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Biden hosts papal nuncio Christophe Pierre, Fr. James Martin at White House St. Patrick’s Day brunch
 
03/18/2024 3:33:26 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 13 replies
LifeSite News ^ | March 18, 2024 | Claire Chretien
Biden hosts papal nuncio Christophe Pierre, Fr. James Martin at White House St. Patrick’s Day brunchPapal nuncio Cardinal Christophe Pierre, homosexual Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, and left-wing Jesuit Fathers James Martin and Thomas Reese joined President Joe Biden at the White House yesterday for a St. Patrick’s Day brunch.Pierre, who as papal nuncio is the pope’s ambassador to the U.S., delivered an invocation and led grace before the meal.“We gather on St. Patrick’s Day to pay tribute to the Catholic leadership in this country, especially the fields of charity and social engagement. And so, we give thanks to God...
 

[Catholic Caucus] Terry Barber reveals US nuncio Cardinal Pierre told Bishop Strickland ‘there is no deposit of faith’
 
11/14/2023 6:49:18 AM PST · by ebb tide · 13 replies
LifeSite News ^ | November 13, 2023 | Emily Mangiaracina
[Catholic Caucus] Terry Barber reveals US nuncio Cardinal Pierre told Bishop Strickland ‘there is no deposit of faith’Terry Barber said that Christophe Pierre, Pope Francis’ apostolic nuncio to the US, told Bishop Strickland, ‘You need to stop talking about the deposit of faith. There is no deposit of faith.’Terry Barber of Virgin Most Powerful Radio revealed on Sunday that Pope Francis’ apostolic nuncio to the United States, Cardinal Christophe Pierre, told Bishop Joseph Strickland three years ago that “there is no deposit of faith.” Barber, who regularly speaks with the faithful and recently deposed prelate of Tyler, Texas, on his...
 

[Catholic Caucus] US Apostolic Nuncio receives blowback for slamming the cassock, Traditional Latin Mass
 
11/04/2023 11:30:23 AM PDT · by ebb tide · 9 replies
LifeSite News ^ | November 3, 2023 | Stephen Kokx
[Catholic Caucus] US Apostolic Nuncio receives blowback for slamming the cassock, Traditional Latin MassAn anonymous priest of the Society of St. Pius X told LifeSite that Cardinal Christophe Pierre’s remarks exhibit an off-the-charts levels of cognitive dissonance as modern seminaries are floundering compared to their traditional counterparts.While confessing that young people today do enjoy attending the Latin Mass, Pierre condescendingly asked, “is the liturgy [only] something you like? Is it a refuge? Is the church a refuge? If you look at it as a refuge, you isolate yourselves.”“The church is missionary,” he said. “It’s not a reserve of people who...
 

[Catholic Caucus] Papal Nuncio Christophe Pierre's Role in Pressuring Bishops to Cancel Latin Masses Confirmed
 
09/13/2023 10:43:44 AM PDT · by ebb tide · 2 replies
Rorate Caeli ^ | September 13, 2023 | DC Rosary Rally
[Catholic Caucus] Papal Nuncio Christophe Pierre's Role in Pressuring Bishops to Cancel Latin Masses Confirmed Traditonis Custodes states that "[i[t belongs to the diocesan bishop, as moderator, promoter, and guardian of the whole liturgical life of the particular Church entrusted to him, to regulate the liturgical celebrations of his diocese. Therefore, it is his exclusive competence to authorize the use of the 1962 Roman Missal in his diocese, according to the guidelines of the Apostolic See." Nonetheless, in defiance of the letter of Traditionis, the Vatican has been conducting an extraordinary backroom pressure campaign to force bishops-- particularly American bishops--...
 

