How One Man’s Quest for a Musketeer’s Bones Got Him Locked Up nytimes.com/…/europe/wim-dijkman-musketeer-bones-… A secret archaeological dig inside a Dutch church has led to drama worthy of Alexandre Dumas. Did Wim Dijkman really find the bones of the fourth musketeer? We may never know. By Jeanna Smialek Reporting from Maastricht, the Netherlands Published Sept. 13, 2026Updated Sept. 14, 2026 Leer en español Wim Dijkman was in Munich the first time I talked to him, in possibly illicit possession of three possibly ancient bones. The remains — two teeth, one humerus — may or may not belong to what is left of D’Artagnan, the French historical figure upon whom Alexandre Dumas based the main character in “The Three Musketeers.” They are part of a skeleton Mr. Dijkman and his friends unearthed in an old church near Maastricht, in the Netherlands, earlier this year. To the city’s dismay, they did so without permits, and largely in secret: Even church parishioners weren’t fully informed about …ད་རུང་།
Sunday, September 20 – Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost – Saint Eustace and his Companions, Martyrs – Saint Francis Mary of Camporosso, Confessor, First Capuchin Orde
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Hl. Eustachius - Gedenktag: am 20. September Märtyrer, Nothelfer † 118 (?) in Rom Die Legende berichtet von Eustachius, der vor seiner Bekehrung Placidus hieß, dass er Jäger und Heermeister einer Legion in Kleinasien unter Kaiser Trajan war. Eines Tages erschien ihm bei der Jagd auf einer Felskuppe ein Hirsch, der zwischen seinem Geweih den Gekreuzigten in großem Strahlenglanz trug. Er stürzte vom Pferd und hörte die Worte: "Warum verfolgst du mich? Ich bin Christus, der den Himmel und die Erde erschaffen hat, ich ließ das Licht aufgehen und teilte die Finsternis." Die Erscheinung wiederholte sich anschließend auch seiner Frau in der Nacht. Christus erschien Placidus ein zweites Mal, Placidus ließ sich nun mit seiner Frau Theopistia und den Söhnen Agapius und Theopistus taufen, dabei erhielt Placidus den Namen Eustachius. Die Prüfung, die Christus ihm bei der zweiten Erscheinung vorausgesagt hatte, trat ein: Eine Seuche tötete alle Knechte und Mägde, alles Vieh und alle Rosse, Räuber …ད་རུང་།
The Saint-Colomban church is being built in Serris, Val d’Europe, near Disneyland Paris. The site will include a parish center, cultural center and Catholic school and covers about 4,000 m². On 18 September, three new bells were blessed and lifted into the 36-metre-high bell tower. The ceremony was led by Bishop Jean-Yves Nahmias of Meaux and auxiliary bishop Guillaume de Lisle. The bells weigh 275 kg, 190 kg and 155 kg. The largest is Geneviève-Étienne and the smallest Espérance (“Hope”).
L' église Saint-Colomban à Val d’Europe, une nouvelle église de 400 places et de nouvelles cloches à deux pas de Disneyland Paris
Leo XIV wants to beatify controversial Aids-Priest Don Luigi. Leo XIV has opened the way towards the beatification of Luigi Di Liegro (1928–1997), a Roman priest who wanted to be close to people dying of AIDS. The pope made the announcement on Friday during the diocesan assembly in the Basilica of St John Lateran. He said he had “gladly approved” the steps necessary to begin the diocesan investigation into Di Liegro’s life, virtues and reputation for holiness. The most controversial episode of Di Liegro’s ministry came in 1988. As head of Caritas Rome, he insisted on opening a home for people with AIDS at Villa Glori in Parioli — an affluent Roman neighbourhood. It was the height of the AIDS panic. HIV was associated particularly with drug users and homosexuals. Residents protested. More than a thousand signatures were reportedly collected against the home. Rome temporarily delayed the opening; demonstrators marched against the project, while scouts, environmentalists and others organised …ད་རུང་།
September 20th - Saint of the Day: Saint José María de Yermo y Parres, Priest & Founder September 20th - Saint of the Day: Saint José María de Yermo y Parres, Priest & Founder of the the Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the Poor The "Giant of Charity" started as a humiliated priest nobody wanted. Saint José María de Yermo y Parres had it all: noble family, elite education, a rising Church career. Then illness and a demotion sent him to two forgotten chapels on the outskirts of León, Mexico. What he found on the road one day was so shocking it changed his life forever: pigs attacking two abandoned newborn babies. Instead of despair, he chose action. A shelter on Calvary hill Schools and orphanages Hospitals and homes for the elderly A religious order that now serves on multiple continents He was slandered, betrayed, and even removed from leading his own sisters for a time... and he never quit. His story is proof that God can turn your worst chapter …ད་རུང་།
