Catholic University celebrates Eucharist including islamic prayer. On September 16, the Catholic University KU Leuven in Belgium opened its 2026–27 academic year with a Eucharist at St. Peter’s Church. During the Eucharist, performers sang Islamic chants.
Belgium: Controversy has erupted after an Islamic prayer was included in the opening Mass at the Catholic University in Leuven
CCCB documents ad absurdam. Concentrate upon transmitting the Faith as it has been evangelized for two millennia. Too many prelates shuffling papers and looking busy when the Lord beckons them to shepherd.
Leo XIV-Appointed Archbishop at the UN wants to get rid of free speech. The new Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, Archbishop Christophe El-Kassis, delivered his first address at the UN on September 17. The Archbishop rejected “every form of intolerance, discrimination, and hate speech”. And: “Any hate speech - directed at either individuals or communities because of their religion, race, nationality, or any other characteristic - goes against the commandment to love one’s neighbor.” He believes, it “poisons public discourse, inflames division, and too often prepares the ground for violence and persecution.” Words that intentionally provoke hatred “cannot claim the protection of liberty.” Leo XIV appointed Monsignor El-Kassis to the United Nations in July.
Archbishop Christophe El-Kassis: Speech that intentionally provokes hatred cannot claim the protection of liberty.
The home of Cardinal Ernest Simoni, 97, in Florence was burgled while he was in Britain. The Albanian cardinal was received by King Charles III at Balmoral Castle on September 15. According to Corriere.it, thieves targeted the Curia-owned apartment in Piazza Duomo where Simoni lives with his nephew Tonin and his family. When his nephew called with the news, the cardinal’s first concern was not the money: “Did they leave the statue of Our Lady of Medjugorje? And Padre Pio?” Told both were untouched, Simoni replied simply: “Allora poco male” - “Then, little harm done.” The burglars smashed through a wall with chisels, forced open an armoured door and ransacked wardrobes, boxes and luggage, leaving their tools on the landing. The haul, estimated at €30,000, included cash, gold, jewellery, medals and a gold seal. Strangely, Simoni’s residence permit was also taken. Tonin and his wife had left around 1 p.m. and returned at 11 p.m. to find the apartment ransacked. Tonin believes the family …More
897K views · 15K reactions | I see this in many houses and shops in Poland . Personally I think it’s great people are proud of the religion of their country. I say that even though I’m not religious. However many people tell me that this isn’t acceptable in England anymore as it’s offensive. Is that true? What’s your opinion? | Lee Learns Polish I see this in many houses and shops in Poland . Personally I think it’s great people are proud of the religion of their country. I say that even though I’m not religious. However many people tell me that this isn’t acceptable in England anymore as it’s offensive. Is that true? What’s your opinion?
Bishop Mutsaerts attacks “angry” Catholic blogs. Dutch Auxiliary Bishop Rob Mutsaerts — one of the better bishops, who survived a car accident in June — has launched a polemical attack on Catholics who dominate online discourse. “One can eventually spend so much time fighting modernism that Christ becomes almost incidental,” Mutsaerts writes in a lengthy article on his blog on September 16. “One can read every day about everything going wrong in Rome and barely open the Gospel. One can receive news of the latest disaster in a dicastery on Facebook within ten minutes and have no idea which saint is commemorated that day.” “That is not a victory for tradition. It is spiritual distraction.” Mutsaerts continues: “Read more Augustine than ecclesiastical Twitter. Read more Benedict XVI than angry blogs. Spend longer praying for your bishop than complaining about him.” Elsewhere, he alleges that Catholics preoccupied with Church politics may not even know the Catechism: “A Catholic who does …More
Uncomfortable truth from Bishop Mutsaerts: “A Catholic Mass is not, first and foremost, a gathering in which the community celebrates its unity. It is the sacrifice of Christ made sacramentally present. It is not a banquet in the form of a sacrifice, but a sacrifice in the form of a banquet. That changes everything. When one truly believes in it, respect, kneeling, silence, beauty, care, sacred music, and a priest who does not think that the liturgy improves when he spontaneously tells a funny anecdote all arise naturally.”