Declaration of Msgr. Carlo Maria Viganò, Archbishop, Former Apostolic Nuncio to The United States of America, on the Russia-Ukraine Crisis
 
05/17/2022 8:44:07 AM PDT · by SoConPubbie · 5 replies
aldomariavalli.it ^ | March 6, 2022 | Aldo Maria Valli
Declaration of Msgr. Carlo Maria Viganò, Archbishop, Former Apostolic Nuncio to The United States of America, on the Russia-Ukraine Crisis Nothing is lost with peace. All can be lost with war. Let men return to understanding. Let them resume negotiating. Negotiating with good will and with respect for each other’s rights, let them realize that an honorable success is never precluded when there are sincere and active negotiations. And they will feel great – with true greatness – if imposing silence on the voices of passion, whether collective or private, and leaving reason to its proper domain, they will spare...
 

DECLARATION of Msgr. Carlo Maria Viganò, Archbishop, Former Apostolic Nuncio to The United States of America on the Russia-Ukraine Crisis
 
04/04/2022 6:03:27 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 9 replies
maryssecretary.com ^ | March 6, 2022 | Msgr. Carlo Maria Viganò, Archbishop
ransomnote: In my opinion, the declaration below is as long as it is richly detailed and well worth reading.DECLARATIONof Msgr. Carlo Maria Viganò,Archbishop,Former Apostolic Nuncio to The United States of Americaon the Russia-Ukraine Crisis Nothing is lost with peace. All can be lost with war. Let men return to understanding. Let them resume negotiating. Negotiating with good will and with respect for each other’s rights, let them realize that an honorable success is never precluded when there are sincere and active negotiations. And they will feel great – with true greatness – if imposing silence on the voices of passion,...
 

ON THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE CRISIS: A Message from Abp. Viganò, Former Apostolic Nuncio to the U.S.
 
03/07/2022 9:38:39 PM PST · by foxfield · 61 replies
The Remnant ^ | March 7, 2022 | Carlo Maria Viganò
“In the Russian-Ukrainian crisis,” the Archbishop writes, “we must clearly recognize and denounce the coup d’état of the deep state worldwide, which has worked to install the New World Order, involving the WEF, NATO, UN, the European Union, the IMF…” I could not agree more with his Excellency, that this is indeed a geo-critical moment and that this discussion must move beyond the realm of Fox News and CNN if we are to bring anything constructive to the de-escalation of this crisis. If this issue is not addressed with integrity and objectivity, Viganò cautions, “there is a real risk that...
 

ON THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE CRISIS: A Message from Abp. Viganò, Former Apostolic Nuncio to the U.S.
 
03/07/2022 5:03:03 PM PST · by ebb tide · 9 replies
Remnant Newspaper ^ | March 7, 2022 | Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò
ON THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE CRISIS: A Message from Abp. Viganò, Former Apostolic Nuncio to the U.S. Editor’s Note: This morning I received an urgent email from his Excellency Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, asking us to give top priority to his message on the crisis in Ukraine.“In the Russian-Ukrainian crisis,” the Archbishop writes, “we must clearly recognize and denounce the coup d’état of the deep state worldwide, which has worked to install the New World Order, involving the WEF, NATO, UN, the European Union, the IMF…”I could not agree more with his Excellency, that this is indeed a geo-critical moment and...
 

Former Papal Nuncio Brands Pope Francis ‘Liquidator of the Catholic Church’
 
08/04/2021 10:58:48 AM PDT · by USA Conservative · 5 replies
Breitbart ^ | 08.04.2021 | Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
ROME — The former papal nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, has issued a scathing indictment of Pope Francis, calling him “the head of the most extremist faction of progressivism.” In an hour-long video message posted to YouTube earlier this week, Archbishop Viganò attacks the pope’s July 16 letter restricting the use of the Traditional Latin Mass, which Viganò calls the “highest and most sacred expression of prayer.” Francis’s “dual role as pope and liquidator of the Catholic Church allows him on the one hand to demolish it with decrees and acts of governance, and on the...
 

