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| St. Francis of Assisi’s remains to publicly displayed for first time in history |
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Posted by: Stone - 10-11-2025, 06:38 AM - Forum: General Commentary
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St. Francis of Assisi’s remains to publicly displayed for first time in history
Marking the eighth centenary of the death of St. Francis, his remains, which had been hidden for centuries, will be on display at the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi.
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Death of Saint Francis of Assisi, fresco in the Franciscan Church of the Annunciation in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Oct 10, 2025
ASSISI, Italy (LifeSiteNews) — During the memorial of St. Francis of Assisi on October 4, Friar Giulio Cesareo, director of the Sacred Convent in Assisi, announced that the saint’s remains will be publicly displayed for the first time in history. The display will take place from February 22 to March 22, 2026, at the foot of the papal altar in the lower church of the Basilica of St. Francis and will mark the eighth centenary of St. Francis’s death.
“The eighth centenary of the death of St. Francis, in 2026, is a time of remembrance and renewal …We do not celebrate death, but, recognizing it as a ‘sister’ to St. Francis, we celebrate the life that blossoms from the gift and offering of self,” stated the press release.
“It is in this spirit that, thanks to the approval granted by the Holy Father Leo XIV through the Vatican Secretariat of State, the public display of his mortal remains will take place.”
St. Francis of Assisi, born in 1181, led an early life of vice, often engaging in sin through his attendance at parties with people whom he had admired. After having an experience with a leper who later turned out to be Christ Himself, Francis converted and gave up his life of pleasure and vainglory to found the Franciscan Order. The life of humility lived by St. Francis continues to be a model for the religious order he founded.
The remains of St. Francis, long hidden beneath the high altar of the basilica to prevent possible theft, were officially identified in 1819 and subsequently reaffirmed in 1978 and again in 2015.
Following the announcement of the exposition, Catholic faithful eagerly began reserving time slots to venerate the beloved saint. Within just four days, over 30,000 pilgrims had already registered to make the journey. Friar Cesareo attributed this overwhelming response to the deep love that Catholics have for St. Francis.
“It is a demonstration of the love we profess for him, and we hope, as we have reiterated on numerous occasions, that it will also be a culturally enriching experience,” stated the friar.
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| Vatican Permits Lay People as Bishops’ "Vicars" |
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Posted by: Stone - 10-10-2025, 05:02 AM - Forum: Vatican II and the Fruits of Modernism
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Vatican Permits Lay People as Bishops’ "Vicars"
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gloria.tv | October 8, 2025
Since 2020, Bishop Charles Morerod of Lausanne, Geneva, and Fribourg in Switzerland has repeatedly appointed lay people instead of priests to lead diocesan regions.
According to Kath.ch on 7 October, he stated that this had caused "a minor earthquake" among Catholics.
An unnamed representative of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith informed Bishop Morerod that his decision had been criticised internationally, particularly in Italy and English-speaking countries.
The Congregation assured Bishop Morerod of its support, dismissing the justified criticism as "false rumours".
Furthermore, the Congregation has sent letters to the nunciatures, asking them to deny the "rumours" and support the bishop.
The Congregation has even permitted Bishop Morerod to appoint laypeople as "vicars".
However, Bishop Morerod has not done so. "We are still in a kind of start-up phase, even though many positive aspects are already becoming apparent," he said.
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| Vatican Library Has Set Up Prayer Room for Muslims |
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Posted by: Stone - 10-10-2025, 05:00 AM - Forum: Vatican II and the Fruits of Modernism
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Vatican Library Has Set Up Prayer Room for Muslims
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gloria.tv | October 8, 2025
"Some Muslim scholars asked us for a room with a carpet for praying. We granted them this request," Don Giacomo Cardinali, vice-prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Library, told Repubblica.it on October 8.
The Vatican's book collection contains “incredibly old Korans,” Don Cardinali continued. “We are a universal library; there are Arabic, Jewish, Ethiopian collections, Chinese unique items.”
According to the vice prefect, the Vatican Library contains a total of around 80,000 manuscripts, 50,000 archival items, almost two million printed books, 100,000 engravings and prints, and 100,000 coins and medals.
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| Leo XIV Continues Francis’s Distorted Vision for the Church in First Exhortation 'Dilexi Te' |
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Posted by: Stone - 10-10-2025, 04:53 AM - Forum: Pope Leo XIV
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Leo XIV Continues Francis’s Distorted Vision for the Church in First Exhortation 'Dilexi Te'
The Vatican today published Pope Leo XIV’s first Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te (“I Have Loved You”).
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gloria.tv | October 9, 2025
The document employs rhetoric influenced by Marxist social theory and presents “care for the poor” as the Church’s primary mission. Divided into five chapters and 121 numbered paragraphs, it is notably shorter than most recent papal texts.
Leo XIV writes that the text was started by Francis: "I am happy to make this document my own — adding some reflections — and to issue it at the beginning of my own pontificate, since I share the desire of my beloved predecessor that all Christians come to appreciate the close connection between Christ’s love and his summons to care for the poor."
Questionable Quotes
Leo XIV: "Jesus identified himself with the lowest ranks of society." (§2)
Christ:, descendant of King David: "I and the Father are one."
