A robbery of priceless French jewelery occurred at the Louvre in Paris this morning
It follows a half decade where the French state has repeatedly refused to act on daily burglaries and regular arson attacks on Catholic churches
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Bartolo Longo, a former Satanic priest who became devoted to the Rosary, will be canonised as a saint today by Pope Leo XIV
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Pope Leo XIV DECLARES WAR on USURY and USERERS
In a scathing speech today he said:
'Usurious financial systems can bring entire populations to their knees'
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WHY DOES THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OPPOSE IVF?
FROM THE CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE FOR THE FAITH UNDER POPE JOHN PAUL II
"Human embryos obtained in vitro are human beings and subjects with rights: their dignity and right to life must be respected from the first moment of their existence. It is immoral to produce human embryos destined to be exploited as disposable "biological material". In the usual practice of in vitro fertilization, not all of the embryos are transferred to the woman's body; some are destroyed. Just as the Church condemns induced abortion, so she also forbids acts against the life of these human beings. It is a duty to condemn the particular gravity of the voluntary destruction of human embryos obtained 'in vitro' for the sole purpose of research, either by means of artificial insemination of by means of "twin fission". By acting in this way the researcher usurps the place of God; and, even though he may be unaware of this, he sets himself up as the master of the destiny of others inasmuch as he arbitrarily chooses whom he will allow to live and whom he will send to death and kills defenceless human beings.
Methods of observation or experimentation which damage or impose grave and disproportionate risks upon embryos obtained in vitro are morally illicit for the same reasons. every human being is to be respected for himself, and cannot be reduced in worth to a pure and simple instrument for the advantage of others. It is therefore not in conformity with the moral law deliberately to expose to death human embryos obtained 'in vitro'. In consequence of the fact that they have been produced in vitro, those embryos which art not transferred into the body of the mother and are called "spare" are exposed to an absurd fate, with no possibility of their being offered safe means of survival which can be licitly pursued"
"The connection between in vitro fertilization and the voluntary destruction of human embryos occurs too often. This is significant: through these procedures, with apparently contrary purposes, life and death are subjected to the decision of man, who thus sets himself up as the giver of life and death by decree. This dynamic of violence and domination may remain unnoticed by those very individuals who, in wishing to utilize this procedure, become subject to it themselves. The facts recorded and the cold logic which links them must be taken into consideration for a moral judgment on IVF and ET (in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer): the abortion-mentality which has made this procedure possible thus leads, whether one wants it or not, to man's domination over the life and death of his fellow human beings and can lead to a system of radical eugenics"
"In conformity with the traditional doctrine relating to the goods of marriage and the dignity of the person, the Church remain opposed from the moral point of view to homologous 'in vitro' fertilization. Such fertilization is in itself illicit and in opposition to the dignity of procreation and of the conjugal union, even when everything is done to avoid the death of the human embryo. Although the manner in which human conception is achieved with IVF and ET cannot be approved, every child which comes into the world must in any case be accepted as a living gift of the divine Goodness and must be brought up with love"
- Donum Vitae
https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19870222_respect-for-human-life_en.html
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Someone in Saint Peter's Square: 'Go Cubs'
Pope Leo XIV: They lost
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Queen Rania: 'Do you think it's safe to go to Lebanon?'
Pope Leo XIV: 'Well, we're going, so'
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'In the assembly of nations, indigenous peoples must present their own human, cultural and Christian wealth, courageously and freely.
The Church listens and is enriched by their unique voices, which have an irreplaceable place in the magnificent choir where we all proclaim: “Lord God eternal, we sing to you joyfully, our praise to you”'
Pope Leo XIV
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Cardinal Burke will celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass at St. Peter's Basilica next week as part of the Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage
It is the first time in 3 years that permission has been given for the pilgrimage to celebrate Mass there
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'Defend Nigerian Christians'
Fans of the Romanian national football team unfurled a banner before their Worlld Cup Qualifier
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Pope Leo XIV has sent 5,000 antibiotics for children to Gaza
Cardinal Pizzaballa has had them distributed already
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'In recent decades, as we know, Europe has witnessed a significant decline in the birth rate. This requires a commitment to promoting family-friendly choices at various levels, supporting their efforts, promoting their values, and protecting their needs and rights.
