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.’
The former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is shaking up the Sacred College in the face of an imminent new schismatic act. His two proposals are: to respond to the accusation that the Apostolic See has lost the faith, levelled by the Society of St Pius X, and to prepare to welcome those who will not continue in the schism, as happened in 1988 with the Ecclesia Dei Commission.
In the letter sent on 24 June to the cardinals and the Pope, the Fraternity emphasises orthodoxy, but only to a certain extent. The crux of the matter is its claim to proclaim Catholic doctrine whilst remaining outside Catholic unity; to recognise the Pope whilst at the same time consecrating bishops against his will; and to declare itself faithful to the Church whilst rejecting its sacraments.
Senators, Too, Are Tying Trump's Hands on Iran
A heated clash erupted in the U.S. Senate, where four senators defected to the opposition to vote on a resolution regarding the president’s war powers. This sends a strong message to Trump and his handling of the conflict in Iran.
Eat, pray and score, but only if you’re Muslim, not Christian
Gates and the Epstein Case: A Blackmail Scheme at the Highest Levels
Bill Gates' testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives offers a new perspective on the Epstein case. The financier, who died in prison in 2019, had set up a blackmail scheme and even had the world's most influential man in his grip.
The Pope at the Sagrada Familia: “Faith gives shape to the stones”
Exactly one hundred years after the death of Antoni Gaudí, the Mass celebrated by Leo XIV in the Expiatory Temple and the blessing of the Tower of Jesus Christ, making it the tallest church in the world. In this Biblia pauperum of our times, an “eloquent catechesis made of stone, color, and light.”
Anti-racism breeds barbarism: the Nowak case in the UK
The sickening video of police officers handcuffing an 18-year-old white man to the ground as he lay dying – having been stabbed for no reason by a Sikh man who falsely accused him of racism – has shocked the British public and raises disturbing questions about the decline of Western institutions.
Vatican Communications: Pope Leo begins the revolution
From 1 November, Maria Montserrat Alvarado, President of EWTN News, will succeed Paolo Ruffini as Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication. While Ruffini's term is coming to an end, this change marks a clear break with the past, given that Pope Francis had previously criticised EWTN for plotting against him.