On April 16, during the visit of Pope Leo XIV to Bamenda, Cameroon, Fon Fru Asaah Angwafor IV, the tribal leader of the Mankon community, spoke about polygamy. He made the remarks during an interreligious peace meeting in the cathedral. He is the hereditary "king" of the Mankon people and rules over culture and spiritual tradition. He presides over pagan rites, such as important funerals and ancestral ceremonies. During these events, he wears ceremonial attire alongside elders. He also identifies as 'Catholic'. In his speech at the cathedral, the tribal leader stated that 'some cultural practices continue to pose challenges' and cited polygamy as an example. He expressed gratitude that, within the framework of the 2023 and 2024 Synod, African bishops had been tasked with conducting a study on polygamy and its place in the life of the Church. The tribal chief went on to say that adulterers in polygamous relationships should be able to fully integrate into the Church without being 'judged …Bivule
Today, Leo XIV appointed Monsignor Michele Morandi as the new Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana, an Italian diocese with 130,000 Catholics and 80 parishes. Born in Alfonsine, Italy, in 1976, he was ordained a priest in 2003 and has served as a parish priest, rector of the diocesan seminary and vicar general of the diocese. Closed Seminary Is "Excellent Starting Point" As rector of the seminary, he wrote in 2024 for the 70 anniversary of the large seminary building in Faenza. The seminarians now study in Bologna. The building is called the 'former seminary' and used as a library, a school, a workplace and an art space, and has become a "secular place". For Monsignor Morandi, this was an "excellent starting point", as from that moment on, things were "no longer tainted by clerical and collegial imagery or clouded by a curtain of incense." Identification with the Synodal Process Monsignor Morandi took part in the Italian Church’s national synodal assembly in Rome. In a diocesan article from 2025…Bivule
Laura Stewart on How to Honor a Baby Lost Too Soon How do you explain the loss of a sibling to a child? Author Laura Stewart joins us to share Orchestra for Oliver, a beautiful new book designed to help families navigate a difficult prenatal diagnosis. When Laura Stewart’s son and daughter-in-law received a negative prenatal diagnosis at 20 weeks, they chose to spend their remaining time being "intentional about making memories." In this moving interview, Laura discusses how her grandson Oliver inspired a children's book that helps parents and grandparents open up communication about prayer, life, and loss. Discover practical advice for families in the "waiting room" of a high-risk pregnancy, the healing power of honoring a child’s memory, and the vital resources available through organizations like Redbird Ministries and Be Not Afraid. Laura also shares a touching update on her family today and asks for our prayers for a current high-risk pregnancy. Key Highlights: -The Child’s …Bivule
1. Can God on Quasi modo Sunday ( geniti infantes is a Latin phrase meaning "as newborn infants" or "as newborn babes") provide the means for what essentially is a second baptism? Yes or No? Well yes God can do this. Go to confession and Holy Communion on this one Sunday and I God will forgive all punishment owing for sin. As a new born! God wants you to make a big deal of His Mercy this one Sunday of the year. 2. The Church is so corrupt that God chooses to be directly more Merciful to Catholics than ever before. Where evil abounds, grace abounds more! God makes up for where His Church representatives lack. 3. God says you do this and I will do that! How simple go to confession and Holy Communion on this one day! It’s like go and bath 7 times in the Jordan! Would you?
From Pope Francis, the idea of synodality remains - that is, the notion that the Church is a process of listening, consultation and struggle, Austrian Jesuit Andreas Batlogg told Kirche-und-Leben.de on 17 April. He has written several books about Francis, including an early biography. Regarding the 2019 Amazon Synod, Father Batlogg said that Francis had come close to abolishing celibacy: "Then there was massive backlash. And he slowed down." Something similar happened with the Synod on Synodality, which concluded without a final document. The internal division within the Church under Francis has become "very deep": "There was open resistance, not just behind the scenes." With Leo XIV, however, there has been "more of a shift in tone than a break in substance", according to Fr Batlogg. Leo XIV presents himself as calmer and more controlled, with a greater focus on clarity and a more traditional demeanour: "However, these are initially matters of style." Und: "In terms of content, I see …Bivule
18.04.2026 The SSPX maintains the separation of Church and State, a leftist concept. Since they use the New Theology created with the False Premise they have collegiality, with the liberals. With the New Theology they are liberals on Ecumenism and Inter-Religious Dialogue, like the pope and the cardinals and bishops. Cushingism is liberalism and schism. They cite Tradition but in Tradition there were no separation between state and Church. Presently Pope Leo is aligned with the leftist state. They interpret Vatican Council II as does Pope Francis in Evangelii Gaudium. EG mentions hypothetical cases as if they are visible and personally known people, in the present times saved outside the Catholic Church. Ad Gentes 7 is not mentioned and it is assumed that Vatican Council II has explicit exceptions for AG 7 and the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus. This is the common irrational interpretation of Vatican Council II. APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION EVANGELII GAUDIUM OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS …Bivule
St. John of the Cross ~~~ This general knowledge whereof we are speaking is at times so subtle and delicate, particularly when it is most pure and simple and perfect...
Get a vision on the "road" of your life. Sunday April 19 - III of Easter Dear brothers and sisters, the passage from Luke's Gospel that we’re going to listen to on Sunday April 19, describes in an extraordinary way how the Risen Christ, through His Word and in the "breaking of the Bread," , enlightens our mind, sets our heart on fire and opens our eyes in order to be able to recognize Him, in faith, here on earth and see Him, "face to face" in the eternal Life, after a life spent living according to “His style", that is, making life explode with the greatest power of His love.
