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.
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.”
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.
‘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.’
Senators, Too, Are Tying Trump's Hands on Iran
Eat, pray and score, but only if you’re Muslim, not Christian
German player Nmecha prays after scoring a goal and is inundated with criticism: ‘Obsessed with Christ, a bleak view of humanity’; for the talented Spaniard Yamal, on the other hand, raising his arms to the sky in praise of Allah was a gesture befitting a ‘true Muslim’. Meanwhile, submission to Islam brings us a halal-compliant stadium.
War is evil, but Catholic pacifism exacerbates it
The conflict in the Middle East has reignited the debate among Catholics over the “just war,” and—especially in Europe—a radical pacifism prevails within the Church, one that effectively denies the existence of original sin and exposes the weakest to the designs of whatever aggressors happen to be in power.
The death of Cardinal Ruini, a leading figure of the Wojtyła era
As President of the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI), the Pope’s Vicar for the Diocese of Rome, and President of the Italian Church’s Cultural Project, Cardinal Camillo Ruini faithfully supported the pontificate of John Paul II, concluding it with the ‘religious choice’ and urging the Italian Church to play a more active role in society.
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.