Bishop Emanuel Shaleta of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of San Diego, California, has submitted his resignation following a Vatican-ordered investigation into allegations of significant financial misconduct and improper personal behaviour. The resignation has not yet been accepted by Leo XIV. Financial Investigation The inquiry began in November 2024, when finance council members at St. Peter’s Chaldean Cathedral in El Cajon, California, discovered irregularities in rental income from the parish social hall, which generates approximately $33,990 per month. According to documents reviewed by the Substack.com-Account The Pillar (February 19): • At least eight months of rent were reportedly paid in cash directly to the bishop. • Parish accounts were later “reimbursed” using checks drawn from a fund designated for charitable assistance to the poor. • At least $427,345 was handled in this manner. • An additional $30,000 in Mass offerings was allegedly processed similarly. Shaleta has …More
Pittsfield Cell Tower Concerned Citizens Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) exposure from electrical power grids, cell towers and wireless devices is likely a driver of the global increase in diabetes, according to a new report by Paul Héroux, Ph.D. Studies compiled by Héroux show that very low levels of EMR can affect how cells function, including how they handle glucose.The report — which includes over 280 citations — is a deep dive into the evidence suggesting that EMR exposure from electrical power grids and wireless radiation can dysregulate and raise blood sugar levels. “Current EMR safety standards are inadequate for protecting long-term metabolic health,” Héroux told The Defender. facebook.com/…trical-power-grids-cell- …
Saint Adrian shares a feast day with his wife Natalia on 26 August in the eastern Church Calendar. Troparion for Martyrs Your Holy martyrs received the crown of immortality from You, O our God, on account of their struggle. Armed with Your strength, they have vanquished their persecutors and crushed the powerless arrogance of demons. Through their supplications, O Christ God, save our souls. Troparion of All Saints O You Apostles, Martyrs, Prophets, Hierarchs, Righteous Ones and Holy Women, who have fought the good fight and kept the Faith, since you have acquired favor with the Savior, we beseech You to intercede with Him in His goodness that He may save our souls. 11th-century Russian Orthodox icon Adrian and Natalia.
Reflection by Pope Leo XIV Dear friends, the historic and cultural differences in our Churches represent a wonderful mosaic of our shared Christian heritage, which is something we can all appreciate. At the same time, we should continue to support each other, so that we may grow in our shared faith in Christ, who is the ultimate source of our peace. This requires that we learn to “disarm ourselves.” (Address to the Participants in the Study Visit of Young Priests and Monks from the Eastern Orthodox Churches - February 5, 2026)
Thu Feb 19, 2026 - 5:25 pm ESTFri Feb 20, 2026 - 6:33 am EST (LifeSiteNews) — A Benedictine priest and liturgical scholar ripped as “embarrassing,” even “in the extreme,” points made by Cardinal Arthur Roche in his recent document on the liturgy distributed at the extraordinary consistory convened by Pope Leo XIV. Dom Alcuin Reid, a Benedictine monk, priest, and liturgical scholar, broke down Roche’s document defending Traditionis Custodes and the suppression of the Traditional Latin Mass in an analysis recently published by journalist Diane Montagna. In the missive, which is expected to be discussed by the next consistory in late June, Roche claimed that “we cannot go back” to the Traditional Latin Mass. Reid called out Roche’s invoking of Quo Primum because it declared that “there ought to be only one rite for celebrating the Mass” as “gravely intellectually dishonest.” “Trent asked the bishops to correct abuses, not to remake or standardize their rites, and Quo Primum …
Back in May 2021, Chief Rosanne Casimir of the Tkʼemlups te Secwepemc went public about a mass grave discovered of 215 children at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. Some of the chidren were as young as three. Was it an act of genocide? The whole country was in shock. In the aftermath of the news, over 100 Christian churches across Canada were vandalized, desecrated and even burned the ground. PM Justin Trudeau at time said the violent reaction was understandable. However, over five years later, no real evidence has been found to support the mass grave claim of 215 children killed and buried at the school. Any one who has dared question the claims risks criticism, cancellation and even job loss. Just ask Professor Frances Widdowson. This past Tuesday Chief Casimir issued another statement, but this time she doesn't mention anything about how many children, the mass grave found, and there is no confirmation of the original claim. There is no admission …
In occasione dell'800° anniversario della morte di San Francesco d'Assisi, il suo corpo sarà esposto per la prima volta nella navata inferiore della basilica di Assisi, per un mese, dal 22 febbraio al 22 marzo; i pellegrini dovranno obbligatoriamente prenotare in anticipo.
