During today’s flight to France, Leo XIV was not asked any serious or hard question like about his episcopal appointments. He was asked: "Are you a happy person?" Leo XIV responded: "Happy, yes, I think so." Then he added: "Despite the difficulties, I find it in Faith. I am content with a choice made many years ago, which I still renew every time. But I tell myself: following Jesus is the happiest thing in life." Speaking of the weight of his mission, he said: "It's heavy… it tires me much more, but God is great, he is much greater than us." In response to questions about his fluency in French, Leo XIV answered he has been practicing a little bit, but he is not using Duolingo anymore, as had been reported in certain media outlets.
Durante il volo papale verso la Francia, che accoglierà Papa Leone XIV a Parigi, Lourdes e Metz, al Santo Padre è stata posta una domanda molto personale: «È una persona felice?» Papa Leone ha risposto: «Felice, sì, penso di sì». Poi ha aggiunto: «Nonostante le difficoltà, però trovo nella fede. Sono contento di una scelta fatta molti anni fa, che ancora rinnovo ogni volta. Però mi dico: seguire Gesù è la cosa più felice della vita».
Here he should have said: next question. "I am glad that you are all here,” Pope Leo said aboard plane to France in response to CNN Vatican reporter who asked for comment on the banning of some journalists from White House. "It is necessary and I think it is very important to have good media coverage everywhere and for everyone,” the Pope said.
The first question I would have asked would have been a very simple one: what, when the aircraft takes off again at the end of these few days, do we actually want to have achieved?
German Protestant Green politician preaches at Cologne Cathedral. Cologne’s Catholic city treasurer Dörte Diemert and pro-abortion Protestant Green politician Katrin Göring-Eckardt, a former Vice President of the German Bundestag, are preaching together at an ecumenical service at Cologne Cathedral at 4:45 p.m. today. Göring-Eckardt told the 'Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger': “I think it’s good for a Catholic house like this to have women take such a prominent role. All the Greens from Cologne I spoke to were wide-eyed and said: ‘None of us has ever been allowed to do that before.’” Göring-Eckardt, who studied Protestant theology, says she does not intend to give a political speech but to preach.
Die evangelische Grünen-Politikerin Katrin Göring-Eckardt, ehemalige Vizepräsidentin des Bundestags, tritt heute als Predigerin im Kölner Dom auf.
Cardinal Tagle, Pope Leo XIV’s delegate, takes on the celebrity priest culture at today’s beatification of Blessed Fulton Sheen: “Dear priests, blessed are you when you tell the good news of Jesus to all people. St. Paul in the second reading is blessed because he does not preach himself, but rather Jesus Christ as Lord. “To preach your own wisdom rather than that of Jesus is falsifying the word of God, according to St. Paul. And it is not mission. It is not blessedness. “Blessed and beautiful are your feet when you announce God’s salvation and peace, according to the prophet Isaiah in the first reading. To journey on land, water, and air while proclaiming destructive words and doing violent acts is not mission. It is not blessedness. “Blessed are you when the risen Lord works with you and confirms the Gospel you preach through his miraculous signs. “To be self-sufficient and self-affirming — "congratulations to myself" — that is a bad sign. It is not a miraculous sign. It is not mission …Àteru
Saint Peter’s Basilica will hold a Lectio Francisci and Eucharist on October 24 - the same date and place requested by the Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage for its Mass in the Roman rite. Marking the 800th anniversary of St. Francis’s death, the 3:30 p.m. event features talks on Francis in Rome, his bond with the See of Peter, and fraternity and multiculturalism, with music by the Cappella Musicale Giulia. As permission was denied, Bishop Athanasius Schneider’s Mass is moved to Santa Maria Maggiore at 3 p.m. to celebrate the Holy Mass for the Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage. No reason for the refusal has been given.
For half the 20th Century, Saint Padre Pio suffered the wounds of Christ. All of them, including the cynicism of doubt and the tyranny of false witness.
Papst Leo XIV. in Frankreich: Besuch bei Emmanuel Macron und der UNESCO – 25.09.2026 Apostolische Reise von Papst Leo XIV. nach Frankreich – 25.09.2026 – Ankunft am internationalen Flughafen Paris-Orly. Begrüßungszeremonie. – Höflichkeitsbesuch beim Präsidenten der Republik im Élysée-Palast. – Im Élysée-Palast. Treffen mit Vertretern der Behörden, der Zivilgesellschaft und des diplomatischen Korps. – Im Hauptsitz der UNESCO. Besuch des Papstes bei der Organisation der Vereinten Nationen für Erziehung, Wissenschaft und Kultur (UNESCO). – Rundfahrt im Papamobil und Ankunft an der Kathedrale Notre-Dame. – In der Kathedrale Notre-Dame. Feier der Vesper mit den Bischöfen, Priestern, Diakonen, Ordensleuten und Seminaristen. Begleiten Sie Papst Leo XIV. vom 25. bis 28. September 2026 auf seiner Apostolischen Reise nach Frankreich. Die fünfte apostolische Reise des Heiligen Vaters Leo XIV. vom 25. bis 28. September 2026: Reise nach Frankreich und Besuch des Hauptsitzes der Organisation der …Àteru
Sanctuary as stage: a “Gratitude Tree” in Pécs Cathedral. A plastic tree has been installed in front of the sanctuary inside the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in Pécs, Hungary, to mark World Gratitude Day on September 21. The installation, which will remain until September 30, invites visitors to pause, reflect on what they are grateful for, write down a word, name, memory or personal message, and attach it to the tree.
