US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he told Pope Leo XIV on May 7 that Iran poses “a danger to the world, which is largely recognized.” He also described the Vatican meeting as “very cordial and important,” downplaying suggestions of animosity between the US and the Holy See.
Sec Marco Rubio: "I expressed to them on the situation with Iran, expressed our point of view about why this was an important and the danger that Iran posed us to the world, which is largely recognized." "The Holy Father is a spiritual leader, he's the first and foremost, that's his role to play, and obviously the church has always interacted on behalf of a mission for peace and a respect for all of humanity." "But at the end, it was very cordial and important meeting, and it's important to share our points of view and an explanation and an understanding of where we're coming from, and I thought it was very positive."
However, the real concern isn’t about Catholicity but their jobs, how much they are paid, the amount of discretionary spending, and whether they will still in charge of the board budget.
Cardinal Robert Sarah spoke with La Nef on May 4 about his new interview book. Main quotes. On Francis: “It would be unjust to attribute to one man alone a crisis that largely preceded him. I had the opportunity to speak privately with Pope Francis to humbly share my concerns that practical ambiguity might blur doctrinal clarity.” Return of paganism within the Church: “This paganism can be recognized by several signs: the fading sense of sin, embarrassment at affirming revealed truth, the trivialization of liturgy, fascination with worldly categories, the forgetting of the Church’s supernatural purpose. When God is no longer first—even within the Church—everything else deteriorates.” Susceptibility to the spirit of the age: “One ends up believing that the Church will be better heard if she speaks like everyone else. But the world does not expect the Church to repeat its own words; it expects her to open Heaven to it.” Signs of renewal? “I believe the Church’s interior reform has …Ve
Leo XIV kisses a crucifix and sprinkles holy water at the entrance of the Shrine of Pompeii May 8 after being welcomed by Msgr. Pasquale Mocerino, the shrine’s rector, ahead of Mass in Piazza Bartolo Longo.
The sadomasochism group “Ecumenical Working Group on BDSM and Christianity” will be taking part in the 104th German Catholic Congress (Katholikentag) in Würzburg from 13 to 17 May. The Katholikentag is one of the largest gatherings of "Catholics" in Germany. It includes liturgical scandals, political discussions, cultural events, and stands from hundreds of different organisations. The sadomasochism group will host a stand from 14 to 16 May. Its members are “Christians” from various denominations who discuss sexuality and eroticism "particularly in the field of sadomasochistic sexual preferences". They aim to remove the taboo surrounding the topic and provide information about sadomasochistic practices within a 'faith' context. Also present at the Katholikentag will be the 'Network of Catholic Lesbians', which describes itself as an independent, feminist, Catholic-oriented spiritual network. #newsGobikwjarm
Many years ago, Katholikentag was a praiseworthy event. Now it is even worse than the CCD Congress that has been held in Los Angeles for over 55 years. All these gathering do not bolster the true faith but instead bastardize it and tear it down.
Ethnic Cleansing: In just 60 days, Israel wiped out 39 villages across South Lebanon and destroyed tens of thousands of homes. Satellite imagery show entire neighborhoods flattened, historic villages emptied, and civilian infrastructure systematically demolished. Many of those villages are Christian.
Israel has wiped out 39 villages in South Lebanon and destroyed 40,000 homes. 39 centuries-old historic villages entirely erased from the map. In just 60 days.
Matthew McCusker Thu May 8, 2025 Both liberals and traditionalists are often under the false impression that the infallible exercise of the Church’s teaching authority is something which occurs only rarely. Painting of the First Vatican Council, 1870 Editor’s note: Despite the recent death of Francis the debate over his claim to the papacy remains of importance if we are to understand recent events, and prepare for what happens next. For this reason, LifeSiteNews will continue to publish the remaining installments of this series. We ask our readers to pray for the repose of Francis’s soul. All those things are to be believed with divine and Catholic faith which are contained in the Word of God, written or handed down, and are proposed by the Church either by a solemn judgment or by her ordinary and universal magisterium to be believed as divinely revealed. First Vatican Council, Dei Filius In this article, the third part of my reply to Matt Gaspers, I will continue the discussion of …Ve
One of Britain’s First "Gay Dads" Charged with Rape: Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, known as one of Britain’s first homosexual fathers, and his "husband" have been charged with rape, sexual assault, and human trafficking for sexual exploitation. Essex Police arrested the pair after raids at homes in Danbury, Maldon, and Braintree.
