On 30 March, Pope Leo XIV appointed Archbishop Paolo Rudelli as Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State, making him the Vatican’s third most senior official. Born in Gazzaniga, Italy in 1970, Monsignor Rudelli was ordained to the priesthood in 1995. He studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University and joined the Vatican diplomatic service in 2001. After serving in nunciatures in Ecuador and Poland, he worked in the Secretariat of State before being appointed Permanent Observer to the Council of Europe from 2014 to 2019. In 2019, Pope Francis personally consecrated him as a bishop and appointed him as Apostolic Nuncio. He served as Nuncio to Zimbabwe (2020–2023) and to Colombia (2023–2026). As a senior Vatican diplomat, Monsignor Rudelli is accustomed to maintaining message discipline and avoiding polarising issues. "Follow Francis' Synodal Path!" Across Zimbabwe and Colombia, Nuncio Rudelli presents a vision of the Church in the Francis era. In a 2023 address to …Mwy
"When Pope Francis proposes fraternity as the foundation of social friendship and the pursuit of the common good, we could say that he proposes fraternity as the foundation of a universal ethic," Archbishop Rudelli said.
Australien ging in C-Zeiten auch als erstes voran! „Unsichere Zeiten“: Anthony Albanese warnt in einer Ansprache an die Nation vor monatelangen Kostenbelastungen durch einen Iran-Krieg. Premierminister Anthony Albanese warnte davor, dass der Treibstoffschock monatelang anhalten werde, und forderte die Australier auf, „ihren Beitrag zu leisten“, da die Versorgungslage weiterhin angespannt sei. „Und wenn Sie in den kommenden Wochen die Möglichkeit haben, mit dem Zug, Bus oder der Straßenbahn zur Arbeit zu fahren, tun Sie das“, sagte er. „Das füllt unsere Reserven auf und spart Treibstoff für diejenigen, die keine andere Wahl haben, als Auto zu fahren.“ „Es sind unsichere Zeiten, aber eines ist mir absolut sicher: Wir werden diese globalen Herausforderungen auf australische Art und Weise bewältigen“, sagte er. No Cookies | Sky News Australia
Pope Francis’ post-synodal apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia, published on April 8, 2016, was a “breakthrough” for the Church. This was stated by Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, 81, of Vienna, who had presented the document at the Vatican ten years ago, in an interview with Kathpress.at on March 30. In a footnote, Francis "allowed" adulterers to grab Holy Communion using the case-by-case trick. Cardinal Schönborn commented: "That Pope Francis addressed the question of whether divorced and remarried persons may receive Communion only in a small footnote deeply moved me personally." “When I take the document from my bookshelf or even just think about it, it still brings me to tears,” he added. For many people in the Church - and for him personally - the document represented a “huge sigh of relief.” The reason, he explained, is that Francis speaks “about real life.” Families in “difficult” situations should not be constrained or judged according to "rigid criteria". Instead, one …Mwy
"The Lebanese army was our guarantee and gave us strength," Fadi Falfil, a priest in Debel, told Reuters from his hometown. The withdrawal "created a feeling of insecurity among the people", he said. Trust in God's providence!
Diana Panchenko @Panchenko_X Ukrainian elite doesn’t want the war to stop. Simple example: A small-town customs officer lives in a $1'000'000 house, owns 4 cars, and keeps $250'000 cash at home (per his declaration). At 32 he “got disabled,” now collects a pension and vacations at resorts - all on American and European taxpayers’ money. M'while, ordinary Ukrainians are snatched off the streets like animals. Audit Ukraine!
Four days ago, Pope Leo XIV praised Christian-Muslim “dialogue” during Wednesday’s meeting with the Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa. On Palm Sunday, dozens of Christians were slaughtered in Northern Nigeria.
On Palm Sunday, Leo XIV used again a ferula that features a risen Christ leaving the cross. He has used it since 6 January 2026. On 9 January, the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations told VaticanNews.va that the cross "unites the mission of proclaiming the mystery of Christ on the cross with the glorious manifestation of the resurrection". The ferula "presents Christ no longer bound by the nails of the Passion, but with his glorified body", according to the papal office. And: "The Paschal Mystery thus becomes a source of hope for humanity because death no longer has any power over mankind since Christ redeemed everything he assumed." #newsBcyvklvfjo
Archbishop Fulton Sheen: “The essence of the diabolical is hatred for the Cross of Christ.” In 1947, Pope Pius XII condemned crucifixes depicting the Risen Christ (known as "Resurrexifixes")—crosses that do not display the sufferings of Christ.In 1921, Pope Benedict XV condemned twisted crucifixes.
CALL TO ACTION: Tell President Trump, your Congressional Rep, & your Senators that you don't support American boots on the ground in Iran. White House Comment Line: (202) 456-1111 & Congress Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 . This is how We the People make our voices heard.
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St. Athanasius of Alexandria ~~~ It appeared desirable to adhere to and maintain to the end, that Faith which, enduring from antiquity, we have received...