International Traditional Catholic Blognoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Fri, 15 May 2026 12:44:29 GMTBlogger http://www.blogger.com10244125https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/en-usnoInternational Traditional Catholic Blognoreply@blogger.comhttps://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/preparing-for-pontificates-first.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Fri, 15 May 2026 04:12:26 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-8625276148324868020 Catholic Social Teachings before Vatican IIby Serre VerweijPope Leo XIV's first encyclical is due to be released and almost certain to become a valuable addition to the collection of papal encyclicals dealing with social issues. This was to be expected, as he took the name Leo XIV as a reference to Pope Leo XIII, who became famous as the Pope who established Catholic Social Teaching (CST) https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/sspx-superior-published-declaration-of.htmlOperation Survival 2026noreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Thu, 14 May 2026 14:15:32 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-7407375439916197874[Cf. Vatican statement, May 13, 2026]Declaration of Catholic Faith addressed to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV by Fr. Davide Pagliarani Superior General of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius XMay 14, 2026Most Holy Father,For more than fifty years, the Society of Saint Pius X has endeavoured to set before the Holy See a matter of conscience in the face of the errors that are destroying Catholic faith https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/homily-for-ascension-of-lord-pope-saint.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Father Kevin M Cusick )Thu, 14 May 2026 12:44:40 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-6742581306676802231“You shall receive  the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you, and you shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the uttermost part of the earth.9 And when he had said these things, while they looked on, he was raised up: and a cloud received him out of their sight.” - Acts, 1After the blessed and glorious Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christhttps://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/a-rorate-cli-editorial-traditionis.htmlEditorialsOperation Survival 2026The New SSPX ConsecrationsTraditionis custodes under Leo XIVnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Wed, 13 May 2026 13:16:48 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-9049375019738180895There were many reasons for Summorum Pontificum, the motu proprio document by Benedict XVI that gave back full rights of citizenship to the Traditional Liturgies of the Latin Church in our age.Justice, for one. The then-Cardinal Ratzinger had written extensively on the mistakes of the Pauline liturgical reform. But also, and very importantly, the situation of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX).https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/new-vatican-declaration-on-sspx.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Wed, 13 May 2026 10:25:58 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-774351510705851914 Statement of His Eminence Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith May 13, 2026 Regarding the Society of Saint Pius X, what has already been communicated is hereby reaffirmed. The episcopal ordinations announced by the Society of Saint Pius X do not have the corresponding pontifical mandate. This act will constitute "a schismatic acthttps://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/prayers-for-bishop-robert-mutsaerts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Tue, 12 May 2026 17:14:00 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-7307829967576561289The bravely orthodox auxiliary of Den Bosch, Netherlands, Bp. Robert Mutsaerts, was injured in a car accident on Saturday evening.One of the best bishops around: our most sincere prayers for a swift and full recovery!https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-scandal-of-safe-environment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Kwasniewski)Mon, 11 May 2026 15:43:00 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-1313333573384779476The following letter was sent by a father to his local diocese. He has offered it for publication and I am only too happy to publish it, because I agree with every word. Having been forced to sit through such trainings myself, I have first-hand experience of what he is speaking about. —PAK To Our Catholic Leadership and Fellow Catholics, Especially Parents:   The following is a letter of https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/leo-xiv-first-anniversary-popes-brother.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Fri, 8 May 2026 15:58:00 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-8234769078825554318The Roman Pontiff's oldest brother granted a special interview to Spanish daily ABC speaking about his brother and also his thoughts on the President of the United States.*** "Trump and My Brother Leo XIV Have More in Common Than People Think" On the first anniversary of the Pope's election, Louis Prevost says the Pontiff's strength is his ability to get people talking — "even if some https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/rorate-how-can-we-view-first-year-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Fri, 8 May 2026 01:25:00 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-7405004472580505513 One Year of Pope Leo XIVby Serre Verweijfor Rorate Caeli It has been a year since our new Pope appeared on the balcony, after the election of Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV was announced. Initially, he was largely unknown to most of the world. Not a progressive star like Tagle, nor the candidate many had pegged as the counterrevolutionary choice, Cardinal Peter Erdő. Many did not https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/one-year-of-leo-xiv-back-to-substance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Thu, 7 May 2026 13:17:00 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-7481318150432571851 One Year of Leo XIV: Back to the Substance of FaithBy Richard Meusers von Wissmannfor Die WeltMay 7, 2026Pope Leo XIV has now been in office for one year. He is less interested in the socio-political hot-button issues of the West. Instead, his focus is on the unity of the Church and the proclamation of the Gospel.“If I weren’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican.” With this https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/for-record-dom-jeremias-schreider-abbot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Wed, 6 May 2026 17:39:00 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-3594409554329138764This major interview was published in German by the official news website of the German Bishops, Katholisch.de, last week. It has essential content for Traditional Catholics, and we post the translation here for the record of current events. Abbot Primate: The Old Mass Can No Longer Be Pushed Out Entirely "I am very curious to see how Pope Leo will approach the problem" Ludwig https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/on-excommunication-and-sspx-canonical.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Kwasniewski)Wed, 6 May 2026 13:00:00 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-3207375309821123134By the Canon of ShaftesburyIntroductionIn July 2026, the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) is expected to proceed with the consecration of new bishops without a pontifical mandate; an act that Rome has signalled may result in automatic excommunication under canon law. The argument here is that, if imposed, would be not be canonically sensible, theologically coherent, nor pastorally sound. Drawing https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/leo-xiv-one-year-by-roberto-de-mattei.