Ordination to Priesthood in Roman Rite in Cathedral: On 2 May, Bishop Athanasius Schneider ordained Deacon Lance Enad to the priesthood in the Roman rite at the Cathedral of Maasin, Philippines. Bishop Precioso Cantillas of Maasin was present at the ceremony.
Deacon Lance Patrick C. Enad has been ordained to the Holy Priesthood! Yesterday, 2 May 2026, marked a truly grace-filled and historic moment in the Diocese of Maasin, as the ordination took place at the cathedral and national shrine of Our Lady of the Assumption. The sacred rite was presided over by His Excellency, the Most Reverend Athanasius Schneider.
Li ma noħnoqx kelmtek fija. Il-Ħmistax-il Ħadd tas-Sena. Riflessjoni u talba minn Dun Pawl Camilleri. Din hi inizjattiva bejn il-Media Centre tal-Knisja u l-Parroċċa Familja Mqaddsa, l-Iklin. Iżjed riflessjonijiet fuq l-Evanġelju issibuhom fil-Youtube Channel - Parrocca Iklin Malta. Kemm int realistiku, Mulej! Kemm tafna tajjeb! Kemm tafhom sew l-għedewwa tagħna il-problemi li rridu nirbħu ir-reżistenzi li noffru aħna stess. Mulej, ġa għandi ħafna x’jikkumbattini minn barra. Hemm il-ħażin li jfittex jisraqli kelmtek minn qalbi biex ma nagħtihiex ħsieb ma nilħaqx nifhimha ma tilħaqx issawwarli mġibti. Hemm l-għawġ li jiġi fuqi tul ħajti msejkna. Hemm dawk li jħabbtuni minħabba kelmtek u malajr ifixkluni avolja nkun smajtek minnufih u bil-ferħ. Imma hemm ukoll problemi li noħloq jien, Mulej. Hemm l-inkwiet żejjed għall-ħwejjeġ tad-dinja u l-ġibda żejda għall-art u għal kull mhu tagħha li ma jħallux kelmtek tagħmel frott fija u bija. Dan kollu, Mulej, joffrilek ambjent ostili …Aktar
Leo XIV is set to sign his first encyclical on May 15, according to the German news agency KNA. The working title is Magnifica humanitas. Reports suggest, the encyclical will address expected to address issues including artificial intelligence, peace, the crisis of international law, and other contemporary threats facing humanity. The May 15 date would place Leo XIV’s first encyclical in the tradition of the Church’s great social teachings: • 15 May 1891: Rerum Novarum by Pope Leo XIII - foundational text of modern Catholic social teaching. • 15 May 1931: Quadragesimo anno by Pope Pius XI - developed subsidiarity and social doctrine further. • 15 May 1961: Mater et magistra by Pope John XXIII - focused on labor and economic justice. Picture: Vatican Media, #newsVzqhqgkmrf
Mk 5:1-20 -- Jesus Restores a Demon-Possessed Man - "Oħroġ, ja spirtu ħażin, minn dan il-bniedem!" MONDAY GOSPEL OF WEEK 4 IN ORDINARY TIME Evanġelju Oħroġ, ja spirtu ħażin, minn dan il-bniedem! Mk 5, 1-20 Qari mill-Evanġelju skond San Mark F’dak iż-żmien, Ġesù u d-dixxipli tiegħu [Mk:5:1] waslu x-xatt l-ieħor tal-baħar u ġew fil-pajjiż tal-Gerasin. [Mk:5:2] Kif niżel mid-dgħajsa, resaq fuqu wieħed, li ħareġ mill-oqbra, li kien maħkum minn spirtu ħażin. [Mk:5:3] Dan kien jgħammar fl-oqbra, u ħadd ma kien jista' jżommu marbut, anqas b'katina, [Mk:5:4] għax bosta drabi laħqu rabtuh bix-xkiel u bil-ktajjen u hu kien jaqsam il-ktajjen u jkisser ix-xkiel, u ħadd ma kellu l-ħila jżommu. [Mk:5:5] Lejl u nhar kien il-ħin kollu joqgħod qalb l-oqbra jew fuq il-muntanji, jixher u jqatta' ġismu biż-żrar. [Mk:5:6] Kif lemaħ lil Ġesù mill-bogħod ġera lejh, nxteħet fl-art quddiemu, [Mk:5:7] u għajjat b'leħen qawwi u qallu: "Aħna x'għandna x'naqsmu, Ġesù, Bin Alla l-Għoli? Aħlifli fuq …Aktar
Vatican Press Director Under Fire Over Workplace Relationship: SilereNonPossum.com reports that Vatican Press Office Director Matteo Bruni allegedly has a relationship with an employee that “isn’t very clear”. However, one staff member added: “Actually, it’s very clear.” Sources provided chats, videos, and images allegedly showing Bruni with employee Chiara Armenti, including photos of them having drinks and dinner together outside working hours in Rome. Armenti, who has headed the Bulletin for the past year, is said by colleagues to enjoy a “privileged relationship” with Bruni that has “been wearing down the atmosphere in the Press Office for years.” Colleagues further allege that, feeling protected by the director, she has increasingly treated coworkers with condescension and arrogance, including those who had worked in the office long before her arrival.
