EWTN News portal reports the hospitalization of 89-year-old former football coach Lou Holtz, emphasizing his career achievements at the University of Notre Dame while remaining silent on the spiritual dimension of human suffering. The article notes Holtz’s Catholic identity and 59-year marriage, yet demonstrates the modernist reduction of man to his earthly accomplishments.
The “EWTN News” portal reports (January 30, 2026) that the Archdiocese of Milan welcomed a wooden “Sports Cross” created by British artist Jon Cornwall ahead of the Winter Olympics. This object – entrusted since 2012 to dioceses hosting the games – was received during a Mass celebrated by “Archbishop” Mario Delpini, who read a message from antipope Leo XIV calling the games an occasion for “friendship and fraternity.” The event forms part of the “For Each Other” project promoting educational and sporting initiatives during the Milan-Cortina games. This spectacle demonstrates the conciliar sect’s complete abandonment of supernatural religion in favor of naturalistic humanism.
The EWTN News portal (January 30, 2026) reports on a meeting between antipope Leo XIV (Robert Prevost) and members of the “Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network,” where the usurper declared prayer an “integral part of evangelization.” The article describes this organization’s work in disseminating monthly “prayer intentions” to “tens of millions” and promoting a “Eucharistic Youth Movement.” This pseudo-papal exhortation continues the conciliar sect’s substitution of supernatural faith with naturalistic activism devoid of doctrinal substance.
The EWTN News portal (January 30, 2026) reports that Vatican authorities have denied plans to open a restaurant on the terrace of St. Peter’s Basilica while admitting considerations to expand an existing café serving coffee and gelato. The basilica’s communications office claims this would “reduce the concentration of visitors in the basilica and promote a more contemplative atmosphere.” This grotesque trivialization of sacred space exposes the conciliar sect’s systematic profanation of Holy Places.
The EWTN News portal reports that the Philippine “bishops” of the conciliar sect offered “dialogue” with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during their January 2026 plenary assembly, while lamenting internal institutional failures. Archbishop Gilbert Garcera, president of the counterfeit “Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines,” declared readiness for governmental collaboration on corruption while admitting the conciliar structure’s “wounded” state through “clericalism,” “fragmented communion,” and “weak evangelical witness.” The gathering received encouragement from antipope Leo XIV through his nuncio Charles Brown, urging unity modeled on “the inner life of love of the Holy Trinity.”
EWTN News reports that the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has called for Egypt’s inclusion on a religious freedom watchlist following the five-year imprisonment of Christian convert Augustin Samaan under Egypt’s blasphemy laws. The January 28, 2026 statement condemns Egypt’s enforcement of Article 98(f) of its Criminal Code, which allegedly targets Christians and Ahmadis through detentions and forced renunciations of faith. USCIRF Commissioner Mohamed Elsanousi demands repeal of blasphemy laws while paradoxically acknowledging Egypt’s previous prisoner releases, exemplifying the incoherent moral calculus of secular human rights regimes.
EWTN News portal (January 29, 2026) reports that two committees of the U.S. Conference of “Catholic Bishops” (USCCB) have urged the Trump administration to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian migrants. “Bishop” Brendan Cahill and “Bishop” Elias Zaidan claim terminating TPS violates “mercy” and “justice,” ignoring Haiti’s alleged instability. This plea exemplifies the conciliar sect’s abandonment of regnum Christi (the reign of Christ) for materialist humanitarianism.
EWTN News reports (January 29, 2026) that representatives of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops joined an international delegation to the West Bank, issuing a communiqué calling for a “two-state solution” while describing conditions as “catastrophic.” The delegation—including bishops from European nations and Canada—lamented alleged settler violence against Bedouin communities and visited Taybeh, described as “the only Christian town in Palestine.” Their statement vaguely invoked “trauma” while demanding governments pressure Israel to accept a geopolitical division of the Holy Land. This modernist political ritual constitutes a total abdication of the Church’s divine mission.
The EWTN News portal (January 29, 2026) reports Cardinal Matteo Zuppi’s opposition to an Italian assisted suicide bill, quoting his statement: “The answer to suffering is not to offer death” and emphasizing palliative care. While superficially aligned with Catholic teaching, this intervention reveals the theological bankruptcy of post-conciliar structures that created the cultural conditions for such legislation. The cardinal’s silence on the doctrinal foundations of life’s sanctity and his failure to condemn the Vatican II errors enabling this debate demonstrate how conciliar compromises have left the episcopate disarmed against the culture of death.
The EWTN News portal (January 29, 2026) reports on Timothy Broglio’s remarks regarding U.S. military chaplaincy reforms under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The article presents Broglio’s approval of initiatives to refocus chaplains on spiritual ministry rather than “emotional support,” restoration of canceled chapel contracts, and discussion of just war principles. This superficial presentation conceals fundamental betrayals of Catholic ecclesiology and Christ’s kingship over nations.