Hl. Joseph Maria de Yermo y Parres - Gedenktag katholisch: 20. September Priester, Ordensgründer * in Malinalco bei México City in Mexiko † 20. September 1904 in Puebla in Mexiko Joseph Maria de Yermo y Parres, geboren auf dem Landgut Jalmolonga in Malinalco, war der Sohn des Rechtsanwalt Manuel de Yermo y Soviñas und der María Josefa Parres. Seine Mutter starb schon 50 Tage nach seiner Geburt, er wurde im Haus seines Vaters unter der Obhut seiner Tante Carmen erzogen. Schon in jungen Jahren verspürte er die Berufung zum Priestertum. Er trat der im Sinne von Vinzenz von Paul lebenden Paulus-Kongregation bei, trat ins Priesterseminar von León de los Aldama und wurde dort 1879 zum Priester geweiht. Er gründete dort und dann in vielen anderen Orten Schulen, Krankenhäuser, Altersheime, Waisenhäuser und ein Haus zur Erholung für Frauen. Kanonisation: Joseph Maria de Yermo y Parres wurde am 6. Mai 1990 von Papst Johannes Paul II. in der Basilika der Jungfrau Maria von Guadalupe in …ད་རུང་།
St Peter’s Basilica and cathedrals will be abused as event venues to mark a United Nations observance. On 21 September, the UN International Day of Peace, St Peter's Basilica ’s will play Sounds of Loss, an international audio installation by German filmmaker Philip Gröning. For 49 hours, 1,096 prerecorded clicks and taps will sound at irregular intervals, each intended to represent a person killed in war. Gröning and his team recorded more than 24,000 sounds - from clocks, light switches, locks, pencils and other everyday objects. The installation is designed to span 21 September across all world time zones. At the Vatican, the installation is located in the atrium of St Peter’s Basilica. Other venues include the Berliner Dom and Zionskirche in Berlin, St John the Divine in New York, Verona Cathedral, St Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne and the National Museum of Singapore. The project is supported by the Dicastery for Culture and Education, the Dicastery for Communication and the Fabric …ད་རུང་།
Slovakia’s PM warns that we may be on the brink of war with Russia. He argues that many European leaders are compensating for socio-economic problems at home by stoking war rhetoric. He also expresses concern that we no longer talk about peace, only war.
Catholic shrine vandalized and restored in Ceuta, Spain. A small Catholic shrine dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary and Fray Leopoldo near Tiro Pichón in Ceuta was found badly vandalized this week. Religious images and devotional objects were damaged or displaced. The perpetrators are unknown. Following reports of the destruction, Ceuta’s municipal authorities sent workers to clean the site, repair the damage and restore the shrine.
A small Catholic shrine dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary and Fray Leopoldo in Ceuta was vandalized. A local woman who discovered the destruction said the site had long been used by worshippers to leave religious images and devotional objects. The perpetrators have not been identified.
Gregory Baum, a Jewish convert to Catholicism and Augustinian priest, authored the first draft of Nostra Aetate as a theological expert at Vatican II. In his 2016 memoir, Baum revealed he had kept his homosexual relationships private during the Council, saying disclosure "would have reduced my influence as a critical theologian." Baum left the priesthood in 1974 and became an outspoken critic of Humanae Vitae, reportedly playing a significant role in the Canadian bishops' 1968 "Winnipeg Statement," which opened the door to dissent from Church teaching on contraception. He later called himself the first Catholic theologian to publicly defend homosexual relationships and remained a prominent advocate for liberation theology.
On 12 September, St John’s Church in Hyde Park, London, an Anglican temple, was hired to host Modest Fashion Week London. The runway event focused on Muslim fashion and hijab-wearing women.
More embarrassment for the Church of England. St John’s Church in London hosted the ‘Modest Fashion Week’, with parades of hijab- and niqab-wearing women.
LiveLeak Clashes broke out in the streets of The Hague, #Netherlands, as police confronted protesters during a nationalist demonstration. Mounted police and tear gas were used to disperse the crowd, while some protesters threw flares at officers. Chants included calls for “remigration” and “White lives matter.”
September 20th - Saint of the Day: Saint José María de Yermo y Parres, Priest & Founder
Saint José María de Yermo y Parres had it all: noble family, elite education, a rising Church career. Then illness and a demotion sent him to two forgotten chapels on the outskirts of León, Mexico. 
What he found on the road one day was so shocking it changed his life forever: pigs attacking two abandoned newborn babies. 
Instead of despair, he chose action. 
A shelter on Calvary hill 
Schools and orphanages 
Hospitals and homes for the elderly 
A religious order that now serves on multiple continents He was slandered, betrayed, and even removed from leading his own sisters for a time... and he never quit. 
His story is proof that God can turn your worst chapter …ད་རུང་།
Clashes broke out in the streets of The Hague, #Netherlands, as police confronted protesters during a nationalist demonstration.