Leo XIV: "It is to be welcomed that the United Nations has made the eradication of poverty one of its Millennium Goals." (§10)
Christ: "The poor you will always have with you."
Leo XIV: "It is easy to understand why we can also speak theologically of a preferential option on the part of God for the poor, an expression that arose in the context of the Latin American continent and in particular in the Puebla Assembly." (§16)
Liberation Theology aimed at distorting the Christian faith from the perspective of "the poor".
Leo XIV: "In every rejected migrant, it is Christ himself who knocks at the door of the community." ($ 75)
Christ to a Syrophoenician woman: “It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs”.
Leo XIV: "The Church presents herself as she is and as she wishes to be: the Church of all and in particular the Church of the poor. (§84)
Christ to Jews in the Temple: "You do not believe because you are not among my sheep."
St Paul: "Not all have faith."
Leo XIV: "This is the hour of the poor… not simply one theme among others, but in some sense the only theme of the [Second Vatican] Council as a whole." (§84)
Vatican II aimed to renew the Church' inner life through liturgy and its outward relations through ecumenism and interreligious dialogue. None of the 16 documents was primarily about "the poor".
Leo XIV: "We must continue, then, to denounce the dictatorship of an economy that kills." (§92)
Rhetorical exaggeration from Francis that blurs the line between moral critique and emotional appeal.
Leo XIV: "We must let ourselves be evangelized by the poor and acknowledge the mysterious wisdom which God wishes to share with us through them." ($102)
Christ made the apostles- not the poor - his missionaries: "Go and make disciples, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you".
Leo XIV: "A Church that sets no limits to love, that knows no enemies to fight but only men and women to love, is the Church that the world needs today." (§120)
Christ: "Because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you."
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| Spanish priest found guilty of ‘hate crime’ after criticizing Muslim persecution of Christians |
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Posted by: Stone - 10-06-2025, 10:55 AM - Forum: Global News
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Spanish priest found guilty of ‘hate crime’ after criticizing Muslim persecution of Christians
Barcelona priest Fr. Custodio Ballester was found guilty and now faces prison time for warning that ‘Islam does not allow dialogue’ with Christianity.
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Oct 6, 2025
(LifeSiteNews) — Sentencing for a Spanish priest who this past week was found guilty of making “Islamophobic” comments more than seven years ago has Catholics as well as free speech advocates concerned.
In February, Father Custodio Ballester was summoned by a regional court in Spain to respond to charges that he had committed a “hate crime” for calling attention to the unjust treatment Christians receive in Islamic majority countries.
Ballester, who serves as a parish priest in Barcelona, was charged with violating Spanish law in 2020 when the state prosecutor in Catalonia claimed that an article Ballester wrote in 2016 titled “The Impossible Dialogue with Islam” met the criteria of a “hate crime.”
Ballester wrote his essay in response to a pastoral letter by his superior, the archbishop of Barcelona, Cardinal Juan José Omella, titled “The Necessary Dialogue with Islam.” In his rebuttal, Ballester wrote: “This new reactivation of Christian-Muslim dialogue, paralyzed by the alleged ‘imprudences’ on the part of the late Pope Benedict XVI, is very far from becoming a reality. Islam does not allow dialogue. For Islam, either you believe, or you are an infidel who must be subdued one way or another.”
Ballester has also previously made remarks critical of LGBT ideology.
Ballester’s case involves Father Jesús Calvo and journalist Armando Robles. They had been accused of making “Islamophobic” remarks on a 2017 podcast by the Association of Spanish Muslims Against Islamophobia. The Málaga Provincial Court handed down its ruling earlier this week.
Ballester told Catholic News Agency that his statements “have never been discriminatory or hateful.” He also said, “they want to use me as an example so that others censor themselves.”
Violating Spain’s hate crime law carries a penalty of anywhere from one to four years in prison with additional financial penalties. Ballester says that he expects his sentencing may be delayed due to political pressure, and that he will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights if he is sentenced with jail time.
Several dozen supporters held signs at the courthouse when the decision was handed down. Law firm Abogados Cristiano has collected nearly 30,000 signatures on a petition supporting Ballester’s innocence. Clergy in Spain have largely remained silent, however. CNA reports that Cardinal Omella “has only offered private words of support, without issuing a public statement.”
“People are very angry about the excessive sentences being sought for ‘hate crimes,’ which are comparable to those sought for sexual assault or leaving someone paralyzed in a fight,” Ballester told CNA.
When previously asked whether he was prepared to spend three years in prison if convicted, Ballester said: “It doesn’t seem right to be convicted for something I’ve said, but in Spain anything is possible. But if I am convicted, this will no longer be Spain but Pakistan, where you can be killed for blaspheming the Koran or Mohammed.”
“There is no longer any true right to free speech in Spain,” he added.
According to Islamic Sharia law, Christians and Jews who refuse to convert to Islam are not recognized as full citizens but considered semi-slaves called “dhimmi” who have to pay a special tax called “jizyah.” The OpenDoors “Word Watch List” shows that the majority of the top 50 countries in which Christians are most persecuted are Islamic states.
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