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 …Zvimwe
“A certain narrative has spread, not entirely accurate, because of the political situation that arose when, on the first day of the journey, the President of the United States made some remarks about me. Much of what has been written since then has been little more than commentary upon commentary, in an attempt to interpret what was said. One example is the address delivered at the Prayer Meeting for Peace on 16 April. That address had been prepared two weeks earlier, well before the President commented on me and on the message of peace I am promoting. And yet it was interpreted as though I were trying to engage once again in debate with the President, which is not at all my interest. I come to Africa primarily as a pastor, as Head of the Catholic Church, to be with, to celebrate with, to encourage and to accompany all African Catholics.”
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 …Zvimwe
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 …Zvimwe
Tony Seruga @TonySeruga ROME HAS FALLEN For the first time ever, the Vatican has built a Muslim prayer room inside its Apostolic Library. While Christians are banned from Mecca, while no church stands in Saudi Arabia, and while Europe’s cathedrals are being turned into mosques, Pope Leo XIV rolls out prayer rugs in the heart of Rome. He’s doing it side-by-side with Amy Pope, the UN’s migration chief and former Obama insider, who runs a billion-dollar machine moving “refugees” across the West. Together they preach “compassion” — but it’s really globalism disguised as faith. The UN engineers the migration. The Vatican blesses it. And Western civilization pays for it. Vatican’s Great Replacement: How Pope Leo XIV …
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
Sainte Kateri Tekakwitha - le 17 avril Autochtone du continent nord-américain (+ 1680) Kateri est la première sainte autochtone du continent nord-américain. Elle est née d'une mère algonquine chrétienne et d'un père agnier (Les Algonquins, les Agniers - ou Iroquois - et les Hurons étaient des tribus des Indiens d'Amérique du Nord) en 1656 à Ossernenon (Auriesville, New York), où les saints Isaac Jogues, René Goupil et Jean de la Lande avaient versé leur sang pour la foi. Fille de chef, elle refusa d'être mariée et convertit celui qu'elle devait épouser. Après bien des péripéties, elle trouve refuge à la mission jésuite Saint-François-Xavier sur le Saint-Laurent. Là elle mènera une vie de prière et de travail exemplaire. Elle y mourra en 1680. Tekakwitha, née en 1656 à Ossernenon (USA), était fille d'un chef mohawk et d'une algonquine catholique, baptisée et éduquée par des missionnaires français. La variole la priva à quatre ans de sa famille, et elle-même resta défigurée …Zvimwe
Une Amérindienne canonisée. euronews 21.10.2012 Pour la première fois de son histoire, l'Eglise catholique canonise une amérindienne. Sept nouveaux Saints ont été proclamés ce dimanche. Parmi eux Kateri Tekakwitha, d'origine Mohawk. Kateri Tekakwitha naît en 1656 d’une Algonquine et d’un chef Iroquois de la tribu de la Tortue, dans le village agnier d’Ossernenon, aujourd’hui Auriesville, dans l’État de New York. Sa mère avait vécu au poste français des Trois-Rivières et était chrétienne. La fillette avait quatre ans quand une épidémie de vérole se déclare dans la bourgade, emporte ses parents et son jeune frère et la laisse les yeux malades et le visage grêlé. Elle est accueillie par un oncle et élevée par ses tantes. Comme elle ne peut pas supporter l’éclat de la lumière du jour, on la surnomme Tekakwitha : « celle qui avance en tâtonnant ». En 1666, une expédition française contre les Agniers oblige sa tribu à se réfugier dans la forêt pour y passer l’hiver. Tekakwitha …Zvimwe
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…Zvimwe
Imam Invoces Allah During Meeting in Cathedral with Leo XIV: On 16 April, Pope Leo XIV presided over an interreligious peace meeting inside St Joseph's Cathedral in Bamenda, Cameroon. El Hadj Mohammed Aboubakar, the chief imam of Buea, gave a speech on behalf of the Muslim community and greeted Leo XIV with the Islamic greeting, As-salāmu ʿalaykum, adding: "I greet you in the name of Allah, who is most compassionate, the most merciful".
Imam greets Leo "in the name of Allah" in Catholic cathedral.
African people don't use Arabic as first language. In the Arabic language means Allah God But in Islam it means not the true God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit Mohammeds Allah is not the true God!!
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...
