Argentine bishop, a Synod Father, punished after canonical judicial process over allegations of abuse. Auxiliary Bishop Ricardo Seirutti, 70, of Córdoba, Argentina, has been punished by the Church following a canonical judicial process concerning complaints from two adults over conduct officially described as “improper to his episcopal ministry.” Monsignor Seirutti also served as vicar general of the Archdiocese of Córdoba. Pope Francis appointed him auxiliary bishop in 2015. In 2018, he participated as a voting Synod Father in the Synod of Bishops on Young People. He represented the Argentine episcopate. According to the Archdiocese of Córdoba, complaints from two adults led the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith to order a canonical judicial process before the Interdiocesan Tribunal of Buenos Aires. The proceedings concluded in recent weeks with sanctions against Bishop Seirutti. He has been deprived of his offices as auxiliary bishop and vicar general. For five years, he is …Zambiri
Ask him more at the CIC conference this evening (quote this interview).
Humanly speaking, Bishop Schneider doesn't see Leo XIV reversing Francis' course. The celebration of the Pontifical Mass at the end of October in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore - instead of St. Peter’s Basilica - can be described as a “consolation prize,” Bishop Athanasius Schneider told Gloria.tv (video below). It is “sad,” he said, that these Catholics are not allowed to celebrate Mass in St. Peter’s. At the same time, Santa Maria Maggiore is the most important Marian church in Christendom. Both Pius V - who codified the traditional Mass for all time - and Francis - who restricted it - are buried there. Bishop Schneider intends to pray with the faithful for liturgical peace and for the traditional Mass to be celebrated again without restrictions. Asked whether Leo XIV might reverse Francis’ course, Schneider replied: “Humanly speaking, I don’t think so. But there is still God.” The pilgrimage will pray for Leo XIV, asking God to grant him many graces. Schneider calls the suppression …Zambiri
Bishop Corrado Sanguineti of Pavia is the frontrunner to become the next Archpriest of St Peter’s Basilica - succeeding Cardinal Mauro Gambetti. Writing for IlGiornale.it, Nico Spuntoni says Bishop Sanguineti is now in “pole position” for the post following Gambetti’s departure. Other names floated in recent weeks include former papal master of ceremonies Archbishop Guido Marini, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, Archpriest of the Basilica of St Mary Major. Leo XIV knew Sanguineti before his election to the papacy through Pavia, home to the tomb of St Augustine. The two celebrated a Eucharist together there in February 2024. Sanguineti was also received by Leo XIV in a private audience at the Vatican in early September.
Chi sarà il nuovo arciprete della Basilica di San Pietro? Nel totonomi di Curia spunta Sanguineti
Plato ~ When a fool gains power, the first thing he does is silence the wise. The next thing he does is gather other fools around him. The final thing he does is destroy the nation.
A nearly 70-year-old Orthodox church in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada, was destroyed by fire on September 30, along with icons, stained glass and artwork. No one was injured. Authorities have not determined the cause. #newsOownbfodmq
SPES CONTRA SPEM - Observations on the Note “A Journey of Hope” by the Dicasteries for the Doctrine of the Faith, Christian Unity, and Interreligious Dialogue - Carlo Maria Viganò - The Note, drafted for the sixtieth anniversary of Nostra Ætate, bears the signatures of Cardinals Fernández, Koch, and Koovakad. Leo XIV approved it and ordered its publication.