During his visit to Cameroon on 16 April, Pope Leo XIV met with twelve representatives of local Islamic communities at the Apostolic Nunciature in Yaoundé. Several of the Muslim leaders had previously met the Pope in Rome in December 2025, suggesting an ongoing relationship.
On April 16, at the Apostolic Nunciature, Pope Leo XIV met with twelve leaders of local Islamic groups of Cameroon who are working with the Church on social justice projects.
As part of Milan Art Week, an exhibition on homosexuality titled “Ritratto di famiglie” opened on April 14 at a public library in Milan. It purports to present “family stories” through photos and personal messages, but actually features homosexuals. The event includes workshops for children aged 5 to 10. The organization Pro Vita & Famiglia described the initiative as “ideological propaganda.”
L'orrore ideologico di minoranze usate come grimaldello politico e imposte ai bambini nelle scuole. Mercoledì 22 aprile aprile, presso la Biblioteca comunale Oglio di Milano, si terrà la mostra lgbtq+ e gender fluid, che dedicherà uno spazio laboratoriale ai bambini di età compresa tra i 5 e i 10 anni. L'esibizione fotografica è stata aperta al pubblico lo scorso martedì 14 aprile e verrà ospitata, nell’ambito della Milano Art Week, fino al prossimo 24 aprile. Nata da un'ispirazione di Agedo Milano (una delle principali associazioni italiane della "galassia arcobaleno"), mette in mostra il percorso genitoriale di alcuni soggetti attraverso degli scatti che raccontano sopratutto del periodo a seguito del coming out. La terza ROMA
[Saint Benedict of Nursia; V-VI Century AD; Nursia, Kingdom of Italy/Mons Casinus, Eastern Roman Empire; aged 67; Father of Western Monasticism ~ Order of Saint Benedict, Patron of Europe, Rule of Saint Benedict, Saint Benedict Medal] “Chapter VII ~ Of Maurus' walking on the water. THE venerable Benedict being one day in his cell, the boy Placidus, one of his religious* went out to fetch water from the lake, but when dipping his pitcher into the water, not taking sufficient heed, his body followed the vase and he fell into the lake. The waves immediately bore him out from the land as far as the usual flight of an arrow. The saint, who was in his cell, knew the sad accident at the very instant, and at once calling Maurus, his disciple, said to him: ''Brother Maurus, run with all speed ; the boy who went to fetch water fell into the lake and has been already carried out a long distance." A thing wonderful and unheard of since that instance of the Apostle Peter! Maurus having asked and …Bivule
Another great video with Larry Johnson, Ray McGovern and of course Scott Ritter with the Judge. A weekly round up of the week. Find out what's true and not true in another great video from the Judge. Clips from djt, hegseth and bebe included. INTEL Roundtable w/ Johnson / McGovern & Scott Ritter - Weekly Wrap 17-April
Leo XIV on his flight from Algeria to Cameroon: "I know that in Europe there are many times fears that are present but oftentimes generated by people who are against immigration and trying to keep out people who may be from another country, another religion, another race. And in that sense, I would say that we all need to work together. One of the values of this trip is precisely to raise the world's attention to the possibility that dialogue and friendship between Muslims and Christians is possible. I think one of the great lessons that Lebanon can teach the world is precisely showing a land where Islam, Christianity are both present and are respected, and that there is a possibility to live together, to be friends. Stories, testimony, witnesses that we heard even in the past two days of people helping each other, Christians with Muslims, both of whom had their villages destroyed, for example, of saying we can come together and work together. I think those are lessons that would be …Bivule
Our Saintly Catholic Grandparents Were Right Our saintly Catholic grandparents and great grandparents did not have the philosophical vocabulary of St Thomas Aquinas. They did not cite the canons of Trent from memory. But they had been formed by a Church that had absorbed fifteen centuries of patristic and scholastic teaching through its liturgy, its confessional practice, its popular piety, and its catechisms — and that formation had deposited in them the correct instinct: that the marital bed is not inherently clean, that it requires penance, that it should be received seriously and with some degree of rightous shame, that it is not something one celebrates but something one governs. They affirmed the marriage bed's liceity. What they refused was the rehabilitation of the marriage bed into something radiant and sacred. In that refusal they were aligned with St. Augustine, St. Jerome, St. John Chrysostom, St. Maximus the Confessor, St. Gregory the Great, St. Peter Lombard, St. Thomas …Bivule
youtube.com/watch?v=5OiNdRG_lfM&list=RD5OiNdRG_lf… O GOD BEYOND ALL PRAISING is composed by Gustav Holst and the rendition of this song is performed by the Manila Cathedral Basilica Choir during the Christmas Mass 2024 It serves as the Offertory Song Lyrics: O God beyond all praising, we worship you today and sing the love amazing that songs cannot repay; for we can only wonder at every gift you send, at blessings without number and mercies without end: we lift our hearts before you and wait upon your word, we honour and adore you, our great and mighty Lord. Then hear, O gracious Saviour, accept the love we bring, that we who know your favour may serve you as our king; and whether our tomorrows be filled with good or ill, we’ll triumph through our sorrows and rise to bless you still: to marvel at your beauty and glory in your ways, and make a joyful duty our sacrifice of praise. We bow in adoration and kneel before your throne, we sing of our devotion and make your presence known: with …Bivule
Two gay men in Nashville are sparking nationwide outrage after recording a video of themselves mocking the baby they had via surrogacy as it cries for its mother for content. Man: “Who do you want, Dada or Pop?”