En sekreterare vid ett vatikanskt dikasterium deltog i en interreligiös ceremoni där den balinesiska gudabilden Barong spelade en central roll. Den 5 september deltog företrädare för Vatikanen i den universella reflektionsceremonin ”Tri Hita Karana” vid Sunset Mandala på Bali. Evenemanget, som ingick i ”Bali Harmony Encounter Week 2026”, anordnades i samarbete med organisationen Scholas Occurrentes, som grundades av påven Franciskus. På plats fanns monsignore Indunil Kankanamalage, sekreterare vid dikasteriet för interreligiös dialog, pastor Marcin Schmidt och Scholas-direktören Maria Paz, tillsammans med indonesiska tjänstemän, balinesiska kungligheter och företrädare för olika religioner. Arrangörerna beskrev kvällen som ”grundad i en interreligiös bön” och programmet inkluderade en uppvisning av Bumi Bajra-ensemblen med en ”Barong” från Ubud-palatset, ackompanjerad av ”heliga rytmer”. Barong, en lejonliknande ceremoniell figur, representerar en övernaturlig beskyddare i den balinesiska …Meira
Honoring Idol Barong in Bali: The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue participated in a gathering in Indonesia organized by Scholas Occurrentes and United in Diversity.
On August 17, Saint Mary’s College in Indiana, a Catholic women’s college sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Cross, published new details about PROCLAIM, a 22-month program training Catholic women to preach. The organizers say they “invited and received the support” of Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort Wayne–South Bend - considered "conservative". The first cohort has 27 women, who gathered in June for their first in-person intensive. The program received a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment, a private philanthropic foundation, and provides courses, coaching, preaching circles and practical preaching exercises.
Saint Mary’s College Hosts Women’s Preaching Conference In “Conservative” Bishop’s Diocese
Det slutgiltiga programmet för den årliga pilgrimsfärden till Rom inom den traditionella romerska riten (23–25 oktober) har offentliggjorts. I år sker dock en märkbar förändring: pilgrimerna kommer att gå in i Peterskyrkan kl. 13.00 för att be, men det kommer inte att hållas någon mässa. I stället kommer pilgrimerna att bege sig till basilikan Santa Maria Maggiore, där biskop Athanasius Schneider kommer att celebrera mässan kl. 15.00. På fredagskvällen kommer biskop Schneider att leda den pontifikala vespergudstjänsten i Pantheon. Till skillnad från tidigare år är ingen kardinal inplanerad att leda de huvudsakliga gudstjänsterna. På söndagen, den traditionella Kristi konungsdagen, kommer mässor att hållas i San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini, Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini och Sant’Anna al Laterano. Arrangörerna har uttryckt sin tacksamhet till kardinal Rolandas Makrickas, ärkepräst vid Santa Maria Maggiore, för att han tar emot pilgrimerna. Bild: Don Elvir Tabaković, AI-översättning
On 6 September, the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (FSSPX) was denied entry to the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi. The group had planned to conclude their annual pilgrimage with public prayer inside the basilica. Individual pilgrims were permitted to enter privately or in small groups. The group therefore remained outside and concluded their pilgrimage in the basilica square. Father Gabriele D’Avino, head of the FSSPX in Italy, drew a contrast between this decision and the interreligious gathering in Assisi on 27 October, for which representatives of different religions and Christian denominations are expected to attend the 40th anniversary of the 1986 World Day of Prayer for Peace.
Assisi, porte chiuse ai fedeli lefebvriani: «Qui pregano tutti, tranne noi».
Det endelige program for den årlige pilgrimsrejse til Rom for tilhængerne af den traditionelle romerske ritus (23.–25. oktober) er nu offentliggjort. Der er dog en markant ændring i år: Pilgrimmene vil kl. 13.00 gå ind i Peterskirken for at bede, men der vil ikke blive afholdt en messe. I stedet vil pilgrimmene begive sig til Basilikaen Santa Maria Maggiore, hvor biskop Athanasius Schneider vil fejre messe kl. 15.00. Fredag aften vil biskop Schneider lede den pontifikale vesper i Pantheon. I modsætning til tidligere år er der ikke planlagt, at nogen kardinal skal forrette de vigtigste liturgier. På søndag, den traditionelle Kristi Kongedag, vil der blive afholdt messer i San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini, Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini og Sant’Anna al Laterano. Arrangørerne har udtrykt deres taknemmelighed over for kardinal Rolandas Makrickas, ærkepræst ved Santa Maria Maggiore, for at tage imod pilgrimmene. Billede: Don Elvir Tabaković, AI-oversættelse
On 7 September, Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller addressed the “Tavola di Assisi 2026”: “Islam… is not ashamed of God, it is not ashamed of transcendence, but it proposes an anthropology and a revelation radically different from the Christian ones.” Invoking St Francis of Assisi’s encounter with Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil, Müller rejected the modern portrayal of Francis as a precursor of interreligious dialogue: “Francis did not go to Egypt to open a diplomatic salon and confirm the Sultan in his faith.” Instead, he went convinced that Jesus Christ is the only Savior. For Cardinal Müller, calling Muslims to conversion is “not an act of hostility… on the contrary, it is the highest act of charity.” He also warned that the Christian West is not “simply threatened by external forces, but is being worn down by an internal apostasy.”
