Saint Alexius by Ermes Dovico

Why not recognise the bishops of the Fraternity in the same way as those imposed by Beijing? The latter, in effect, invite themselves into communion with Rome, whilst the former exclude themselves from it in order to operate independently. The Chinese government’s appointments remain questionable, but they do not justify the Lefebvrian schism.

the challenge

Gender and new rights: Sarah denounces the EU’s blackmail of Africa

Invited by the ECR Group in the European Parliament, the cardinal does not mince his words; on the contrary, he exposes the distorted use of such language to convey and impose – even outside Europe – an anthropological vision that runs counter to faith and reason, one that has been artificially created in the ‘corridors of Brussels’. It is a message that also resonates within the Church itself.

- Europe is changing the language to destroy man and the family by Robert Sarah

Father Ange Désiré Ouedraogo

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.

REPORTAGE

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.

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.

World 10_07_2026 Stefano Magni

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.

“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.

schism

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.”

breach

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.

breaking news

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.’

FSSPX

At the consistory, Müller breaks his silence on the ‘Écône affair’

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.