Today, the Synod study group of African bishops (SECAM) published its final document on polygamy (below). The text firmly reiterates the Church’s teaching that marriage is monogamous by nature - one man and one woman. This is not a cultural construct, but is rooted in creation (Genesis), Christ’s teachings (Matthew 19) and the sacramental nature of marriage itself. Summary of the document: Polygamy is incompatible with sacramental marriage, contradicts the equal dignity of men and women, and cannot represent the unity between Christ and the Church. Clear Also At The Practical Level Furthermore, the document is clear that polygamists are not admitted to the sacraments. No one may be baptised while remaining in a polygamous union. There is no allowance for baptism based on promises of future change — conversion must be genuine and take place beforehand. In certain cases, the first wife may be baptised, especially if she is not responsible for the polygamy. Polygamous unions are not …More
03/24/2026 Entire blog as a free PDF eBook. It’s madness to keep doing the same thing over and over again and expect different results—this famous quote is attributed to Albert Einstein. March 1, 2026 Another “success” for the U.S. The day before, it was the U.S. military base in Erbil, in Iraqi Kurdistan. 45,000 soldiers. Today—proof of Trump’s political genius. We will eliminate the Iranian leadership and help the Iranian people overthrow the regime. They have killed, but they have not overthrown the regime. We will destroy Iran’s navy, air force, and air defense, as well as all missile launchers. And that has proven to be a pipe dream. Then the pressure must be ramped up even further—we will send in a landing force. Just as Einstein predicted. What would such an invasion look like? A Sunday article on presstv.ir examined the feasibility of such a plan. Why boots on Iranian soil would become strategic catastrophe for US? As the American-Israeli aggression against Iran enters its …
Reinaldo Nann - a German-born Peruvian bishop (2017-2024) who civilly married a Peruvian woman in 2025 without being laicised - tried to defend Leo XIV from accusations of worshipping the Andean goddess Pachamama in 1995. On 22 March, Nann wrote on ReligionDigital.org that Leo XIV "is not an idolater, nor did he worship Pachamama". However, Nann admits that "the young missionary Robert Prevost did indeed participate in this 1995 ecology and theology congress, and within the context of a Mother Earth ceremony, he knelt". Nevertheless, Nann "cannot see any worship of Pachamama as a goddess". "We see an interreligious act where a representative of Andean culture makes an offering to the Earth — a gift and a dialogue with the Earth.' Other people, including Augustinian priests, attended this ceremony, which forms part of Andean culture. Respecting the Earth as a 'being with a soul' does not mean that it is not a creature of God. Pachamama is the earth, or rather the soul of the earth. …More
A British Special Forces base in northern Iraq repelled a record 14 Iranian suicide drones last night in a dramatic escalation of the conflict. Despite US President Donald Trump offering an olive branch to the Tehran regime, its military launched its biggest attack yet on UK troops. Confirmation has been sought from the Ministry of Defence regarding whether any British troops were wounded as the deadly drones rained down. The Special Forces base in Erbil, in the Kurdish-controlled sector of Northern Iraq, has been singled out by Iran over recent weeks. More than 50 Iranian drones have been aimed towards the multinational camp, though the figure could be much higher. Following previous attacks Italian troops withdrew from the base. Earlier this month an Iranian attack killed a French soldier who was conducting a counterterrorism training excercise, which French president Emmanuel Macron condemned as 'unacceptable'. Rapid Sentry (pictured) is a vehicle-mounted system that fires Lightweight …
Tuesday, March 24 – From the Feria – Tuesday of the First Week of Passiontide – Saint Gabriel the Archangel – Saint Catherine of Sweden, Queen and Widow – Blessed Matthew Rossi, Confessor, Third Order of Saint Francis
Come on! The whole mess didn't start in 1979 but in 1953 already, with the CIA and MI6-orchestrated operation that toppled Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh. As you sow, so shall you reap.
Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa announced changes to Holy Week ceremonies due to the Israeli-American war against Iran. Liturgies open to all cannot take place. The Palm Sunday procession has been canceled, and the Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday has been postponed. There is no definitive plan for the coming days as decisions are being made “day by day”. #newsMainmlwyqw
From Wisdom 2: 12-24, we find a great reflection for Lent and Easter and the world crisis we presently face. Let us lay traps for the upright man, since he annoys us and opposes our way of life, reproaches us for our sins against the Law, and accuses us of sins against our upbringing. He claims to have knowledge of God, and calls himself a child of the Lord. We see him as a reproof to our way of thinking, the very sight of him weighs our spirits down; for his kind of life is not like other people's, and his ways are quite different. In his opinion we are counterfeit; he avoids our ways as he would filth; he proclaims the final end of the upright as blessed and boasts of having God for his father. Let us see if what he says is true, and test him to see what sort of end he will have. For if the upright man is God's son, God will help him and rescue him from the clutches of his enemies. Let us test him with cruelty and with torture, and thus explore this gentleness of his and put his …
“Everywhere the Boy Jesus passed, He knocked down their idols and hid them in Hell.” “And so We arrived in Egypt; and, after a long period of time, the angel of the Lord notified St. Joseph that We should return to Nazareth because the cruel tyrant was dead. And so, we repatriated to our native land. Now, Egypt symbolizes the human will, full of idols; and everywhere the Boy Jesus passed, He knocked down their idols and hid them in Hell. How many idols the humar will possesses! Idols of vainglory, of self-esteem and of passions which tyrannize the poor creature! Therefore, be attentive, listen to your Mother. In order to never let you do your will, I would make whatever sacrifice and even offer you my life to give you the great good of living always in the bosom of the Divine Will.… Day 24 of The Virgin Mary in the Kingdom of the Divine Will…
Just as Francis created the Amazon rite to include indigenous action in the Catholic Liturgy, So too will this Pope Leo allow the Venezuelan witches that venerate the new Saint Doctor. The doors are wide open for all to enter and bring their "unique" methods of worship into a new form of Catholic Worship centered around the Saint Dr. José Gregorio Hernández
Do they believe in the trinity? - Why yes they DO The Trinity: She is often worshipped alongside Guaicaipuro (representing indigenous resistance) and Negro Felipe (representing African heritage), forming the "Three Powers". María Lionza is a central Venezuelan deity and spiritual figure revered as the goddess of nature, love, peace, and harmony, often depicted riding a tapir. Her cult, which blends indigenous, African, and Catholic traditions, is a major, syncretic religion centered in the Sorte Mountain of Venezuela
ByJAMES GENN, REUTERS MARCH 24, 2026 10:41 Updated: MARCH 24, 2026 13:37 Two minors were arrested during the night between Monday and Tuesday in connection with an arson incident in Antwerp in a suspected antisemitic act, a Belgian official told Reuters on Tuesday. The emergent Islamist group Ashab al-Yamin claimed responsibility for the incident, publishing a video that appears to show three masked individuals setting a vehicle on fire. In the video, the masked individuals appear to be pouring flammable liquid over the vehicle before setting it alight. The vehicle was parked outside a Jewish-owned business in Antwerp, according to Ynet. Owner of targeted vehicle is not Jewish The arsonists believed the vehicle to belong to a haredi (ultra-Orthodox) individual, but the owner is not Jewish, Ynet reported. In their claim of responsibility, Ashab al-Yamin wrote in Arabic, Hebrew, and English that Antwerp is one of the most "important European cities" and has a "large Zionist community …
Hirmos for the Annunciation of the Theotokos O Earth, proclaim the glad tidings of a great joy, and You, Heavens, sing a hymn of praise to the glory of God! No profane hand may touch the Living Ark of God, but the lips of the faithful will never cease to sing Your praise, repeating with joy the Angel's words: "Hail, O Full of Grace, the Lord is with You!" Scripture has rightly mentioned that she was espoused, as well as a a virgin, a virgin that she might appear free from all connection to man; espoused, espoused that she might not be branded with disgrace of sullied virginity, whose swelling womb seemed to bear evident marks of her corruption. But the Lord had rather that men should cast a doubt upon His birth than upon His mother’s purity. He knew how tender is virgin’s modesty, and how easily assailed this reputation of her chastity nor did He think the credit of His birth was to be built-up by His mother’s wrongs, It follows therefore that the holy Mary’s virginity was of as …More
"But still more has it baffled the prince of this world, for the malice of devils soon detects even hidden things, while they who are occupied in worldly vanities, cannot know the things of God." St. Ambrose