Leo XIV announced that Honggang Liu, 55, was consecrated a Bishop for the Chinese Diocese of Datong on August 31. ChinaCatholic.cn admitted today that Liu was elected bishop-designate of Datong on 28 April 2026. Vatican.va wrote today that Leo XIV did not formally appoint him until 10 August. Thus, Liu was selected unilaterally through the Chinese process more than three months before the papal appointment. Career Cleric of State Church Liu has been since his seminary time a career cleric of the state-controlled apparatus “Patriotic association”. He became the state’s diocesan administrator of Datong in March 2005. He effectively administered the same diocese for two decades before becoming its bishop today. Chinese sources has called him for years the director of the Datong Municipal Catholic Patriotic Association and head of the diocese. Currently he is vice-director of the Shanxi Patriotic Association (provincial-level leadership post). Raising Chinese Flags in Churches In October …තව
Hunter Eagleman™ @Hunter_Eagleman 87 year old Federal judge David Hittner just struck down Texas SB 12, blocking restrictions on sexually oriented performances in front of minors. His closing line to anyone who objects: “just don’t go.” That’s not a serious answer. The law targeted commercial venues hosting sexualized acts around children, not private adult events. Telling parents to simply stay home ignores the state’s interest in keeping explicit content away from kids in public and commercial spaces. Overbreadth arguments shouldn’t swallow the ability to draw a line at minors. Disgusting decision!
Eclipse of God (Paperback) Don Pietro Leone Paperback edition It is long past the time when faithful Catholics must cease any pretense that anything good has come from Vatican II. The revolution has done its work and has failed to produce anything but chaos and destruction, and those of us still attentive to God’s will and not our own must begin to pick up the pieces of a shattered civilization and endeavor to rebuild. To that end, we at Loreto Publications offer this magnificent analysis of the Council and its moral, theological, and philosophical failings, so that Holy Mother Church and Our Lady’s faithful children may rise up with knowledge and courage to build up once again, under the banner of the Immaculata, the wounded Mystical Body of Christ in today’s world, where even the most rudimentary knowledge of the Truth seems to be in eclipse. “Don Pietro Leone has given us an exceptional book, a scholarly critique of the documents of the Second Vatican Council which is singular for …තව
Bishop Wilhelm Krautwaschl of Graz-Seckau, Austria, has prohibited the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (FSSPX) from holding its annual public Rosary prayer on October 4 inside the Basilica of Mariazell. It is one of the most important Marian shrines in Austria. The annual ceremony in the basilica included Rosary, Litany of Loreto, Marian hymns and a blessing - but no sacraments. Fsspx.at announced the decision on August 27, adding that a pilgrimage will take place with a modified program. The FSSPX’s rosary prayer in Mariazell has existed for half a century. On September 8, 1975, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre led approximately 600 faithful to the Austrian shrine. Muslims and Homosexuals: "All-Are-Welcome"-Bishop Krautwaschl Bishop Krautwaschl has governed Graz-Seckau since 2015. Against the prohibition of the FSSPX’s Rosary, consider what has been welcomed or promoted during his tenure. Ten examples: 2018: Krautwaschl sent a greeting to the Christopher Street Day activities and called …තව
The FSSPX’s rosary prayer in Mariazell has existed for half a century. On September 8, 1975, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre led approximately 600 faithful to the Austrian shrine.
You can pray the rosary while walking around the Bishop's residence like Joshua and Jericho. Please God the walls in his heart will come tumbling down.
On August 27, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria called on the government and security agencies to step up efforts to combat killings and kidnappings following recent attacks in Benue and Niger states. In a statement titled “Stop the Slaughter in Borgu and Ukum, Stop the Killings in Nigeria,” the bishops said the country was experiencing an “unabated trail of blood and terror” that had reached an “intolerable crest.” The statement was signed by CBCN President Archbishop Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso of Kaduna. The bishops cited the recent killing of 47 people in Ukum, Benue State, where another 17 people were critically wounded. They also condemned the abduction of more than 60 Muslim worshippers in Borgu, Niger State. They called for intelligence-led security operations. The aim is disrupting armed groups before they can carry out attacks. They also demanded the prosecution of the perpetrators and their sponsors, saying that “impunity fuels repetition.” Furthermore, the bishops …තව
Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes 15 states have now proposed temporary bans on new data center construction Residents in counties all over America are overflowing their city council meetings opposing data centers In Franklin County, Missouri residents stayed for 13 HOURS in their Town Hall meeting all speaking against 2 new proposed data centers Resident voiced their opposition and said they were concerned about water use, utility bills, farmland loss, noise and environmental impacts
On August 28, the U.S. Justice Department released a 231-page report on the FBI’s 2023 Richmond Catholic memo, including evidence of surveillance of traditionalist Catholic clergy. The FBI investigated two priests and conducted surveillance connected to them. One belonged to the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X (FSSPX); the other, his uncle, was associated with SSPX Resistance and had been ordained by Bishop Richard Williamson. Agents researched travel and credit-card records. FBI personnel in Boston surveilled the second priest at the airport, while Customs and Border Protection questioned him and searched his phone. Both investigations were subsequently closed after the FBI found no identified national-security threat and no alleged violation of federal law. Among the exhibits in the DOJ report is an FBI PowerPoint titled “Traditionalist Catholicism Overview” - essentially a rudimentary guide to the various traditionalist Catholic groups and sects. Remarkably, the presentation included …තව
A report from the U.S. Department of Justice, published on August 26, 2026, provides detailed insight into a case that began in 2023 and delivers a very harsh judgment on the FBI's actions
If you read the slides on "Radical Traditional Catholicism" you will see that for the FBI any Catholic who adheres to and professes all the Magisterial teaching, Encyclicals and Apostolic letters on Church and State, family and morality of previous Popes before Vatican II (and, indeed, the Ten Commandments) should be profiled as a terrorist. The FBI makes a complete caricature of what those teachings are and represent, claiming such nonsense as Traditional Catholics believe in a "totalitarian Catholic confessional State". They even portray the fundamental principle of “Error has no rights” as being problematic and indicative of "radical Traditionalism". Tell that to God, Who holds the same principles. So Hell is a terroristic construct?
