Ecumenical “Joy” in Augsburg: Syncretism Disguised as Revival
The EWTN News portal (January 8, 2026) reports on the MEHR conference in Augsburg, Germany, where over 11,000 attendees from Cathol…
EWTN News reports (January 8, 2026) that the Austrian bishops’ conference has instituted a “Second Path for Late Vocations” program. This initiative permits men aged 45-60 to pursue priestly ordination while maintaining secular employment, eliminating seminary residency requirements, and allowing “remote theological studies” tailored to professional schedules. The program cites the post-conciliar document Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Sacerdotalis as justification while acknowledging Austria’s priestly decline (3,269 in 2024). This constitutes not innovation but sacrilegious desperation born of conciliarism’s theological bankruptcy.
EWTN News reports (January 8, 2026) that Neratovice, Czech Republic—a town founded by communists as a “church-free” zone—plans to construct the “world’s largest 3D-printed church” through its “Archdiocese of Prague.” The structure, designed by architect Zdeněk Fránek with an “ark-like” form and “green roof,” has received financial backing from donors and political support from European Parliament member Tomáš Zdechovský. Archbishop Jan Graubner blessed the foundation stone in 2024 for this “$8 million project” intended as both a parish church and “Cardinal Josef Beran Community Centre.” This technological spectacle epitomizes the conciliar sect’s abandonment of sacred tradition for modernist novelty.
EWTN News reports on January 7, 2026, that Scottish bishops denounced Scotland’s Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024. The legislation imposes 200-meter “buffer zones” prohibiting prayer vigils, leafleting, or “influencing” abortion decisions near 30 facilities. The bishops decry the law as “disproportionate and undemocratic,” claiming it restricts free speech and conscience while emphasizing they “do not condone harassment.” The article notes 74-year-old Rose Docherty faced charges under the law for silently holding a sign reading: “Coercion is a crime; here to talk, only if you want.” Scottish Greens MSP Gillian Mackay admitted the law could criminalize home prayer if visible from public spaces. The bishops warn the law suppresses crisis pregnancy alternatives and rejected amendments for chaplain exemptions.
The article from EWTN News (January 7, 2026) reports that Mr. Timothy Dolan, a key figure in the conciliar sect, has initiated a series of reflections urging Catholics to “recover” devotional practices, beginning with the Sign of the Cross. Dolan claims this gesture expresses faith in the Trinity and the “power of the most holy cross,” urging its use before meals, prayers, and daily routines. This theatrical appeal to nostalgia masks a deeper betrayal of Catholic essentials.
EWTN News reports that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held discussions with “Cardinal” Pietro Parolin regarding Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis. The January 6 conversation allegedly addressed “efforts to improve the humanitarian situation” and global “promotion of peace and religious freedom,” with both parties reaffirming commitment to “deepening cooperation” between the United States and Vatican structures. The article notes that antipope Leo XIV previously expressed “concern” about Venezuela during his January 4 Angelus, insisting that “the good of the beloved Venezuelan people must prevail above any other consideration” following the U.S. military capture of Nicolás Maduro.
The EWTN News portal reports on two families in Caracas, Venezuela, who survived a U.S. military strike on January 3, 2026, attributing their survival to miraculous intervention after a bomb landed near their homes. The article describes Elena Berti’s home sustaining severe structural damage while she remained unharmed, with her daughter Patricia Salazar claiming: “A miracle was worked for her” due to Berti’s habit of sleeping with a rosary behind her pillow. Neighbors Arturo Berti and Gracia Mónaco similarly reported surviving the blast unscathed, with Mónaco claiming a Virgin Mary statue remained upright amid the destruction. The piece concludes by promoting a fundraising campaign for home repairs.
The EWTN News portal (February 4, 2026) reports that “Cardinal” José Francisco Robles Ortega of Guadalajara urged Mexicans to demand authorities prosecute criminals while commemorating the Cristero War centennial. The article portrays ecclesiastical authority reduced to social activism, omitting the regnum sociale Christi (social reign of Christ) as the sole solution to Mexico’s violence.
EWTN News reports Puerto Rico’s enactment of Law 183-2025 recognizing unborn children as “natural persons,” Law 166-2025 classifying fetal deaths during attacks on pregnant women as first-degree murder, and Law 122-2025 requiring parental consent for abortions involving minors under 15. Senate President Thomas Rivera-Schatz and Sen. Joanne Rodríguez-Veve champion these measures as historic pro-life achievements grounded in Christian values, while Law 63-2025 prohibits surgical or chemical “gender transitions” for those under 21. The legislators invoke Puerto Rico’s Christian heritage and quote John Paul II’s Familiaris Consortio, presenting these laws as restoring constitutional protections for life “from conception.” Yet this theatrical defense of life remains shackled to the very anti-Christian premises it claims to oppose.
The EWTN News portal (January 5, 2026) reports that nearly 2 million people will participate in the “Three Kings Procession” across 941 Polish cities, describing it as one of Europe’s largest Catholic celebrations. Participants dress as biblical characters, wear paper crowns, and sing carols while following actors portraying the Magi to public Nativity scenes. The event, broadcast by EWTN Poland, claims this year’s theme “Rejoice in Hope” aligns with the conciliar sect’s “jubilee year.” Polish president Karol Nawrocki praises the procession’s message of “reconciliation” and “solidarity,” while organizers boast of distributing 600,000 crowns and 200,000 stickers. The article acknowledges the event’s incorporation of elements from Spanish and Mexican traditions alongside native Polish customs.
