Happy 100th birthday, Winnie the Pooh! 5 Christian lessons he has been teaching us for a century
The Hundred Acre Wood is filled with characters who are very different — from the anxious Piglet to the controlling Rabbit and know-it-all Owl — yet, despite their differences, these characters form a community.
It was 100 years ago today — on Oct. 14, 1926 — that author A.A. Milne first introduced the world to Winnie the Pooh, his many friends, and the world within the Hundred Acre Wood.
As a young girl, I spent countless hours watching Winnie the Pooh and humming “Little Black Rain Cloud” around my home. Now, as a mother to a toddler, I have found myself reliving these stories through the eyes of my own child, who also spends her evenings watching Winnie the Pooh and singing the theme song repeatedly as we drive in the car.
While I was rewatching these movies and episodes, I couldn’t help but notice that several Christian themes arose in the content. And while these stories were not written …

Architect of Traditionis custodes accuses Archbishop Cordileone of ‘schismatic arguments’ | Advaticanum
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One of the architects of Traditionis custodes has accused Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco of advancing a “schismatic interpretation of unity” after the American prelate argued that the Church enjoyed greater unity under Pope Benedict XVI’s Summorum Pontificum than under Pope Francis’s restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass.
Andrea Grillo, a professor at the Pontifical Athenaeum of Sant’Anselmo in Rome, made the criticism in a blog post published on 12 October, attacking Archbishop Cordileone’s defence of the 1962 Roman Missal and his call for dialogue with the Society of St Pius X (SSPX).
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Leo XIV-appointed bishop wants women to preach at Mass.
Bishop Beat Grögli of St. Gallen, Switzerland, has defended the practice of women delivering homilies at Mass, although canon law defines the homily as an inherent part of the liturgy.
Kath.ch reported on October 8 that Bishop Grögli told a group of women that this prohibited practice had existed in his diocese for nearly 50 years. He suggested that reversing the practice would be incomprehensible.
Grögli described the theological arguments against women preaching as “weak,” adding: “Honestly, I have never understood them.” He considers “the female perspective in preaching an enrichment.”
Asked whether his position constituted disobedience, he pointed to ongoing discussions with Rome.
Canon 767 §1 reserves the homily at Mass to priests and deacons. The Vatican's 2004 instruction Redemptionis Sacramentum states that lay homilies at Mass cannot acquire legitimacy through longstanding custom.
Pope Leo XIV appointed Grögli Bishop of …

In his interview with the Pillar, Fr. James Martin claims that an example of gay Catholics being “treated like dirt” is being asked to refrain from reception of the Holy Eucharist if they are sexually active. In reality, this teaching has its roots directly in St. Paul (1 Cor 11)

Bordeyne : « Nous ne pouvons plus continuer comme avant » dans la pastorale familiale. Et : « Je ne sais pas si c’est un pas en avant, mais c’est un changement, une évolution. »

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Leo XIV appoints a Brazilian archbishop who had "permitted" the baptism of unrepentant adults in homosexual relationships. The promoted prelate acknowledged that, in such circumstances, baptism “does not confer sanctifying grace”.
Today, Pope Leo XIV appointed Monsignor Wellington de Queiroz Vieira, 58, as Archbishop of Cuiabá, Brazil. He led the Diocese of Cristalândia since 2017.
Born in Tocantinópolis in 1968, Vieira studied philosophy and canon law in Rome, was ordained a priest in 1996.
Amazon Synod: Celibacy and Female Deacons
Monsignor Vieira participated in Francis' controversial 2019 Amazon Synod (Pachamama).
At a Vatican press conference on October 16, 2019, Vieira declared that there were no biblical or theological obstacles to ordaining married men to the priesthood.
However, he added that he doesn’t believe celibacy is the principal cause of the shortage of priests.
Asked about the possibility of female deacons, Monsignor Vieira said: “The Synod has no decision-making …

4K views · 115 reactions | Pope Leo REJECTS Catholic Teaching with Death Penalty Stance Pope Leo XIV has condemned capital punishment, but Frank Wright argues that this conflicts with centuries of Catholic teaching and the positions of earlier popes and theologians, including St. Thomas Aquinas. The Church's historical acceptance of capital punishment under certain circumstances reflects a coherent understanding of justice, authority, and the common good. Presenting contemporary political preferences as Catholic doctrine risks undermining the Church's credibility among believers and nonbelievers alike. Wright expands his criticism: the Vatican's increasingly progressive political rhetoric reflects liberal internationalism rather than traditional Catholic social teaching. He connects this ideological shift to mass migration, permanent warfare, secular humanism, and what he calls a dangerous tendency toward "DIY religion"—where established teachings are reshaped to accommodate modern …

