International Traditional Catholic Blognoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Sat, 3 Oct 2026 13:25:53 GMTBlogger http://www.blogger.com10401125https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/en-usnoInternational Traditional Catholic Blognoreply@blogger.comhttps://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/10/gambetti-removed-from-vatican-basilica.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Sat, 3 Oct 2026 13:25:53 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-7274659664922552090 Confirming what had been rumored for weeks, the Holy Father today removed Cardinal Gambetti from his Vatican offices, sending him packing to be Archbishop of Chieti-Vasto.The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto, Italy, presented by Archbishop Bruno Forte.The Holy Father has appointed His Eminence Cardinal Mauro https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/10/all-for-nothing-euthanasia-for-disabled.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Fri, 2 Oct 2026 12:15:43 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-7599949683921073073 1938: "This person who suffers a hereditary disease has a lifelong cost of 60,000 Reichsmarks to the National Community. Fellow German, that is your money as well." And so it has come to pass once again. Euthanasia, that starts with "consenting" adults (though God only knows how much this "consent" is fabricated each time by family members unwilling to help their relatives to the end), https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/leo-xiv-and-place-de-la-concorde-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:11:43 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-4213691461987197332 Corrispondenza RomanaSeptember 30, 2026Pope Leo XIV's apostolic journey to France, from September 25 to 28, 2026, proved to be a popular triumph that surprised even the Pontiff himself. France is one of the European nations in which an aggressive secularism manifests itself most visibly. On the eve of the papal visit, a meticulous report by the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJhttps://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/pope-leo-xivs-journey-to-france-compte.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:01:14 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-1638199737976129268 by Serre Verweijfor Rorate CaeliPope Leo XIV has just concluded his apostolic journey to the eldest daughter of the Church. It has instantly become a clear and self-evident success for all to see. The secular Macron had hoped to accompany Leo and was turned down; enormous crowds turned out; young and old were united in a new passion for the faith. A country that has had aggressive secularism as https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/michaelmas-tlm-in-vatican-and-sermon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:36:10 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-3063708813795495932 A Traditional Latin Mass was celebrated atthe St. Michael Altar of St. Peter’s Basilica today***Sermon for the Feastby Father Richard CipollaConnecticut   From the book of Revelation:Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,butthey weredefeated and there was no longer any place for them in heaven.&https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/i-went-to-france-to-preach-gospel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:22:08 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-2864788043081294166Leo XIV answered a few questions from journalists in the customary airplane interview on his return to Rome -- below, his most important point.[Question:] Your Holiness, good evening. First of all, I would like to thank you for your Apostolic Journey to France. For four days, our country was swept up in the widespread enthusiasm sparked by your visit—which, in France, is quite a feat. Thank https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/france-pope-lays-down-law-on-euthanasia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:05:21 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-2641904287190535611 Dear brothers and sisters,Dear friends who are sick,It is a joy for me to be with you here in Lourdes, where, for more than a hundred and fifty years, pilgrims from every corner of the world have come to entrust their physical, psychological and spiritual sufferings to Jesus through Mary.  Indeed, fragility is not hidden here; instead it becomes the place of a sacred encounter.This https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/where-king-and-queen-were-martyred.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:33:07 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-6382143784048665944 Catholicism in France is safe. Its future is sound and bright. The one million Catholics lining the streets of Paris for the Successor of Saint Peter show its immense and renewed vitality. And with a Catholic France in her heart, a Christian Europe is certain, no matter what difficulties may come.Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto!From the Pope's homily today at the Place de lahttps://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/image-of-day-pope-at-rebuilt-notre-dame.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:32:57 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-7161245637052496923 Dear friends, it is from the Incarnation — “God sent forth his Son” — that the identity of the Church flows, for she is called always to be a Church “going forth”. As disciples of Christ, you know well that the Christian community is not a refuge into which we withdraw in order to protect ourselves from our age. On the contrary, like the cathedrals of old, the Church is a place of https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/irreversiblethe-dictatorship-of-what.htmlDevelopment of DoctrineHollerichSynod on Synodalitynoreply@blogger.com (Peter Kwasniewski)Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:49:35 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-8600136004070374986Irreversible—the Dictatorship of What Has Happened. When History Becomes a “Magisterium”: Notes on a Statement by Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich. Functional “Facts-Based Politics” Instead of the Holy Spirit. An article by Armin Schwibach (kath.net; original in German)Rome (kath.netet/as) “Irreversible”: With these words, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich described the process of synodalityhttps://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/a-majority-of-young-priests-in-france.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:51:33 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-5177410434481868342The impressive figure, which Rorate had foreseen years ago, has now become reality: according to the French opinion pollster IFOP, headed by Jerôme Fourquet, 55% of priests aged 25-34, celebrate the Traditional Mass.*The poll comes on the eve of the papal visit to the Nation.Of course, the total number of priests in France has decreased substantially since the Council, but even so the percentage https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/on-vaticans-new-note-on-other-religions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:53:22 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-7886884629780165920 Sixty Years of Nostra Aetate: A Ratzingerian Reading of Assisi Prevails over the Spirit of Abu Dhabi by Serre Verweijfor Rorate CaeliPope Leo's Vatican has released A Journey of Hope, a document celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the Second Vatican Council's declaration on the Church's relation to non-Christian religions. It is signed by three dicasteral prefects — https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-supreme-destiny-of-man-by-roberto.