Rev. Larry Holland, a 79-year-old Catholic priest recovering from a hip fracture at Vancouver General Hospital in Canada, said he was offered medical assistance in dying twice by hospital staff. This was despite him making it clear that he is a Catholic priest and is morally opposed to euthanasia.
Canadian Doctors Try to Railroad Catholic Priest into 'Assisted Suicide' Over Broken Hip | Frank Bergman, Slay News A Canadian Catholic priest is sounding the alarm after doctors tried to pressure him into “assisted suicide” twice while recovering from a broken hip in a hospital, despite him telling them that euthanasia goes against his beliefs. Father Larry Holland, a 79-year-old priest from the Archdiocese of Vancouver, was horrified that Canadian government-sanctioned doctors attempted to railroad him into being euthanized, despite not being terminally ill. The priest’s alarming story underscores growing concerns that Canada’s state-sanctioned assisted suicide program is spiraling far beyond its original limits. Holland said he was “very shocked” after medical pushed so-called “Medical Assistance in Dying” (MAiD) as an “option” during his recovery from a hip fracture. Priest Offered Death While Recovering, Not Dying Holland broke his hip after falling on Christmas Day. He is …Aktar
Li tħallini nlumek. It-Tnejn u Għoxrin Ħadd ta' matul is-Sena. Riflessjoni u talba minn Dun Pawl Camilleri. Din hi inizjattiva bejn il-Media Centre tal-Knisja u l-Parroċċa Familja Mqaddsa, l-Iklin. Iżjed riflessjonijiet fuq l-Evanġelju issibuhom fil-Youtube Channel - Parrocca Iklin Malta. Kieku jien prużuntuż biżżejjed, Mulej! Veru li minix waħdi. Naħseb drajthom jiċċensurawk: għax ma bgħattx xita ta’ nar mis-sema fuq min ma laqgħekx; għax rawk titkellem ma’ mara; għax salvajt oħrajn u ma salvajtx lilek innifsek. u l-lista baqgħet titwal fl-Istorja, Mulej, inklużi ċ-ċensuri tiegħi li normalment iduru wkoll madwar is-salib. Għalfejn qgħadt tbati daqshekk, Mulej? Għaliex titlob minni li niċħad lili nnifsi u nerfa’ salibi kuljum? Veru li qed naħsibha ta’ bniedem li jien. Imma x’fiha ħażin? Iva, Mulej, Inħoss li jixraqli l-ħasla li tajt lil Pietru: li minix inqis il-ħwejjeġ t’Alla li qed infixkillek il-ħidma tal-Fidwa li minix nifhem x’għamilt int għalija. Is-salib ma jixraqlekx …Aktar
Leo XIV’s October Bishops’ Meeting to Be Held Without Laity: Leo XIV’s October bishops’ meeting on Amoris Laetitia will receive organizational support from the Synod Secretariat led by pro-homosexual Cardinal Mario Grech. The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life under pro-homosexual Cardinal Kevin Farrell is overseeing preparations. This is the first bishops' October meeting in years to be held without lay participants.
INNU TA' FATIMA - L-AVE MARIJA TA' FATIMA - HDEJN FATIMA DEHRET L-OMM TAGHNA MARIJA... (mill ktieb Għanjiet il-Ġemgħa paġna 147 - Innu Ta' Fatima) Ħdejn Fatima dehret l-Omm tagħna Marija, Liċ-ċkejkna tliet rgħajja, tfal safja w għaqlija. Rit: Ave, Ave, Ave Marija x2 “Sinjura Żagħżugħa” imdawra bid-dija, Bil-ġmiel u bil-ħlewwa tas-sema mogħnija. Rit: Ilbiesha bajdani, jgħattilha riġlejha, Kuruna sabiħa, imdendla f’idejha. Rit: “Min fejn inti ġejja?”, staqsietek Luċija : “Is-Sema pajjiżi”, weġibt, o Marija. Rit: Għidtilhom jitolbu għall-midneb, għall-ħati Biex jibdel fis ħajtu, u le jmur ibati. Rit: Dik qalbek urejthom bil-grazzja mimlija Bl-imrar u bin-niket, tal-ħżiena mifnija. Rit: Int ridthom ibatu, sabiex ipattulek Għal dik il-moħqrija li l-kiefra jagħmlulek. Rit: Kastigi tal-biża’, dhert Int biex tħabbrilna, Li mħabba ħtijietna, ilkoll jistħoqqilna. Rit: B’dan ridt fina tqanqal mibegħda għall-ħtija, Li magħha ġġib fuqna hemm, biki w tbatija. Rit: Imbierek Missierna …Aktar
Malta's Archbishop Opens Up About Missing Calls And Joking On The Phone With The Pope. The Archbishop of Malta has opened up about his personal relationship with Pope Francis, saying that he gets calls from the Catholic Church leader that are often full of witty comebacks and humour.