True converts don't obsess on what they can't change. Only enemies of the Church obsess on what is outside their sphere of influence. Phony priests included.
The SEAL of the living God: the ULTIMATE spiritual and physical protection for you and your family. Your home will not be hunted or seen by the soldiers of the BEAST. Isaiah 7:9; “If you do not believe, you will not subsist.” God’s PROMISES: 1. Jesus says: “My Gift of the Seal of the Living God will make you invisible to your enemies. Pray it every day from now on. Keep it before you in your homes and have it blessed by a priest.” (message:431) 2. The Virgin Mary says: “The gift of the Seal of the Living God will be your greatest protection in times of war or conflict. By swearing allegiance to God the Father through the acceptance of this free gift, you will remain free.” (message:432) 3. Jesus says: “Please spread the Seal of the Living God far and wide! It must not be sold! It must be available to everyone! Pass copies on to all those who need protection!” (message:622) 4. Jesus says: “Never forget the importance of the Seal of the Living God. I will offer you and your family protection …Àteru
PIECZĘĆ Żywego Boga: NAJWYŻSZA ochrona duchowa i fizyczna dla ciebie i twojej rodziny. Twój dom nie będzie ścigany ani dostrzegany przez żołnierzy BESTII. Izajasz 7:9: „Jeśli nie uwierzysz, nie przetrwasz”. OBIETNICE Boga: 1. Jezus mówi: „Mój Dar Pieczęci Żywego Boga uczyni cię niewidzialnym dla twoich wrogów. Od teraz módlcie się o to codziennie. Trzymajcie ją przed sobą w swoich domach i poproście księdza o jej poświęcenie.” (:431) 2. Dziewica Maryja mówi: „Dar Pieczęci Boga Żywego będzie waszą największą ochroną w czasach wojny lub konfliktu. Składając przysięgę wierności Bogu Ojcu poprzez przyjęcie tego darmowego daru, pozostaniecie wolni.” (przesłanie:432) 3. Jezus mówi: „Proszę, rozpowszechniajcie Pieczęć Boga Żywego daleko i szeroko! Nie wolno jej sprzedawać! Musi być dostępna dla wszystkich! Przekazujcie egzemplarze wszystkim, którzy potrzebują ochrony!” (orędzie: 622) 4. Jezus mówi: „Nigdy nie zapominajcie o znaczeniu Pieczęci Żywego Boga. Zapewnię wam i waszym rodzinom ochronę …Àteru
France rings its church bells for Leo XIV. Sound on! At 10:00 a.m. today, church bells across France rang out to welcome Pope Leo XIV, who had just arrived at Paris-Orly Airport to begin his four-day Apostolic Journey to France. Churches nationwide were invited to ring their bells for seven minutes as a symbolic welcome. Today in Paris, Leo XIV meets French President Emmanuel Macron, visits UNESCO, celebrates Vespers at Notre-Dame Cathedral and joins young people for an evening prayer vigil at the Stade de France.
Tutte le campane di Parigi stanno suonando a festa. Papa Leone XIV è atterrato nella capitale francese: comincia ufficialmente il suo viaggio apostolico in Francia. da pagina facebook di SilereNonPossum
The click is dying. Gloria.tv flourishes. “Social media is becoming an increasingly urgent issue in communications,” Cardinal Marx of Munich - not exactly known for his Catholic convictions - observed on Monday. Cardinal Marx added: “The media landscape is undergoing a profound transformation. We are witnessing a turning point.” On that, he is right. The old model of editorial, paternalistic media is fading. Users want a voice of their own. They increasingly consume headlines and news snippets directly in their feeds without ever clicking through. We see it on Gloria.tv: about 90% of users never get beyond roughly 1,000 characters. Gloria.tv has changed with the media landscape — into a social network. And it works: Gloria.tv ranks among the 10,000 largest websites worldwide on Cloudflare Radar. But success doesn't pay the bills. Our autumn fundraising goal is €10,000. That would give us breathing room until Advent. For almost twenty years, Gloria.tv has been short of money. That, too,…Àteru
55% of French priests aged 25–34 celebrate the Mass in the Roman rite. That’s according to figures reported by the French daily Le Figaro and the French pollster IFOP, headed by Jérôme Fourquet. Among French priests aged 75 and over, the corresponding figure is just 2%. However, the overall decline in the number of priests in France has been disastrous. France had nearly 40,000 priests in 1980. By 2025, that number had fallen to fewer than 12,000, with a median age of about 75.
55% of priests age 25-34, celebrate the Traditional Mass.
Cardinal McElroy hails Leo XIV’s shift from “unfortunate” Catechism teaching. Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington, writing at NcROnline.org on September 23, said that “during the past six months, we have witnessed a remarkable transformation in Catholic teaching on war.” McElroy praised the “tremendous progress” made during that period toward “eclipsing the role of the just war tradition in Catholic teaching.” “The just war framework has been distorted to become a source of justification for those inclined to go to war, rather than a constraint on war,” McElroy claimed. Then this: “One of the accelerants for this trend is the unfortunate statement in the Catechism of the Catholic Church that the evaluation of the just war criteria belongs to those who have responsibility for the common good.” The cardinal's statement comes in the wake of Leo XIV’s encyclical 'Magnifica Humanitas'. In §192, Leo XIV writes that just-war theory “is now outdated.” However, Catechism 2309 doesn’t say …Àteru
The Chosen Ones Knew the Future
Cardinal McElroy hails Leo XIV’s shift from “unfortunate” Catechism teaching.