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:16:05 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-9195015648948062081 The Supreme Destiny of ManBy Roberto de MatteiCorrispondenza RomanaSeptember 23, 2026 From October 7 to 14, 2026, the announced gathering will take place at the Vatican between Pope Leo XIV, the heads of the Eastern Catholic Churches sui iuris, and the presidents of the Bishops' Conferences. The event is conceived with the aim of "proceeding, in mutual listening, to a synodal discernment onhttps://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-church-of-nihilists-guest-article.htmlFeigeGerman CollapseGermanyNietzscheVigiliusnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Kwasniewski)Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:14:49 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-1129842571171599765Rorate welcomes once again a guest article by Vigilius, a traditional priest in Germany. The Anglophone reader will instantly conjure up the "Feiges" within his own local hierarchy... –PAKThe Church of the NihilistsVigiliusMagdeburg Bishop Gerhard Feige, along with his colleagues Bätzing and Marx, is one of those figures in whom the spirit of the German Church is particularly evident. More https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/dr-kwasniewskis-lectures-in-chicagoland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Kwasniewski)Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-9043935880165052311I am pleased to announce here at NLM my upcoming Midwest Lecture Tour (taking Midwest in a rather broad sense). Click on the images to see the details.September 30 • Burr Ridge, Illinois (Chicago area): "Why Divine Woship Needs the Power of Non-Verbal Language"October 1 • Ambridge, Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh area): "Exploring the Common Riches of the Byzantine Rite and the Roman Rite"October 2 • https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/papal-letter-to-bishops-of-latin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Sat, 19 Sep 2026 18:48:49 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-6473386834002842893 Letter of His Holiness to the Bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean on the occasion of the Third Centenary of the Canonization of Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo (8 September 2026)Dear brothers in the Episcopate,In response to the request of the Bishops of Peru and on the occasion of the third centenary of the canonization of Saint Turibius de Mogrovejo, patron saint of the Bishops of https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-church-in-crisis-and-how-we-must.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:45:01 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-2085835835287304257 The Church in Crisis — and How We Must Not Save Her Twelve Issues, Uncomfortable Truths, and a Catholic Way Forward Bishop Rob MutsaertsAuxiliary of 's-Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsSeptember 16, 2026  I have good news and bad news for you. The bad news is that the Catholic Church is in crisis. The good news is that she has been here before. Indeed, anyone with even a passing familiarity https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/pray-for-europe-pray-for-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:16:38 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-7171647845180921675Something is afoot.What? We, the hoi polloi, do not know. For several days now, strange events and declarations have swept European governments. The French President assembled the heads of all parties for revelations on the "security" situation. The governing executive of Switzerland, the Federal Council, has revealed a "deteriorating security situation" and adopted a new Security Policy https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-catholic-tradition-no-longer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Father Kevin M Cusick )Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:33:51 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-3705322120110183952Grateful for this insightful analysis via Facebook that aligns closely with many of my own experiences and diagnostics. A bishop’s remonstrance to his young priests urging they never allow the young people to see the “old Mass”, for fear they would prefer it to the new, comes to mind. The denial and concealment the enemies of the Faith used for many years is no longer possible with the collectivehttps://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/a-marian-minimalism-in-accordance-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:14:35 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-8947396164293135450 A Marian Minimalism in Accordance with Mater Populi Fidelis: The Case of Cardinal MüllerBy Karen Darantièrefor Rorate Caeli The saddening doctrinal note Mater Populi Fidelis, promulgated a year ago by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and approved by Leo XIV, belittles the greatness of the Blessed Virgin by denying her Coredemption — that is, her participation in the https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/limitations-for-traditional-latin-mass.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:25:20 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-5202150959721142354 Two local readers sent reports of the recent restrictions set on Latin Mass locations in the Archdiocese of Toronto, Ontario. One of the readers sent us the following detailed report:As announced from the pulpit in a prepared statement, in lieu of the homily on the 16th Sunday after Pentecost: Traditionis Custodes is taking effect at Toronto Oratory parishes effective immediately, https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/list-of-latin-mass-permissions-under.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:05:45 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-5722776988235694078 Under the cruel regime of gradual annihilation of the Traditional Roman Rite set into motion by Francis' illegitimate motu proprio Traditionis custodes, of 2021, the Dicastery for Divine Worship (DDW) has to give "permission" to some kinds of celebrations, or to extend the "permission". The DDW has just published the Summarium Decretorum of 2025, and this is the full list of https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/leo-xiv-abrogates-yet-another-francis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:24:46 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-7744399178928085472Leo XIV is not afraid to completely abrogate the measures adopted by his predecessor when he deems them unnecessary -- in this case, the reduction of stipends in the Holy See, including to Cardinals, and of pay increases, determined by this previous motu proprio. Motu Proprio of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV Vatican, September 1, 2026, the second year of the Pontificate Those salary containment https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/assisted-suicide-and-despair-of-our.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Sat, 12 Sep 2026 22:09:54 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-1365734335158052818 The Despair of Our TimeBy Roberto de MatteiCorrispondenza RomanaSeptember 9, 2026 In recent days, news has surfaced of the approval in Veneto of a regional law regulating assisted suicide. Veneto is the fourth region to pass such legislation, but the first governed by a center-right administration. The fact therefore carries a political and cultural significance that extends well beyond https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/09/rome-pilgrimage-for-christ-king-no-mass.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Wed, 9 Sep 2026 11:54:11 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-2754735442732455939 The final program of the "Summorum Pontificum" Peregrinatio ad Petri Sedem (Rome) was made public today.What is noteworthy is that, unlike last year, there will not be a Pontifical Mass at the Vatican Basilica; after the pilgrimage and prayers there, the Saturday Mass will be at Saint Mary Major. Also, both pontifical Masses will be celebrated by Bishop Schneider, and not a cardinal, as in