Apostolic nuncio to Mexican bishops: ‘Look reality in the eye’
 
04/15/2021 4:05:17 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 9 replies
https :// www . osvnews . com / 2021 / 04 / 15 / apostolic - nuncio - to - mexican - bishops - look - reality - in - the - eye / ^ | April 15, 2021 | David Agren
Apostolic nuncio to Mexican bishops: ‘Look reality in the eye’MEXICO CITY (CNS) — The apostolic nuncio to Mexico urged the country’s bishops to “look reality in the eye” as the country’s non-Catholic population increases and Mexicans increasingly identify as nonreligious.Speaking April 12 at the opening of the Mexican bishops’ conference biannual gathering, Archbishop Franco Coppola also told the virtual audience to rethink their pastoral approaches as fewer people participate in parish life and don’t get married in the Church.“The decline in the Catholic population in this land of Guadalupe is extremely worrying,” Archbishop Coppola said. “We’re seeing now with ever...
 

Open Letter to President Trump from Former Apostolic Nuncio to the US, Carlo Maria Vigano, Archbishop of Ulpiana [re The Great Reset plot to destroy humanity]
 
10/30/2020 11:24:11 AM PDT · by ransomnote · 5 replies
bardsofwarfilm.com ^ | October 25, 2020 | Carlo Maria Vigano, Archbishop of Ulpiana
 

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Former Nuncio to Chile
 
07/31/2020 10:48:01 AM PDT · by MurphsLaw · 17 replies
National Catholic Register ^ | 7-31-2020 | Hannah Brockhaus/CNA
Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Former Nuncio to Chile Archbishop Pinto, who has been in the diplomatic service of the Holy See for almost 20 years, was nuncio to Chile from 2007 to 2011. VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis Friday accepted the resignation of Vatican diplomat Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto as an apostolic nuncio. Archbishop Pinto, 68, resigned in April 2019 as nuncio to Croatia, a post he had held for just a year and nine months. His reasons for resigning were unclear, though local media speculated it was for health reasons. Archbishop Pinto, who has been in the diplomatic service...
 

[Catholic Caucus] Bergoglian Nuncio demands that Benedict return to Prison tomorrow!
 
06/21/2020 12:00:53 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 9 replies
From Rome ^ | June 21, 2020 | Br. Alexis Bugnolo
[Catholic Caucus] Bergoglian Nuncio demands that Benedict return to Prison tomorrow! Pope Benedict XVI departure from the Vatican had all the marks of an operation done without the approval of Bergoglio. No announcement to leading journalists of the impending voyage.Help of Gianni, former Head of the Vatican Police, ousted by Bergoglio for his daring raid on the Secretary of State’s corrupt real estate investment office.Use of Italian Secrete Police and Italian Military aircraft without any public notice in the Italian Papers.Statement of the Diocese of Regensburg, that the Pope had no immediate or definitive plans to return to the Vatican.Statement...
 

[Catholic Caucus] Former apostolic nuncio to Germany ‘alarmed’ at bishops’ plan to ‘reinvent’ Church
 
06/05/2020 5:58:32 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 2 replies
LifeSite News ^ | June 4, 2020 | Martin Bürger
[Catholic Caucus] Former apostolic nuncio to Germany ‘alarmed’ at bishops’ plan to ‘reinvent’ Church I have read the drafts for the four forums of the ‘synodal path’ and am alarmed at the direction that the discussion seems to be taking,' Abp. Erwin Josef Ender wrote. WÜRZBURG, Germany, June 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A former apostolic nuncio to Germany, Archbishop Erwin Josef Ender, stated that he is “alarmed” at the German bishops’ “synodal path,” which seeks to “reinvent” the Church rather than effect a genuine renewal. “Without any consideration for the genuine sources of faith and revelation, namely Scripture and Tradition,...
 

US Nuncio: Francis' 'Pastoral Thrust' Must Reach Americans
 
11/11/2019 4:55:49 PM PST · by marshmallow · 14 replies
Catholic News Agency ^ | 11/11/19 | Ed Condon
Baltimore, Md., Nov 11, 2019 / 10:03 am (CNA).- The apostolic nuncio to the United States told the nation’s bishops that their commitment to evangelization is the measure of their communion with Pope Francis. Archbishop Christoph Pierre addressed the bishops during the opening session of the USCCB general assembly in Baltimore Monday morning. Pierre told the bishops Nov. 11 that he would propose “some topics for reflection” which he hoped would inform the conference sessions. The central theme of his reflections was the commitment of the bishops to a state of constant missionary engagement. “As often as we speak of...
 

