The charism of Saint Camillus: caring for the sick with a mother’s tenderness
St Camillus de Lellis “called for the sick to be cared for with the same affection and tenderness that a mother has for her only sick child”. To mark the liturgical commemoration of the founder of the Ministers of the Sick, La Bussola interviews the Camillian Ange Désiré Ouedraogo.
Cyprus, on the home front of the Israeli-Lebanese conflict
Cyprus has become a destination for migration and investment for Israelis, particularly since the war began. But it is also a destination for the Lebanese, who were initially fleeing the economic crisis and, since 2023, the war as well.
It doesn’t matter if he’s a Nazi or swears. As long as he isn’t sexist
On average, a rape allegation is enough to ruin the candidacy of Graham Platner, the Democratic Party’s rising star. Between Nazi tattoos, profanity on social media and violent rhetoric, he hadn’t caused anyone any concern until now.
True and False Obedience: What a Confusion Among Écône Supporters
If we must obey the Pope, then we should keep quiet and lay low about Fiducia supplicans: this is one of the most common reactions among those who justify the disobedience of the Society of St. Pius X. Things aren’t exactly like that, but to understand what is binding and when, we must first get to the “heart” of the Petrine primacy.
Martina, the little girl on a mission for the Virgin Mary
“From the moment she was born, she was guided by someone, although we only realised this clearly when she fell ill: Maria Rosa Mistica came into her life after she was given a small holy card.” The story of Martina Kluzer, who died of cancer at the age of 7, after offering her life to Jesus and Mary for the conversion of hearts: Bussola interviewed her family.
Monsignor Pozzo: in 2018, it was the Fraternity that rejected the agreement
The Écône schism is “a serious wound to the Church that could have been avoided” eight years ago: it was not the Apostolic See that closed the door, but the Fraternity that demanded Rome correct its errors and reject the Declaration – “the result of a joint effort” – as the former secretary of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei recalls in La Bussola.
“The agreement is unrealistic; Lebanon still has no future”
La Bussola interviews Father Abdo Raad, a Lebanese priest and founder of the Annas Linnas Association: “The peace agreement is merely a starting point that does not realistically address the main problem: the plight of the 400,000 Palestinians living in dire conditions. The country is in the grip of a devastating economic crisis caused by the war and corruption.”
US, 250 years of independence, it was not a revolution
On 4 July 1776, a new nation was born, free from British taxes and European turmoil. This event was radically different from the project to reshape man and society in France. This American advantage was gradually eroded from 1968 onwards.
The Vendean genocide debunks the myth of the French Revolution
An interview with the French historian who brought to light the horrors unleashed in revolutionary France against the people of the Vendée, who were guilty of having risen up against the new rulers. It was renamed ‘Avenged’ following the repression. And then forgotten.
Müller: ‘A de facto heresy on the part of the FSSPX’
The schism within the Society of St. Pius X is taking place. Interview with Cardinal Müller: “I ask for a theological response to the errors that constitute heresy in practice”; “Welcome those who leave”; “Abolishing Ecclesia Dei was a mistake”; “There is ideology in Traditionis custodes; tradition needs pastoral care.”
The Lefebvrians reject the Pope’s appeal and opt for schism
Father Pagliarani’s reply to Leo XIV confirms the stonewalling of any proposal from the Holy See. There is no backing down; on the contrary, the Pope is invited to take time to reflect, with only one possible outcome: Rome should approve whatever is decided in Menzingen.
THE POPE’S APPEAL TO ÉCÔNE: FOR THE SAKE OF SOULS, TURN BACK
‘I beg you and implore you with all my heart: turn back!’: Leo XIV writes to Father Pagliarani and the members of the FSSPX, urging them, for the sake of their own faithful, to turn back from a schismatic act that ‘would deprive them of the lawful – and in some cases even valid – reception of the Sacraments which they love and seek for their own sanctification.’