a nut every once in a while. So the Prefect for Liturgy is careless to the point of being goofy. But what self-respecting Catholic, much less a bishop, can use this for an excuse?
Bishop Peter Kohlgraf of Mainz criticised the Vatican’s June 17 ruling upholding the ban on lay preaching at Mass as “not entirely coherent”. He noted that lay preaching has become common practice and said he would neither intervene nor impose canonical sanctions.
“Piracy and robbery” against Russian maritime trade will not go unanswered, the president has said They left out the two trump stole. Russia could seize ships carrying Western cargo in retaliation for similar actions against Russian maritime trade, President Vladimir Putin has warned. There have been several incidents in recent months in which Western militaries have seized vessels that their governments accused of being part of a so-called Russian ‘shadow fleet’. Putin warned on Wednesday during a meeting with Pacific Fleet commanders that Moscow could take retaliatory measures wherever it deemed necessary. “Some nations are violating the Law of the Sea by trying to restrict the movement of our civilian traders. They recently came up with the idea of seizing our ships and selling off our plundered property. This is certainly nothing short of piracy and robbery,” Putin said. “If such a policy is implemented in practice, we will be forced to take mirror responses. And not necessarily in …Ebisinga
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 …Ebisinga
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.
Jamais Vu @boot15_vu ”‘We possibly have the most corrupt country in the world…’ Those are the words that open this interview. What follows is both compelling and deeply disturbing. Well worth watching.
New Apostolate for the Roman rite in Canada: The Institute of the Good Shepherd (IBP) has established a new apostolate for the traditional Roman Rite in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, with the permission of Archbishop Guy Desrochers. The first Mass was celebrated on July 19. The IBP was founded in 2006 by five former priests of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX/FSSPX). This appears to be its first foundation in Canada.
New TLM mission established by Archbishop Guy Desrochers: Pictures is the solemn High Mass in Moncton, Canada, offered by Fr. Luis Gabriel Barrero, IBP, Superior General of the Institute of the Good Shepherd
Ukrainian soldiers report critical conditions on the front lines. A brigade commander claims his troops have gone months without rotation or regular supplies of water, food, and medicine. A group of Ukrainian soldiers took to social media to say they were forced to drink their own urine due to Kiev’s failure to rotate or provide them with supplies. The soldiers urged Ukraine’s recently appointed top general, Mikhail Drapaty, to intervene, claiming their immediate command ignored their pleas. The scandal erupted on Tuesday when the soldiers, claiming to be a fire support platoon with the 121st Territorial Defense Brigade, published their address on social media. The video features several men sitting inside a dark room, likely a basement, with the platoon commander, who identified himself as Anatoly Sischuk, reading out the address. Sischuk claimed that his platoon was in one position in Zaporozhye Region, Russia for nearly four months, despite their command initially promising the unit …Ebisinga
A group of Ukrainian soldiers took to social media to say they were forced to drink their own urine due to Kiev’s failure to rotate or provide them with supplies. This is not the first time the Ukrainian soldiers had to drink their urine. But this time, they took to social media to complain. Letting the world know how they are treated. Some can "try" to suppress this sort of thing to prevent us from knowing. But sooner or later it's revealed for most to know.
War was a project to kill Catholics. Ukrainian Bolsheviks goading Russia endlessly since the fall of communism. Without the Fatima request heeded. Coming to western Europe too I guess soon too. Maybe via from the south also by goading Muslims by the Bolshevik satellite phony israel.
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.
Priest Clings to Cathedral Column as Earthquake Strikes: The video captured a priest clinging to a column as an earthquake struck western Colombia on August 10. He was celebrating a Eucharist inside the historic Cathedral Basilica of Manizales when the violent shaking began. The cathedral suffered serious damage, including the collapse of one of its side towers. Historically, priests were taught not to abandon the celebration of Mass even during emergencies.
El terremoto de magnitud 7.4 en Colombia El terremoto de magnitud 7.4 en Colombia agarró desprevenidos a los ciudadanos. Un padre que celebraba la santa misa en la Catedral de Manizales se aferró a una columna del templo. Posteriormente, una de las torres de la catedral se inclinó ante el temor de los transeúntes. Noticias del Perú y actualidad, política. Sigue nuestras noticias, entrevistas y novedades desde todas nuestras plataformas digitales: Facebook → facebook.com/Exitosanoticias
French Film Turns Catholic Faith Into "Joke": The French film Tombé du ciel, due in cinemas on August 12, follows Ilyes, a young Muslim from Roubaix who ends up at a Catholic boarding school in Burgundy, where his unfamiliarity with Catholic beliefs and practices becomes a recurring source of blasphemies about the faith. In one sequence, Ilyes, unable to have breakfast, casually eats unconsecrated hosts from a packet intended for Sunday Mass. “He is eating the whole Body of Christ!” another character exclaims, referring to the Catholic belief in the Eucharist. Ilyes responds by joking that people should not say he has “eaten people.” He is then ordered to go immediately to confession, which becomes another “joke” when he mistakes the confessional for a cupboard.
A BOYCOTTER : Le film "Tombé du ciel" - Il n’y a rien d’innocent dans ce genre de film, qui sortira le 12 août prochain, il participe à cette banalisation qui transforme progressivement le christianisme, ses religieux, ses rites et jusqu’à l’eucharistie en objets de dérision
World’s Oldest Trappist Monk, 108, Survivor of Communist Persecution, Has Died. Fr. Benedict Chao, the world’s oldest Trappist monk, died on July 31 at Our Lady of Joy Abbey on Lantau Island, Hong Kong, at the age of 108. Born in Hebei, China, in 1918, Chao entered monastic life in 1941 and was ordained a priest in 1949. He belonged to a generation of Chinese Trappists whose monasteries were destroyed during Communist persecution. After fleeing mainland China, Chao and fellow monks lived for a time in Canada and the United States before rebuilding their monastic community in Hong Kong.
China: Fallece el último trapense superviviente de la persecución comunista. El monje trapense más anciano del mundo ha muerto a los 108 años en la Abadía de Nuestra Señora de la Alegría, en la isla de Lantau, Hong Kong. hmtv
ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend up to $20 million to purchase thousands of “conductive distraction and de-escalation devices” for officers and agents by March, according to a notice published Monday by the Department of Homeland Security.
ICE plant Kauf von Elektroschock-Handschuhen für Beamte ICE plant Kauf von Elektroschock-Handschuhen für … Darüber berichtet die „AP“ unter Verweis auf eine Mitteilung des Heimatschutzministeriums. Demnach sollen bis März 2027 bis zu 20 Millionen US-Dollar für den Kauf von Tausenden sogenannten „G.L.O.V.E.“ (Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter) aufgewendet werden. Action News Now
“Padre DJ” Performed at Brazil’s Muquém Pilgrimage. Worse than Germany: On 9 August, Rev. Rômulo Leal, also known as "Padre DJ", performed 45 minutes of electronic music at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Abbey of Muquém in Niquelândia, in the Diocese of Uruaçu, Brazil. The performance took place during a vigil as part of the annual Nossa Senhora d’Abadia do Muquém pilgrimage.
Father Rômulo Leal of the Archdiocese of Goiânia, Brazil He is known as "Padre DJ" Video from the 2026 Pilgrimage at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Abbey of Muquém (Romaria de Nossa Senhora da Abadia do Muquém) in Niquelândia, Diocese of Uruaçu, Goiás, Brazil