[Cath Cauc] Former papal nuncio demands women’s ordination at Mass, parishioners applaud
 
08/28/2019 7:40:11 AM PDT · by ebb tide · 4 replies
LifeSite News ^ | August 27, 2019 | Dorothy Cummings McLean
[Catholic Caucus] Former papal nuncio demands women’s ordination at Mass, parishioners applaud COLINDRES, Cantabria, Spain, August 27, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) ― An archbishop and former papal nuncio to the United Kingdom has affirmed his support for women’s ordination. On August 25, Archbishop Pablo Puente Buces, 88, announced during a Mass honoring a local saint that a letter would be sent to the pontiff on this subject the next day. Miguel Ángel Revilla, 76, television personality and the president of the Spanish region of Cantabria, was present at the Mass. He reported the incident on Twitter: “During the Mass of San...
 

Spain Complains Over Nuncio’s Franco Comments
 
07/05/2019 6:06:43 PM PDT · by marshmallow
The Catholic Herald (UK) ^ | 7/1/19 | Filipe D'Avillez
The nuncio said Spain’s left-wing government has ‘resurrected’ the dictator in their attempts to move his body The Spanish government is making a formal complaint to the Vatican over what they term “interference in state affairs” regarding the exhumation of Francisco Franco’s remains. Franco was buried in the basilica of the Valley of the Fallen, built during the dictatorship to honour the dead in Spain’s bloody civil war. In 2018 the Spanish socialist Government began the process of exhuming his body. In a recent interview, nuncio Renzo Fratini accused the state of having managed the exact opposite of what they...
 

French European minister calls on Holy See to revoke nuncio's diplomatic immunity
 
03/05/2019 4:40:48 PM PST · by ebb tide · 1 reply
Catholic Herald ^ | March 5, 2019 | CNA
French European minister calls on Holy See to revoke nuncio's diplomatic immunity Archbishop Luigi Ventura is accused of inappropriately touching a young male staffer of Paris City Hall FranceÂ’s European affairs minister encouraged the Holy See last week to aid in an investigation of the apostolic nuncio to France, who has been accused of sexual assault in Paris.Archbishop Luigi Ventura, 74, is accused of having inappropriately touched a young male staffer of Paris City Hall during a Jan. 17 reception for the New Year address of Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo. He is being investigated by Parisian authorities.Nathalie Loiseau, FranceÂ’s...
 

[Catholic Caucus] Apostolic nuncio, not Wuerl, will celebrate Mass for Life
 
01/17/2019 8:20:35 AM PST · by ebb tide · 3 replies
Catholic News Agency ^ | January 16, 2019 | Christine Rousselle
Washington D.C., Jan 16, 2019 / 11:20 am (CNA).- Cardinal Donald Wuerl will not celebrate the Jan. 18 Mass for Life, to be held at a youth rally before the annual March for Life. Wuerl was until today scheduled to be the principal celebrant of the Mass. In his stead will be Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, the Archdiocese of Washington announced on Wednesday. Pierre will be joined by Washington auxiliary bishops Mario Dorsonville and Roy Campbell, who will represent the archdiocese. The Youth Rally and Mass for Life takes place the morning of the annual March...
 

[Cath Cauc] Holy See and Vietnam agree to a resident nuncio in Hanoi 'in the near future'
 
12/20/2018 9:53:57 AM PST · by ebb tide · 4 replies
Asia News ^ | December 20, 2018 | Asia News
12/20/2018, 13.55 VATICAN - VIETNAM Holy See and Vietnam agree to a resident nuncio in Hanoi 'in the near future' The statement following the seventh meeting of the Joint Working Group mentions "positive developments" in relations. With respect to the local Catholic Church, the statement cites Pope Francis’s view that “A good Catholic is also a good citizen”. Vatican City (AsiaNews) – The seventh meeting of the Viet Nam-Vatican Joint Working Group took place in Hanoi yesterday "in a cordial and mutually respectful atmosphere.” The main point of the statement that followed noted that there will be a resident...
 
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