One of Britain's 'first gay dads' and his husband are charged with rape, sexual assault and modern slavery trafficking for sexual exploitation
Do YOU have a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk See more Daily Mail on Google – save us as a Preferred Source Published: 08:11 BST, 8 May 2026 | Updated: 08:53 BST, 8 May 2026 One of Britain's 'first gay dads' and his husband have both been charged with rape, sexual assault and modern slavery trafficking for sexual exploitation. Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, 57, also the UK's first openly gay football club owner, and his husband Scott Hutchison, 32, will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court today. It comes after Essex Police raided the couple's home in Danbury on Wednesday, with officers understood to have forced entry by knocking through a wooden fence. Forensic units were seen scouring the home with several police vehicles parked on the driveway. Officers also searched properties in nearby Braintree and Maldon. Multi-millionaire Drewitt-Barlow bought non-league Maldon and Tiptree FC 14 months ago and was set to star in an ITV documentary next week about his ownership and how he planned …
Pastoral Visit of Pope Leo in Italy | Shalom World News As Pope Leo XIV travels across Italy, each encounter becomes a moment of grace, meeting communities, strengthening faith, and reminding people that the Church walks with them in every season of life. From quiet moments of prayer to powerful public gatherings, these pastoral visits reveal a shepherd drawing close to his people, especially those on the margins, those searching, and those holding on to hope. Watch the LIVE broadcast on our YouTube page: @LiveNowatShalomWorld
Pope Leo XIV received Cardinal Reinhard Marx at the Vatican—just a few days after Rome issued a strong criticism of the ritualized blessings of same-sex couples in Germany.
Right, strong criticism of RITUALIZED blessings, while that same Rome sees no sin in sodomy. Germans are just a bit too forward about the same things that Vatican is pushing and it's hypocritical to blame them while being quiet about Vatican.
It is premature to foresee an intervention by the Holy See regarding the German bishops on the blessings for homosexuals. Cardinal Pietro Parolin said this at the Augustinianum to present the book “Robert Francis Prevost. Free Under Grace”, as reported by VaticanNews.va on May 6. At this moment, Cardinal Parolin said, there is “dialogue”: “Let us see what happens.” He reiterated that the decision belongs to the Pope. “But in any case," he continued, “we have already for some time begun a dialogue, each expressing our own views.” Cardinal Parolin hopes that sanctions will not be necessary and that problems may be resolved peacefully, as should be the case in the Church. #newsZztiabfumv
1) Light and darkness have nothing in common: a) 2 Corinthians 6: 14-16; "Do not harness yourselves in an uneven team with unbelievers. Virtue is no companion for crime. Light and darkness have nothing in common Christ is not the ally of Beliar, nor has a believer anything to share with an unbeliever. The temple of God has no common ground with idols, and that is what we are-the temple of the living God". b) 1 Corinthians 10:20-22: "But I say that the things which the gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I don’t desire that you would have fellowship with demons". You can’t both drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You can’t both partake of the table of the Lord and of the table of demons. Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy?" c) 2 Peter 2: 1-3; "As there were false prophets in the past history of our people, so you too will have your false teachers, who will teach their own disruptive views and disown the Master who purchased their freedom. …Ve
“Wow, Okay!” — Pope Leo XIV’s Verdict on Marco Rubio’s Crystal Football Pope Leo XIV gave Marco Rubio an olive-wood pen and called it the plant of peace. Rubio handed back the same crystal football he gives every world leader — and the first Washington Post polling shows Americans noticed.“Wow, Okay!” — Pope Leo XIV’s Verdict on Marco …
“Wow, Okay!” — Pope Leo XIV’s Verdict on Marco … This kind-hearted response is in many ways the entire story of this morning’s Vatican audience between the Holy Father and the Secretary of State of the United States — three syllables, delivered live on camera, that no diplomatic readout could approximate. I cannot stop watching the moment. The olive is Christ’s tree from Gethsemane. The Catholic moral tradition — from the prophets through Pacem in Terris — has invoked it again and again as the language of peace. The gift Pope Leo handed Rubio was a teaching as much as an object. He chose it deliberately. The moral leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, watching an American administration drop ordnance on Iranian children, handed an American Secretary of State a sign of refusal — written in the wood of an olive tree, accompanied by a book of sacred art the Vatican uses to instruct visitors to seek peace. Rubio handed back a crystal football. The football, by all accounts, is the standard …Ve
Four Catholics were arrested in Rajasthan after Hindu nationalist activists stormed a Catholic gathering of about 70 faithful and accused them of “forced conversions.” Police intervened and detained the four Catholics, even though Church leaders say the meeting was a peaceful religious event attended only by Christians. Attacks and harassment against Christians continue to rise across India.
Alan Dershowitz: “If Jeffrey Epstein told me he was a Mossad agent, I would have got him off completely.” Piers Morgan: “Hang on, are you saying that if Epstein said he was Mossad, he could get away with being a pedophile?" Dershowitz: “That’s right.”