"Father," "mother," "son," "daughter," "grandfather," and "grandmother" are, in the Italian tradition, words that naturally express and evoke feelings of love, respect, and dedication, sometimes heroic, to the good of the domestic community and therefore to that of society as a whole.
In particular, I would like to emphasize the importance of ensuring all families the essential support of dignified employment, under fair conditions and with attention to the needs of motherhood and fatherhood. Let us do everything we can to give confidence to families, especially young families, so that they can look to the future with serenity and grow in harmony'
Pope Leo XIV
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Belfast
The annual Our Lady's Rosary Festival was a massive success once again, organised by the Legion of Mary and the Knights of Saint Columbanus
Thousands attended the week of events including a huge procession through the city
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Hundreds of Catholics gather each night in October to pray the Rosary outside Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome
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'Columbus threw open America at the time when a great storm was about to break over the Church. As far, therefore, as it is lawful for man to divine from events the ways of Divine Providence, he seemed to have truly been born, by a singular provision of God, to remedy those losses which were awaiting the Catholic Church on the side of Europe'
Pope Leo XIII
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'The final purpose of meditation is the love of God and one's neighbor.
Love the first with all your soul and without reservation, love the second as another self, and you will have arrived at the final purpose of meditation'
Saint Padre Pio
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The Catholic Church has seven new saints today 🥳
- Ignazio Choukrallah Maloyan
- Peter To Rot
- Vincenza Maria Poloni
- Maria del Monte Carmelo Rendiles Martínez
- Maria Troncatti
- José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros
- Bartolo Longo
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Where does Halloween come from?
What was Samhain?
An Irish Benedictine monk explains
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For the second time in a number of weeks, Saint Eunan's Cathedral in Letterkenny was faced with a man causing trouble at Mass
The man had to be stopped from storming the altar
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Bishops Barron, Rhoades and Thomas have released a strong statement warning against IVF after access to it was expanded by the US government:
“Every human life, born and preborn, is sacred and loved by God. Without diminishing the dignity of people born through IVF, we must recognize that children have a right to be born of a natural and exclusive act of married love, rather than a business’s technological intervention. And harmful government action to expand access to IVF must not also push people of faith to be complicit in its evils."
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King Charles III will travel to the Vatican next week where he'll be the first British monarch since the Reformation to pray publicly with the pope, at the Sistine Chapel
Charles has also agreed to visit Saint Paul Outside the Walls and adjacent Benedictine Abbey, which has historic links to the British monarchy
There he will attend a service where he will he will be 'formally granted the title Royal Confrater of Saint Paul' and the unveiling of a 'specially designed chair bearing King Charles’s coat of arms and the Latin inscription Ut unum sint (That they may be one)' which 'will remain in the Basilica’s apse and will be available for use by the King and his successors on future visits'
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Pope John Paul II singing Pater Noster in Saint Peter's Basilica
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Ireland now has more Muslims than people living in Irish speaking areas
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The crowds at Fatima to honour Our Lady 🙏
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Pope Leo XIV was gifted a horse today
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Pope Leo XIV returning to the Vatican after visiting the President of Italy
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Pope Leo XIV travelling through the streets of Rome en route to visit the Italian President today
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The 400 year old Bernaga Monastery, close to Milan, caught fire Saturday night, badly damaging it.
21 nuns escaped the huge fire. The roof was destroyed and it is believed many priceless artefacts too.
This was where Saint Carlo Acutis received his First Communion.
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Norwich Anglican Cathedral was once Catholic
The Church of England installed a helter skelter slide in it so that people could slide have a bit of fun
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Pope Leo XIV is said to have been 'shocked' at learning that a man urinated on the altar at Saint Peter's Basilica
The pope has ordered a penitential rite to be performed after the desecration
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