Confirmed: Pope Leo XIV has appointed Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, 60, as Metropolitan Archbishop of Chieti-Vasto. The move brings Gambetti’s tenure as Archpriest of St Peter’s Basilica, Vicar General for Vatican City and President of the Fabric of St Peter to an end. His successor at the Vatican has not yet been announced. Cardinal Gambetti's years in the Vatican were marked by repeated controversies, many of which were brought to public attention primarily by SilereNonPossum.com. The investigation was based on documents, photographs, videos and testimony. Among other issues, SilereNonPossum reported favouritism in personnel appointments - including the hiring of people personally connected to Gambetti. Other scandals included controversial expenditure, costly events and projects, and concerns over the maintenance and management of the Basilica. Cardinal Gambetti succeeds Archbishop Bruno Forte, whose resignation Pope Leo XIV has accepted. The transfer comes after months of rumours that …Zambiri
FROM PAKISTAN’S FRONTIER TO THE ALTAR: CHAMAN WELCOMES ITS FIRST LOCAL PRIEST | SG News A monumental spiritual milestone has unfolded for the Catholic Church in Pakistan. On September 19, 2026, 29-year-old Fr. Faraz Darshan, SDB, was ordained at Sacred Heart Cathedral by Archbishop Khalid Rehmat, becoming the first-ever local priest from the tense Pakistan-Afghanistan border town of Chaman in Balochistan. As the fourth Pakistani priest ordained for the Salesians of Don Bosco, his vocation carries profound meaning for a remote frontier region marked by strict security and an isolated Christian presence. This comprehensive news package covers his emotional ordination, his subsequent Thanksgiving Mass at the Don Bosco Center, and his tribute remembering his late mother as he pledges to serve youth through faith formation and education. Stay Updated with @SGNEWS-SG – Faith, Society & Global Christian Perspective
VON PAKISTANS GRENZE ZUM ALTAR: CHAMAN BEGRÜSST SEINEN ERSTEN EINHEIMISCHEN PRIESTER | SG News Für die katholische Kirche in Pakistan hat sich ein monumentaler spiritueller Meilenstein ereignet. Am 19. September 2026 wurde der 29-jährige Pater Faraz Darshan, SDB, in der Herz-Jesu-Kathedrale von Erzbischof Khalid Rehmat zum Priester geweiht. Er ist damit der erste einheimische Priester aus Chaman, einer Stadt im angespannten Grenzgebiet zwischen Pakistan und Afghanistan in Belutschistan. Als vierter pakistanischer Priester der Salesianer Don Boscos hat seine Berufung eine tiefe Bedeutung für diese abgelegene Grenzregion, die von strengen Sicherheitsvorkehrungen und einer isolierten christlichen Präsenz geprägt ist. Dieser umfassende Nachrichtenbeitrag berichtet über seine bewegende Priesterweihe, die anschließende Dankmesse im Don-Bosco-Zentrum und seine Würdigung seiner verstorbenen Mutter, in der er sich verpflichtet, jungen Menschen durch Glaubensbildung und Erziehung zu dienen. …Zambiri
03.10.2026 ITALIAN MINISTRY OF INTERIOR INTERPRETS VATICAN COUNCIL II UNETHICALLY : GENERAL POLICY OF THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT I cannot be admitted in a pontifical university in Rome or have my Residence Permit. Propaganda Fide has stopped my study-stipend because of Vatican Council II rational. The Italian Ministry of Interior, the Quirinale and the Vatican, still interpret Vatican Council II irrationally and not rationally.This is unethical. Since I interpret the Creeds, Councils and Catechisms rationally and not irrationally i.e not confusing what is implicit as being explicit, I am not allowed to enroll in a pontifical university in Rome and complete my studies in philosophy for a baccalaureate. Neither am I allowed to join a religious community. The European Union and the Vatican interpret LG 8, 14, 16, UR 3, NA 2, Gs 22 etc in Vatican Council II dishonestly. I don’t. Some 30 Catholic traditional organizations who participate in the Summorum Pontificum Mass of Bishop Athanasius …Zambiri
Cardinal Pietro Parolin told journalists in Rome today that he does not know when or how the excommunications of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (FSSPX) will take place. “Despite this serious wound I hope that we can find ways to resolve this problem.” He also said that he was "deeply pained" by today's episcopal ordinations: "It is a schismatic act."
From Delia Gallagher: Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, says he is “deeply pained” by the SSPX ordinations today. “It is a schismatic act” he does not know when or how the excommunications will take place. “Despite this serious wound I hope that we can find ways to resolve this problem”
PAKISTÁN: Un nuevo informe denuncia la discriminación contra las minorías religiosas. La Comisión Nacional de Justicia y Paz (CNJP), organismo dependiente de la Conferencia Episcopal Católica de Pakistán, ha publicado y remitido un nuevo informe a la fundación pontificia Ayuda a la Iglesia Necesitada (ACN). hmtv
ACN ranks Pakistan as a country of persecution, the highest level, in its most recent edition of the Religious Freedom in the World Report, published in 2025.
