2+ week, 15+ hour ago (538+ words) Bishop Vitus Huonder celebrating the Traditional Latin Mass at SSPX Sancta Maria Institute in Wangs, Switzerland. Beauty of the Traditional Latin Mass, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons When we dismiss God, dismember truth, and deconstruct identity, we do not become free'we become fragile. It was indeed a war'the worst kind, a cowardly and indiscriminate war, without the honour of the uniform. Fearing prison if he loses, Tusk intends to stay in power by eliminating key opposition figures and intimidating others, Marcin Romanowski writes. Something quietly remarkable has happened in Rome, though you would not guess it from the way some commentators are trying to present it. Pope Leo XIV has reportedly reversed the direction of travel set under Pope Francis on the Traditional Latin Mass'without rewriting a single line of Church law." The Bishops of England and Wales have apparently…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago (283+ words) A Supreme Court case tracing a confidential email to a late-night radio leak has left Spain's top prosecutor waiting for a potentially career-ending verdict. Zelensky says only Washington can end the war, as Brussels fumes over being cut out. Activists broke in and ignited flares that set chairs on fire, triggering panic. The flag of the Church of Sweden with Tyres" Church in the background. Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Sweden's national Lutheran church will now require new pastors to perform same-sex marriages, after its Church Assembly backed a controversial proposal on Tuesday. The motion, introduced by Social Democrat Jesper Eneroth, passed with 141 votes in favour and 99 against, with four abstentions. The reform means that parishes will be required to refuse admission and employment to candidates unwilling to marry same-sex couples, effectively making this a condition for ordination....