A “queer ecumenical service” was held inside the Catholic Kollegienkirche in Salzburg, Austria, on September 2 as part of the city’s “Pride Festival.” Catholic participation included the Catholic University Chaplaincy, alongside Protestant, Old Catholic and Methodist representatives and a homosexual advocacy group. Salzburg’s archbishop is Franz Lackner.
Homosex-Liturgie in der Kollegienkirche in Salzburg. Was meint ihr dazu? Quelle: Catholic Arena, X
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Swiss bishop appoints lay woman to share leadership of diocesan vicariate The Diocese of Basel has announced a new “more synodal” leadership model, with a lay woman set to share responsibility for its general vicariate alongside the canonical Vicar General
Bishop Felix Gmür of Basel, Switzerland, has appointed theologian Sarah Gigandet to a senior leadership position in the diocese. From 1 November, she will share the responsibilities of the vicariate general with incoming Vicar General Ruedi Heim. The Diocese of Basel announced this unusual arrangement under the headline 'Vicariate General becomes more synodal'. Gigandet, aged 40, will formally hold the title of Episcopal Delegate in the Vicariate General, while Heim will be the canonical Vicar General. According to the diocese, however, the two will divide the areas of responsibility between them and jointly assume leadership responsibilities. According to canon law, the office of vicar general, which involves exercising ordinary executive authority as the bishop’s deputy, is reserved for priests. Therefore, Gigandet cannot formally be appointed vicar general. Bishop Gmür is known for his pro-homosexual activism. He also supports the ordination of women as deacons and priests. #newsUvpbpswmke
Another Vatican appointment for Montse Alvarado: Leo XIV puts the future head of Vatican communications on the board of his new “Fratello Sole” Foundation - even as her digital record at EWTN offers little to celebrate. Today, Leo XIV appointed Maria Montserrat “Montse” Alvarado as a member of the Board of Directors of the Vatican’s newly established Fratello Sole Foundation. She becomes the third member of its three-person governing board. Alvarado is due to take office as Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication on November 1. She is divorced and received a Church annulment of her marriage. She is not a theologian and has attracted attention for arguing in 2022 that Jews should not be converted to Christianity. Women Taking Over the Vatican Leo XIV established the Fratello Sole Foundation in June to oversee an agrivoltaic project intended ultimately to meet the electricity needs of Vatican City State. The three-member board now consists of: - Sister Raffaella Petrini, President of …بیہ
The International Theological Commission's new document presents panentheism as an 'interpretive framework' for understanding God as 'intimately present in every aspect of reality'. It explicitly contrasts this with classical theism. @Gaetano Masciullo argues that this positive portrayal of panentheism obscures the Catholic distinction between Creator and creation and risks normalising pantheistic theology.
The Vatican’s International Theological Commission has just given a positive hearing to panentheism (the idea that creation exists “in God” so is also Divine).
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Cardinal Domenico Battaglia, 63, of Naples, Italy, wrote the foreword to the book 'Transgender People'. He believes that the Church is called to "renew its gaze upon humanity". The book deals with “complex and sensitive issues,” he writes. His examples are “gender dysphoria, transgender identities, and life experiences that do not conform to traditional models.” This raises “profound questions - including for the Church.” Cardinal Battaglia proposes “a path not of condemnation, but of accompaniment”: “No one is excluded from God’s heart.” And: “No life is foreign to the mystery of salvation.” “Every person, every story - even those that seem distant or difficult to understand - carries within it the possibility of a revelation.” The book “reminds us that behind ideas there are people. People whom we must encounter, listen to, and accompany.” #newsUqdcmgjzfp
The history class “The Catholic Intellectual Tradition” has become one of Yale’s most popular courses. Last spring, it attracted 85 students - up from just 13 a decade ago. The course explores two millennia of Catholic thought, from early Christianity and medieval mysticism to debates about war, philosophy and modern life. It has even reportedly attracted more students than long-standing Yale favourites such as “The Birth of Europe” and “The Roman Empire”. This boom comes at a time when universities are debating cuts to the humanities.
The official page of the SSPX has started a series on bishops appointed by Leo XIV, announced in a previous article, with Bishop Dave Dean Capucao, the first bishop appointed by the reigning pope, if we exclude Bishop Angel Contreras Llajaruna, appointed auxiliary bishop of Callao in Peru. However, this series focuses primarily on titular bishops. Training Born on September 25, 1965 in Naga in the province of Southern Camarines, Bishop Capucao is the first Philippine bishop appointed by Leo XIV, on May 16, 2025. He was consecrated on September 5, 2025. He first joined the missionaries of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM), then entered the seminary of the Prelature of Infanta. Ordained a priest on October 3, 1994, he served for a few years in the Philippines before going to study in Europe. He pursued university studies at Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands, where he was a researcher between 2002 and 2006, earning a doctorate in theology. He also obtained a …بیہ
Fr Edmund Waldstein, a monk and priest of Heiligenkreuz Abbey in Austria, will no longer teach moral theology at the abbey’s seminary. Rector Wolfgang Klausnitzer, 75, a diocesan priest, says Waldstein will not return to teaching during his tenure. Waldstein has defended the death penalty for heretics and Catholic integralism. He has now been removed from teaching and sent to Rome to pursue a further doctorate in philosophy. He has occasionally celebrated the Traditional Latin Mass.
Pater Edmund Waldstein darf nicht mehr an der Hochschule Heiligenkreuz unterrichten.
Pope Francis supported a Spanish bishop in his attempt to gain control over Opus Dei’s famous Torrecuidad shrine and take back a historic image of Our Lady
Neu veröffentlichte handschriftliche Briefe, die „El País“ vorliegen, zeigen, dass der verstorbene Papst Franziskus persönlich in den Streit um Torreciudad mit dem Opus Dei eingegriffen und die Situation als „mafiaähnlich“ bezeichnet hat. Die Briefe untermauern die Behauptung des Bischofs, dass Franziskus ihn gegen den Druck in Bezug auf die Wallfahrtsstätte und das Bildnis der „Unsere Liebe Frau von den Engeln“ aus dem 11. Jahrhundert unterstützt habe. Im Juli 2023 sagte er zu Bischof Ángel Pérez Pueyo: „Geben Sie nicht nach!“ Nachdem er im Oktober 2024 einen bevollmächtigten Kommissar ernannt hatte, schrieb Franziskus erneut: „Mit der Ernennung des Dekans der Rota mache ich mein direktes Eingreifen in die Aktivitäten des Opus Dei dort sichtbar. Und indem ich Ihnen eine neue Stelle vorschlage, versuche ich, Sie von all den ‚mafiaähnlichen Intrigen‘ zu befreien, die derzeit im Gange sind. Damit mache ich deutlich, dass mein Eingreifen umfassend ist.“
PLACE YOUR COMMENTS IF YOU'D LIKE. 2027 UPCOMING MOVIE PART 1 VIRTUES VS THE SINS - THESE CLIPS POSTED ON SEP 4, 2026 ABOUT THE MOVIE: Virtues Against Sins: This film is being produced gradually under the supervision of the Church. It will consist of three parts. The first part presents catechesis on the virtues that counter sins, based on the doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church and the Doctors of the Church. Just as our Lord Jesus spoke in parables and used elements of nature and everyday life things and people. This movie will use elements of nature, humanoid (human like) monsters to represent the sins, and critters and insects to represent temptations. The first part will be composed of fantastical elements to describe how virtues oppose the sins within the soul, not outside but inside, the internal battle for holiness. The second part features real-life anecdotes addressing various life situations, as well as the crisis of faith within the Church. The third part will include mystical …بیہ
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