Il cardinale Müller: "l'Islam non rispetta i cristiani deboli" Il cardinale Gerhard Ludwig Müller, nell'intervento alle Tavole di Assisi organizzate da Simone Pillon, affronta di petto il tema dell'Occidente logorato dal postumanesimo e dal nichilismo. E parla del rapporto con i musulmani: "Va rispettata la nostra identità". Video completo su YouTube: @TivuVerita
The final programme for the annual Rome pilgrimage of the Traditional Roman Rite (23–25 October) has been announced. However, there is a notable change this year: the pilgrims will enter St Peter's Basilica at 1 p.m. to pray, but there will be no Mass. Instead, pilgrims will travel to the Basilica of St Mary Major, where Bishop Athanasius Schneider will celebrate Mass at 3 p.m. On Friday evening, Bishop Schneider will preside over Pontifical Vespers at the Pantheon. Unlike in previous years, no cardinal is scheduled to celebrate the principal liturgies. On Sunday, the traditional Feast of Christ the King, Masses will be held at San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini, Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini and Sant’Anna al Laterano. The organisers have expressed their gratitude to Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, Archpriest of St Mary Major, for welcoming the pilgrims. Picture: Don Elvir Tabaković, #newsFjtfiqeqpm
Den amerikanska biskopskonferensens organisation Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) har beviljat Washington Interfaith Network (WIN) mer än 400 000 dollar under nio bidragsomgångar sedan 2009, inklusive 25 000 dollar år 2026. Kontroversen gäller WIN:s ledning och CCHD:s tillsyn. Den tidigare CCHD-bidragsspecialisten Randy Keesler var ansvarig för regionen Washington, D.C., samtidigt som han innehade ledande befattningar inom WIN – vilket skapade en potentiell intressekonflikt. WIN leds nu av den protestantiska predikanten Alison Dunn-Almauger, som är verkställande direktör och som stödde en kampanj för homosexuella vid Baylor University. Ännu mer anmärkningsvärt är att pastor Rob Keithan, medlem i WIN:s strategiteam, tidigare arbetade för Planned Parenthood.
US bishops gave $400k to group run by a pro-LGBT female ‘pastor’ and with Planned Parenthood activist
Renzo Pegoraro, Leo XIV-appointed President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, has doubled down on his mad position on assisted suicide. Following his Avvenire interview, Monsignor Pegoraro told Corriere.it that Italy should pursue a national law, calling on political parties to press Parliament for legislation rather than leaving the issue to regional authorities. On the same day, his predecessor, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, intervened in LaRepubblica.it, saying Parliament should “shoulder its responsibilities” and establish national rules. Archbishop Pegoraro also addressed a Trentino provincial council committee examining an assisted-suicide bill, where he again called for uniform national regulation. LaNuovaBq.it suggests the simultaneous interventions could point to coordinated Italian Church backing for a national assisted-suicide law, possibly involving Italian bishops’ president Cardinal Matteo Zuppi.
En kristen av ukjent trosretning har blitt skytshelgen for en ny katolsk menighet i Texas. Biskop Michael Olson fra Fort Worth har kunngjort opprettelsen av en menighet i Arlington oppkalt etter Matthew Ayariga, en ghaneser som ble drept av IS i Libya i 2015. Ayariga ble bortført sammen med 20 egyptiske koptiske kristne. Den 15. februar 2015 henrettet IS alle de 21 mennene på en libysk strand. Ifølge beretninger om hendelsen svarte Ayariga, da han ble spurt om sin tro: «Deres Gud er min Gud.» Den koptisk-ortodokse kirken helgenkåret alle de 21 ofrene kort tid etter deres død. I 2023 kunngjorde pave Frans at de 21 martyrene også skulle føyes til den romerske martyrologien.
Cloudflare Radar data suggest that Gloria.tv is the only major Catholic website dentified in the global Top 10,000. Other major Catholic domains, including Vatican.va, VaticanNews.va or EWTN.com, appear only in the Top 100,000. The datasets do not provide ranks beyond the Top 100. The Top 10,000 and Top 100,000 are unordered buckets and domains in the downloaded files are listed alphabetically. Catholic Websites Between the Top 10,000 and Top 100,000 vatican.va - Holy See vaticannews.va - Vatican News ewtn.com - EWTN usccb.org - U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops aleteia.org - Aleteia aciprensa.com - ACI Prensa / EWTN hallow.com - Catholic prayer app opusdei.org - Opus Dei lifesitenews.com - LifeSiteNews Catholic Websites Between the Top 100,000 and Top 1,000,000 ewtnnews.com - EWTN News ewtnvatican.com - EWTN Vatican catholicnewsagency.com - Catholic News Agency / EWTN infovaticana.com - InfoVaticana ncregister.com - National Catholic Register / EWTN wordonfire.org - Word on Fire …Meira
EWTNNews.com was supposed to give EWTN’s international news operation a single global home. Seven months on, the domain remains outside Cloudflare Radar’s Top 100,000. Hardly an impressive digital calling card for Montse Alvarado as she moves on to lead the Vatican’s communications.
Woman Distributes Communion at Leo XIV’s Eucharist — One Communicant Bare-Chested During the Eucharist celebrated by Leo XIV this evening at the Port of Rimini, a woman was spreading Communion in the hand as if it were cookies. One male attendee even received Communion bare-chested, without a shirt.