Wear the Brown Scapular posters for the Catholic fairytale, MAN OF THE RAINBOW by Sam Michael Nardone. The PDF book and audio book are available on this channel for download.
Some evangelical groups in India’s western state of Maharashtra are asking Christians to sign declarations confirming that they attend prayer meetings voluntarily. Maharashtra’s Freedom of Religion Law, which targets “forced religious conversions,” took effect on August 28. It prohibits conversions involving force, fraud, coercion, undue influence or inducement. Christian groups fear its broad provisions could be applied to ordinary religious or charitable activities. The forms, reported in Mumbai and neighbouring districts, state that Christians attend of their own choice, without pressure, inducement or threats. Some churches also request a photograph and an Aadhaar or PAN identification number. The declarations are not required by the government. The move follows several disruptions of Christian gatherings. The Indian Express reported nine police cases linked to five incidents between April and July. Christian leaders say the forms were introduced as protection against allegations …තව
Agents gather information about their movements, compare trips, obtain information about flights and credit cards, tap a phone, examine sermons, reconstruct their priestly ordination, and even find out where one of them celebrated his first Mass. One of the priests is watched at the airport and followed to his home.
FBI of the pontifical state. That the FBI should investigate a person who makes Molotov cocktails, seeks weapons, incites the murder of minorities and police officers, and encourages school shootings is hardly debatable. Today we have the story published on August 28, 2026, by the United States Department of Justice about the so-called Richmond Catholic Memo. The FBI office in Richmond begins by focusing its attention on attendance at a Catholic chapel, then on the priest of the chapel, and finally on the priest’s uncle, also a priest. Agents gather information about their movements, compare trips, obtain information about flights and credit cards, tap a phone, examine sermons, reconstruct their priestly ordination, and even find out where one of them celebrated his first Mass. One of the priests is watched at the airport and followed to his home. Looking at this case, it is impossible not to think of the usual practices of the Vatican gendarmerie with cardinals, bishops, and priests,…තව
For decades, legend claimed that the pilot who dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima became a Carthusian monk at Serra San Bruno in Calabria. The truth was different. Father Tony Lehmann, a former U.S. soldier, visited Hiroshima after the war and, deeply affected by its devastation, chose to become a “man of peace.” He later joined the Carthusians, living at Serra San Bruno, before becoming a Jesuit devoted to pastoral service. He was no “penitent pilot,” but a witness to Hiroshima who chose peace, prayer and service. Father Tony died of leukemia on March 8, 2002, aged 73.
German Church Cancels November Synodal Conference as Vatican Delays Approval: The first “Synodal Conference” of the Church in Germany, scheduled to take place in Stuttgart on November 6–7, has been postponed, Domradio reported on August 28. The main reason is that the statutes are still awaiting the necessary recognition from the Vatican. Hotel rooms that had been reserved for the November meeting have been cancelled. The president of the German Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Heiner Wilmer of Hildesheim, had already said in May that, given the ongoing review by several Vatican dicasteries, he no longer expected the Synodal Conference to begin in November.
Gute Nachrichten: Synodalkonferenz der deutschen Kirche für November abgesagt.
Then in the light I saw my shame: not my will – – Be Done Thy Will…
Ezekiel 22 (Tutto è Paglia) There was a time I loved to decide: where and when, and what was meant Then, at night I saw the light: I do what I can but oft I can’t… … and all the things that matter, all ideas held like a torch, all great plans that used to bother were in the God’s furnace reforged. There was a time I tried to blame, praying still for goods that kill, Then in the light I saw my shame: not my will – – Be Done Thy Will… … and all the things that matter, my own tower and its porch, all the waste I loved to gather were in the God’s furnace reforged.
Worse than Germany: A memorial ceremony for Buddhist woman Marta Pezzati, 59, was held on August 20 in the Catholic Church of San Martino in Rebbio, Como, Italy. Pezzati was president of the volunteer association Como Accoglie and was well known locally for her work assisting migrants and refugees. The ceremony was hosted by the parish priest Giusto Della Valle, who had worked with Pezzati on initiatives involving migrants. Two Buddhist monks participated in the ceremony. One of the monks later told LaNuovaBq.it that the event was “not a Mass and not even a funeral, but a remembrance of Marta's generosity.” He said there had been no Catholic liturgy or Catholic prayer. Priest: “She Found God in Budddha” Video recordings show Father Della Valle and another Catholic priest present wearing an alb and stole. During the ceremony, the two Buddhist monks chanted a Buddhist mantra from the ambo. Father Della Valle also spoke about Pezzati's Buddhist faith. He described her as a “woman of …තව
Planned Chaos