Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass with the College of Cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, opening the second day of his first Extraordinary Consistory. In his homily, he called the Consistory a “moment of grace”
If you haven't been to a dance party at SEEK, one of the biggest Roman Catholic conferences of the year, and danced to 'Shakira' while a nun fills the room with bubbles from a bubble gun, can you really call yourself a Catholic?
Today, 170 Cardinals gathered for the first consistory. Pope Leo XIV was flanked in the Synod Hall by his Curia Cardinals, most of whom are pro-homosexual: Tucho (Faith), Mendonça (Education), Grech (Synod), Roche (Liturgy), Baggio (Human Development), and Artime (Religious). After entering the Synod Hall, English pro-homosexual Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, 80, delivered a meditation to the Cardinals. The decision to keep him in the same role he held during the Synod on Synodality carries symbolic weight. His speech today was fairly mild. However, just the day before, Cardinal Radcliffe called for the urgent ordination of women as deacons. The cardinals were divided into two groups. The first group consisted of cardinals under the age of 80. This group was further divided into nine round tables. The second group, consisting of elderly cardinals and the Roman Curia, was divided into eleven round tables. In the groups, the Cardinals discussed Synodality and Evangelisation. One anonymous …More
It was never going to be any different. And those who thought that it would be were deceived, deluded, hoodwinked and bamboozled. This is clearly still Francis' College of Cardinals and Francis' chosen successor......get used to it.
Pope Leo XIV delivering the English summary of his first General Audience catechesis of a new cycle on Vatican II, saying: “We see that the documents have lost none of their relevance and are pertinent to the demands and challenges of today. Closely studying the Council documents will help us to be attentive interpreters of the signs of the times, and to proclaim the Gospel to all.”
More than 30 priests from the Diocese of Charlotte have formally appealed to the Vatican with a series of questions concerning recent liturgical directives issued by their bishop, including the prohibition of altar rails and kneelers during Communion. The questions, known as dubia, were submitted in a letter to the Dicastery for Legislative Texts on Jan. 5.
31 priests of the Diocese of Charlotte have formally challenged recent liturgical directives issued by Bishop Michael Martin, submitting Dubia to of all places the Vatican. The Substack.com account The Pillar reports that the priests’ letter to the Dicastery for Legislative Texts was sent on January 5. It questions whether the bishop has the authority to mandate the removal and prohibition of kneelers for Communion. This a policy was announced in a “pastoral” letter by Bishop Martin on December 17. Temporary kneeling fixtures are required to be removed by Jan. 16. Thirty-one priests are about a quarter of the diocesan presbyterate. They argue that kneeling for Communion is explicitly permitted by the General Instruction of the Roman Missal and part of the traditional liturgical practice of the Church. Furthermore, the Dubia question Bishop Martin’s authority to prohibit certain vestments, liturgical prayers, gestures, and elements associated with the Mass of the Roman rite but …More
Monsignor Robert Reed, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, celebrated a Solemn Pontifical Mass in the Roman rite during SEEK 2026 at St. Patrick Church (Dominican) in Columbus, with liturgical assistance from the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP). Nearly 400 students attended. SEEK 2026, a neoconservative Catholic conference, drew more than 26,000 participants.
Pictures by Matthew Keeny: On January 2, Auxiliary Bishop Robert Reed of Boston offered a Solemn Pontifical Mass in the Roman Rite assisted by the priests and seminarians of the North American Province of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter. Nearly 400 college students attended. The Mass was part of the SEEK conference in the St Patrick’s Dominican Church in downtown Columbus.
Lexington’s Bishop Stowe on Venezuela: “I lament how the Pope’s words for January 1, the World Day of Prayer for Peace, in which he reiterated the call for an ‘unarmed and disarming peace’ were completely ignored by the US administration in pursuit of its own ill-defined goals and with reckless disregard for human life and rule of law.”