Can you imagine, at all, the confusion from our Soldiers and other soldiers when they see those robots coming at them? How much ammo will it take to bring them down? Can they be taken down? Our men are not prepared for what's going to happen when trump causes WW lll. And neither will we. Well, I already know what we have and what Russia and China has. I have kept up on mostly Russia and some things on China like their new fighter jets. Don't think for even a second hat we are the most powerful and strongest country in the world. It's all a lie. And don't think Russia and china will stand by either. Will they just destroy the bombs? Or will they attack? We will soon find out which "very" soon.
(Video) RISE OF THE MACHINES: China has brought Terminators to the testing grounds. Made with artificial intelligence. Technological breakthrough: China released a video of humanoid combat robots firing. New reality: The line between fiction and reality is becoming increasingly blurred. Context: Amid global tensions in 2026, Beijing is betting on fully robotic infantry. ВОССТАНИЕ МАШИН: Китай вывел Терминаторов на полигон!
Carrie Prejean Boller addresses the backlash she faced after rejecting the claim that support for modern Israel is a required Christian belief. A recent Catholic convert serving on the Trump-appointed Religious Liberty Commission, she argues that her position reflects historic Catholic teaching and should not be conflated with anti-Semitism. Prejean says fellow commissioners pressured her to resign over her public comments on Gaza and her rejection of evangelical dispensationalism, raising questions about what religious liberty truly means in practice. She contrasts her former Protestant views with her current Catholic convictions, particularly on covenant theology and the role of the modern state of Israel. Carrie Prejean TEARS UP As She Speaks of Death Threats
Cardinal Mark Ouellet, former Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, endorsed lay governance in the Church with the same arguments with which he previously criticized it, the Substack.com Account ‘The Pillar’ noticed. Cardinal Ouellet defended the idea of laypeople to positions of authority in the Roman Curia on November 16 on VaticanNews.va as a "Spirit-led development", “a prophetic gesture” and an “ecclesiological advance”. Only four years ago, he came with the same arguments to the opposite conclusion. Earlier Critique of “Juridical Mentality” In 2022, Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda, a Jesuit and canonist, wrote in defence of Francis’ novelties that governing authority in the Church is vested in the pope, who can delegate his authority to anyone he deems prudent, and does not come from the sacrament of Holy Orders. In August 2022, Cardinal Ouellet refuted in L’Osservatore Romano this “juridical mentality”. The idea would be “a Copernican revolution in the governance of the …More
Francis’s “passionate commitment to changing things” and Leo’s “ministry of unity” are “perfectly complementary”, English pro-homosexual Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe told Repubblica.it on February 16. Leo XIV entrusted Cardinal Radcliffe with the introductory meditation for the January Consistory. When asked if Leo XIV will continue or correct Francis’s synodal impulse, Radcliffe replied that the synod is continually evolving: "Leo XIV is already advancing synodality in an exciting way." A Few Catholics Make A Lot of Noise Progressive Cardinal Radcliffe stated that the polarization between “traditionalists” and “progressives” is foreign to Catholicism. He added that "there are only a few people who fall into this trap, although they make a lot of noise." In response to being labeled progressive, Cardinal Radcliffe attacks: "Those who condemn me usually haven't read anything I've written. As a Catholic, I cannot accept being put in such a small box. As the Australian novelist Richard …More