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Wed, 6 May 2026 12:32:00 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-4369805062567795527 Leo XIV: One Year of Pontificate by Roberto de MatteiMay 6, 2026 One year ago, on Monday, May 8, 2025, the pontificate of Leo XIV began — Robert Francis Prevost, the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church, the first American Pope, and the first member of the Order of Saint Augustine. "Peace be with all of you… This is the peace of the Risen Christ, a peace that is unarmed and disarming, https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/abandoned-shepherds-fear-fatherhood-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Kwasniewski)Tue, 5 May 2026 19:00:00 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-5879749327033847250by the Canon of Shaftesbury   Introduction   It is unusual, perhaps, for a canonical text to begin with a personal admission. Canonists are trained to think in categories of law, in the precision of norms, in the grammar of the universal and particular Church. Yet the law is never, in the Catholic tradition, merely the letter of a statute. It is always in service of the salus animarum https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/on-traditional-feast-of-saint-pius-v.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Father Kevin M Cusick )Tue, 5 May 2026 13:02:45 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-1686686694564546868APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTIONFrom the very first, upon Our elevation to the chief Apostleship, We gladly turned our mind and energies and directed all our thoughts to those matters which concerned the preservation of a pure liturgy, and We strove with God’s help, by every means in our power, to accomplish this purpose. For, besides other decrees of the sacred Council of Trent, there were stipulations https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/important-vatican-tells-german-bishops.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Mon, 4 May 2026 11:40:00 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-8509340445699776777 The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith sent the following letter to the then-President of the German Conference of Bishops, Bishop Bätzing,* making clear the Vatican's position on the German proposal on blessings for same-sex "couples."The letter, from November 2024, was made public today. It makes Cardinal Marx's move last month even more egregious. Our translation of the Italian https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/new-winds-apostolic-nuncio-to-poland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Mon, 4 May 2026 11:28:00 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-3491772218416737526 Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi, Apostolic Nuncio to Poland, conferred the Sacrament of Confirmation according to the Traditional Latin Rite this past Saturday, May 2nd, 2026, in Warsaw.Fifty faithful received the sacrament of Confirmation in the Camaldolese Church.The Nuncio was present for the celebration of the Traditional Mass as well (the mission is staffed by the Institute of the https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/fssp-diaconal-ordinations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Sun, 3 May 2026 23:38:00 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-5289501931772465238 20 Deacons were ordained for the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP) this spring -- 8 in Nebraska, and 12 yesterday in Bavaria.From the Wigratzbad blog:Once again, our faithful friend Bishop Wolfgang Haas, Archbishop Emeritus of Vaduz, did us the honor of conferring holy orders on our seminarians. This Saturday, May 2nd, we celebrated Our Lady, patroness of Bavaria, in the magnificenthttps://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/event-in-july-poland-liturgical.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Sun, 3 May 2026 18:58:00 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-2270385406279455940The 13th Edition of the "Ars Celebrandi" traditional liturgy workshops will take place in Licheń, on July 2-9, 2026.The "Ars Celebrandi" workshops are held with the consent of His Excellency, Bishop Krzysztof Wętkowski, ordinary of the Diocese of Włocławek. Earlier, its long-standing honorary patron was Bishop Wiesław Mering, a former ordinary of the Diocese of Włocławek. We sincerely thank both https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/event-in-july-choral-symposium-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Sun, 3 May 2026 18:50:00 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-1110235676421555101The Fifth Annual Catholic Choral Symposium will take place this July 2 - 5 at St. Peter's Church, New Hamburg, ON. Our musical director is Daniel Taylor, head of historical performance at the University of Toronto, renowned countertenor, and the first guest conductor ever to lead Britain's Tallis Scholars. The faculty includes Howard Dyck, choral conductor and beloved radio host of CBC's https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/get-ready-traditional-october.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Sat, 2 May 2026 09:40:00 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-3613705881062850199 The Mass inside Saint Peter’s Basilica is assured this year once again.Schedule of the Pilgrimage Ad Petri Sedem which will take place in Rome from October 23 to 25, 2026 (registration is not necessary to participate in the pilgrimage) Friday October 23, 2026 6/30 p.m.: Pontifical vespers in the Basilica of Santa Maria ad Martyres (Pantheon) Saturday, October 24, 2026 · 09:00 a.m.: https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/why-oh-why-is-77-year-old-arch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Sat, 2 May 2026 01:13:00 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-6726954802055780234Cardinal DiNardo, of Galveston-Houston, was born in 1949. He retired and was replaced by his coadjutor, named by Francis, in 2025.Cardinal Dolan, of New York, was born in 1950. He was replaced by Leo XIV very shortly after turning 75, in 2025.There is one American Cardinal who is older than both of them, and who is still in charge. And not just any cardinal: a horrible administrator, a lousy https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/04/united-states-department-of-justice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:14:00 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-7709096367323146335 The report was released yesterday; it is a massive nearly 600-page document on just how targeted all believing Christians were by the Biden Administration, and Traditional Catholics are at the center of it:Key Finding 2: The Biden Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigated, monitored,tracked, and scrutinized traditional Catholics who had engaged in no criminal misconduct. FBI’s https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/04/schism-incoming-bishop-of-antwerp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:42:00 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-2760377166981400771Pope Leo XIV has a Church agitated by strong centrifugal forces throughout the world.In Flanders, Bishop Johann Bonny included these words on the implementation of the synodal process (published exactly one month ago) in the diocese of Antwerp wherein he explicitly states that he intends to ordain married men:"When I visit parishes or pastoral unities, I regularly meet people whom the community https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/04/it-looks-ridiculous-popes-have-to-stop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:17:00 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-591610637600555345 One of the hallmarks of the post-Vatican II “Conciliar Period” has been the obsession of popes in welcoming the leaders of Anglican churches as equals. The situation has always been untenable — since they are not bishops at all — but it has recently reached the level of ridiculous, following the election of Mrs. Sarah Mullally, a (by all appearances) lovely lady from Surrey, as “archbishop”