Fri Jan 2, 2026 - 12:51 pm EST (LifeSiteNews) — After the Indiana Hoosiers’ huge win at the Rose Bowl on New Years Day, quarterback Fernando Mendoza, a devout Catholic, once again began a post-game interview by giving glory to God. “First of all, my team and I want to give all the glory to God,” he said. “The first thing football superstar Fernando Mendoza did after winning the Rose Bowl was praise God,” noted conservative social media commentator Anna Lulis. “This is one of the greatest interviews you will ever see,” said Lulis. The first thing football superstar Fernando Mendoza did after winning the Rose Bowl was praise God “First of all, my team and I want to give all the glory to God.” This is one of the greatest interviews you will ever see. pic.twitter.com/tXOqqZMYb6 — Anna Lulis (@annamlulis) January 2, 2026 As usual, Mendoza, fresh off being awarded the coveted Heisman Trophy, pointed not to his own achievements, but to those of his teammates and coaches, while ultimately …
Pope Leo XIV's video message to SEEK-conference. Speaking directly to participants in Columbus, Denver, and Fort Worth, he invited them to spend real time with Jesus—whether for the first encounter or a deeper friendship—and to stay open to “what the Lord has in store.” Emphasizing that only Christ brings true peace and joy, the Pope urged young people to ask God boldly about their vocation and let this New Year’s Day encounter ignite a missionary zeal to share the Gospel.
By Phil Lawler ( bio - articles - email ) | Dec 31, 2025 As the year 2025 comes to an end, so does my career as editor of Catholic World News. I am retiring from the daily-news business, effective January 1. CWN was born during the height of the “dot.com” era. Dozens of online enterprises sprang up in the 1990s, made sensational claims, earned millions for their founders, and then disappeared without a trace, never having produced a saleable product. Thirty-odd years later, little CWN is still chugging along, providing reliable headline news coverage for thousands of readers every weekday. But beginning this week, CWN will be chugging along without me. Thirty years is a long time to plow through news releases, write up stories, check sources, and read Vatican news releases every day. Although I still love my work, and feel the urge to keep writing, I also recognize a need to step away from the daily grind and work on my own projects, on my own schedule. As I bow out, I owe a debt …
The Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of Leo XIV has dismissed Monsignor Marco Agostini, reports SilereNonPossum.com. The priest from Verona also celebrates Mass in the Roman Rite and has taken part in traditional pilgrimages. The decision was taken following the publication of a video in which Monsignor Agostini, referring to the Roman Curia and the College of Cardinals, used the term “culattoni” (a derogatory slur meaning “faggots”).
L’Ufficio delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche del Sommo Pontefice ha congedato Monsignor Marco Agostini. Il sacerdote veronese non sarà più a fianco del Santo Padre durante le Celebrazioni da lui presiedute. da pagina facebook di SilereNonPossum
But one should realize it is a modernist mass. Why do you think you have the right to act in a Catholic way? If you want to receive Holy Communion in the Tridentine rite, kneeling on the tongue go to a Roman Catholic Mass.
“Tina Thompson found a different way to be Catholic,” reads the lede of a sympathetic story in the Kansas City Reflector The heroine of the story had strayed from her Catholic faith, but now announces that she has returned, as a priest. And the reporter takes her seriously, adding that “she is one of hundreds of women Catholic priests around the world.”
"The dispensing of Christ's body belongs to the priest for three reasons. First, because, as was said above (Article 1), he consecrates as in the person of Christ. But as Christ consecrated His body at the supper, so also He gave it to others to be partaken of by them. Accordingly, as the consecration of Christ's body belongs to the priest, so likewise does the dispensing belong to him. Secondly, because the priest is the appointed intermediary between God and the people; hence as it belongs to him to offer the people's gifts to God, so it belongs to him to deliver consecrated gifts to the people. Thirdly, because out of reverence towards this sacrament, nothing touches it, but what is consecrated; hence the corporal and the chalice are consecrated, and likewise the priest's hands, for touching this sacrament. Hence it is not lawful for anyone else to touch it except from necessity, for instance, if it were to fall upon the ground, or else in some other case of urgency." (Summa Theologiae …More
Trads will recognize this story Fr Jenkins told about a Eucharistic minister - not at his parish of course - was told to pour consecrated wine down the sink if not consumed. This led to his rejection of the Novus Order and getting on board with TLM.
The Diocese of Clifton in England has informed TheCatholicHerald.com that, starting from 2027, it will no longer include the Clifton Children’s Society (CCS), an adoption agency, in its official diocesan collections. This decision was made only following a backlash from Catholics. Online reports spread that the agency CCS was still being promoted in diocesan materials despite its support for homosex adoption. CCS is the former Catholic adoption agency of the diocese. It ceased to be Catholic after new state regulations came into force requiring adoption agencies to place children with same-sex couples. Bishop Bosco MacDonald of Clifton described the inclusion of CCS in the 2026 diocesan diary as an "oversight". He promised that it would not be repeated. He also claimed that CCS no longer has any formal relationship with the diocese beyond historical links. The bishop reaffirmed that diocesan trustees would ensure the agency's removal from future collections. #newsZejkbhvbvw