The Transalpine Redemptorist community has proclaimed itself sedevacantist. In a letter dated 2 May, they wrote: "The pre-Vatican II popes condemned indifferentism as a deadly heresy. The post-Vatican II claimants to the papacy have embraced it, promoted it and acted upon it." The group has three monasteries. The community's mother house is located in Papa Stronsay, Orkney, Scotland. They also have a house in the Diocese of Christchurch, New Zealand, and a pioneer community in the Diocese of Great Falls–Billings, Montana, USA. In 2008, they broke away from the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X in order to obtain regularisation from the Vatican, they were then invited by diocesan bishops to establish priories in New Zealand and Montana. Critics accuse the community of fostering a personality cult surrounding the two leading priests. In their new letter, signed by all the members, they state that "the modernist presence within the structures and hierarchy of the official Church has gone …Aktar
There is a very good argument to be made that Leo is not the pope. He sure doesn't act like it or teach like it. One day, Holy Mother the Church will make a determination
Their outreach to traditional Catholics through their publishing ministry has been the finest I've ever seen. I have a treasured collection of "The Catholic" newspapers and books from The Desert Will Flower Press. May God reward them for their years of faithful service and protect them in this time of temptation.
Li nilbes għall-festa. It-Tmienja u Għoxrin Ħadd ta' matul is-Sena. Riflessjoni u talba minn Dun Pawl Camilleri. Din hi inizjattiva bejn il-Media Centre tal-Knisja u l-Parroċċa Familja Mqaddsa, l-Iklin. Iżjed riflessjonijiet fuq l-Evanġelju issibuhom fil-Youtube Channel - Parrocca Iklin Malta. Illum kollox sar jgħaddi, Mulej. Kulħadd jilbes li jrid. M’hemmx eta’. M’hemmx klassi soċjali Imma għal ċerti okkażjonijiet, Mulej, kulħadd baqa’ jilbes il-ġlekk u l-ingravata iżanżan libsa u kappell ixidd żarbun li jixraq. Hekk imorru l-affarijiet, Mulej. F’dawn il-mumenti bqajna konservattivi. Ara fejn tidħol int, Mulej, l-okkażjonijiet tiegħek il-festa li tistedinna għaliha int, sirna progressivi liberali kollox jgħaddi, ukoll. Forsi għax l-Ikla tiegħek, Mulej, m’għadniex nikkonsidrawha okkażjoni importanti ċelebrazzjoni speċjali festa li nħossuha tassew. Drajniha wisq biex napprezzawha ħafna, Mulej. Mulej, aħfirli l-imġiba tiegħi: mhix biss dik ta’ barra – fejn spiss niddiżgustak …Aktar
The Ad Petri Sedem pilgrimage in the Roman Rite will take place from October 23 to 25 in Rome. There is conflicting reporting about whether a Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, October 24, in Saint Peter’s Basilica, similar to the one in 2025 celebrated by Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke. The official program on Summorum-Pontificum.org for the 2026 pilgrimage lists a Pontifical Mass at the Altar of the Chair in Saint Peter’s Basilica. However, the president of Foederatio Internationalis Una Voce, Joseph Shaw, denied the report on X on May 2, writing: “I am told by the organisers that this is not true. Please pray that it will become true.” #newsKffszvvztk