"Satan Wants Your Family—What Are You Doing About It?" | Doug Barry on the St. Joseph Mindset "You are the head of the house. You are the first line of defense. What are you doing about it?" Catholic speaker and author Doug Barry joins CatholicTV to share an urgent wake-up call for Catholic husbands and fathers. How can Catholic men overcome spiritual passivity and step up as the protectors and leaders their families need? Longtime evangelist, former Life on the Rock co-host, and founder of Radix, Doug Barry joins This Is the Day to discuss his new book from Ignatius Press, First Line of Defense: Battle-Ready Leadership for the Catholic Man. Doug recounts the unforgettable, convicting encounter with an Irish priest who challenged him early in his marriage to bless his home, wife, and unborn child with holy water and stand guard on the spiritual wall. He breaks down why spiritual authority matters, pointing to Saint Joseph’s prompt obedience to the angel to protect the Holy Family from …More
Fatima Keeps Rupnik Mosaic The Marian shrine of Fátima, Portugal, does not plan to remove or cover its massive Rupnik mosaic. Last year, the Fátima shrine issued a statement saying that it would not remove the mosaic. The Substack.com-Account The Pillar (September 18) contacted the Fátima shrine again after Rupnik’s mosaics at Lourdes were covered and “was told there is no update to the shrine’s stance.” There is the prospect of a papal visit to Fátima next year. Rupnik is facing a canonical trial at the Vatican over credible accusations that he sexually, spiritually, and psychologically abused numerous women. His art, with its big black eyes and characteristic asymmetry, mirrors a warped mind. Bishop Virgílio Antunes, president of the Portuguese bishops’ conference and chairman of the National Council of the Fátima Shrine, acknowledged that “one cannot separate the artwork from the context and the circumstances in which it was created.” BUT: Neither he nor the bishops’ conference “…More
Starting from the Second Vatican Council, passing through John Paul II, up to the speeches of Benedict XVI and Pope Francis in the synagogue of Rome and their recent writings (The Bible of Friendship; Jews and Christians, both from 2019), they want to overturn the ecclesiastical tradition on the relationship between Christianity and Judaism and reevaluate the latter, as the “elder and favorite brother” of Christianity. Now, all this has the same gravity as the sin of the Jews who rejected Christ: it is disbelief, indeed it is in a certain sense even more serious, since, if the Jews rejected Christianity in figure, the Judaizing Christians reject the Apostolic Tradition in reality and not just figuratively. Therefore, they are even more inexcusable than the Jews, and therefore are unbelievers, perfidious and even specifically apostate in the strict sense. How, therefore, can we delude ourselves that they want to “restore” the Church and are “friends” of the anti-modernist Traditionalists …More
Cardinal Pietro Parolin: “Russia should not be isolated.” Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a conference in Rome on September 16, the Vatican Secretary of State reiterated the Holy See’s case for maintaining direct channels with Moscow as the war in Ukraine continues. “Russia should not be isolated,” Cardinal Parolin said according to VaticanNews.va. He argued that some form of channel must be maintained “where people can talk to one another”. Cardinal Parolin admitted that the results of Vatican diplomacy so far have been “rather limited”. Nevertheless, Vatican diplomacy will “continue on our path.” He also confirmed that Cardinal Matteo Zuppi’s humanitarian mission concerning Ukraine will continue, including returning to Moscow this September. #newsSnfkpmtoau
Great Sermon also no wonder why God blessed him with the miracle of a Priest heart We love our Priest your hands are holy of holies vehicle of our redemption
French military chaplain Romain Ghandou has sparked a political storm, with a prominent left-wing politician calling for his imprisonment. The video is from a 7 Oct 2025 Mass at Carcassonne Cathedral, before soldiers of the 3rd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (3e RPIMa). “Calm down, leftists! Breathe through your nose,” Ghandou said, drawing laughter and applause. He attacked “liars,” “incompetents” and those who “lecture everyone.” He urged soldiers to “keep fighting” and have “the courage of your convictions,” warning that otherwise France would be ridiculed and “others will take our place.” Le Canard enchaîné publicised the footage Friday, sparking outrage on the left. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, founder of La France Insoumise (France Unbowed), alleged “racist insults” and said: “His place is in prison.” Le Canard linked the sermon to the “Great Replacement,” though Ghandou does not use that phrase in the published excerpt.
« Calmez-vous » : à Carcassonne, un aumônier militaire appelle à dire aux « gauchistes » de « respirer par le nez » La vidéo de la cérémonie a été relayée vendredi par Le Canard enchaîné et a suscité plusieurs réactions politiques.
. Personally I think it’s great people are proud of the religion of their country. I say that even though I’m not religious. However many people tell me that this isn’t acceptable in England 
anymore as it’s offensive. Is that true? What’s your opinion? | Lee Learns PolishThe Blindness of the World’s Conscience