Will There Be an African Resistance to the October 2024 Synod? (2)

Questioned on the KTO channel on March 17, 2024, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, Archbishop of Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo) and president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SCEAM), returned to the Fiducia supplicans declaration authorizing the blessing of same-sex couples.

China-Vatican: The Strange Desire of the Holy See to be Fooled (3)

The first two articles presented two Chinese delegates to the conference on the 100th anniversary of the First Chinese Council, held in Rome on May 21: Joseph Shin Ben, Bishop of Shanghai, vice-president of the Patriotic Association of Chinese Catholics (APCC) and Professor Zheng Xiaojun.

The Openly Contested Pontifical Academy for Life

The second International Conference on Bioethics was held in Rome on May 17 and 18, 2024. On this occasion, one of the speakers expressed strong criticism of the Pontifical Academy for Life due to repeated positions moving away from the traditional morality of the Church.

Tuesday within the Octave of Corpus Christi

Editor’s note: to promote the observance of the traditional Corpus Christi Octave as a part of our Crusade of Eucharistic Reparation, we will publish each day the Patristic readings from the Octave, as contained in pre-55 breviaries. The following readings and responsories come from the Roman office as promulgated after Trent in 1570. V. Grant, […]

Concerning “Faggotry” – an Italian View

As you all know, a few days ago there was media chaos over some of the Pope’s words. In a closed-door meeting with some Italian bishops, the Pope reportedly said that there is too much “frociaggine/faggotness” in the seminaries. So, personally this term doesn’t particularly shock me. I am a Roman from Trastevere, we are […]

Polish Mayor Bans Religious Symbols

Above: Garden facade of the Wilanów Palace, Warsaw, Poland. In a throwback to its Communist past, Warsaw recently became the first city in Poland to officially ban the display of religious symbols in government buildings and offices. An internal regulation signed by Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski on May 15 and applicable to all government employees, prohibits […]

Daily Devotional: Jun. 4 – St. Francis Caracciolo

Today is Tuesday, June 4, 2024, The feast of St. Francis Caracciolo, Confessor, a third class feast, with the liturgical color of white. In this episode: the meditation, ”Sermon on the Mount: Persecutions,” news from FSSPX.News about the Anniversary of Pope St. Pius X’s Canonization, and a Thought of the Day from Archbishop Lefebvre. We’d love […]

Where Jim Wahlberg Found Jesus: Producer Makes Film on the Miracle of the Eucharist

Producer Jim Wahlberg (also the brother of actor Mark Wahlberg) helped create a new film about the True Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist entitled, “Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist.” The documentary “takes viewers on a global journey to uncover the transformative power of the Eucharist. Through discussions with Catholic leaders and heartfelt […]

A Carlist Crusader for the Sacred Heart

Above: a Carlist banner with the Sacred Heart c. 1875. Standing on the walls of Cartagena de Indias in Colombia as a warm breeze licked across the Caribbean Sea towards the city, two weeks after the death of Don Luis Infante on 9th April, the transferred Feast of the Annunciation, something my late friend had […]