Lk 16:19-31 -- The Rich Man and Lazarus - Il-parabbola ta' l-għani u Lazzru. THURSDAY GOSPEL OF WK 2 OF LENT --- IN YEAR C - SUNDAY GOSPEL OF WEEK 26 IN ORDINARY TIME --- Evanġelju Lazzru, il-ħażin irċevieh f’ħajtu, issa hu qiegħed jitfarraġ. Lq 16, 19-31 Qari mill-Evanġelju skont San Luqa F’dak iż-żmien, Ġesù qal lill-Fariżej: [Lq:16:19] "Mela kien hemm raġel għani, jilbes il-porpra u għażel mill-ifjen; l-hena tiegħu kien li kuljum jagħmel ikla mill-aħjar. [Lq:16:20] U wieħed fqir jismu Lazzru, li kellu ġismu ġerħa waħda, kien imur jinxteħet ħdejn il-bieb ta' daru, [Lq:16:21] bix-xewqa li jixba' b'dak li jaqa' mill-mejda ta' l-għani. Sa l-klieb kienu jmorru jilagħqu l-ġrieħi tiegħu. [Lq:16:22] Ġara li l-fqir miet, u l-anġli ħaduh fi ħdan Abraham. Mbagħad miet ukoll l-għani, u difnuh. [Lq:16:23] Dan, kif sab ruħu fi tbatijiet ħorox f'Art l-Imwiet, rafa' ħarstu, u mill-bogħod lemaħ lil Abraham, b'Lazzru fi ħdanu. [Lq:16:24] U għolla leħnu u qallu, 'Missier Abraham, ikollok …Aktar
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Paolo Pezzi from the Archdiocese of the Mother of God in Moscow - an unusual move given that Archbishop Pezzi is only 65 years old and the Vatican offered no explanation for his departure. InfoVaticana.com writes that the departure is "primarily due to accumulated personal burnout/exhaustion after years in an especially demanding post." Leo XIV appointed Bishop Nikolai Dubinin, O.F.M. Conv., auxiliary bishop of Moscow, as Apostolic Administrator of the archdiocese. Monsignor Pezzi has led the Moscow archdiocese since 2007. He has been a Russian citizen since 2011. In January 2026, he declined to sign a statement by Christian and Protestant leaders in Russia concerning the alleged oppression of Christians in several countries, including Ukraine. A spokesman stated that Archbishop Pezzi did not sign because he had no authority to comment officially on foreign states. Archbishop Pezzi’s ecclesial background is in the Priestly Fraternity …Aktar
see: 5 SATURDAYS FOR OUR LADY - forward message L-EWWEL SIBTIJIET TAX-XAHAR Meta Luċija kienet postulanta mas-Sorijiet ta’ Santa Dorotea fil-kunvent ta’ Pontevedra fi Spanja, dehritilha il-Madonna fl-10 ta’ Diċembru 1925. Il-Verġni Imqaddsa dehret lil Luċija, u maġenbha, merfugħ fuq sħaba mdawwla, kien hemm tfajjel. Il-Verġni Imqaddsa serrħet idha fuq spallet Luċija, filwaqt li wrietha qalb imdawwra bix-xewk, li kienet iżżomm f’idha l-oħra. Fl-istess waqt, it-Tfajjel qal: “Aqsam it-tbatija mal-Qalb ta’ l-Omm imqaddsa tiegħek, miksija bix-xewk, li bihom in-nies ingrati jinfduha kull waqt, u m’hemm ħadd li jagħmel xi att ta’ tpattija biex ineħħihom.” Imbagħad il-Verġni imqaddsa qalet: “Ħares, binti, lejn Qalbi, imdawwra bix-xewk li bihom in-nies ingrati jinfduni kull waqt bid-dagħa u l-ingratitudni tagħhom. Int għallinqas ipprova farraġni u għid li jiena nwiegħed li ngħin, waqt is-siegħa tal-mewt, bil-grazzji meħtieġa għas-salvazzjoni, lil dawk kollha li, bil-fehma li …Aktar
Li nieħu ż-żejt fil-musbieħ. It-Tnejn u Tletin Ħadd ta' matul is-Sena. Riflessjoni u talba minn Dun Pawl Camilleri. Din hi inizjattiva bejn il-Media Centre tal-Knisja u l-Parroċċa Familja Mqaddsa, l-Iklin. Iżjed riflessjonijiet fuq l-Evanġelju issibuhom fil-Youtube Channel - Parrocca Iklin Malta. Naħseb taf, Mulej, li rieda tajba għandi mhux ħażin. Imma spiss tkun ġenerali ħafna. Meta niġi għall-prattika insib li ħafna drabi mmur għall-kaċċa bla porvli nagħmel kollox b’nofs qalb nieħu biss mezzi miżuri. Nixtieq nagħmel progress fil-ħajja spiritwali imma ma rridx nagħmel sagrifiċċji minix lest nikkontrolla irrid nibqa’ ngħix bil-kompromessi. Ħin għat-talb ftit jew wisq nagħtik, Mulej. Imma ftit nagħmel biex nikkwieta moħħi qalbi ħajti. Anzi kważi xejn: distratt wisq! M’għandix wisq ħin naqra, Mulej. Lanqas immur korsijiet u naġġorna ruħi. Imma nixtieq inkun nisrani modern impenjat aġġornat. Mulej, tħallinix nidħaq iżjed bija nnifsi. Tħallinix inħobbok jekk mhux b’qalbi …Aktar