Leo XIV increases salaries for cardinals and senior Vatican officials. Today, Leo XIV has abolished the pay cuts introduced by Francis in 2021. Francis had ordered a 10% salary cut for cardinals working for the Holy See and an 8% reduction for senior officials and curial secretaries as the Vatican faced financial difficulties. Other clergy and religious employees initially faced a 3% cut, which was abolished in 2025. Leo XIV’s new motu proprio, effective September 1, abrogates the 2021 decree in its entirety. He claimed the measures had been necessary due to the “exceptional challenge of the pandemic,” but could now be superseded as the Holy See and Vatican City pursue economic sustainability “through different instruments.” #newsRxifznfisa
'The Revelations of Saint Bridget of Sweden'; ~ ‘The Son's instruction to the bride about the devil;…'; Book II; Chapter 1; part I [Saint Bridget of Sweden/ Heliga Birgitta; XIV Century AD: aged 69-70; born: Uppland, Sweden/died: Rome, Papal States; Widow, Mystic; Spiritual Writer; Founder; Patroness of Europe] Chapter 1 ~ The Son's instruction to the bride about the devil; the Son's answer to the bride about why he does not remove evildoers before they fall into sin; and about how the kingdom of heaven is given to baptized persons who die before reaching the age of discretion. The Son spoke to the bride, saying: ”When the devil tempts you, tell him these three things: 'The words of God cannot be anything but true.' Second: 'Nothing is impossible for God, because he can do all things.' Third: 'You, devil, could not give me so great a fervor of love as that which God gives me.' ” Again the Lord spoke to the bride, saying: ”I look at people in three ways: first, their outer body and what …More
"Again the Lord spoke to the bride, saying: ”I look at people in three ways: first, their outer body and what condition it is in; second, their inner conscience, what it tends toward and in what way; third, their heart and what it desires."
The Son spoke to the bride, saying: ”When the devil tempts you, tell him these three things: 'The words of God cannot be anything but true.' Second: 'Nothing is impossible for God, because he can do all things.' Third: 'You, devil, could not give me so great a fervor of love as that which God gives me.' ”
Who Lois Gibson Is Guinness World Record holder (2017) for most positive identifications by a forensic artist: over 1,300 suspects identified, more than 750 criminals apprehended, over 1,000 convictions secured. Forensic artist for the Houston Police Department from 1989 to her retirement in 2021. Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honors, University of Texas at Austin. Graduate of the FBI Academy’s Forensic Artist Course. Author of Faces of Evil and Forensic Art Essentials, the first textbook written for the forensic art profession. Taught forensic art at Northwestern University’s Center for Public Safety. Verified Glenn McDuffie as the sailor in Alfred Eisenstaedt’s iconic V-J Day photograph in Times Square. Also provided photo authentication analysis on historical images of Billy the Kid and Wyatt Earp. Profiled on ABC’s Good Morning America, 20/20, Dateline NBC, The CBS Early Show, CNN, Fox News, and in People Magazine, among others.
Even as pope, Leo XIV uses his time to help his family with everyday problems. His brother John Prevost recently bought a new computer but could not get it to work properly. He called his brother at the Vatican, who explained step by step how to solve the problem. John also revealed that Leo XIV helped him with his tax return last year. In an interview with Italian broadcaster TG5 for Leo XIV’s 71st birthday today, John Prevost spoke about his brother’s life as pope. The brothers last met in July, when John joined Leo XIV during his summer stay at Castel Gandolfo. They spent ten days together, much of it at the papal summer residence. John said they relaxed by the pool, read books, took naps, watched television and went swimming. Leo XIV also took his relatives to several monasteries and showed them where he lives in the Vatican. Asked how Leo XIV is coping with his new role, John said his brother “hasn’t collapsed.” He described him as facing the situation with humor, strength and …More
‘Of the way in which GOD manifests Himself…’ ~ 'The Dialogue' of Saint Catherine of Siena; 1907; A TREATISE OF DISCRETION; pp. 146-148 [Saint Catherine of Siena /Caterina di Benincasa/; XIV-XV Century AD; born: Siena, Republic of Siena/died: Rome, Papal States; aged 33; Spiritual Writer; Mystic; Virgin; Doctor of the Church] Of the way in which GOD manifests Himself to the soul who loves Him. “Knowest thou how I manifest Myself to the soul who loves Me in truth, and follows the doctrine of My sweet and amorous Word ? In many is My virtue manifested in the soul in proportion to her desire, but I make three special manifestations. The first manifestation of My virtue, that is to say, of My love and charity in the soul, is made through the Word of My Son, and shown in the Blood, which He spilled with such fire of love. Now this charity is manifested in two ways ; first, in general, to ordinary people, that is to those who live in the ordinary grace of God. It is manifested to them by the …More
"The first manifestation of My virtue, that is to say, of My love and charity in the soul, is made through the Word of My Son, and shown in the Blood, which He spilled with such fire of love. Now this charity is manifested in two ways ; first, in general, to ordinary people, that is to those who live in the ordinary grace of God. It is manifested to them by the many and diverse benefits which they receive from Me."