Acts of the Apostles 6,1-7. As the number of disciples continued to grow, the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. So the Twelve called together the community of the disciples and said, "It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to serve at table. Brothers, select from among you seven reputable men, filled with the Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint to this task, whereas we shall devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word." The proposal was acceptable to the whole community, so they chose Stephen, a man filled with faith and the holy Spirit, also Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas of Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these men to the apostles who prayed and laid hands on them. The word of God continued to spread, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly; even a large group of priests were becoming obedient to the faith. Psalms …Zvimwe
Apostelgeschichte 6,1-7. In diesen Tagen, als die Zahl der Jünger zunahm, begehrten die Hellenisten gegen die Hebräer auf, weil ihre Witwen bei der täglichen Versorgung übersehen wurden. Da riefen die Zwölf die ganze Schar der Jünger zusammen und erklärten: Es ist nicht recht, dass wir das Wort Gottes vernachlässigen und uns dem Dienst an den Tischen widmen. Brüder, wählt aus eurer Mitte sieben Männer von gutem Ruf und voll Geist und Weisheit; ihnen werden wir diese Aufgabe übertragen. Wir aber wollen beim Gebet und beim Dienst am Wort bleiben. Der Vorschlag fand den Beifall der ganzen Gemeinde und sie wählten Stephanus, einen Mann, erfüllt vom Glauben und vom Heiligen Geist, ferner Philippus und Prochorus, Nikanor und Timon, Parmenas und Nikolaus, einen Proselyten aus Antiochia. Sie ließen sie vor die Apostel hintreten und diese legten ihnen unter Gebet die Hände auf. Und das Wort Gottes breitete sich aus und die Zahl der Jünger in Jerusalem wurde immer größer; auch eine große …Zvimwe
Via Lucis In the summer of 1988, Father Sabino Palumbieri, Professor of Anthropology at the Salesian University in Rome, proposed the creation of a new set of stations, centred upon the Resurrection and the events following from it, so as to emphasise the positive, hopeful aspect of the Christian story which, though not absent from the Stations of the Cross, is obscured by their emphasis upon suffering. The first major public celebration of this devotion was in 1990, after which it gained greater currency. In December 2001, the Holy See promulgated a Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy, which commended the Via Lucis as follows: A pious exercise called the Via Lucis has developed and spread to many regions in recent years. Following the model of the Via Crucis, the faithful process while meditating on the various appearances of Jesus – from his Resurrection to his Ascension – in which he showed his glory to the disciples who awaited the coming of the Holy Spirit (cf. John …Zvimwe
The Via Lucis is a beautiful way to meditate on the resurrection, using the format of stations, as found in the Stations of the Cross. pauline.org
Bishop Antonio Santarsiero of Huacho, Peru, convened all his clergy last Tuesday in a parish hall and publicly identified his two alleged victims, reports InfoVaticana.com. Furthermore, he asked the priests to sign a document supporting his innocence, which carries no probative value. The bishop stepped aside last Friday as Secretary General of the Peruvian Episcopal Conference while the case is investigated. The Church’s legal framework runs counter to the bishop’s actions. The motu proprio Vos estis lux mundi requires the protection and confidentiality of reports and forbids interference in investigations. The two alleged victims are a priest who lived with Santarsiero and a former seminarian. Both accuse him of homosexual misconduct and psychological manipulation. Picture: InfoVaticana.com, #newsJlbuohdoaz
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.
Kaitlyn Facista on Hobbits and St. Thérèse: Finding the "Hidden" Gospel in The Lord of the Rings "The Lord of the Rings is a fundamentally Catholic work." Kaitlyn Facista (founder of Tea with Tolkien) joins us to explore the deep fibers of faith woven into J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. Whether you have read every book, only seen the movies, or are completely new to the Shire, this interview reveals why J.R.R. Tolkien’s stories continue to anchor the hearts of so many believers. Kaitlyn Facista discusses her new book, Into the Heart of Middle-earth, and breaks down how Tolkien’s devout Catholicism inspired characters like Aragorn and Frodo. Discover the "Little Way" of the Hobbits and the beautiful connection between Middle-earth’s smallest heroes and the spirituality of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. If you’ve ever wondered how Frodo’s journey reflects the burden of sin or how Aragorn mirrors the kingship of Christ, this conversation is for you. Key Highlights: -Woven into the Fibers: …Zvimwe
Having already appointed several syncretic bishops, and just days after describing a mosque as a “divine, sacred space,” Leo XIV condemned syncretism in words. During the Eucharist in Bamenda, Cameroon, on 16 April, he cautioned against “falling into the trap of mixing the Catholic faith with other beliefs and traditions of an esoteric or Gnostic nature.”
Leo XIV at Mass in Bamenda, Cameroon: “Obey God, not human beings. To obey Him, because He alone is God. This calls us to foster inculturation of the Gospel. It also calls us to be vigilant, even regarding our own religious practices, so as not to fall into the trap of mixing the Catholic faith with other beliefs and traditions of an esoteric or Gnostic nature, which in reality often serve political and economic ends. Only God sets us free; only his word opens paths to freedom; only His Spirit makes us new people capable of changing this country.”