On 7 September, Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller addressed the “Tavola di Assisi 2026”: “Islam… is not ashamed of God, it is not ashamed of transcendence, but it proposes an anthropology and a revelation radically different from the Christian ones.” Invoking St Francis of Assisi’s encounter with Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil, Müller rejected the modern portrayal of Francis as a precursor of interreligious dialogue: “Francis did not go to Egypt to open a diplomatic salon and confirm the Sultan in his faith.” Instead, he went convinced that Jesus Christ is the only Savior. For Cardinal Müller, calling Muslims to conversion is “not an act of hostility… on the contrary, it is the highest act of charity.” He also warned that the Christian West is not “simply threatened by external forces, but is being worn down by an internal apostasy.”
Il cardinale Müller: "l'Islam non rispetta i cristiani deboli" Il cardinale Gerhard Ludwig Müller, nell'intervento alle Tavole di Assisi organizzate da Simone Pillon, affronta di petto il tema dell'Occidente logorato dal postumanesimo e dal nichilismo. E parla del rapporto con i musulmani: "Va rispettata la nostra identità". Video completo su YouTube: @TivuVerita
‘APPENDICES…’ ~ ‘Treatise on Purgatory’ by Saint Catherine of Genoa; 1915; pp. 54-56; part I [Saint Catherine of Genoa ~ XV-XVI Century; born: Genoa, Republic of Genoa/ died: Genoa, Republic of Genoa; (aged 62-63); Mystic; Spiritual Writer] Appendix A THE Saint must here be understood to mean that the souls in purgatory cannot recollect the specific reasons of the pains they suffer ; that they cannot say, " I have done such and such sins, for which I deserve to be here." She cannot mean absolutely that they do not know that the pains they suffer are in punishment for their sins. For besides such ignorance being scarcely conceivable, it is contrary to her own express statement in chapter vii., where she says, that " that which causes the souls in purgatory most pain, is the seeing in themselves a thing displeasing to God ; and the being conscious that it has been admitted against so much goodness." Appendix B THERE is a difference of opinion among theologians as to the nature of that …Zambiri
"THERE is a difference of opinion among theologians as to the nature of that purification which the souls undergo in purgatory. From what are they purified ? from the guilt of sin, or simply from imperfections? If from imperfections, in what sense do they become perfect? In that they are intrinsically improved ; or is it merely that they have bettered their condition before God?"
Martinez said he told Baldacchino during the April 22 meeting that his parish is aware of the music minister’s homosexual relationship and that his position as a music minister has been held “for a long time,” at least 20 years. The pastor, Fr. Pacquing, reportedly told Martinez that the minister does not receive Holy Communion, confirming his awareness of the man’s homosexual lifestyle. Bishop Baldacchino’s response was to say we must “be merciful,” that they would “investigate and look into it,” and that “we’re all sinners here,” Martinez recalled.
FSSPX to Continue Lourdes Pilgrimage Despite Bishop’s Restrictions The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (SSPX) has announced that it will continue its annual pilgrimage to Lourdes. Following the episcopal consecrations on July 1 in Ecône, Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes withdrew permission for the SSPX to celebrate public Masses, administer sacraments, or organize public prayers at Lourdes. In an August 22 statement, Fr. Gonzague Peignot, superior of the FSSPX in France, announced that the Fraternity intends to continue coming to Lourdes every year, “Our Lady does not deserve to be abandoned despite the obstacles,” he said. The FSSPX expressed 'sorrow and incomprehension', questioning the bishop's decision and pointing to the interreligious Christian-Muslim pilgrimage that was welcomed at the sanctuary in October 2025. For now, the FSSPX faithful intend to remain present at Lourdes, but their pilgrimage will no longer be able to take the same public form as in previous …Zambiri
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