Cardinal Roche: a considerable gap between his claims and the documented facts.
Cardinal Arthur Roche, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship, gave AdVaticanum.com an interview on October 13 containing factual errors, questionable assertions and what critics might describe as gaslighting.
The world’s bishops wanted restrictions on the Latin Mass
Cardinal Roche has “no doubt” that the world's bishops wanted to change Summorum Pontificum and restrict the Traditional Latin Mass, adding that “the bishops were very concerned about the situation.”
Reality check: The majority of bishops responding to the Vatican's 2020 questionnaire stated that changing Summorum Pontificum would cause more harm than good.
Benedict XVI issued ‘Summorum Pontificum’ for the FSSPX
Cardinal Roche claims that Summorum Pontificum was created to accommodate the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (FSSPX).
Reality check: Benedict XVI was asked by Peter Seewald in 2016 about precisely this interpretation. His reply …

This Fr. Fernando Hernandez, pastor of St. Patrick's-St. Mary's-Our Lady of the Lake in Newburgh, NY. He thought it was a good idea to end one of his Masses by putting on a Mexico soccer jersey.

Examining the role of Vatican's liturgy secretary in developing the Mayan rite
Bishop Macías participated with the bishops in Mexico as they formulated the Mayan Rite which was later approved by Rome
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Bishop Macías participated with the bishops in Mexico as they formulated the Mayan Rite which was later approved by Rome
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Spanish Bishops Conference
On October 10, Leo XIV appointed Bishop Aurelio García Macías as the new secretary of the Dicastery for Divine Worship. His promotion came following the move of former secretary Archbishop Viola to the role of Archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica.
Ordained in 1992 for the Archdiocese of Valladolid, Macías joined the Dicastery for Divine Worship (DDW) in 2015. He was called to the DDW by Cardinal Robert Sarah and was promoted swiftly by Pope Francis. Macías became a head of office in 2016 and under-secretary in May 2021.
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Leo XIV appoints prelate to major Archdicoese in Slovakia.
Today, Pope Leo XIV appointed Monsignor Marek Forgáč, 52, as Archbishop of Košice, Slowakia. He has been Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Košice since 2016. Košice has nearly 500 priests and 700k Catholics.
A psychologist with a doctorate in social psychology, Archbishop Forgáč considers psychology to be a source of truth. In a 2024 interview, he recalled meeting a homosexual man whom several priests had refused to receive. Deeply moved by his “suffering”, Forgáč listened to the homosexual and gave him a blessing.
When asked about blessings for homosexuals, the bishop emphasised compassion and the importance of pro-homosexual psychology: “Psychology helps us greatly, not only in our concrete approach to a person, but also in understanding the truth.”
After admitting that there “are universal norms” he added a “but” to say that “we need to see the concrete person standing before us.”
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Trans-Identified Male Arrested After Allegedly Stabbing “Transphobic” Man 13 Times In “Self-Defense” – Allah's Willing Executioners
Trans-Identified Male Arrested After Allegedly Stabbing “Transphobic” Man 13 Times In “Self-Defense”
A trans-identified male has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly stabbing a 50-year-old man 13 times on Chicago’s South Side. Prosecutors say the horrific crime was committed in front of a 7-year-old child, and the brutal attack caused the tip of the knife to break off and embed in the victim’s skull.
Kelly Day, 32, of Chatham, was charged following the October 7 killing in the 1400 block of East 87th Street. The victim, Larry Young, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died.
At a detention hearing on October 10, prosecutors said Young pushed Day before walking away towards a gas station across the street. According to the prosecution’s account, Day followed him and the two fought. Surveillance footage allegedly …

The Vatican has stepped in to save an 850-year-old French abbey from being sold.
Founded in 1169, Notre-Dame-du-Pré Abbey in Valmont, Normandy, was home to Benedictine monks and, more recently, nuns. But in 2022, the last sisters departed due to age and declining health, leaving the historic monastery's future uncertain.
A dispute emerged within the Church.
A Vatican-appointed apostolic commissioner, tasked with overseeing the dissolution of the religious community, supported selling the abbey to an outside organization. Bishop Jean-Luc Brunin of Le Havre opposed the sale, insisting that the property should retain its religious purpose.
In July 2026, Rome sided with the bishop, clearing the way for the abbey to remain in ecclesiastical use, according to Tribune Chrétienne. An endowment fund is now envisaged to manage the vast estate, comprising 15 hectares of land and 8,000 square metres of buildings.
Four religious communities have already expressed interest in settling there. A decision …

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