Jeanie Hannaman

By Bishop Joseph Strickland, Substack - As a bishop and servant of the Gospel, I wish to clarify that a Catholic may not become a Freemason. The principles of Freemasonry are irreconcilable with the doctrine of the Church. Membership in any Masonic association is a grave sin and bars one from receiving Holy Communion. This has been taught by the Church for nearly three centuries and has never changed... Let us briefly look at the unwavering voice of the Church on this matter: In 1738, Pope Clement XII, in his papal bull In Eminenti, issued the first formal condemnation of Freemasonry ....

By Walter Sánchez Silva, ACI Prensa - Father Cristian Meriggi, an exorcist priest of the Archdiocese of Florence, Italy, shared the five spiritual weapons he uses and recommends to combat the devil and his influence... Meriggi, an exorcist for almost 20 years and a priest for 27.. (said) In his text, the priest thanked his mentor, Father Mario Boretti; Father Francesco Bamonte, vice president of the IAE; and Father Gabriele Amorth, a famous exorcist of the Diocese of Rome and co-founder of the IAE. Amorth, who died in 2016, performed tens of thousands of exorcisms during his lifetime.

By Elise Ann Allen, Senior Correspondent, Crux - Many observers wondered whether Brambilla and Italian Sister Raffaella Petrini, head of the Vatican City Governorate, would be kept in their positions by Pope Leo given the debate over canonical nuances, and it seems that for the time being, Leo is not only intent to do so, but he is doubling down on the inclusion of women in top curial positions... He decided at the beginning that he would leave all dicastery prefects and heads of Vatican departments in their current roles while he gets to know them and receives summaries of their work.