“Knowest thou how I manifest Myself to the soul who loves Me in truth, and follows the doctrine of My sweet and amorous Word ? In many is My virtue manifested in the soul in proportion to her desire, but I make three special manifestations."
You are so correct about mothers, but this 76-year-old father still works a dozen hours a week. And the mother here seems to collect older women who need help. She just found another two.
Bishop Strickland about Vatican 2 and Bishop Lefebvre “GO AND REPAIR MY HOUSE, WHICH, AS YOU SEE, IS FALLING INTO RUIN” Dear Sons and Daughters in Christ, I know that some of you believe I have changed. Some fear that I have crossed over to “the other side.” Some wonder whether, after years of speaking plainly and courageously about the crisis in the Church, defending the traditional Roman liturgy, questioning what was done in the name of the Second Vatican Council, and speaking openly about Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, I am now retreating from those convictions. Some of you may even feel betrayed. So before I say anything else, I want to say this plainly: I have not moved. The words Christ spoke to St. Francis at San Damiano – “Go and repair my house, which, as you see, is falling into ruin” – have weighed heavily upon my heart. I have not forgotten what happened to the Church. I have not forgotten what happened to the sacred liturgy, to Catholic catechesis, to religious life, to priestly …More
Bishop Strickland "There is a phrase Catholics have heard for more than sixty years. “Vatican II changed that.” Why don’t we hear Latin anymore? Vatican II. Why did the Mass change? Vatican II. Why did Gregorian chant disappear from so many Catholic churches? Vatican II. Why did practices surrounding Holy Communion change? Vatican II. Why did sanctuaries change? Vatican II. Why did so many customs Catholics had known for generations suddenly disappear? Again and again, the answer was simply, “Vatican II.” Those two words became an explanation for almost everything that happened in Catholic life in the years following the Council. But lately I have been wondering whether that explanation is the right one. Not because Vatican II called for no change. It certainly did. But because when we actually sit down and read the documents of the Council, something interesting begins to happen. We discover that some things commonly attributed to Vatican II are not actually in Vatican II. Other things …More
Heute Austria reporter: “Islam is the largest religion among Vienna’s schoolchildren. Does that worry you?” Cardinal Christoph Schönborn: “Whoever has the children, has the future. That’s my simple answer.”
Reporter von „Heute Austria“: „Der Islam ist die größte Religion unter den Wiener Schulkindern. Beunruhigt Sie das?“ Kardinal Christoph Schönborn: „Wer die Kinder hat, hat die Zukunft. Das ist meine einfache Antwort.“
MI BLOG DE LA VIRGEN. Nuestra Señora de Zell (Mariazell), Austria <img src="data:image/gif;base64,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…More
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A two-metre-high, blood-red sculpture of Jesus Christ holding two Uzi submachine guns is on display at L’Aérosol in Marseille. The blasphemy was made by French provocateur James Colomina. It was initially placed outside the venue before being moved indoors. Colomina claims the armed Christ is an anti-violence statement. #newsObnvrghjid
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A two-metre-high, blood-red sculpture of Jesus Christ holding two Uzi submachine guns is on display at L’Aérosol in Marseille. The blasphemy was made by French provocateur James Colomina. It was initially placed outside the venue before being moved indoors. Colomina claims the armed Christ is an anti-violence statement.