The Vatican has announced that Catholics are permitted to receive transplants of animal tissues to address medical conditions, as advancements in procedures involving genetically modified pig or cow organs continue.

An 88-page document, outlining ethical guidelines for such transplants, reaffirms earlier Church teaching, stating there is no objection to these treatments provided they follow best medical practices and avoid animal cruelty.

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Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/vatican-organ-animal-transplants-catholics-b2944539.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ4_7RleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeZ3OESxY61DdUgz0oUUuzFRxMmB35oBFgYdwk6sK5Qhs78640Yy19jKrjvog_aem_Oe9WCrUAndS0PwnpavrkYg

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The commission, in a 7-1 vote, said historical research and theological investigation “excludes the possibility” of allowing women to serve as deacons at this time but recommended further study of the issue.

The report, published today, said the group’s assessment of the matter was strong, but “does not as of today allow a definitive judgement to be formulated”.

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Source: https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/1204/1547257-vatican-commission/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOkGElleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe45y9oxrQZz2ARAg22n88Ue6td9X-fv7-Qe-Tp4Z70XmrQ5SyVbONqLCW18o_aem_tDiwGN2lp2-tvwvROyPtcg

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In Mater Populi Fidelis (“The Mother of the Faithful People of God”), the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) said when an expression requires frequent explanation to maintain the correct meaning, it becomes unhelpful.

“In this case, the expression ‘co-redemptrix’ does not help extol Mary as the first and foremost collaborator in the work of redemption and grace, for it carries the risk of eclipsing the exclusive role of Jesus Christ,” according to the doctrinal note, released Nov. 4.

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Source: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/267563/vatican-nixes-use-of-co-redemptrix-as-title-for-mary

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Source: https://www.citizentribune.com/news/world/pope-leo-meets-lgbtq-catholic-advocate-and-vows-continuity-with-pope-francis-legacy-of-welcome/article_0279a182-0f71-59d8-8e0d-ac6060e4598d.html

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Dieudonne Duranthabo, a civil society coordinator in Komanda, in the Ituri province, told The Associated Press that the attackers stormed the church in Komanda town at around 1 a.m. Several houses and shops were also burnt.

“The bodies of the victims are still at the scene of the tragedy, and volunteers are preparing how to bury them in a mass grave that we are preparing in a compound of the Catholic church,” Duranthabo said.

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Source: https://apnews.com/article/congo-church-attack-islamic-state-deaths-da83ab694e991abfcc8166245a836d86

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The pontiff had been ailing for several months, battling serious respiratory infections that left him with “a swollen face, almost deformed,’’  according to the Argentinian outlet La Nacion.

But he insisted on soldiering on, including when he visited inmates at a prison in Rome on Holy Thursday, sources told the outlet’s Italian-born Vatican correspondent, Elisabetta Pique.

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Source: https://nypost.com/2025/04/21/world-news/pope-francis-cause-of-death-revealed-by-the-vatican/

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A new document from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith published on Friday, May 17, has updated the norms for discerning alleged supernatural phenomena. The norms come into force on Sunday, May 19, the feast of Pentecost.

The document is preceded by a detailed presentation by Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery, followed by an introduction and six possible conclusions. The procedure allows for faster decisions while respecting popular devotion.

As a rule, the Church’s authority will no longer be engaged to officially define the supernatural nature of a phenomenon, a process that can require large amounts time to thoroughly study an event.

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Source: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2024-05/dicastery-doctrine-faith-supernatural-phenomena-norms.html

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Flouting its 2018 accord with the Vatican over the nomination of bishops in the country, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced this past April that it had installed Bishop Joseph Shen Bin as the new bishop of Shanghai.

The former (Vatican-named) bishop of Shanghai, Bishop Ma Daqin has been under house arrest since 2012 in Sheshan Seminary in punishment for his resignation from the state-run Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association.

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Source: https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2023/07/17/china-exploits-vatican-weakness-on-bishop-nominations/

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So they caught the guy responsible for publicizing highly classified documents. Everyone’s concerned that this young (21 yr. old) guy would have access to such ruinous documents But they got him. The news media is all over it. They want to know what they can do to help see that government secrets remain secret! Never mind that the release reveals we’ve been, uh, misled by the spokespeople of various departments and agencies. We are apparently deeper into the Ukraine war than we were given to understand. They’re talking about the agencies and spokesmen being “embarrassed.” We’re worried that government officials may be embarrassed?

It seems we may have more to worry about than the embarrassment of government officials. The news is so gruesome as it is, and we knew these buffoons weren’t to be trusted. We’ve been lied to so routinely that we no longer trust official statements anyway. But the news agencies aren’t worried about what the documents revealed, they’re wondering instead how they can help make sure this doesn’t happen again.

The Catholics are all torn up about crying statues again. This isn’t the first time, by a long shot, that statues have been caught crying blood. But now the Vatican is going to send out scientists to verify what’s going on. Like we care. They ought to be sending out plumbers.

Everybody who’s visited the Middle East is familiar with the call the Muslim prayer, blared over outdoor loud speakers to your hurting ears. Now it’s big news that you only need to go to Minneapolis to hear the phenomenon. Assuming you want to. Obama called it the sweetest sound he ever heard, or words to that effect.

The pretender has been visiting Ireland, exploring his roots, or whatever. It’s almost more that we can stand, seeing that vacant look in his eyes while being directed which way to go. Hunter is now much in evidence, to the point that we suspect that there must be some motivating factor.

When has the United States projected such weakness? We see our former allies seemingly betting on China. Even Macron went to kiss the ring. Nations that weren’t particularly friendly are making deals with the presumptive leading superpower, and it’s not the U. S. anymore. It’s hard to remember a time when everything internationally went against us. Jimmy Carter comes to mind, but he wasn’t even in the same league.

Bud Light has a tranny on the can, and they can’t figure out why their beer isn’t selling. Must be us bigots. We just don’t understand! Hopefully the board of directors realizes that they’re running a business. You don’t just insult your core audience and expect to thrive. But that’s not the only corporation that’s decided we need a push. Cruise lines, rental properties, prescription drugs… The television has become an instrument of indoctrination and you can hardly escape it. Big corporations have decided that they’re going with the clap trap, and we’ll either be drug along or they’ll call us the names they’ve made up. We’re getting used to it.

You wonder what HWA would say, thirty seven years later. He wouldn’t believe how far society has fallen. We’ve got every aberrant intellectual explaining, in kindergarten terms, why all this is good. My Dad would be denouncing our society in the most glaring terms. That’s just exactly what we intend to do. Somebody has to stand up and say, “NO!”. Nobody else dares for fear of being canceled. We will continue to slaughter their sacred cows.

Mark

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Catholic clergy in Portugal have abused nearly 5,000 children since 1950, an independent commission said on Monday after hearing hundreds of survivors’ accounts.

Thousands of reports of paedophilia within the church have surfaced around the world, and Pope Francis is under pressure to tackle the scandal.

The Portuguese inquiry, commissioned by the church in the staunchly Catholic country, published its findings after hearing from more than 500 survivors last year.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/13/portugal-catholic-clergy-abuse-nearly-5000-children-since-1950-inquiry-finds

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